Multiple sequence alignment for phylogenetic purposes
... as part of phylogenetic analyses. The primary importance of biological insight in phylogenetic studies is something that L. A. S. Johnson was very insistent upon; and this topic is thus one of which I feel he would have approved. Alignment is all about mapping the relationships between residues in a ...
... as part of phylogenetic analyses. The primary importance of biological insight in phylogenetic studies is something that L. A. S. Johnson was very insistent upon; and this topic is thus one of which I feel he would have approved. Alignment is all about mapping the relationships between residues in a ...
Demography and ecology of a declining endemic: The Olympic
... temporal distribution of the observed extinctions and recolonizations, dispersal patterns, and demographic rates in the context of other stable and declining populations of marmots all suggest that this is not the case. Alone, no one of the four lines of evidence that I present would absolutely demo ...
... temporal distribution of the observed extinctions and recolonizations, dispersal patterns, and demographic rates in the context of other stable and declining populations of marmots all suggest that this is not the case. Alone, no one of the four lines of evidence that I present would absolutely demo ...
Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly
... were males, 41 females, and 68 had no sex indicated. If these figures were indicative of natural sex ratios, males would outnumber females by more than 4:1. Female butterflies are typically more secretive than males, and in the case of Schaus swallowtail butterflies, a skewed distribution might be e ...
... were males, 41 females, and 68 had no sex indicated. If these figures were indicative of natural sex ratios, males would outnumber females by more than 4:1. Female butterflies are typically more secretive than males, and in the case of Schaus swallowtail butterflies, a skewed distribution might be e ...
Cownose Rays in the Chesapeake Bay
... the life history and population dynamics of the cownose ray provide insights on their time spent in the Chesapeake Bay and resulting interactions with the fishing industry. Recently, media has drawn attention to recreational bow-hunting tournaments targeting cownose rays in the Chesapeake Bay. These ...
... the life history and population dynamics of the cownose ray provide insights on their time spent in the Chesapeake Bay and resulting interactions with the fishing industry. Recently, media has drawn attention to recreational bow-hunting tournaments targeting cownose rays in the Chesapeake Bay. These ...
Ermine Haidarum subspecies - Registre public des espèces en péril
... consistent with this suggestion, recent mtDNA evidence demonstrates that M. e. haidarum is part of one of three or perhaps four ancient evolutionary lineages in M. erminea, one found in Eurasia and Alaska, the other in most of the remainder of North America, and the third in Haida Gwaii and in a con ...
... consistent with this suggestion, recent mtDNA evidence demonstrates that M. e. haidarum is part of one of three or perhaps four ancient evolutionary lineages in M. erminea, one found in Eurasia and Alaska, the other in most of the remainder of North America, and the third in Haida Gwaii and in a con ...
The Ecology, Impacts, and Control of Crassula helmsii Clare E. Dean
... a field based experiment were separately conducted, both assessing how well C. helmsii could spread into available bare ground compared to native competitors, and addressing the question: Is available bare ground an important pre-requisite to high C. helmsii abundance? These experiments found that C ...
... a field based experiment were separately conducted, both assessing how well C. helmsii could spread into available bare ground compared to native competitors, and addressing the question: Is available bare ground an important pre-requisite to high C. helmsii abundance? These experiments found that C ...
Ingredients for protist coexistence: competition, endosymbiosis and
... analyses have shown that communities and ecosystems properties may be strongly modified when non-trophic interactions are included in models. Arditi, Michalski & Hirzel (2005) have shown that communities become ‘super-efficient’ with a certain proportion of mutualistic interactions. In a comparison be ...
... analyses have shown that communities and ecosystems properties may be strongly modified when non-trophic interactions are included in models. Arditi, Michalski & Hirzel (2005) have shown that communities become ‘super-efficient’ with a certain proportion of mutualistic interactions. In a comparison be ...
Localization and nucleotide specificity of Blastocystis succinyl‐CoA
... containing, for example, diatoms, oomycetes and brown algae such as the Californian giant kelp. Despite its potential pathogenic nature and its high prevalence, surprisingly little is known about Blastocystis. Although Blastocystis is a strict anaerobe (Zierdt, 1991), it has been shown to contain or ...
