REPORT: Ecology of Jaguars in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife
... Silver 1997; Ostro 1998; Silver et al. 2004; Harmsen 2006; Foster 2008; Harmsen et al. 2009, in press b; Foster et al. in press b). The jaguars of the Cockscomb Basin were first studied in the 1980s. Rabinowitz and Nottingham (1986, 1989) used telemetry to analyse jaguar ranging behaviour, conducted ...
... Silver 1997; Ostro 1998; Silver et al. 2004; Harmsen 2006; Foster 2008; Harmsen et al. 2009, in press b; Foster et al. in press b). The jaguars of the Cockscomb Basin were first studied in the 1980s. Rabinowitz and Nottingham (1986, 1989) used telemetry to analyse jaguar ranging behaviour, conducted ...
Community structure and organization of tidepools
... demonstrated the importance of predation in regulating tidepool communities. Fairweather (1987) found that whelks introduced into shallow (1 to 4 cm deep) tidepools in New South Wales reduced the abundance of barnacles, tubeworms and limpets. Lubchenco (1978)suggested that littorinid populations in ...
... demonstrated the importance of predation in regulating tidepool communities. Fairweather (1987) found that whelks introduced into shallow (1 to 4 cm deep) tidepools in New South Wales reduced the abundance of barnacles, tubeworms and limpets. Lubchenco (1978)suggested that littorinid populations in ...
Abiotic and biotic factors influencing the assemblage of tadpoles
... The coastal wallum vegetation along the eastern coast of Australia is the primary habitat for four specialist frog species (Litoria olongburensis, Litoria freycineti, Litoria cooloolensis and Crinia tinnula) that are listed as Vulnerable under the IUCN Red List. All species are referred to as ‘acid’ ...
... The coastal wallum vegetation along the eastern coast of Australia is the primary habitat for four specialist frog species (Litoria olongburensis, Litoria freycineti, Litoria cooloolensis and Crinia tinnula) that are listed as Vulnerable under the IUCN Red List. All species are referred to as ‘acid’ ...
Prokaryotic features of a nucleus
... sequences and relatively similar to the GAPDHs of thermophilic bacteria. These results are compatible with the hypothesis that the nuclear gene for subunit A of chloroplast GAPDH is of prokaryotic origin. They are in puzzling contrast with a previous publication demonstrating that Escherichia coli G ...
... sequences and relatively similar to the GAPDHs of thermophilic bacteria. These results are compatible with the hypothesis that the nuclear gene for subunit A of chloroplast GAPDH is of prokaryotic origin. They are in puzzling contrast with a previous publication demonstrating that Escherichia coli G ...
Sympatric prey responses to lethal top
... dingoes over time [25]. However, correlations in longerterm predator PTI trends between baited and unbaited areas were determined here for 33 possible ‘site x predator species’ combinations (Table 5; see also Figure Two in [25]). Of these correlations, nine were demonstrably positive (27% of all cas ...
... dingoes over time [25]. However, correlations in longerterm predator PTI trends between baited and unbaited areas were determined here for 33 possible ‘site x predator species’ combinations (Table 5; see also Figure Two in [25]). Of these correlations, nine were demonstrably positive (27% of all cas ...
Natural Organic Chemicals on Development
... invertebrates is the water fleas of the genus Daphnia. These animals are often the dominant herbivores in lakes and ponds. They play a key role in determining water clarity (by grazing on algae) and they are an important part of the diet of fish. Natural chemical signals (kairomones) produced by pre ...
... invertebrates is the water fleas of the genus Daphnia. These animals are often the dominant herbivores in lakes and ponds. They play a key role in determining water clarity (by grazing on algae) and they are an important part of the diet of fish. Natural chemical signals (kairomones) produced by pre ...
monitoring and control of mustelids on conservation lands
... Any kind of animal control work is very expensive, and therefore must be well planned. DoC is setting up a system designed to test all proposed control operations, concerned with any pest species including mustelids, to make sure that all funds committed to control work are well spent. DoC's system ...
... Any kind of animal control work is very expensive, and therefore must be well planned. DoC is setting up a system designed to test all proposed control operations, concerned with any pest species including mustelids, to make sure that all funds committed to control work are well spent. DoC's system ...
Protection of terrestrial non-target plant species in the regulation of
... reduced compared to Tier II standard laboratory studies. However, weather conditions have a big influence on spray drift exposure and therefore studies should be conducted under a realistic worst case scenario. Microcosm studies and field studies used a design where more species (between six and nin ...
