only means for most plants to colonize new habitats or escape
... and morphological mechanisms at the fruit – frugivore interface. These included odour and volatile emissions, fruit pulp nutrients, plant secondary metabolites and traits that mediate seed dispersal by invertebrates. Some of these fruit characteristics (e.g. odour) are rarely considered in frugivory ...
... and morphological mechanisms at the fruit – frugivore interface. These included odour and volatile emissions, fruit pulp nutrients, plant secondary metabolites and traits that mediate seed dispersal by invertebrates. Some of these fruit characteristics (e.g. odour) are rarely considered in frugivory ...
condensed version - FSU Biology
... molecule. The data is usually experimentally derived, either by X-ray crystallography or by NMR, sometimes it’s hypothetical. ...
... molecule. The data is usually experimentally derived, either by X-ray crystallography or by NMR, sometimes it’s hypothetical. ...
Principles of Conservation Biology, Third Edition
... Cladistic Species = Species separated according to cladograms. Each branch is a new species usually with traceable ancestral linkages. ...
... Cladistic Species = Species separated according to cladograms. Each branch is a new species usually with traceable ancestral linkages. ...
Ecology glossary
... Coefficient of variation A statistical term, referring to the standard deviation of a distribution divided by the distribution’s mean, and hence providing a standardized measure of the variation in a distribution, which does not increase simply because the mean itself increases or because the units ...
... Coefficient of variation A statistical term, referring to the standard deviation of a distribution divided by the distribution’s mean, and hence providing a standardized measure of the variation in a distribution, which does not increase simply because the mean itself increases or because the units ...
Speciation without Pre-Defined Fitness Functions
... world (see Table 1). As the simulation proceeds, the distribution of individuals changes based on many factors: prey escaping from predators, individuals socializing and forming groups, individuals migrating to find sources of food, species emerging, etc. The size of the world is large enough to acc ...
... world (see Table 1). As the simulation proceeds, the distribution of individuals changes based on many factors: prey escaping from predators, individuals socializing and forming groups, individuals migrating to find sources of food, species emerging, etc. The size of the world is large enough to acc ...
Moving beyond assumptions to understand abundance distributions
... environmental conditions, which is singular at every site.’ This point suggests that assumptions about range-wide dynamics made from observations at a few sites are likely to be violated. Recent studies, however, have addressed geographic variability head-on through empirical and experimental analys ...
... environmental conditions, which is singular at every site.’ This point suggests that assumptions about range-wide dynamics made from observations at a few sites are likely to be violated. Recent studies, however, have addressed geographic variability head-on through empirical and experimental analys ...
Trophic Level Effects on Species Diversity in Arthropod
... watershed. The general index H(s) for lumped insect orders was slightly higher than the individual values. Differences between means for the watersheds were statistically significant (P < 0.01). Means were 3.024 (±0.147) for the coppice and 2.355 (±0.159) for the white pine watershed. There is littl ...
... watershed. The general index H(s) for lumped insect orders was slightly higher than the individual values. Differences between means for the watersheds were statistically significant (P < 0.01). Means were 3.024 (±0.147) for the coppice and 2.355 (±0.159) for the white pine watershed. There is littl ...
The emotion system promotes diversity and evolvability
... While behavioural ecologists have used the phenotypic gambit as an argument for what to expect at the phenotypic level [12,17], one can also ask about the consequences for the gene pool of adding mechanistic layers between the genotype and the phenotype [18–20] and the consequence in terms of predic ...
... While behavioural ecologists have used the phenotypic gambit as an argument for what to expect at the phenotypic level [12,17], one can also ask about the consequences for the gene pool of adding mechanistic layers between the genotype and the phenotype [18–20] and the consequence in terms of predic ...
PrimoPDF, Job 10
... The scientific interests of IBB include yeast and bacterial genomics, gene sequencing and mapping, regulation of gene expression at the DNA and RNA levels, protein biosynthesis and post-translational modification, fungal glycobiology, mutagenesis and DNA repair, metabolism of nucleic acids, protein ...
... The scientific interests of IBB include yeast and bacterial genomics, gene sequencing and mapping, regulation of gene expression at the DNA and RNA levels, protein biosynthesis and post-translational modification, fungal glycobiology, mutagenesis and DNA repair, metabolism of nucleic acids, protein ...
Ecological Communities
... • The number of species reaches an equilibrium when the colonization rate equals the extinction rate. • Population sizes decrease as island size decreases. Small populations are more at risk of extinction; thus equilibrium species richness should be greater on large islands. • Fewer colonizers find ...
... • The number of species reaches an equilibrium when the colonization rate equals the extinction rate. • Population sizes decrease as island size decreases. Small populations are more at risk of extinction; thus equilibrium species richness should be greater on large islands. • Fewer colonizers find ...
cha2
... pertaining to a specific biological feature , develop a computational method to search for new members or sequences ...