... containing, for example, diatoms, oomycetes and brown algae such as the Californian giant kelp. Despite its potential pathogenic nature and its high prevalence, surprisingly little is known about Blastocystis. Although Blastocystis is a strict anaerobe (Zierdt, 1991), it has been shown to contain or ...
Quantifying Terrestrial Habitat Loss and Fragmentation: A Protocol
... protocol for quantitatively assessing habitat loss and fragmentation, and is illustrated with an example from southwest Colorado. ...
... protocol for quantitatively assessing habitat loss and fragmentation, and is illustrated with an example from southwest Colorado. ...
Synergistic Interactions in Multispecies Biofilms
... web of cooperative and/or competitive interactions between community members, indicating that research in “whole-entity” should not be based on the assembled results from “mono pieces”. As one of the best multispecies biofilm models, oral microbial community, also known as “dental plaque” is thoroug ...
... web of cooperative and/or competitive interactions between community members, indicating that research in “whole-entity” should not be based on the assembled results from “mono pieces”. As one of the best multispecies biofilm models, oral microbial community, also known as “dental plaque” is thoroug ...
EDGE EFFECT INTERACTIONS IN AN AFRICAN SAVANNA By
... We focus here on landscapes with only two patch types, although many real situations are even more complex. For example, Li et al. (2007) found that 60% of a forested landscape in Wisconsin, USA was within 120 m of three or more different patch types. Harper et al. (2007) detected edge interactions ...
... We focus here on landscapes with only two patch types, although many real situations are even more complex. For example, Li et al. (2007) found that 60% of a forested landscape in Wisconsin, USA was within 120 m of three or more different patch types. Harper et al. (2007) detected edge interactions ...
species profile - Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and
... 2002). This Gamma herpesvirus is thought to have resulted in the Scimitar-horned Oryx being found with antibodies for other diseases, such as malignant catarrhal fever (MCF), however the existence of MCF in Scimitar-horned Oryx is still often suspected to be able to occur (Flatch, Reid, Pow and Klem ...
... 2002). This Gamma herpesvirus is thought to have resulted in the Scimitar-horned Oryx being found with antibodies for other diseases, such as malignant catarrhal fever (MCF), however the existence of MCF in Scimitar-horned Oryx is still often suspected to be able to occur (Flatch, Reid, Pow and Klem ...
ECOLOGY OF LACUSTRINE-ADFLUVIAL BULL TROUT POPULATIONS IN AN by
... Lake, species, sample size (N), and length (mean ± standard deviation) of individuals used for stable isotope analysis and the total sample of individuals measured. Species within lakes followed by an asterisk had lengths that differed significantly between the subsample used for stable isotope anal ...
... Lake, species, sample size (N), and length (mean ± standard deviation) of individuals used for stable isotope analysis and the total sample of individuals measured. Species within lakes followed by an asterisk had lengths that differed significantly between the subsample used for stable isotope anal ...
The potential for reintroduction of Eurasian lynx to Great Britain: a
... Lynx are solitary, territorial carnivores of about 20 kg weight. Home range sizes vary from 200-2800 km2 for males and 100-800 km2 for females and are largest at high latitudes and smallest where high densities of prey and productive habitats occur. Typical densities are in the range of 0.5-1.5 lynx ...
... Lynx are solitary, territorial carnivores of about 20 kg weight. Home range sizes vary from 200-2800 km2 for males and 100-800 km2 for females and are largest at high latitudes and smallest where high densities of prey and productive habitats occur. Typical densities are in the range of 0.5-1.5 lynx ...
- Wiley Online Library
... randomized residual permutation procedure (“RRPP”) to calculate effect sizes between groups and to identify between-group differences (Collyer and Adams 2007; Collyer et al. 2014). This procedure extracts the residuals of a null model and randomly pairs them with fitted values; then, these pseudoran ...
