THE SECOND EVOLUTION DANNY VENDRAMINI
... understanding human behavior: ‘My reaction: your approach makes very good sense because the ability of Homo sapiens to adapt to widely different environments (obviously a key feature of the species) will be greatly enhanced through the ability to shape somewhat the triggers of emotional responses i ...
... understanding human behavior: ‘My reaction: your approach makes very good sense because the ability of Homo sapiens to adapt to widely different environments (obviously a key feature of the species) will be greatly enhanced through the ability to shape somewhat the triggers of emotional responses i ...
Principles of Ecology Notes Organizer
... 31. Define Herbivore:_____________________________________________________________________ 32. Define Carnivore:______________________________________________________________________ 33. Define Omnivores:_____________________________________________________________________ 34. Define Detrivores/Scav ...
... 31. Define Herbivore:_____________________________________________________________________ 32. Define Carnivore:______________________________________________________________________ 33. Define Omnivores:_____________________________________________________________________ 34. Define Detrivores/Scav ...
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... and shrubs. This group contains the greatest amount of energy within a food web or chain. Consumers, or heterotrophs, are those organisms that cannot make their own food, and therefore must eat producers or other consumers to gain energy (e.g. birds and rabbits). Primary consumers, or herbivores, fe ...
... and shrubs. This group contains the greatest amount of energy within a food web or chain. Consumers, or heterotrophs, are those organisms that cannot make their own food, and therefore must eat producers or other consumers to gain energy (e.g. birds and rabbits). Primary consumers, or herbivores, fe ...
ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF BIOLOGICAL
... we need to explain how cooperative strategies can systematically evolve in populations of selfish agents. A great deal of research has uncovered sufficient conditions for altruism in nature. Hamilton [1963] showed how cooperative behavior could evolve through the mechanism of kin selection. Trivers ...
... we need to explain how cooperative strategies can systematically evolve in populations of selfish agents. A great deal of research has uncovered sufficient conditions for altruism in nature. Hamilton [1963] showed how cooperative behavior could evolve through the mechanism of kin selection. Trivers ...
Succession
... Ecologists have long investigated the process of community and ecosystem change over time, but the long term nature of succession make it particularly difficult to understand. Henry Cowles (1899) and Frederic ...
... Ecologists have long investigated the process of community and ecosystem change over time, but the long term nature of succession make it particularly difficult to understand. Henry Cowles (1899) and Frederic ...
Decoys in Predation and Parasitism
... effect are discussed, and some refinements on the theory are proposed. In particular, a model for autotomy is extended, and the phenomenon of signaling unpalatability or toxicity is discussed within the context of the decoy effect. It is shown that such signaling will increase predation on edible co ...
... effect are discussed, and some refinements on the theory are proposed. In particular, a model for autotomy is extended, and the phenomenon of signaling unpalatability or toxicity is discussed within the context of the decoy effect. It is shown that such signaling will increase predation on edible co ...
Interaction between competition and predation in cave stream
... In most cave streams in the Appalachians, competition is a more important interaction than predation. This observation is justified because in most caves in the Appalachians potential predator populations cons{st of only an occasional salamander or crayfish near the cave entrance (see Barr 1961; Fra ...
... In most cave streams in the Appalachians, competition is a more important interaction than predation. This observation is justified because in most caves in the Appalachians potential predator populations cons{st of only an occasional salamander or crayfish near the cave entrance (see Barr 1961; Fra ...
Theology and Science
... a) How does a keener sense of the relational ontology that constitutes all creation and creatures foster and impact ecological commitments? b) How has a technocratic worldview led to ecological devastation and a loss of meaning in theological terms ‘encounter’ and ‘solidarity’ with creation and the ...
... a) How does a keener sense of the relational ontology that constitutes all creation and creatures foster and impact ecological commitments? b) How has a technocratic worldview led to ecological devastation and a loss of meaning in theological terms ‘encounter’ and ‘solidarity’ with creation and the ...
BIO100 KEY CONCEPTS-INTRODUCTION-
... • Plants loose water through leaves • Some of this is necessary to get water to leaves for photosynthesis – But too much water loss is bad ...
... • Plants loose water through leaves • Some of this is necessary to get water to leaves for photosynthesis – But too much water loss is bad ...
Species-specific Feeding Patterns Of Corixids (Hemiptera: Corixidae
... Trophic Position Estimates ■ Most species intermediate between primary consumer (trophic level=2) and secondary consumer (trophic level=3) positions ...
... Trophic Position Estimates ■ Most species intermediate between primary consumer (trophic level=2) and secondary consumer (trophic level=3) positions ...
Biological Goals and Objectives: Approach and Organization
... • Multiple objectives support one goal • Conservation actions will likely support multiple objectives • Organize hierarchically – Landscape level (wildlife linkages, ecosystem processes, biodiversity) – Natural community level (species' habitat, community function) – Species level (populations) ...
... • Multiple objectives support one goal • Conservation actions will likely support multiple objectives • Organize hierarchically – Landscape level (wildlife linkages, ecosystem processes, biodiversity) – Natural community level (species' habitat, community function) – Species level (populations) ...
