Molecular docking study of naturally
... increased its use as a fundamental tool of research on drug discovery and has been then improved in recent years [16-18]. ...
... increased its use as a fundamental tool of research on drug discovery and has been then improved in recent years [16-18]. ...
2008snail
... determined by on site weather data collection. All snails destined for reintroduction should be marked with unique alpha-numeric codes in order to track the survivorship of individual snails. Only snails larger than 10 mm can be marked using the hole-punch and superglue tagging technique. The lab sh ...
... determined by on site weather data collection. All snails destined for reintroduction should be marked with unique alpha-numeric codes in order to track the survivorship of individual snails. Only snails larger than 10 mm can be marked using the hole-punch and superglue tagging technique. The lab sh ...
Allopatric Mimicry - Sierra Herps Logo
... commonly accepted that most snakes, including coral and kingsnakes, have poor eyesight and that primary sex and species recognition is chemical in nature (Goin, and Goin, 1962). A third hypothesis for the maintenance of mimicry in this system is the possibility that there is gene flow from areas whe ...
... commonly accepted that most snakes, including coral and kingsnakes, have poor eyesight and that primary sex and species recognition is chemical in nature (Goin, and Goin, 1962). A third hypothesis for the maintenance of mimicry in this system is the possibility that there is gene flow from areas whe ...
Impacts of Pollutants on Beavers and Otters with Implications for
... Wren 1984; Zalewski et al. 2012). Deaths resulting from direct poisoning are rare, potentially due to sampling limitations in the field. However, sublethal effects (low-level to high-level not fatal exposure) could cause organ failure and disease, as well as impact life history and behavioral system ...
... Wren 1984; Zalewski et al. 2012). Deaths resulting from direct poisoning are rare, potentially due to sampling limitations in the field. However, sublethal effects (low-level to high-level not fatal exposure) could cause organ failure and disease, as well as impact life history and behavioral system ...
Biomass and Habitat Partitioning of Desmognathus on Wet Rock
... its overall importance in forested ecosystems, but there is comparatively more information on distribution and habitat use of plethodontid salamanders in the eastern United States (e.g., Organ, 1961; Hairston, 1987; Grover, 2000; Crawford and Semlitsch, 2008). Plethodontid salamanders typically avoi ...
... its overall importance in forested ecosystems, but there is comparatively more information on distribution and habitat use of plethodontid salamanders in the eastern United States (e.g., Organ, 1961; Hairston, 1987; Grover, 2000; Crawford and Semlitsch, 2008). Plethodontid salamanders typically avoi ...
Feeding Ecology and Mating System in the Arctic Fox
... In the investigations, groups of arctic foxes in Svalbard, Iceland, Canada and Scandinavia have been studied. A social group would take into consideration “all foxes (both adults and cubs) present at the same den site during the post-weaning part of cub rearing” (Norén et al., 2012). ‘Coastal ecotyp ...
... In the investigations, groups of arctic foxes in Svalbard, Iceland, Canada and Scandinavia have been studied. A social group would take into consideration “all foxes (both adults and cubs) present at the same den site during the post-weaning part of cub rearing” (Norén et al., 2012). ‘Coastal ecotyp ...
Demographic consequences of chromatic leaf defence in tropical
... Kitajima and Poorter, 2010; Kitajima et al., 2012). However, few authors have considered how other defence traits such as leaf colour vary between species along this spectrum of growth and mortality, apart from the original study of Kursar and Coley (1992a). Specifically, there has been no explorati ...
... Kitajima and Poorter, 2010; Kitajima et al., 2012). However, few authors have considered how other defence traits such as leaf colour vary between species along this spectrum of growth and mortality, apart from the original study of Kursar and Coley (1992a). Specifically, there has been no explorati ...
Demographic consequences of chromatic leaf defence in tropical
... Kitajima and Poorter, 2010; Kitajima et al., 2012). However, few authors have considered how other defence traits such as leaf colour vary between species along this spectrum of growth and mortality, apart from the original study of Kursar and Coley (1992a). Specifically, there has been no explorati ...
... Kitajima and Poorter, 2010; Kitajima et al., 2012). However, few authors have considered how other defence traits such as leaf colour vary between species along this spectrum of growth and mortality, apart from the original study of Kursar and Coley (1992a). Specifically, there has been no explorati ...
The Living World - Chapter 32 - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... Favor reproduction near carrying capacity Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display ...
... Favor reproduction near carrying capacity Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display ...
Do aquatic macrophytes co-occur randomly? An analysis of null
... may have opposite effects that therefore prevent the formation of a spatial pattern (Gotelli and Graves 1996). Factors explaining the structure of aquatic macrophyte associations may be nested, and their importance may vary according to the grain and extent (sensu Wiens 1989). At a coarse extent, ge ...
... may have opposite effects that therefore prevent the formation of a spatial pattern (Gotelli and Graves 1996). Factors explaining the structure of aquatic macrophyte associations may be nested, and their importance may vary according to the grain and extent (sensu Wiens 1989). At a coarse extent, ge ...
Collection of Bait Organisms in Estuaries
... bloodworms attain an age of about six years and breed several times during their life (Fowler 1999). ...
... bloodworms attain an age of about six years and breed several times during their life (Fowler 1999). ...
Food Webs, Models and Species Extinctions in a
... early warning systems to guide management actions need to be developed. However, considering the countless species to monitor and the complexity of interactions affecting species abundances in ecological communities, this is not an easy task. Before this goal can be reached our understanding of how ...
... early warning systems to guide management actions need to be developed. However, considering the countless species to monitor and the complexity of interactions affecting species abundances in ecological communities, this is not an easy task. Before this goal can be reached our understanding of how ...
Catabolic Alanine Racemase from Salmonella typhimurium: DNA Sequence, Enzyme Purification, and Characterization.
