AVP AVPR1a
... identified that differentiated monogamous vs. non-monogamous NWM, although only one non-monogamous genus (Saimiri) was included in this study, and the sample was limited to only four of 17 genera that comprise the NWM. In the present paper, we explore variation in the coding regions of AVP/AVPR1a ac ...
... identified that differentiated monogamous vs. non-monogamous NWM, although only one non-monogamous genus (Saimiri) was included in this study, and the sample was limited to only four of 17 genera that comprise the NWM. In the present paper, we explore variation in the coding regions of AVP/AVPR1a ac ...
Species diversity: from global decreases to local
... biodiversity at global, regional and local scales. At global scales, habitat destruction and the introduction of exotic species are contributing to declines in species diversity. At regional and local scales, evidence for declines in diversity is mixed, and recent work suggests that diversity might ...
... biodiversity at global, regional and local scales. At global scales, habitat destruction and the introduction of exotic species are contributing to declines in species diversity. At regional and local scales, evidence for declines in diversity is mixed, and recent work suggests that diversity might ...
Ecological Significance of Within- Species Leaf Trait Variability: A
... example Metrosideros polymorpha in the montane forests of Hawaii (Treseder & Vitousek 2001). Consequently, within-species trait variability may be an important alternative mechanism by which plant communities respond to local scale heterogeneity (Sultan 2000), and could help explain the absence of s ...
... example Metrosideros polymorpha in the montane forests of Hawaii (Treseder & Vitousek 2001). Consequently, within-species trait variability may be an important alternative mechanism by which plant communities respond to local scale heterogeneity (Sultan 2000), and could help explain the absence of s ...
Probabilistic Reconciliation Analysis for Genes and Pseudogenes
... have evolved around 2.1 billion years ago. Around 540 million years ago, complex multicellular organisms evolved. This followed Cambrian Explosion that resulted in appearance of most major animal phyla that resembles today’s forms of life. Evolution of life is central to all aspects of modern biolog ...
... have evolved around 2.1 billion years ago. Around 540 million years ago, complex multicellular organisms evolved. This followed Cambrian Explosion that resulted in appearance of most major animal phyla that resembles today’s forms of life. Evolution of life is central to all aspects of modern biolog ...
- Wiley Online Library
... Diversity and Distributions, 21, 1364–1374, ª 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd ...
... Diversity and Distributions, 21, 1364–1374, ª 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd ...
Community Maturity, Species Saturation and the Variant Diversity
... Model selection uncertainty was substantial, however, and model averaging suggested that productivity may have increased with eight sown species and then levelled off or decreased with 16 sown species (Fig. 1). The constant model also received considerable weight for NP in 2003, but was second to th ...
... Model selection uncertainty was substantial, however, and model averaging suggested that productivity may have increased with eight sown species and then levelled off or decreased with 16 sown species (Fig. 1). The constant model also received considerable weight for NP in 2003, but was second to th ...
Imperio et al 2012_Oikos
... deer population, while roe deer had an apparent positive effect on red deer and wild boar, possibly mediated by environmental factors. Nilgai appeared to facilitate all deer species. The results of the analysis also confirmed that at present climate appears to play a minor role with respect to densi ...
... deer population, while roe deer had an apparent positive effect on red deer and wild boar, possibly mediated by environmental factors. Nilgai appeared to facilitate all deer species. The results of the analysis also confirmed that at present climate appears to play a minor role with respect to densi ...
Bitrophic interactions shape biodiversity in space
... a uniform probability density function. These trait values determine the interaction strength between plants and animals. For each of the T traits, one of two interaction rules is used. The first interaction rule is a threshold rule: an animal j with trait value tja can interact with a plant i with t ...
... a uniform probability density function. These trait values determine the interaction strength between plants and animals. For each of the T traits, one of two interaction rules is used. The first interaction rule is a threshold rule: an animal j with trait value tja can interact with a plant i with t ...
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... On the other hand, resource partitioning may be the result of evolutionary adaptation to use dierent resources (Schoener 1986; Winston 1995). These adaptations may include morphological, physiological, and/or behavioral traits which allow the species to use dierent resources. As a consequence, the ...