... reduced compared to Tier II standard laboratory studies. However, weather conditions have a big influence on spray drift exposure and therefore studies should be conducted under a realistic worst case scenario. Microcosm studies and field studies used a design where more species (between six and nin ...
The SER Primer on Ecological Restoration
... design. The restored ecosystem will not necessarily recover its former state, since contemporary constraints and conditions may cause it to develop along an altered trajectory. The historic trajectory of a severely impacted ecosystem may be difficult or impossible to determine with accuracy. Neverth ...
... design. The restored ecosystem will not necessarily recover its former state, since contemporary constraints and conditions may cause it to develop along an altered trajectory. The historic trajectory of a severely impacted ecosystem may be difficult or impossible to determine with accuracy. Neverth ...
Edge effects on the regeneration of forest fragments in south Brazil
... Forested environments are being cleared all over the world. From 1981 to 1990, the loss of tropical forests was estimated at 154 million ha. As a result of that, the interface between forest and open environment has increased greatly. General patterns of species distribution and dynamics in these fo ...
... Forested environments are being cleared all over the world. From 1981 to 1990, the loss of tropical forests was estimated at 154 million ha. As a result of that, the interface between forest and open environment has increased greatly. General patterns of species distribution and dynamics in these fo ...
PLANT-POLLINATOR NETWORKS: INCORPORATING INDIVIDUAL VARIATION AND FUNCTIONAL INFORMATION
... Conceptual model for the evaluation of quantitative and qualitative effects of pollinator-mediated interactions. . . . . . . . . . . In-degree and out-degree distributions of IPT networks . . . . . . Models of quantity and quality effects of pollinator-mediated interactions on pollen receptor specie ...
... Conceptual model for the evaluation of quantitative and qualitative effects of pollinator-mediated interactions. . . . . . . . . . . In-degree and out-degree distributions of IPT networks . . . . . . Models of quantity and quality effects of pollinator-mediated interactions on pollen receptor specie ...
Recovery Plan for Ord`s Kangaroo Rat in Alberta
... Crandall 1981, Kenagy and Bartholomew 1985, Brown and Harney 1993). These characteristics are thought to be necessary due to the unpredictable nature of precipitation and food availability in desert environments. However, this pattern does not appear to apply to Ord’s kangaroo rats in Alberta, which ...
... Crandall 1981, Kenagy and Bartholomew 1985, Brown and Harney 1993). These characteristics are thought to be necessary due to the unpredictable nature of precipitation and food availability in desert environments. However, this pattern does not appear to apply to Ord’s kangaroo rats in Alberta, which ...
Author`s personal copy
... during early recruitment of Euterpe edulis, Sloanea guianensis and Virola bicuhyba in bamboo and nonbamboo stands in the Brazilian Atlantic forest. We combined observational studies of seed rain and seedling emergence with seed addition experiments to evaluate the transition probabilities among rege ...
... during early recruitment of Euterpe edulis, Sloanea guianensis and Virola bicuhyba in bamboo and nonbamboo stands in the Brazilian Atlantic forest. We combined observational studies of seed rain and seedling emergence with seed addition experiments to evaluate the transition probabilities among rege ...
Natural enemies and environmental factors affecting the population
... While B. pratensis place the egg on the consumed foliage, Parasetigena silvestris place it directly on old larvae resting in the trunk flaps (Odell and Godwin 1984; Gould et al. 1992). Therefore, the number of hostdamaged leaf clusters and density of larvae significantly enhance oviposition and cons ...
... While B. pratensis place the egg on the consumed foliage, Parasetigena silvestris place it directly on old larvae resting in the trunk flaps (Odell and Godwin 1984; Gould et al. 1992). Therefore, the number of hostdamaged leaf clusters and density of larvae significantly enhance oviposition and cons ...
Taxonomic characterization of Ochrobactrum sp. isolates from soil
... from isolate 1a, SCII24T, OgA9aT, OiC8a, OiC8-6, LMG 5140, CLM14 and CLM18 was amplified by PCR using primers rD1 and fD1 (Weisburg et al., 1991). Amplificates of isolate 1a, SCII24T, OgA9aT, OiC8a and OiC8-6 were purified by low-melting agarose gel electrophoresis and sequenced following the dideox ...
... from isolate 1a, SCII24T, OgA9aT, OiC8a, OiC8-6, LMG 5140, CLM14 and CLM18 was amplified by PCR using primers rD1 and fD1 (Weisburg et al., 1991). Amplificates of isolate 1a, SCII24T, OgA9aT, OiC8a and OiC8-6 were purified by low-melting agarose gel electrophoresis and sequenced following the dideox ...