... denatured (39 000) and native (50000) molecular weights clearly indicates that the active enzyme, as isolated, is monomeric. By use of a molecular weight of 39000, one PLP molecule was bound per enzyme monomer, as determined by the fluorometric method of Adams (1979). Although pyridoxal 5'-phosphate ...
... denatured (39 000) and native (50000) molecular weights clearly indicates that the active enzyme, as isolated, is monomeric. By use of a molecular weight of 39000, one PLP molecule was bound per enzyme monomer, as determined by the fluorometric method of Adams (1979). Although pyridoxal 5'-phosphate ...
Round 2 for Butterflies - Conserve Wildlife Foundation
... Pennsylvania. Found in 15 lakes in the 1950’s, but only found in 1 of the 15 when surveyed specifically looking for them since 2008. Definitely rare and declining in many places. I think it’s probably declining in former area of occurrence around Royce Brook. However, it occurs in large abundance in ...
... Pennsylvania. Found in 15 lakes in the 1950’s, but only found in 1 of the 15 when surveyed specifically looking for them since 2008. Definitely rare and declining in many places. I think it’s probably declining in former area of occurrence around Royce Brook. However, it occurs in large abundance in ...
Community assembly, coexistence and the environmental filtering
... and that the term ‘environmental filtering’ is often used as a generic term to describe any perceived abiotic influence on community structure, which is imprecise and potentially misleading. With this in mind, we advocate that the term environmental filtering, sensu stricto, be used only in cases wh ...
... and that the term ‘environmental filtering’ is often used as a generic term to describe any perceived abiotic influence on community structure, which is imprecise and potentially misleading. With this in mind, we advocate that the term environmental filtering, sensu stricto, be used only in cases wh ...
PLASTICITY IN LIFE
... The term phenotypic plasticity refers to cases when a single genotype can produce alternative phenotypes, depending on the environment during ontogeny (110, 138). The set of phenotypes produced in a range of environments is referred to as the reaction norm of the genotype to this specific set of env ...
... The term phenotypic plasticity refers to cases when a single genotype can produce alternative phenotypes, depending on the environment during ontogeny (110, 138). The set of phenotypes produced in a range of environments is referred to as the reaction norm of the genotype to this specific set of env ...
Effects of tail-clipping on survivorship and growth of
... Field studies performed on living animals sometimes require invasive procedures, generally either to physically mark individuals (e.g., toe-clipping, ear-notching) or to obtain blood or tissue samples for genetic analyses. Criticism for the use of these marking techniques, particularly for amphibian ...
... Field studies performed on living animals sometimes require invasive procedures, generally either to physically mark individuals (e.g., toe-clipping, ear-notching) or to obtain blood or tissue samples for genetic analyses. Criticism for the use of these marking techniques, particularly for amphibian ...
Trait- and Density-Mediated Indirect Interactions Initiated by an
... predator to both primary and secondary receiver species. Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) is an exotic perennial forb that has invaded millions of hectares of grassland in the western United States (Sheley et al. 1998). Within grasslands in western Montana, C. maculosa differs architecturally f ...
... predator to both primary and secondary receiver species. Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) is an exotic perennial forb that has invaded millions of hectares of grassland in the western United States (Sheley et al. 1998). Within grasslands in western Montana, C. maculosa differs architecturally f ...
The Global, Phenomena Complex - Woods Hole Oceanographic
... not provide the resolution needed to explain differences among HAB events. In many cases, what was formerly considered a single species is in fact a mixture of genetically similar strains of that species. Considerable genetic diversity has now been documented within a single species, and evidence in ...
... not provide the resolution needed to explain differences among HAB events. In many cases, what was formerly considered a single species is in fact a mixture of genetically similar strains of that species. Considerable genetic diversity has now been documented within a single species, and evidence in ...
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular - 2016
... biophysics, systems biology, computational science and pharmacological sciences. ...
... biophysics, systems biology, computational science and pharmacological sciences. ...
Derivation of the Extrinsic Values of Biological Diversity from Its
... Confronted with this scale dependence, one could argue that the extrinsic value of biological diversity must find some universal basis and thus always be determined at very large spatial and temporal scales. Although this is tenable, it is not always persuasive in the political arena. Nonetheless, o ...
... Confronted with this scale dependence, one could argue that the extrinsic value of biological diversity must find some universal basis and thus always be determined at very large spatial and temporal scales. Although this is tenable, it is not always persuasive in the political arena. Nonetheless, o ...
Curriculum vitae
... S. Amillis, M. Koukaki and G. Diallinas. 2001. Substitution F569S Converts UapA, a Specific Uric-Acid-Xanthine Transporter, into a Broad Specificity Transporter for Purine-Related Solutes. 23rd Conference of the Hellenic Society of Biological Sciences, Chios, Greece K. Roumelioti, S. Amillis, Z. Ham ...
... S. Amillis, M. Koukaki and G. Diallinas. 2001. Substitution F569S Converts UapA, a Specific Uric-Acid-Xanthine Transporter, into a Broad Specificity Transporter for Purine-Related Solutes. 23rd Conference of the Hellenic Society of Biological Sciences, Chios, Greece K. Roumelioti, S. Amillis, Z. Ham ...
Environmental and spatial drivers of taxonomic, functional
... structure were consistently small. In contrast, landscape characteristics (i.e., environment) played an appreciable role in structuring bat communities. Spatially-structured landscape characteristics explained 84% of the variation in functional or phylogenetic dispersion, and the unique effects of l ...
... structure were consistently small. In contrast, landscape characteristics (i.e., environment) played an appreciable role in structuring bat communities. Spatially-structured landscape characteristics explained 84% of the variation in functional or phylogenetic dispersion, and the unique effects of l ...