Author`s personal copy - Nosil Lab of Evolutionary Biology
... Divergent natural selection: selection that either acts in contrasting directions between two populations, usually with reference to ecological differences between their environments (e.g. large body size confers high survival in one environment and low survival in the other), or that favors opposit ...
... Divergent natural selection: selection that either acts in contrasting directions between two populations, usually with reference to ecological differences between their environments (e.g. large body size confers high survival in one environment and low survival in the other), or that favors opposit ...
HMW glutenin subunits in multiploid Aegilops species: composition
... given common wheat variety could affect the baking quality of its flour[4]. Recent biotechnological investigations on transgenic expression of the genes encoding the functionally superior HMW subunit (such as the 1Dx5 subunit specified by the Glu-1D locus of the D genome) have not only supported the ...
... given common wheat variety could affect the baking quality of its flour[4]. Recent biotechnological investigations on transgenic expression of the genes encoding the functionally superior HMW subunit (such as the 1Dx5 subunit specified by the Glu-1D locus of the D genome) have not only supported the ...
Consumer species richness and nutrients
... entire ecosystems18, but we can only guess what the consequences of losing multiple consumer species would be. Furthermore, it is acknowledged that the mechanisms that regulate biodiversity are manifold. Nevertheless, researchers tend to focus on single factors, disregarding potential interactions a ...
... entire ecosystems18, but we can only guess what the consequences of losing multiple consumer species would be. Furthermore, it is acknowledged that the mechanisms that regulate biodiversity are manifold. Nevertheless, researchers tend to focus on single factors, disregarding potential interactions a ...
evolutionary implications of the form of predator generalization for
... Laplacian (reflected exponential) and Gaussian (Normal). Biologically a key difference is that small deviations from the optimal stimulus produce very little change in response under the Gaussian model (a rounded peak) but a dramatic change in response under the Laplacian model (a sharp peak). The s ...
... Laplacian (reflected exponential) and Gaussian (Normal). Biologically a key difference is that small deviations from the optimal stimulus produce very little change in response under the Gaussian model (a rounded peak) but a dramatic change in response under the Laplacian model (a sharp peak). The s ...
Managing for ecosystem services Lowland Agriculture
... Pollination: Strong Evidence (continued):- Legume-based ‘pollen and nectar flower’ mixes quickly provides a foraging resource for bumblebees and can maintain a long season of food availability to pollinators in this UK study 24. Grass mixes were much less effective. Uncropped field margins in the UK ...
... Pollination: Strong Evidence (continued):- Legume-based ‘pollen and nectar flower’ mixes quickly provides a foraging resource for bumblebees and can maintain a long season of food availability to pollinators in this UK study 24. Grass mixes were much less effective. Uncropped field margins in the UK ...
16 Ecosystems Out of Balance
... Scientists have documented many instances of the effect of ecosystem disruption due to species removal. Some ecosystems have a keystone species, which if removed, critically disrupts the balance for the ecosystem. One of the bestknown examples of this is the sea otter and the kelp forests. Sea otter ...
... Scientists have documented many instances of the effect of ecosystem disruption due to species removal. Some ecosystems have a keystone species, which if removed, critically disrupts the balance for the ecosystem. One of the bestknown examples of this is the sea otter and the kelp forests. Sea otter ...
DNA Sequencing of the eta Gene Coding for
... molecular studies of the disease, and it is now well established that the exfoliative toxin (ET) is the causative agent of SSSS (Melish & Glasgow, 1970; Kapral & Miller, 1971 ; Arbuthnott et al. 1971; Kondo et al., 1973, 1974, 1975). The most conclusive evidence for this is that administration of hi ...
... molecular studies of the disease, and it is now well established that the exfoliative toxin (ET) is the causative agent of SSSS (Melish & Glasgow, 1970; Kapral & Miller, 1971 ; Arbuthnott et al. 1971; Kondo et al., 1973, 1974, 1975). The most conclusive evidence for this is that administration of hi ...
recovery plan - Rogue Riverkeeper
... recovery programs throughout the ESU hold great promise. Nevertheless, a recent 5-year status review found that SONCC coho salmon abundance has decreased since 2005, population abundance trends are downward, the majority of independent populations are well below lowrisk of extinction adult spawner a ...
... recovery programs throughout the ESU hold great promise. Nevertheless, a recent 5-year status review found that SONCC coho salmon abundance has decreased since 2005, population abundance trends are downward, the majority of independent populations are well below lowrisk of extinction adult spawner a ...
Edwards et al - Feral mammals in Australias rangelands
... the pest is known, then one can monitor N and use it to indicate damage. Possible relationships between population size and damage are shown in Fig. 1. Figure 1 is an oversimplification, particularly as it assumes that damage (e.g. overgrazing) will be a function of pest density only, and ignores te ...
... the pest is known, then one can monitor N and use it to indicate damage. Possible relationships between population size and damage are shown in Fig. 1. Figure 1 is an oversimplification, particularly as it assumes that damage (e.g. overgrazing) will be a function of pest density only, and ignores te ...
A New Mechanism for Recurrent Adaptive Radiations
... biological diversity, analyses of these evolutionary processes contribute to an improved understanding of some of the most fundamental questions in biology. To date, most studies of evolutionary branching have focused on a single quantitative character. Necessary and sufficient analytical conditions ...
