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... When you were first told about the abnormal test? Do you have any specific questions or concerns? Outline the visit • We will be taking a family history • We will discuss the genetic basis of PKU • The medical geneticist will obtain some medical history and discuss medical management • The die ...
... When you were first told about the abnormal test? Do you have any specific questions or concerns? Outline the visit • We will be taking a family history • We will discuss the genetic basis of PKU • The medical geneticist will obtain some medical history and discuss medical management • The die ...
SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY, NOT VISITATION BIAS, DOMINATES VARIATION IN HERBIVORY K L. B
... at the final visit, and aboveground biomass (grams) at the final visit. In addition, we calculated the proportion of plant organs damaged, leaf area damaged, damaged heads and buds, and insect-damaged seed. We examined both initial heights, which varied among sites, and final aboveground biomass as ...
... at the final visit, and aboveground biomass (grams) at the final visit. In addition, we calculated the proportion of plant organs damaged, leaf area damaged, damaged heads and buds, and insect-damaged seed. We examined both initial heights, which varied among sites, and final aboveground biomass as ...
5-1 How Populations Grow
... a population will grow exponentially. Exponential growth occurs when the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate. The population becomes larger and larger until it approaches an infinitely large size. Slide 9 of 22 Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall ...
... a population will grow exponentially. Exponential growth occurs when the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate. The population becomes larger and larger until it approaches an infinitely large size. Slide 9 of 22 Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall ...
Recent advances in ecological stoichiometry: insights for population
... can be influenced by stoichiometric constraints, we know far less about how stoichiometry affects other demographic rates such as survival and migration. 2) Population dynamics: we know that incorporation of stoichiometric information in population models can fundamentally change the predicted tempo ...
... can be influenced by stoichiometric constraints, we know far less about how stoichiometry affects other demographic rates such as survival and migration. 2) Population dynamics: we know that incorporation of stoichiometric information in population models can fundamentally change the predicted tempo ...
Ecology
... have studied. 2. Describe one way in which it is adapted to its habitat. 167. Distinguish between a quantitative and a qualitative survey by writing a sentence about each. 168. 1. Name one plant from the ecosystem you have studied. 2. Describe how you carried out a quantitative survey to determine i ...
... have studied. 2. Describe one way in which it is adapted to its habitat. 167. Distinguish between a quantitative and a qualitative survey by writing a sentence about each. 168. 1. Name one plant from the ecosystem you have studied. 2. Describe how you carried out a quantitative survey to determine i ...
Recent advances in ecological stoichiometry: insights for population
... can be influenced by stoichiometric constraints, we know far less about how stoichiometry affects other demographic rates such as survival and migration. 2) Population dynamics: we know that incorporation of stoichiometric information in population models can fundamentally change the predicted tempo ...
... can be influenced by stoichiometric constraints, we know far less about how stoichiometry affects other demographic rates such as survival and migration. 2) Population dynamics: we know that incorporation of stoichiometric information in population models can fundamentally change the predicted tempo ...
Isolation, characterization and cDNA cloning of nicotianamine
... Basic cellular processes such as electron transport in photosynthesis and respiration require the precise control of iron homeostasis. To mobilize iron, plants have evolved at least two different strategies. The nonproteinogenous amino acid nicotianamine which is synthesized from three molecules of ...
... Basic cellular processes such as electron transport in photosynthesis and respiration require the precise control of iron homeostasis. To mobilize iron, plants have evolved at least two different strategies. The nonproteinogenous amino acid nicotianamine which is synthesized from three molecules of ...
DISPERSAL LIMITATION, INVASION RESISTANCE, AND THE
... Lawton 1992, Tilman 1994, 1997, Caley and Schluter 1997). If dispersal rates greatly exceed local extinction probabilities for many species, then sites will contain nearly all of the species in the region capable of invading. In this case, local processes will dominate in shaping species diversity a ...
... Lawton 1992, Tilman 1994, 1997, Caley and Schluter 1997). If dispersal rates greatly exceed local extinction probabilities for many species, then sites will contain nearly all of the species in the region capable of invading. In this case, local processes will dominate in shaping species diversity a ...
Changes in woody plant composition of three vegetation types
... transects for each of the vegetation cover types. The DCA also showed that the three 2004 transects were compositionally closer to each other than the 1958 transects. The 2004 transects had also shifted away from the 1958 transects. Whereas in 1958 compositional similarity was highest between the Te ...
