PAI EO - Cornell College
... absolute) encompassed by stasis and turnover; taxonomic scale should also be carefully considered. It is extremely unlikely that any two fossil assemblages, like any two modern communities, will ever be exactly the same, hence we must decide how much paleoecologic variability to include under the ae ...
... absolute) encompassed by stasis and turnover; taxonomic scale should also be carefully considered. It is extremely unlikely that any two fossil assemblages, like any two modern communities, will ever be exactly the same, hence we must decide how much paleoecologic variability to include under the ae ...
The merging of community ecology and phylogenetic biology
... traits may be labile towards the tips of the phylogeny (less inclusive phylogenetic scale) because close relatives often have divergent or labile traits as a result of character displacement and ⁄ or adaptive radiation or due to drift and ⁄ or divergent selection following allopatric speciation. At ...
... traits may be labile towards the tips of the phylogeny (less inclusive phylogenetic scale) because close relatives often have divergent or labile traits as a result of character displacement and ⁄ or adaptive radiation or due to drift and ⁄ or divergent selection following allopatric speciation. At ...
Detailed Final Report - Rufford Small Grants
... Agricultural activity and the disturbance at nesting sites may also increase the level of predation by facilitating the discovery of nests or increasing the number of predators on nests and chicks in several types of habitats. Recreational activities (e.g. tourism, fishing) may interfere with lekkin ...
... Agricultural activity and the disturbance at nesting sites may also increase the level of predation by facilitating the discovery of nests or increasing the number of predators on nests and chicks in several types of habitats. Recreational activities (e.g. tourism, fishing) may interfere with lekkin ...
Chapter 2 Morphometric measurement selection: an invertebrate case study
... whether Ectemnorhinus populations on the two islands represent either a single species or a complex of species (Chown 1990, 1991). As a consequence, a detailed population level study, based on an integrated approach involving morphometric, molecular, and ecological data was initiated to investigate ...
... whether Ectemnorhinus populations on the two islands represent either a single species or a complex of species (Chown 1990, 1991). As a consequence, a detailed population level study, based on an integrated approach involving morphometric, molecular, and ecological data was initiated to investigate ...
The merging of community ecology and phylogenetic
... traits may be labile towards the tips of the phylogeny (less inclusive phylogenetic scale) because close relatives often have divergent or labile traits as a result of character displacement and ⁄ or adaptive radiation or due to drift and ⁄ or divergent selection following allopatric speciation. At ...
... traits may be labile towards the tips of the phylogeny (less inclusive phylogenetic scale) because close relatives often have divergent or labile traits as a result of character displacement and ⁄ or adaptive radiation or due to drift and ⁄ or divergent selection following allopatric speciation. At ...
Choreography of Transcriptomes and Lipidomes of
... However, none of these clusters was specialized or enriched with a specific functional group; on the contrary, many genes with the same functions were found in the different clusters. Regulation of the lipid metabolism genes and pathways will be discussed in detail in the corresponding sections below ...
... However, none of these clusters was specialized or enriched with a specific functional group; on the contrary, many genes with the same functions were found in the different clusters. Regulation of the lipid metabolism genes and pathways will be discussed in detail in the corresponding sections below ...
lions on small reserves - Carnivore Conservation
... Demographic stochasticity, which arises from chance events in the survival and reproductive success of a finite number of individuals, ...
... Demographic stochasticity, which arises from chance events in the survival and reproductive success of a finite number of individuals, ...
Grasshoppers in the Lawn and Garden - KSRE Bookstore
... Initiation and length of oviposition vary by species. Two-striped grasshoppers mate immediately upon attaining adult status, but females undergo a two-week preovipositional period before depositing eggs. Differential grasshoppers feed for several weeks before reaching sexual maturity and subsequentl ...
... Initiation and length of oviposition vary by species. Two-striped grasshoppers mate immediately upon attaining adult status, but females undergo a two-week preovipositional period before depositing eggs. Differential grasshoppers feed for several weeks before reaching sexual maturity and subsequentl ...
Stepwise Acquisition of Pyrimethamine Resistance in the Malaria
... same gene, because the effect of any amino acid replacement may depend on the sequence context in which it occurs (26). • Epistasis resulting from non-additive interactions between mutations in different genes, because the evolution of any enzyme in a metabolic pathway alters the selection pressures ...
... same gene, because the effect of any amino acid replacement may depend on the sequence context in which it occurs (26). • Epistasis resulting from non-additive interactions between mutations in different genes, because the evolution of any enzyme in a metabolic pathway alters the selection pressures ...
Soundscape Ecology
... ing musical orchestrations, aural awareness, and acoustic interact with a variety of biophysical features (e.g., terrain, design (Schafer 1977, Truax 1999). Acoustic ecology largely soils) to produce heterogeneity in spatial structure across emphasizes human-centered inquiry rather than the larger s ...
... ing musical orchestrations, aural awareness, and acoustic interact with a variety of biophysical features (e.g., terrain, design (Schafer 1977, Truax 1999). Acoustic ecology largely soils) to produce heterogeneity in spatial structure across emphasizes human-centered inquiry rather than the larger s ...
Understanding the Invasion Ecology of Exotic Crayfish in California
... Vertical physical barriers (e.g., steep gradients in the elevation of a stream bed, waterfalls and culverts) are also effective at limiting their spread. ...