... pertaining to a specific biological feature , develop a computational method to search for new members or sequences ...
1304 Exam 2 Review - FacultyWeb Support Center
... those individuals that have the genetically established ability to cope with these changes to survive; those that do not have the genetic makeup either die (become extinct) or move to a different, more livable environment (become extirpated). The term extant refers to the individuals that are still ...
... those individuals that have the genetically established ability to cope with these changes to survive; those that do not have the genetic makeup either die (become extinct) or move to a different, more livable environment (become extirpated). The term extant refers to the individuals that are still ...
Ecological Communities
... • The number of species reaches an equilibrium when the colonization rate equals the extinction rate. • Population sizes decrease as island size decreases. Small populations are more at risk of extinction; thus equilibrium species richness should be greater on large islands. • Fewer colonizers find ...
... • The number of species reaches an equilibrium when the colonization rate equals the extinction rate. • Population sizes decrease as island size decreases. Small populations are more at risk of extinction; thus equilibrium species richness should be greater on large islands. • Fewer colonizers find ...
Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development
... This pool of genetic variation present within an interbreeding population is acted upon by selection. The significance of genetic variation is thus clear: it enables both natural evolutionary change and artificial selective breeding to occur. Each of the estimated 109 different genes distributed ac ...
... This pool of genetic variation present within an interbreeding population is acted upon by selection. The significance of genetic variation is thus clear: it enables both natural evolutionary change and artificial selective breeding to occur. Each of the estimated 109 different genes distributed ac ...
Habitats PPT
... The shape, height, density, location, and diversity of a habitat’s plant life. The combination of these factors create… ...
... The shape, height, density, location, and diversity of a habitat’s plant life. The combination of these factors create… ...
12052_2013_5_MOESM1_ESM - Springer Static Content Server
... Bean beetles (cowpea seed beetles), Callosobruchus maculatus, are agricultural pest insects of Africa and Asia. Females lay their eggs on the surface of beans of several species in the family Fabaceae. Specifically, they can successfully emerge from mung beans (Vigna radiata), adzuki beans, (Vigna a ...
... Bean beetles (cowpea seed beetles), Callosobruchus maculatus, are agricultural pest insects of Africa and Asia. Females lay their eggs on the surface of beans of several species in the family Fabaceae. Specifically, they can successfully emerge from mung beans (Vigna radiata), adzuki beans, (Vigna a ...
Life History Strategies - UNU-FTP
... between trophic levels, will determine the impact on ecosystems of different biodiversity loss scenarios: • Top predators with their large body size, low abundance, and large range requirements are particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation or destruction, but less susceptible to pollution str ...
... between trophic levels, will determine the impact on ecosystems of different biodiversity loss scenarios: • Top predators with their large body size, low abundance, and large range requirements are particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation or destruction, but less susceptible to pollution str ...
1 Title: Isolation and characterization of polymorphic
... have been developed based on the CT and GT motifs (Uesugi and Osakabe 2007). In other closely related species, T. kanzawai, the motives CT and GT were also the targets for microsatellite characterization (Nishimura et al. 2003). We have obtained a similar rate of loci discarding as other authors (N ...
... have been developed based on the CT and GT motifs (Uesugi and Osakabe 2007). In other closely related species, T. kanzawai, the motives CT and GT were also the targets for microsatellite characterization (Nishimura et al. 2003). We have obtained a similar rate of loci discarding as other authors (N ...
assessment
... to east in Queensland. The species may have been eliminated from some breeding areas early in the 20th century (Olsen 1998) but this perception is questionable because it was based on data that include observations and materials in specimen collections (including eggs) that may not pertain to the sp ...
... to east in Queensland. The species may have been eliminated from some breeding areas early in the 20th century (Olsen 1998) but this perception is questionable because it was based on data that include observations and materials in specimen collections (including eggs) that may not pertain to the sp ...
WHY MANAGE WILDLIFE?
... People Management: •EDUCATION – People have more respect for Wildlife Management if they have a good understanding of the issues and concerns (through schools, groups, hunter education, etc.) •ENFORCEMENT – Laws are used to ensure protection of wildlife, and penalize those who abuse wildlife resour ...
... People Management: •EDUCATION – People have more respect for Wildlife Management if they have a good understanding of the issues and concerns (through schools, groups, hunter education, etc.) •ENFORCEMENT – Laws are used to ensure protection of wildlife, and penalize those who abuse wildlife resour ...
xuefei method uw
... demanding and other surrounding living environments. Junior trees have a high growth rate since they are at their fast growing ages and thus more fragile against natural catastrophe and other disturbs such as pest disease, herbivore prey, especially at their early years. One critical surviving facto ...
... demanding and other surrounding living environments. Junior trees have a high growth rate since they are at their fast growing ages and thus more fragile against natural catastrophe and other disturbs such as pest disease, herbivore prey, especially at their early years. One critical surviving facto ...