... transects for each of the vegetation cover types. The DCA also showed that the three 2004 transects were compositionally closer to each other than the 1958 transects. The 2004 transects had also shifted away from the 1958 transects. Whereas in 1958 compositional similarity was highest between the Te ...
ScrFl restriction/modification system from
... infection. Efforts to limit the potentially drastic consequences of phage infection have stimulated intensive tPresent address: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, S t Paul, MN 55108, USA. Abbreviations: ENase, restriction endonuclease; SmC, 5-methylcytosine; MTase, me ...
... infection. Efforts to limit the potentially drastic consequences of phage infection have stimulated intensive tPresent address: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, S t Paul, MN 55108, USA. Abbreviations: ENase, restriction endonuclease; SmC, 5-methylcytosine; MTase, me ...
From arctic lemmings to adaptive dynamics
... climatic variation. To support this conclusion, he examined long-term population data then available. Despite his firm belief in a climatic cause of the self-repeating periodic dynamics which many species display, Elton was insightful and far-sighted enough to outline many of the other hypotheses si ...
... climatic variation. To support this conclusion, he examined long-term population data then available. Despite his firm belief in a climatic cause of the self-repeating periodic dynamics which many species display, Elton was insightful and far-sighted enough to outline many of the other hypotheses si ...
Invasive species and biological invasions
... and that can spread outside their natural range. Their number is increasing: in Europe, over 10,000 invasive species have been recorded and the number of introduction has increased by 76% over the past 30 years. This can be largely explained by the intensification of trade flows and human movements ...
... and that can spread outside their natural range. Their number is increasing: in Europe, over 10,000 invasive species have been recorded and the number of introduction has increased by 76% over the past 30 years. This can be largely explained by the intensification of trade flows and human movements ...
A River Runs Through It: Riverine Systems Ecology and Restoration
... for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology. Thank you to all who contributed to meeting planning and session coordination. Thank you, too, to all who presented posters and presentations. We wouldn’t have a meeting without you. We would also like to acknowledge and thank Northwest Partners in Amphibian and ...
... for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology. Thank you to all who contributed to meeting planning and session coordination. Thank you, too, to all who presented posters and presentations. We wouldn’t have a meeting without you. We would also like to acknowledge and thank Northwest Partners in Amphibian and ...
Priority effects: natives, but not exotics, pay to arrive late
... USA) in the glasshouse in early June 2014. These seedlings were assembled into mesocosm-based communities contained in 18.5 cm (height) 9 25 cm (diameter) pots on potting soil in one of two basic planting treatments. In ‘ordered’ treatments, we planted a single 4-week-old seedling of each of four sp ...
... USA) in the glasshouse in early June 2014. These seedlings were assembled into mesocosm-based communities contained in 18.5 cm (height) 9 25 cm (diameter) pots on potting soil in one of two basic planting treatments. In ‘ordered’ treatments, we planted a single 4-week-old seedling of each of four sp ...
The expression of a chromoplast-specific lycopene beta cyclase
... analysed by the Mobyle programme CONSENSUS for the identification of consensus patterns in unaligned DNA sequences (Hertz and Stormo, 1995) and by FOOTPRINTER (Blanchette and Tompa, 2003). The FOOTPRINTER takes into account the evolutionary relationships and distances between the genes compared (bas ...
... analysed by the Mobyle programme CONSENSUS for the identification of consensus patterns in unaligned DNA sequences (Hertz and Stormo, 1995) and by FOOTPRINTER (Blanchette and Tompa, 2003). The FOOTPRINTER takes into account the evolutionary relationships and distances between the genes compared (bas ...
Dispersal of seeds by frugivorous animals in temperate forests
... In most of North America, the chief season of seed dispersal for fleshy fruits is late summer and fall, during the autumnal migration of many bird species. Many birds that are highly or exclusively insectivorous during the breeding season shift their diets to include large quantities of fruit during ...
... In most of North America, the chief season of seed dispersal for fleshy fruits is late summer and fall, during the autumnal migration of many bird species. Many birds that are highly or exclusively insectivorous during the breeding season shift their diets to include large quantities of fruit during ...
A food web perspective on large herbivore community limitation
... by up to 30%: Jachmann 2002). Additionally, our estimates of annual predation rates were constant and came from instantaneous estimates even though predation rates are likely to decrease as prey become scarcer. Nevertheless, the estimated levels of predation are large enough to suggest that predatio ...