... Vertical physical barriers (e.g., steep gradients in the elevation of a stream bed, waterfalls and culverts) are also effective at limiting their spread. ...
Divergent Amphibian Species Nonclassical MHC Class I Lineages
... estimated to have roughly 20 XNC genes per haplotype by Southern blot analysis (12), in absence of genomic sequences their exact total number and the respective number of XNC genes within each subfamily is unknown. In contrast, the genome of the only diploid frog of the Xenopodinae subfamily, S. tro ...
... estimated to have roughly 20 XNC genes per haplotype by Southern blot analysis (12), in absence of genomic sequences their exact total number and the respective number of XNC genes within each subfamily is unknown. In contrast, the genome of the only diploid frog of the Xenopodinae subfamily, S. tro ...
Joseph et al. 2013 Taming wildlife disease
... © 2013 The Authors. Journal of Applied Ecology © 2013 British Ecological Society, Journal of Applied Ecology, 50, 702–712 ...
... © 2013 The Authors. Journal of Applied Ecology © 2013 British Ecological Society, Journal of Applied Ecology, 50, 702–712 ...
Taming wildlife disease: bridging the gap between science and
... © 2013 The Authors. Journal of Applied Ecology © 2013 British Ecological Society, Journal of Applied Ecology, 50, 702–712 ...
... © 2013 The Authors. Journal of Applied Ecology © 2013 British Ecological Society, Journal of Applied Ecology, 50, 702–712 ...
FROM INDIVIDUALS TO ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION: TOWARD AN O J. S
... trophic transfer efficiencies, and energy flux caused by consumer foraging shifts in response to risk are qualitatively different from effects caused by reductions in prey density due to direct predation. We argue that a perspective of ecosystem function that considers effects of consumer behavior in ...
... trophic transfer efficiencies, and energy flux caused by consumer foraging shifts in response to risk are qualitatively different from effects caused by reductions in prey density due to direct predation. We argue that a perspective of ecosystem function that considers effects of consumer behavior in ...
Midlands Conservation Fund
... which are now undoubtedly a little-known, but significant cultural treasure of Australia. In large part the same families remain in ownership of the properties established in the early 1800s. ...
... which are now undoubtedly a little-known, but significant cultural treasure of Australia. In large part the same families remain in ownership of the properties established in the early 1800s. ...
Evolution of b-type cytochromes in prokaryotes
... The tree shown is based on PhyML analysis of 472 sequences from all orthology groups (except K00241) and all species. Numerical values at the nodes of the tree indicate statistical support based on 100 bootstraps. For species name abbreviations, and full details of accession numbers for all protein ...
... The tree shown is based on PhyML analysis of 472 sequences from all orthology groups (except K00241) and all species. Numerical values at the nodes of the tree indicate statistical support based on 100 bootstraps. For species name abbreviations, and full details of accession numbers for all protein ...
Habitat selection as a major resource partitioning mechanism
... supplies\ which may prevent competitive niche par! titioning from occurring[ As a consequence\ the organization of bat communities would be under the control of non!deterministic processes "Willig + Moulton 0878^ Findley 0882^ Arita 0886#[ Yet\ this unorthodox view about the structure of bat faunas ...
... supplies\ which may prevent competitive niche par! titioning from occurring[ As a consequence\ the organization of bat communities would be under the control of non!deterministic processes "Willig + Moulton 0878^ Findley 0882^ Arita 0886#[ Yet\ this unorthodox view about the structure of bat faunas ...
15. NEW WORLD NECTAR-FEEDING VERTEBRATES
... We gleaned data on local diversity, habitat distributions, diets, and morphology of nectar-bats and hummingbirds from the literature. Nomenclature for bats follows Wilson and Reeder (1993); hummingbird nomenclature follows Sibley and Monroe (1990) and AOU (1998). To quantify local species richness i ...
... We gleaned data on local diversity, habitat distributions, diets, and morphology of nectar-bats and hummingbirds from the literature. Nomenclature for bats follows Wilson and Reeder (1993); hummingbird nomenclature follows Sibley and Monroe (1990) and AOU (1998). To quantify local species richness i ...
Enos Lake Benthic and Limnetic Threespine Stickleback Species
... Population sizes in Enos Lake were estimated in 2001, based on multiple markrecaptures, but these estimates were confounded by species identification problems due to substantial hybridization that had occurred by that time. When the sample was pooled, the population estimate was 26,630 ± 8,240, whic ...
... Population sizes in Enos Lake were estimated in 2001, based on multiple markrecaptures, but these estimates were confounded by species identification problems due to substantial hybridization that had occurred by that time. When the sample was pooled, the population estimate was 26,630 ± 8,240, whic ...
HiSeq Sequencing Systems
... Innovative design features make HiSeq Systems the easiest-to-use next-generation sequencing systems (Figure 2). Flow cells are loaded on the vacuum-controlled loading dock. Pre-configured, plug-and-play reagents sufficient for up to 200 cycles plus indexing, drop into racks in the machine’s chiller ...
... Innovative design features make HiSeq Systems the easiest-to-use next-generation sequencing systems (Figure 2). Flow cells are loaded on the vacuum-controlled loading dock. Pre-configured, plug-and-play reagents sufficient for up to 200 cycles plus indexing, drop into racks in the machine’s chiller ...