... On the other hand, resource partitioning may be the result of evolutionary adaptation to use dierent resources (Schoener 1986; Winston 1995). These adaptations may include morphological, physiological, and/or behavioral traits which allow the species to use dierent resources. As a consequence, the ...
APPENDIX C: The Conservation and Reservation status of
... There is a good understanding of the conservation status of Tasmania's higher plant flora, with assessments published as early as 1991 (Kirkpatrick et al. 1991a,b) and a recent revision (FAC 1994). This information forms the basis for Tasmania's Threatened Species Protection Act (1995). In contrast, ...
... There is a good understanding of the conservation status of Tasmania's higher plant flora, with assessments published as early as 1991 (Kirkpatrick et al. 1991a,b) and a recent revision (FAC 1994). This information forms the basis for Tasmania's Threatened Species Protection Act (1995). In contrast, ...
gilbert`s potoroo factsheet - WWF
... of the soil or down to a couple of inches which is about as far as potoroos will dig. Truffles have evolved as ‘bait’ for mammals, because mammals dig them up, eat them, defecate the spores elsewhere and thereby spread the fungus. So it's actually to the fungus' benefit to be eaten by the potoroo, a ...
... of the soil or down to a couple of inches which is about as far as potoroos will dig. Truffles have evolved as ‘bait’ for mammals, because mammals dig them up, eat them, defecate the spores elsewhere and thereby spread the fungus. So it's actually to the fungus' benefit to be eaten by the potoroo, a ...
Using species distribution and occupancy modeling to guide survey
... a b s t r a c t Habitat loss and fragmentation continue to be major issues affecting the persistence and conservation of species, but identification of critical habitat remains a challenge. Species distribution modeling and occupancy modeling are both approaches that have been used to predict species ...
... a b s t r a c t Habitat loss and fragmentation continue to be major issues affecting the persistence and conservation of species, but identification of critical habitat remains a challenge. Species distribution modeling and occupancy modeling are both approaches that have been used to predict species ...
Biodiversity: an introduction - European Capitals of Biodiversity
... Quantifying biodiversity is difficult as it has many components that cannot be conveyed in a single number. Three common methods exist: 1. Numbers: The number of species in a particular area, the number of alleles in a locus, or indeed the number of taxonomic or functional groups in an ecosystem, al ...
... Quantifying biodiversity is difficult as it has many components that cannot be conveyed in a single number. Three common methods exist: 1. Numbers: The number of species in a particular area, the number of alleles in a locus, or indeed the number of taxonomic or functional groups in an ecosystem, al ...
Multiple barriers to gene exchange in a field cricket hybrid
... male (NFF = 15 successful out of 15 trials) or twice, consecutively, with two different conspecific males (NFFF = 16 successful out of 16 trials). In treatment FPP, females mated twice with two different heterospecific males (NFPP = 12 successful out of 21 trials). In treatment FPF, females mated fi ...
... male (NFF = 15 successful out of 15 trials) or twice, consecutively, with two different conspecific males (NFFF = 16 successful out of 16 trials). In treatment FPP, females mated twice with two different heterospecific males (NFPP = 12 successful out of 21 trials). In treatment FPF, females mated fi ...
Is structural flexibility of antigen-binding loops
... shown in Fig. 6, while the distances between the α carbon of Lys102 in VH CDR3 and either one of the α carbons of Asn57 in VL CDR2 or that of Arg96 in VL CDR3 did not differ between the two clones (Fig. 6b and c), the distance between VH CDR3 and VL CDR1 differed between them, in which while the dis ...
... shown in Fig. 6, while the distances between the α carbon of Lys102 in VH CDR3 and either one of the α carbons of Asn57 in VL CDR2 or that of Arg96 in VL CDR3 did not differ between the two clones (Fig. 6b and c), the distance between VH CDR3 and VL CDR1 differed between them, in which while the dis ...