... by up to 30%: Jachmann 2002). Additionally, our estimates of annual predation rates were constant and came from instantaneous estimates even though predation rates are likely to decrease as prey become scarcer. Nevertheless, the estimated levels of predation are large enough to suggest that predatio ...
Local adaptation to climate change in a calcareous grassland system
... Annual manipulations of temperature and rainfall have been maintained in intact calcareous grassland since 1993 at the Buxton Climate Change Impacts Laboratory (BCCIL) in northern England (UK). Here I investigated the role of local adaptation as mechanism of the apparent resistance of species’ to lo ...
... Annual manipulations of temperature and rainfall have been maintained in intact calcareous grassland since 1993 at the Buxton Climate Change Impacts Laboratory (BCCIL) in northern England (UK). Here I investigated the role of local adaptation as mechanism of the apparent resistance of species’ to lo ...
CRS Report for Congress Endangered Species List Revisions:
... Therefore, another standard of measure might be the number of species whose populations have stabilized or increased, even if the species is not actually delisted. Using this standard, the Act could be considered a moderate success, since a large number of the 1,676 listed species (41% according to ...
... Therefore, another standard of measure might be the number of species whose populations have stabilized or increased, even if the species is not actually delisted. Using this standard, the Act could be considered a moderate success, since a large number of the 1,676 listed species (41% according to ...
Stochastic species distributions are driven by organism size
... ultraoligotrophic to highly eutrophic, thus representing a wide productivity range (Appendix B). We admit that the sampled lakes were clustered rather than evenly distributed within our study area. This is mainly due to practical reasons, i.e., planktonic samples including bacteria were sampled near ...
... ultraoligotrophic to highly eutrophic, thus representing a wide productivity range (Appendix B). We admit that the sampled lakes were clustered rather than evenly distributed within our study area. This is mainly due to practical reasons, i.e., planktonic samples including bacteria were sampled near ...
The Business of Biodiversity - Wentworth Group of Concerned
... largest patches with a single corridor. Another likes the idea of a dispersed network of narrow vegetation corridors, linking all the remnant patches, but also linking this property to vegetation in other properties and providing additional strips of trees. A birdwatcher tells her that there is a sm ...
... largest patches with a single corridor. Another likes the idea of a dispersed network of narrow vegetation corridors, linking all the remnant patches, but also linking this property to vegetation in other properties and providing additional strips of trees. A birdwatcher tells her that there is a sm ...
species diversity
... species (genetic diversity); 2) Variety of different species (species diversity); 3) Variety of ecosystems (ecological diversity); and 4) Functions such as energy flow & matter cycling (e.g. soil) needed for the survival of species and biological communities (functional diversity). ...
... species (genetic diversity); 2) Variety of different species (species diversity); 3) Variety of ecosystems (ecological diversity); and 4) Functions such as energy flow & matter cycling (e.g. soil) needed for the survival of species and biological communities (functional diversity). ...
D3.1 Annex 8c Section 6 Environmental impact plants
... 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 (Q. 6.09). If the species has not invaded any other area, or if the invasion is too recent and too little is known ab ...
... 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 (Q. 6.09). If the species has not invaded any other area, or if the invasion is too recent and too little is known ab ...
Bumblebee colour patterns and predation risk: a reply to Owen (2014)
... scientific practice. In our original study, we adopted a strictly data-driven approach: we used a large dataset collected to investigate differences in foraging performance among Bombus terrestris populations in common environments (Ings et al., 2005). The data were not collected to explore any hypo ...
... scientific practice. In our original study, we adopted a strictly data-driven approach: we used a large dataset collected to investigate differences in foraging performance among Bombus terrestris populations in common environments (Ings et al., 2005). The data were not collected to explore any hypo ...
Ammonium transport in Escherichia coli: localization and nucleotide
... tracking dye reached the bottom. If additional information was to be read from sequencing reactions, an additional set of samples was loaded onto the same gel, and the electrophoresis continued until the bromophenol blue tracking dye of the second set of samples reached the bottom. The gel was washe ...
... tracking dye reached the bottom. If additional information was to be read from sequencing reactions, an additional set of samples was loaded onto the same gel, and the electrophoresis continued until the bromophenol blue tracking dye of the second set of samples reached the bottom. The gel was washe ...