... biological diversity, analyses of these evolutionary processes contribute to an improved understanding of some of the most fundamental questions in biology. To date, most studies of evolutionary branching have focused on a single quantitative character. Necessary and sufficient analytical conditions ...
EssentialBiology05_Ecology_Evolution_Conservation
... ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY 05: ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION & CONSERVATION 13. For the food web created above: a. Identify organisms in each of the trophic levels. Do any fit more than one trophic level? b. Which could be classed as detritivores? ...
... ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY 05: ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION & CONSERVATION 13. For the food web created above: a. Identify organisms in each of the trophic levels. Do any fit more than one trophic level? b. Which could be classed as detritivores? ...
Biojeopardy: Ecology
... “dispersion pattern” if they are territorial or compete for the same resources often. (example is birds’ nesting habits) ...
... “dispersion pattern” if they are territorial or compete for the same resources often. (example is birds’ nesting habits) ...
internal parasites of lizards from taiwan
... new locality into which they have been introduced (e.g., Rolbiecki 2006), there may also be an absence of transmission routes that could be specific to native hosts, in which case the invaders are protected from native parasites (Prenter et al. 2004; Horwitz and Wilcox 2005). Under such conditions t ...
... new locality into which they have been introduced (e.g., Rolbiecki 2006), there may also be an absence of transmission routes that could be specific to native hosts, in which case the invaders are protected from native parasites (Prenter et al. 2004; Horwitz and Wilcox 2005). Under such conditions t ...
View or download OIP Achatinella species Management
... that there is less genetic variation between A. sowerbyana and A. livida than there is between any ESUs of A. mustelina. The reason for this relates to the comparative ages of the lineages, as well as of the Waianae and Koolau Mountains, and therefore shorter potential timeframe for genetic variatio ...
... that there is less genetic variation between A. sowerbyana and A. livida than there is between any ESUs of A. mustelina. The reason for this relates to the comparative ages of the lineages, as well as of the Waianae and Koolau Mountains, and therefore shorter potential timeframe for genetic variatio ...
Searching for frameshift evolutionary relationships between protein
... used in the popular BLAST program,12 with the added correction that the average length of the optimal local alignment should be subtracted from the values of n and m. However, the actual values of % and p may depend rather strongly on the amino acid composition of the two sequences being aligned. As ...
... used in the popular BLAST program,12 with the added correction that the average length of the optimal local alignment should be subtracted from the values of n and m. However, the actual values of % and p may depend rather strongly on the amino acid composition of the two sequences being aligned. As ...
1 - Biology Department | UNC Chapel Hill
... side of the coin is that if redundancy really occurs, i.e. there are coexisting species that do not differ in ...
... side of the coin is that if redundancy really occurs, i.e. there are coexisting species that do not differ in ...
The Effect of Recycling on Plant Competitive Hierarchies
... (e.g., hundreds of years). b, Litter is heterogeneous, with a certain fraction (mi) of the litter decomposing at rate qi and the remainder (1 ⫺ mi ; gray) decomposing at a much slower rate and effectively never being decomposed over the time shown here. ...
... (e.g., hundreds of years). b, Litter is heterogeneous, with a certain fraction (mi) of the litter decomposing at rate qi and the remainder (1 ⫺ mi ; gray) decomposing at a much slower rate and effectively never being decomposed over the time shown here. ...
AP Biology Concept Outline
... Evolution is a change in the genetic makeup of a population over time, with natural selection its major driving mechanism. Darwin’s theory, which is supported by evidence from many scientific disciplines, states that inheritable variations occur in individuals in a population. Due to competition for ...
... Evolution is a change in the genetic makeup of a population over time, with natural selection its major driving mechanism. Darwin’s theory, which is supported by evidence from many scientific disciplines, states that inheritable variations occur in individuals in a population. Due to competition for ...
MECHANISMS OF MAINTENANCE OF SPECIES DIVERSITY Peter
... The key question to be addressed below is how mechanisms with stabilizing properties arise in various situations. The theoretical literature supports the concept that stable coexistence necessarily requires important ecological differences between species that we may think of as distinguishing their ...
... The key question to be addressed below is how mechanisms with stabilizing properties arise in various situations. The theoretical literature supports the concept that stable coexistence necessarily requires important ecological differences between species that we may think of as distinguishing their ...
Taking fungi into account in biodiversity conservation
... the spotlight on the vast diversity of fungi, their crucial roles in terrestrial ecosystems and the ...
... the spotlight on the vast diversity of fungi, their crucial roles in terrestrial ecosystems and the ...
Ecological Footprint
... What does the loca grain productivity suggest about the two farming methods in use? ...
... What does the loca grain productivity suggest about the two farming methods in use? ...
Slide 1
... independent from its annotation to other ontologies • Annotations are only to terms reflecting a normal activity or location • Usage of ‘unknown’ GO terms ...
... independent from its annotation to other ontologies • Annotations are only to terms reflecting a normal activity or location • Usage of ‘unknown’ GO terms ...
Appendix 2. Revision of the questions on the environmental impact
... In this question we rate the current environmental impact in other invaded regions that can be used as an indicator for determining the potential environmental impact in the PRA area (Q6.09). If the species has not invaded any other area, or if the invasion is too recent and too little is known abou ...
... In this question we rate the current environmental impact in other invaded regions that can be used as an indicator for determining the potential environmental impact in the PRA area (Q6.09). If the species has not invaded any other area, or if the invasion is too recent and too little is known abou ...