... randomized residual permutation procedure (“RRPP”) to calculate effect sizes between groups and to identify between-group differences (Collyer and Adams 2007; Collyer et al. 2014). This procedure extracts the residuals of a null model and randomly pairs them with fitted values; then, these pseudoran ...
now - Tapir Specialist Group
... Reserve (see a brief report on this study in the news section). I am also especially happy to communicate that we have been receiving a significant number of e-mail messages from researchers in Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, French Guyana, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Ecuador, countries where we haven’t had ...
... Reserve (see a brief report on this study in the news section). I am also especially happy to communicate that we have been receiving a significant number of e-mail messages from researchers in Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, French Guyana, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Ecuador, countries where we haven’t had ...
CWD in Norway – a state of emergency for the future of cervids
... be managed by eradication of the host population, fallowing of the area (> 5 years), and restocking from a healthy population. The report explains that culling of the Nordfjella reindeer herd is a necessary, immediate response to the current situation. However, as part of an adaptive management stra ...
... be managed by eradication of the host population, fallowing of the area (> 5 years), and restocking from a healthy population. The report explains that culling of the Nordfjella reindeer herd is a necessary, immediate response to the current situation. However, as part of an adaptive management stra ...
Abiotic and Biotic Factors Affecting the Distribution and Abundance
... fall. In summer, formation of alates was a function of field infestation. A tritrophic population model was built using DYMEX, a mechanistic lifecycle based modeling software package. The model incorporated soybean, A. glycines, and three natural enemy species, interacting based on phenological, phy ...
... fall. In summer, formation of alates was a function of field infestation. A tritrophic population model was built using DYMEX, a mechanistic lifecycle based modeling software package. The model incorporated soybean, A. glycines, and three natural enemy species, interacting based on phenological, phy ...
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... required elective courses in biology (3-4 credits of independent study or research per substituted course). The subject area of the independent study or research will determine which biological subject areas the credits satisfy. ...
... required elective courses in biology (3-4 credits of independent study or research per substituted course). The subject area of the independent study or research will determine which biological subject areas the credits satisfy. ...
101-Chem
... 1. Determine mass in g of each element 2. Convert mass in g to moles 3. Divide all quantities by smallest number of moles to get smallest ratio of moles 4. Convert any non-integers into integer numbers. If number ends in decimal equivalent of fraction, multiply all quantities by least common denom ...
... 1. Determine mass in g of each element 2. Convert mass in g to moles 3. Divide all quantities by smallest number of moles to get smallest ratio of moles 4. Convert any non-integers into integer numbers. If number ends in decimal equivalent of fraction, multiply all quantities by least common denom ...
BEST PRACTICE IN RESTORATION
... grasslands dominated by non-native species. These non-native grasslands, which now dominate the region, contain species with no history of interacting because species are from multiple continents. These “novel ecosystems” might differ ecologically from native systems that they replaced in terms of b ...
... grasslands dominated by non-native species. These non-native grasslands, which now dominate the region, contain species with no history of interacting because species are from multiple continents. These “novel ecosystems” might differ ecologically from native systems that they replaced in terms of b ...
Effects of stock grazing on biodiversity values in Temperate Native
... grassy ecosystems in southern Australia. Its aim is to assist grazing management of temperate lowland native grasslands and grassy woodlands in areas of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) where conservation is a primary management objective. Historically, stock grazing has caused enormous damage ...
... grassy ecosystems in southern Australia. Its aim is to assist grazing management of temperate lowland native grasslands and grassy woodlands in areas of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) where conservation is a primary management objective. Historically, stock grazing has caused enormous damage ...
Thesis in pdf
... affected by the disturbance. Similarly, Reynolds et al. (1993) defines disturbances as ”primarily non-biotic, stochastic events that results in distinct and abrupt changes in the composition and which interfere with internally-driven progress towards self-organisation and ecological equilibrium; suc ...
... affected by the disturbance. Similarly, Reynolds et al. (1993) defines disturbances as ”primarily non-biotic, stochastic events that results in distinct and abrupt changes in the composition and which interfere with internally-driven progress towards self-organisation and ecological equilibrium; suc ...