Split_WS_programme
... The workshop will take place over three and a half days and will cover the statistical analysis of assemblage data (species by samples matrices of abundance/biomass/area cover etc) which arise in a diverse range of applications in environmental science and ecology, from local environmental impact as ...
... The workshop will take place over three and a half days and will cover the statistical analysis of assemblage data (species by samples matrices of abundance/biomass/area cover etc) which arise in a diverse range of applications in environmental science and ecology, from local environmental impact as ...
Carrying capacity reconsidered
... were used persuasively by Lack in a seminal study of bird populations that appeared in 1954. In another book published that same year, however, Andrewartha and Birch (1954) rejected the assumption that natural populations necessarily attain some sort of balance and contested the utility of a distinc ...
... were used persuasively by Lack in a seminal study of bird populations that appeared in 1954. In another book published that same year, however, Andrewartha and Birch (1954) rejected the assumption that natural populations necessarily attain some sort of balance and contested the utility of a distinc ...
Why are we still so unsure of the number of species on Earth?
... On the other hand, we have conscious reasoning ability and are able to make conscious decisions. ...
... On the other hand, we have conscious reasoning ability and are able to make conscious decisions. ...
Top-down and bottom-up control of large herbivore populations: a
... grazing (human-induced bottom-up control), and by acting as a generalist super predator able to topdown harvest any animal species regardless of body mass [7, 8]. Moreover, globally, ecosystems are under pressure as a result of human population increase and climate change [7, 9]. For instance, biodi ...
... grazing (human-induced bottom-up control), and by acting as a generalist super predator able to topdown harvest any animal species regardless of body mass [7, 8]. Moreover, globally, ecosystems are under pressure as a result of human population increase and climate change [7, 9]. For instance, biodi ...
Acclimatization
... – The set-up of an aquarium for pet fish is an example of how an organism must acclimate. Many types of sea life are extremely sensitive to changes in water temperature. If the temperature of aquarium water is very different from that of the water a fish was transported in, the fish may have trouble ...
... – The set-up of an aquarium for pet fish is an example of how an organism must acclimate. Many types of sea life are extremely sensitive to changes in water temperature. If the temperature of aquarium water is very different from that of the water a fish was transported in, the fish may have trouble ...
Chapter 7
... Viral and Fungal diseases. Overhunting. Natural immigration or deliberate introduction of nonnative predators and competitors. ...
... Viral and Fungal diseases. Overhunting. Natural immigration or deliberate introduction of nonnative predators and competitors. ...
Dynamics
... • Contributed to development of non-equilibrium ecology • His work allowed for a much richer possibility of new and novel plant communities • Idea of loosely organized plant communities has been abused: if nature is unorganized, then why worry about human impacts, right? ...
... • Contributed to development of non-equilibrium ecology • His work allowed for a much richer possibility of new and novel plant communities • Idea of loosely organized plant communities has been abused: if nature is unorganized, then why worry about human impacts, right? ...
Biodiversity of Marine Sediments
... that already evolved towards different morphologies, do not (Fig. 10.1) (Soetaert et al., 1995). The surprising consequence of such small-scale segregation is that nematode communities from the same depth layer in different ...
... that already evolved towards different morphologies, do not (Fig. 10.1) (Soetaert et al., 1995). The surprising consequence of such small-scale segregation is that nematode communities from the same depth layer in different ...
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Populations – Limits to Growth[1]
... the growth of a population. Classify each of the statements as DD (density dependent) or DI (density independent) and give a reason for your choice. (18 ...
... the growth of a population. Classify each of the statements as DD (density dependent) or DI (density independent) and give a reason for your choice. (18 ...
Theoretical ecology
Theoretical ecology is the scientific discipline devoted to the study of ecological systems using theoretical methods such as simple conceptual models, mathematical models, computational simulations, and advanced data analysis. Effective models improve understanding of the natural world by revealing how the dynamics of species populations are often based on fundamental biological conditions and processes. Further, the field aims to unify a diverse range of empirical observations by assuming that common, mechanistic processes generate observable phenomena across species and ecological environments. Based on biologically realistic assumptions, theoretical ecologists are able to uncover novel, non-intuitive insights about natural processes. Theoretical results are often verified by empirical and observational studies, revealing the power of theoretical methods in both predicting and understanding the noisy, diverse biological world.The field is broad and includes foundations in applied mathematics, computer science, biology, statistical physics, genetics, chemistry, evolution, and conservation biology. Theoretical ecology aims to explain a diverse range of phenomena in the life sciences, such as population growth and dynamics, fisheries, competition, evolutionary theory, epidemiology, animal behavior and group dynamics, food webs, ecosystems, spatial ecology, and the effects of climate change.Theoretical ecology has further benefited from the advent of fast computing power, allowing the analysis and visualization of large-scale computational simulations of ecological phenomena. Importantly, these modern tools provide quantitative predictions about the effects of human induced environmental change on a diverse variety of ecological phenomena, such as: species invasions, climate change, the effect of fishing and hunting on food network stability, and the global carbon cycle.