Diet of coastal foraging Eurasian otters ( L.) in Pembrokeshire
... Biodiversity Partnership to help them identify and collect spraints. During each monthly visit, the volunteers were instructed to search the immediate vicinity of the site and collect up to three spraints for analysis. A three-spraint limit was set as this enabled a year-long study to be undertaken ...
... Biodiversity Partnership to help them identify and collect spraints. During each monthly visit, the volunteers were instructed to search the immediate vicinity of the site and collect up to three spraints for analysis. A three-spraint limit was set as this enabled a year-long study to be undertaken ...
Marine Ecology Progress Series 273:251
... that there was no consensus on which scale the diversity gradient should be assessed. In the decade following that publication, a large number of marine organisms were investigated and significant latitudinal gradients were found (Rex et al. 1993, 2000, Roy et al. 1998, 2000b, Gray 2002 [for the nor ...
... that there was no consensus on which scale the diversity gradient should be assessed. In the decade following that publication, a large number of marine organisms were investigated and significant latitudinal gradients were found (Rex et al. 1993, 2000, Roy et al. 1998, 2000b, Gray 2002 [for the nor ...
ecological community - Department of the Environment
... ecological community crosses jurisdictional boundaries, the nominator should provide a proper cross-reference to all relevant state classification units that may apply. Nominators are encouraged to talk to experts in the relevant state and other states for advice on the national extent and jurisdict ...
... ecological community crosses jurisdictional boundaries, the nominator should provide a proper cross-reference to all relevant state classification units that may apply. Nominators are encouraged to talk to experts in the relevant state and other states for advice on the national extent and jurisdict ...
Cannibalism amplifies the spread of vertically transmitted pathogens
... each habitat. The surviving larvae emerge to the adult population We developed a stochastic, individual- based model that simulates organisms that utilize discrete larval hab- of the next generation. Thus, the adult population is conitats such as stem borers, leaf miners, tephritid flies, par- stan ...
... each habitat. The surviving larvae emerge to the adult population We developed a stochastic, individual- based model that simulates organisms that utilize discrete larval hab- of the next generation. Thus, the adult population is conitats such as stem borers, leaf miners, tephritid flies, par- stan ...
mop4_11_re_establishment_review_0
... plans and other conservation initiatives it is vital that their occurrence, progress and outcomes are recorded (1) to inform future re-establishment projects for related species, and (2) to allow the implementation of action plans and other conservation initiatives to be monitored. IUCN defines ‘re- ...
... plans and other conservation initiatives it is vital that their occurrence, progress and outcomes are recorded (1) to inform future re-establishment projects for related species, and (2) to allow the implementation of action plans and other conservation initiatives to be monitored. IUCN defines ‘re- ...
stc5_18_review_re_establishment_0
... plans and other conservation initiatives it is vital that their occurrence, progress and outcomes are recorded (1) to inform future re-establishment projects for related species, and (2) to allow the implementation of action plans and other conservation initiatives to be monitored. IUCN defines ‘re- ...
... plans and other conservation initiatives it is vital that their occurrence, progress and outcomes are recorded (1) to inform future re-establishment projects for related species, and (2) to allow the implementation of action plans and other conservation initiatives to be monitored. IUCN defines ‘re- ...
Seed size and plant strategy across the whole life cycle
... between seed mass and survival through each of the hazards plants face between seed production and maturity. We found that small-seeded species were more abundant in the seed rain than large-seeded species. However, this numerical advantage was lost by seedling emergence. The disadvantage of small-s ...
... between seed mass and survival through each of the hazards plants face between seed production and maturity. We found that small-seeded species were more abundant in the seed rain than large-seeded species. However, this numerical advantage was lost by seedling emergence. The disadvantage of small-s ...
Biology II Curriculum - Shamokin Area School District
... BIO.B.3.1.2: Describe the factors that can contribute to the development of new species (e.g., isolating mechanisms, genetic drift, founder effect and migration) BIO.B.3.1.3: Explain how genetic mutations may result in genotypic and phenotypic variations within a population. BIO.B.3.2.1 Interpret ev ...
... BIO.B.3.1.2: Describe the factors that can contribute to the development of new species (e.g., isolating mechanisms, genetic drift, founder effect and migration) BIO.B.3.1.3: Explain how genetic mutations may result in genotypic and phenotypic variations within a population. BIO.B.3.2.1 Interpret ev ...