File - Oxford Megafauna conference
... not only because of the wealth of available archaeological, paleontological, and environmental data, but also because it has by far the largest number of radiocarbon dates made directly on megafaunal remains. Our research over the past 13 years, funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council, ...
... not only because of the wealth of available archaeological, paleontological, and environmental data, but also because it has by far the largest number of radiocarbon dates made directly on megafaunal remains. Our research over the past 13 years, funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council, ...
Learning Outcomes for Ecology Concepts and Applications 6e
... aquatic organisms that are isosmotic, hyperosmotic, and hypoosmotic. 3. Explain, using gradients in water potential, the movement of water from the soil, through a plant, and to the atmosphere. 6.2 Water Regulation on Land 1. List the major avenues for water gain and loss in terrestrial plants and a ...
... aquatic organisms that are isosmotic, hyperosmotic, and hypoosmotic. 3. Explain, using gradients in water potential, the movement of water from the soil, through a plant, and to the atmosphere. 6.2 Water Regulation on Land 1. List the major avenues for water gain and loss in terrestrial plants and a ...
Ecology Questions
... 33. A relationship between two organisms in which both benefit is called 34. What does an ecologist mean by competition? 35. What is an ecosystem? 36. What is the biosphere? 37. In ecological studies it is found that the distribution of organisms is influenced by abiotic and biotic factors. Distingu ...
... 33. A relationship between two organisms in which both benefit is called 34. What does an ecologist mean by competition? 35. What is an ecosystem? 36. What is the biosphere? 37. In ecological studies it is found that the distribution of organisms is influenced by abiotic and biotic factors. Distingu ...
MillerLevine4_2_Rev1_Notes - Bloomsburg Area School District
... resources, ________________ helps determine the number and kinds of species in a community and the niche each species occupies. ...
... resources, ________________ helps determine the number and kinds of species in a community and the niche each species occupies. ...
Ecology
... 33. A relationship between two organisms in which both benefit is called 34. What does an ecologist mean by competition? 35. What is an ecosystem? 36. What is the biosphere? 37. In ecological studies it is found that the distribution of organisms is influenced by abiotic and biotic factors. Distingu ...
... 33. A relationship between two organisms in which both benefit is called 34. What does an ecologist mean by competition? 35. What is an ecosystem? 36. What is the biosphere? 37. In ecological studies it is found that the distribution of organisms is influenced by abiotic and biotic factors. Distingu ...
Functional traits of grasses growing in open and shaded habitats
... the form and function of plants. Plants that thrive in the deep shade of the understory of a forest are expected to differ in several traits compared to those successful in open, well-lit habitats. Since photosynthesis is directly influenced by the amount of light leaves intercept, most comparative ...
... the form and function of plants. Plants that thrive in the deep shade of the understory of a forest are expected to differ in several traits compared to those successful in open, well-lit habitats. Since photosynthesis is directly influenced by the amount of light leaves intercept, most comparative ...
Infectious disease and primate conservation
... In the case of DFTD, we can again point to general principles that may be useful for understanding disease-related threats. First, the spread of the disease is likely related to reduced genetic diversity in Tasmanian devils’ small population sizes and an absence of geographic barriers to the spread ...
... In the case of DFTD, we can again point to general principles that may be useful for understanding disease-related threats. First, the spread of the disease is likely related to reduced genetic diversity in Tasmanian devils’ small population sizes and an absence of geographic barriers to the spread ...
Hedge against Climate Change
... limited by herbivory. As most large mammal food webs in terrestrial systems are comprised of three links, theoretically plants in ecosystems with large mammalian predators should be, at least in part, released from the pressures of herbivory and should thus become more resource-limited. While this g ...
... limited by herbivory. As most large mammal food webs in terrestrial systems are comprised of three links, theoretically plants in ecosystems with large mammalian predators should be, at least in part, released from the pressures of herbivory and should thus become more resource-limited. While this g ...
Florida Envirothon Study Packet Wildlife Section
... Dispersal — Dispersal is a common phenomenon in wildlife populations. The young tend to move away from the population centers. In some species, this is done in an early phase, for example, shellfish larvae. Other species disperse only after they are forced out of their natal ranges by parents or oth ...
... Dispersal — Dispersal is a common phenomenon in wildlife populations. The young tend to move away from the population centers. In some species, this is done in an early phase, for example, shellfish larvae. Other species disperse only after they are forced out of their natal ranges by parents or oth ...
FoldSynth: Interactive 2D/3D Visualisation Platform for Molecular
... view is a standard view for such data and only provides orientation between this standard view and the 3D rendering. In this subordinate role the view has been tilted to maximise the space for the 3D dimension representation, which users have found a suitable compromise. This triangular 2D surface c ...
... view is a standard view for such data and only provides orientation between this standard view and the 3D rendering. In this subordinate role the view has been tilted to maximise the space for the 3D dimension representation, which users have found a suitable compromise. This triangular 2D surface c ...
Niche and fitness differences relate the maintenance of
... of experiments have now manipulated species diversity to test its effects on a wide range of ecosystem properties. Methods that partition the effect of functional complementarity between species from that of selection for species with particular traits have been instrumental in clarifying the result ...
