Field Report project results
... caimans, macaws, deer, peccaries, tapirs, jaguars, giant river otters, wading birds and other species to understand how ever increasing climatic changes are impacting their ecology, behavior and populations. The research team is also working with the local Indian communities to see how the changes a ...
... caimans, macaws, deer, peccaries, tapirs, jaguars, giant river otters, wading birds and other species to understand how ever increasing climatic changes are impacting their ecology, behavior and populations. The research team is also working with the local Indian communities to see how the changes a ...
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... BLAST search artifacts: Repeated amino acid stretches (e.g. poly glutamine) or nucleotide repeats (e.g. ATATATATATATAT) result in meaningless positives with significant E values values. ...
... BLAST search artifacts: Repeated amino acid stretches (e.g. poly glutamine) or nucleotide repeats (e.g. ATATATATATATAT) result in meaningless positives with significant E values values. ...
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... living community and the non-living physical surroundings but also the interactions both within the community and between the community and its nonliving surroundings. We can develop an understanding of the concept of an ecosystem using an analogy with a hockey game. A hockey game has a ‘living part ...
... living community and the non-living physical surroundings but also the interactions both within the community and between the community and its nonliving surroundings. We can develop an understanding of the concept of an ecosystem using an analogy with a hockey game. A hockey game has a ‘living part ...
The Role of Consumers in Community Diversity
... 1. Decomposers and producers are locked in an “antagonistic mutualistic” relationship. Environmental changes lead to inseparable responses by both; 2. Consumers affect rates of movement of materials among different pools; 3. Consumers can determine the distribution of biomass among trophic groups; 4 ...
... 1. Decomposers and producers are locked in an “antagonistic mutualistic” relationship. Environmental changes lead to inseparable responses by both; 2. Consumers affect rates of movement of materials among different pools; 3. Consumers can determine the distribution of biomass among trophic groups; 4 ...
pdf - Michigan State University
... Species are generally regarded as natural populations that are reproductively isolated from one another [Walsh in ( 1 4);(94)] and that follow distinct and independent evolutionary paths (142). Species that morphologically resemble each other so closely that they can be recognized only after careful ...
... Species are generally regarded as natural populations that are reproductively isolated from one another [Walsh in ( 1 4);(94)] and that follow distinct and independent evolutionary paths (142). Species that morphologically resemble each other so closely that they can be recognized only after careful ...
Primate conservation in the new millennium
... mate communities. Also, comparisons among studies are limited because investigators often have failed to employ comparable methods or to adequately report their methods. Studies also vary with respect to extraction re- ...
... mate communities. Also, comparisons among studies are limited because investigators often have failed to employ comparable methods or to adequately report their methods. Studies also vary with respect to extraction re- ...
2/8/11 For the Zoology major, you will take a series of... Zoology Majors (BA and BS)
... The ALLOWED courses are quite extensive, whereas the RECOMMEDED courses are more tightly geared toward those involving animal biology that would be expected for the Zoology major. Why is the ALLOWED list more extensive? For example, why are all the 200-level Plant Biology courses on the list? A Zool ...
... The ALLOWED courses are quite extensive, whereas the RECOMMEDED courses are more tightly geared toward those involving animal biology that would be expected for the Zoology major. Why is the ALLOWED list more extensive? For example, why are all the 200-level Plant Biology courses on the list? A Zool ...
(Corema conradii) benefits from ant seed dispersal in coastal US
... 1984; Beattie 1985; Ohkawara and Higashi 1994; Ness et al. 2009); (2) the distance dispersal theory, which posits that competition for resources between parent and offspring or among siblings is lower some distance away from the parent plant (Andersen and Morrison 1998; Giladi 2006); and (3) The dir ...
... 1984; Beattie 1985; Ohkawara and Higashi 1994; Ness et al. 2009); (2) the distance dispersal theory, which posits that competition for resources between parent and offspring or among siblings is lower some distance away from the parent plant (Andersen and Morrison 1998; Giladi 2006); and (3) The dir ...
The Case of the Missing Anurans - Center for Global Environmental
... during the summer, and ultimately reproductive success in adulthood. Scientists studying amphibian larvae in acidic ponds note: 1. increased need for food; 2. lower food quality available; 3. lower rates of food processing in the intestine; 4. behavioral changes, such as reduced attraction to food o ...
... during the summer, and ultimately reproductive success in adulthood. Scientists studying amphibian larvae in acidic ponds note: 1. increased need for food; 2. lower food quality available; 3. lower rates of food processing in the intestine; 4. behavioral changes, such as reduced attraction to food o ...
Towards a food web perspective on biodiversity and ecosystem
... that paper were useful, in part, because they represented an alternative to those posed by a number of other authors. For example, some have argued that extinction at higher trophic levels may, in fact, have less impact on ecological processes than extinction at lower trophic levels. These arguments ...
... that paper were useful, in part, because they represented an alternative to those posed by a number of other authors. For example, some have argued that extinction at higher trophic levels may, in fact, have less impact on ecological processes than extinction at lower trophic levels. These arguments ...
The spatial distribution of African savannah herbivores
... occur when migrants facilitate forage availability for residents; the relationship between browsers and grazers is less well known. Mega-herbivores are in a unique consumer guild due to their large body size, relative insensitivity to predation and strong top-down effects on vegetation that may have ...