Pathogen Spillover in Disease Epidemics
... Pathogen Spillover between Domestic and Wild Animals and Plants It has long been known that wild animals and plants can harbor disease agents that may be detrimental to domestic animals and crops. Pathogen movement between wild and domestic animals presents some particularly important examples of sp ...
... Pathogen Spillover between Domestic and Wild Animals and Plants It has long been known that wild animals and plants can harbor disease agents that may be detrimental to domestic animals and crops. Pathogen movement between wild and domestic animals presents some particularly important examples of sp ...
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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 ...
Population ecology PPT
... • Some populations show an Allee effect, in which individuals have a more difficult time surviving or reproducing if the population size is too small ...
... • Some populations show an Allee effect, in which individuals have a more difficult time surviving or reproducing if the population size is too small ...
population - Deer Creek High School
... 35.1 Populations are defined in several ways • Ecologists define a population as a singlespecies group of individuals that use common resources and are regulated by the same environmental factors – Individuals in a population have a high likelihood of interacting and breeding with one another ...
... 35.1 Populations are defined in several ways • Ecologists define a population as a singlespecies group of individuals that use common resources and are regulated by the same environmental factors – Individuals in a population have a high likelihood of interacting and breeding with one another ...
Climate and Mammals - Stanford University
... in response to seasonal influences, change the timing of key life history events, such as mating, migration, or emergence from hibernation (Réale et al. 2003). Over yet longer time periods, population size can wax and wane in response to changing local climate, which in turn influences the amount of ...
... in response to seasonal influences, change the timing of key life history events, such as mating, migration, or emergence from hibernation (Réale et al. 2003). Over yet longer time periods, population size can wax and wane in response to changing local climate, which in turn influences the amount of ...
The Importance of Motivation, Weapons, and Foul Odors in Driving
... Abstract. Encounter competition is interference competition in which animals directly contend for resources. Ecological theory predicts the trait that determines the resource holding potential (RHP), and hence the winner of encounter competition, is most often body size or mass. The difficulties of ...
... Abstract. Encounter competition is interference competition in which animals directly contend for resources. Ecological theory predicts the trait that determines the resource holding potential (RHP), and hence the winner of encounter competition, is most often body size or mass. The difficulties of ...
Discoveries of new mammal species and their
... These findings are of much more than academic interest. Most of the focus in conservation has been on trying to preserve as much of species diversity as possible (7, 8). Although the equally critical need for population preservation is now recognized (9, 10), the diversity of species remains crucial ...
... These findings are of much more than academic interest. Most of the focus in conservation has been on trying to preserve as much of species diversity as possible (7, 8). Although the equally critical need for population preservation is now recognized (9, 10), the diversity of species remains crucial ...
population - Deer Creek Schools
... 35.1 Populations are defined in several ways • Ecologists define a population as a singlespecies group of individuals that use common resources and are regulated by the same environmental factors – Individuals in a population have a high likelihood of interacting and breeding with one another ...
... 35.1 Populations are defined in several ways • Ecologists define a population as a singlespecies group of individuals that use common resources and are regulated by the same environmental factors – Individuals in a population have a high likelihood of interacting and breeding with one another ...
Life history
... Charnov’s life history cube may be most useful when comparing life histories across broad range of taxonomy or size Grime’s scheme may be best for comparisons between plant taxa r–K continuum is useful in relating life history characteristics to population growth characteristics ...
... Charnov’s life history cube may be most useful when comparing life histories across broad range of taxonomy or size Grime’s scheme may be best for comparisons between plant taxa r–K continuum is useful in relating life history characteristics to population growth characteristics ...
Adaptive Radiation, Ecological Opportunity, and Evolutionary
... Evidence from studies of introduced species supports the conclusion that competitive replacement of incumbent species is probably uncommon: competition from introduced species rarely causes the extinction of native species throughout their range (as opposed to local extinctions of some populations o ...
... Evidence from studies of introduced species supports the conclusion that competitive replacement of incumbent species is probably uncommon: competition from introduced species rarely causes the extinction of native species throughout their range (as opposed to local extinctions of some populations o ...