... of experiments have now manipulated species diversity to test its effects on a wide range of ecosystem properties. Methods that partition the effect of functional complementarity between species from that of selection for species with particular traits have been instrumental in clarifying the result ...
building a regional species pool: diversification of the
... 1998). When speciation is driven by such adaptive processes, the per lineage speciation rate should decrease with increasing species richness, and these new species should deterministically persist in at least the community type in which they arose. Moreover, new species enter the regional species p ...
... 1998). When speciation is driven by such adaptive processes, the per lineage speciation rate should decrease with increasing species richness, and these new species should deterministically persist in at least the community type in which they arose. Moreover, new species enter the regional species p ...
Coevolutionary Dynamics and the Conservation of Mutualisms
... zooxanthellae (Herre et al. 1999; Bronstein 2001a). Mutualisms generally involve the exchange of commodities in a “biological market”: each species trades a commodity to which it has ready access for a commodity that is difficult or impossible for it to acquire (Noë and Hammerstein 1995; see also Dou ...
... zooxanthellae (Herre et al. 1999; Bronstein 2001a). Mutualisms generally involve the exchange of commodities in a “biological market”: each species trades a commodity to which it has ready access for a commodity that is difficult or impossible for it to acquire (Noë and Hammerstein 1995; see also Dou ...
OS - BioMed Central
... plotted them on a map of the study area. For species that occurred in both the study area and the buffer zone, we again relied on habitat information to determine whether to include the species. For plants, we did not include those species for which current taxonomists recognize one or more infraspe ...
... plotted them on a map of the study area. For species that occurred in both the study area and the buffer zone, we again relied on habitat information to determine whether to include the species. For plants, we did not include those species for which current taxonomists recognize one or more infraspe ...
Monday - Houston ISD
... Ⓢ SCI.7.11C Identify some changes in genetic traits that have occurred over several generations through natural selection and selective breeding such as the Galapagos Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) or domestic animals. SCI.7.12A Investigate and explain how internal structures of organisms hav ...
... Ⓢ SCI.7.11C Identify some changes in genetic traits that have occurred over several generations through natural selection and selective breeding such as the Galapagos Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) or domestic animals. SCI.7.12A Investigate and explain how internal structures of organisms hav ...
Analysis of sequence variations of Calpastatin gene of inhibitory
... This justifies the species divergence during the evolution of teleosts. Further, Common carp showed highest sequence similarity of regulatory and inhibitory domain with zebra fish than with Rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon. With an evolutionary separation of less than 150 million years, the Cyprini ...
... This justifies the species divergence during the evolution of teleosts. Further, Common carp showed highest sequence similarity of regulatory and inhibitory domain with zebra fish than with Rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon. With an evolutionary separation of less than 150 million years, the Cyprini ...
PDF - Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
... considered wild. However, this condition may be threatened by the large number of invasive species present on the archipelago. These species can have significant effects on the ecology of the invaded ecosystems, at the genetic as well as at population, community and ecosystem levels. The aim of this ...
... considered wild. However, this condition may be threatened by the large number of invasive species present on the archipelago. These species can have significant effects on the ecology of the invaded ecosystems, at the genetic as well as at population, community and ecosystem levels. The aim of this ...
- Peanut Science
... as a hybrid peg or where an unsuccessful attempt at cross-pollination had occurred. Several methods are used to distinguish hybrid versus selfed progenies, including observing morphological differences among progenies, segregation for disease resistance or differences in the oleic:linoleic ratio (Lo ...
... as a hybrid peg or where an unsuccessful attempt at cross-pollination had occurred. Several methods are used to distinguish hybrid versus selfed progenies, including observing morphological differences among progenies, segregation for disease resistance or differences in the oleic:linoleic ratio (Lo ...
Loss of mammalian species from the South American Gran Chaco
... mammals found there. 2. We assess the potential consequences of the loss of large and medium-sized native mammalian herbivores and frugivores on Chacoan ecosystem functioning, focusing on their role and conservation status in the Argentine Chaco. 3. Our review shows that almost 50% of the largest fr ...
... mammals found there. 2. We assess the potential consequences of the loss of large and medium-sized native mammalian herbivores and frugivores on Chacoan ecosystem functioning, focusing on their role and conservation status in the Argentine Chaco. 3. Our review shows that almost 50% of the largest fr ...
Eastern Foxsnake (Elaphe gloydi) - Registre public des espèces en
... mammals such as raccoon and fisher. Small mammals and birds make up the bulk of the Eastern Foxsnake’s diet. Both active searching and ambush (sit-and-wait) foraging strategies are employed. Eastern Foxsnakes can adapt to limited anthropogenic disturbance, an example being their use of human-made st ...
... mammals such as raccoon and fisher. Small mammals and birds make up the bulk of the Eastern Foxsnake’s diet. Both active searching and ambush (sit-and-wait) foraging strategies are employed. Eastern Foxsnakes can adapt to limited anthropogenic disturbance, an example being their use of human-made st ...
The DNA sequence of the gene and genetic control sites for the
... There are several different forms of RNA polymerase in 13. subtilis which differ in a factor and recognise different classes of promoter sequences (1,2,6). The main vegetative RNA polymerase has a a factor of M r = 55,000 and a promoters are the best characterised in B.subtilis. The consensus sequen ...
... There are several different forms of RNA polymerase in 13. subtilis which differ in a factor and recognise different classes of promoter sequences (1,2,6). The main vegetative RNA polymerase has a a factor of M r = 55,000 and a promoters are the best characterised in B.subtilis. The consensus sequen ...