... occur when migrants facilitate forage availability for residents; the relationship between browsers and grazers is less well known. Mega-herbivores are in a unique consumer guild due to their large body size, relative insensitivity to predation and strong top-down effects on vegetation that may have ...
Disease Spreading on Ecological Multiplex
... Processes in which diseases spread and sustain inside of different types of populations were always interesting subjects for epidemiologists. In recent years, ecologists draw the attention to the fact that not only hosts but also the other species in the community can affect the process of disease s ...
... Processes in which diseases spread and sustain inside of different types of populations were always interesting subjects for epidemiologists. In recent years, ecologists draw the attention to the fact that not only hosts but also the other species in the community can affect the process of disease s ...
Predator-Prey Dynamics and the Red Queen Hypothesis: Putting
... The Red Queen Hypothesis was first introduced in 1973 (Van Valen) and expresses the idea of an “arms race” between antagonistic species, such as predators and prey in a common ecosystem. Given the intuitive benefits of increased efficiency for a member of one species, it seems likely that an advanta ...
... The Red Queen Hypothesis was first introduced in 1973 (Van Valen) and expresses the idea of an “arms race” between antagonistic species, such as predators and prey in a common ecosystem. Given the intuitive benefits of increased efficiency for a member of one species, it seems likely that an advanta ...
Niche Construction Theory: A Practical Guide for Ecologists
... longevity of individuals. By influencing population structure, it may thus decrease the significance of drift and potentially increase the longevity of species, independent of any direct selection. Third, through ecological spillovers that occur in the process of modifying their own niches, organism ...
... longevity of individuals. By influencing population structure, it may thus decrease the significance of drift and potentially increase the longevity of species, independent of any direct selection. Third, through ecological spillovers that occur in the process of modifying their own niches, organism ...
pptx
... “If some mechanism promotes the coexistence of two or more species, each species must be able to increase when it is rare and the others are at their typical abundances; this invasibility criterion is fundamental evidence for species coexistence regardless of the mechanism.” “some subset of the co-o ...
... “If some mechanism promotes the coexistence of two or more species, each species must be able to increase when it is rare and the others are at their typical abundances; this invasibility criterion is fundamental evidence for species coexistence regardless of the mechanism.” “some subset of the co-o ...
Phylogenetic and functional characteristics of household yard floras
... phylogenetic urban-to-rural changes might differ across scales. We studied species richness and phylogenetic characteristics of household yard biodiversity and their changes along an urbanization gradient in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, Minnesota, USA. Our objectives were to test wh ...
... phylogenetic urban-to-rural changes might differ across scales. We studied species richness and phylogenetic characteristics of household yard biodiversity and their changes along an urbanization gradient in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, Minnesota, USA. Our objectives were to test wh ...
A PRELIMINARY ECOREGION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR
... more readily available than for other groups. In cases where expert knowledge allows for the assessment of biota other than vertebrates and vascular plants, such information should be included. The taxonomic groups on which the assessment is based should be indicated. In cases where invertebrates (i ...
... more readily available than for other groups. In cases where expert knowledge allows for the assessment of biota other than vertebrates and vascular plants, such information should be included. The taxonomic groups on which the assessment is based should be indicated. In cases where invertebrates (i ...
Gamebird hunting and biodiversity conservation: synthesis
... the UK the release of farm-reared pheasants is often associated with habitat management, which benefit other wildlife, and would be absent if it were not for the shooting interest provided by the releasing. However, in many other cases this technique is only used to increase in the short term the n ...
... the UK the release of farm-reared pheasants is often associated with habitat management, which benefit other wildlife, and would be absent if it were not for the shooting interest provided by the releasing. However, in many other cases this technique is only used to increase in the short term the n ...
The population dynamics of the mangrove Avicennia marina
... (e.g. Robertson et al., 1990), dispersal (e.g. Rabinowitz, 1978), seedling growth (e.g. Ball, 1988) and seedling predation (e.g. Smith, 1987) have been studies to explain distribution and abundance. Alone, these explanations may be inadequate because other life history stages may influence the overa ...
... (e.g. Robertson et al., 1990), dispersal (e.g. Rabinowitz, 1978), seedling growth (e.g. Ball, 1988) and seedling predation (e.g. Smith, 1987) have been studies to explain distribution and abundance. Alone, these explanations may be inadequate because other life history stages may influence the overa ...
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... of the system but also allows processes that span several generations to be studied within a relatively short time, which is a key advantage of using these model systems (Reiss et al., 2010a). These short generation times are related to the small size of most phytoand zooplankton organisms. While th ...
... of the system but also allows processes that span several generations to be studied within a relatively short time, which is a key advantage of using these model systems (Reiss et al., 2010a). These short generation times are related to the small size of most phytoand zooplankton organisms. While th ...
Factors Influencing Biodiversity and Distributional Gradients in
... fern family in the Polypodiophyta, and the remainder in the Magnoliophyta, also known as angiosperms. Based on Cronquist (1981), mangrove angiosperms belong to nineteen families from two classes, six subclasses and fourteen orders. Two families are exclusively mangrove, and there are no orders or hi ...
... fern family in the Polypodiophyta, and the remainder in the Magnoliophyta, also known as angiosperms. Based on Cronquist (1981), mangrove angiosperms belong to nineteen families from two classes, six subclasses and fourteen orders. Two families are exclusively mangrove, and there are no orders or hi ...