Dwarf Wedgemussel - NH Fish and Game
... of the Upper Connecticut River was completed during 2008 (Nedeau 2008b). Dwarf wedgemussel assessments have been done for a variety of proposed construction projects (e.g., shoreline hardening, dam removal or repair, bridge replacement) in or along the Connecticut River (Nedeau 2003b, Nedeau 2004c, ...
... of the Upper Connecticut River was completed during 2008 (Nedeau 2008b). Dwarf wedgemussel assessments have been done for a variety of proposed construction projects (e.g., shoreline hardening, dam removal or repair, bridge replacement) in or along the Connecticut River (Nedeau 2003b, Nedeau 2004c, ...
BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION: DO SPECIES
... Biological communities perform a variety of functions within ecosystems, including regulation of climatic processes, breakdown of waste, recycling of nutrients, maintenance of soil fertility and provision of natural resources. Although exact numbers and timescales are difficult to determine, it is c ...
... Biological communities perform a variety of functions within ecosystems, including regulation of climatic processes, breakdown of waste, recycling of nutrients, maintenance of soil fertility and provision of natural resources. Although exact numbers and timescales are difficult to determine, it is c ...
The role of a water bug, Sigara striata, in freshwater food webs
... shown that food web structure is a key to understanding food web dynamics (de Ruiter, Neutel & Moore, 1995; McCann, Hastings & Huxel, 1998). Limited knowledge of food web structure in individual habitats thus calls into question the reliability of predictions of consequences of climate change or hab ...
... shown that food web structure is a key to understanding food web dynamics (de Ruiter, Neutel & Moore, 1995; McCann, Hastings & Huxel, 1998). Limited knowledge of food web structure in individual habitats thus calls into question the reliability of predictions of consequences of climate change or hab ...
Taxonomic and functional approaches of trophic interactions
... that, at the end of the field campaigns, some of us would have been able to reach the Armene pasture blindfolded. Antoine, Jean-No, Nathalie, Annie, Luc, Seb, Isabelle, Pascal, Josefa, JeanFrançois, Anne, François, David, Bruno, Etienne, Marie, Rémy, Christiane, Mathilde, M-P and Tiph, I spent good ...
... that, at the end of the field campaigns, some of us would have been able to reach the Armene pasture blindfolded. Antoine, Jean-No, Nathalie, Annie, Luc, Seb, Isabelle, Pascal, Josefa, JeanFrançois, Anne, François, David, Bruno, Etienne, Marie, Rémy, Christiane, Mathilde, M-P and Tiph, I spent good ...
Workshop on Kingdom Fungi
... that not only perform the vital function of decomposition, but also engage in a wide variety of symbiotic relationships with other species. Although once thought to be related to plants, fungi are now known to share a more recent common ancestor with animals than with plants. Several characteristics ...
... that not only perform the vital function of decomposition, but also engage in a wide variety of symbiotic relationships with other species. Although once thought to be related to plants, fungi are now known to share a more recent common ancestor with animals than with plants. Several characteristics ...
- Centre for Biodiversity Theory and Modelling
... Under density compensation the loss or decline of stress-intolerant species can be rapidly compensated by the growth of other species. Thus, an important consequence of density compensation is the maintenance of total community density or biomass, even in the face of species extinctions. The first ca ...
... Under density compensation the loss or decline of stress-intolerant species can be rapidly compensated by the growth of other species. Thus, an important consequence of density compensation is the maintenance of total community density or biomass, even in the face of species extinctions. The first ca ...
Herrera.2014.FEMS.Microbiol.Ecol
... genotypes being nonrandomly distributed among flowers of different plant species. To unravel the causal mechanism of this pattern of host-mediated genetic diversity, this paper examines experimentally whether floral nectars of different host plants differ in their quality as a growing substrate for ...
... genotypes being nonrandomly distributed among flowers of different plant species. To unravel the causal mechanism of this pattern of host-mediated genetic diversity, this paper examines experimentally whether floral nectars of different host plants differ in their quality as a growing substrate for ...
Long-Distance Dispersal of Plants
... provide better data for LDD of plant diaspores (5, 9). The great potential ascribed to genetic methods to unveil LDD of seeds is beginning to show (18), but such studies are still uncommon and are limited in their spatial scale to a few hundred meters or less. Studies estimating effective dispersal ...
... provide better data for LDD of plant diaspores (5, 9). The great potential ascribed to genetic methods to unveil LDD of seeds is beginning to show (18), but such studies are still uncommon and are limited in their spatial scale to a few hundred meters or less. Studies estimating effective dispersal ...
Historical Mammal Extinction on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean
... Sequences were obtainable from all 18 rat samples (100% success rate) with the RAG1 A primers. On the basis of fixed differences in recovered cytochrome b and RAG1 sequences (Table 2), we determined that the samples could be exhaustively divided into two groups. More precisely, modern Rattus rattus ...
... Sequences were obtainable from all 18 rat samples (100% success rate) with the RAG1 A primers. On the basis of fixed differences in recovered cytochrome b and RAG1 sequences (Table 2), we determined that the samples could be exhaustively divided into two groups. More precisely, modern Rattus rattus ...
Body size evolution in insular vertebrates: generality of the island rule
... These patterns contribute to variation about the general trend referred to as the island rule, not the signal for that more general, large-scale pattern. The island rule itself is an emergent pattern resulting from a combination of selective forces whose importance and influence on insular populatio ...
... These patterns contribute to variation about the general trend referred to as the island rule, not the signal for that more general, large-scale pattern. The island rule itself is an emergent pattern resulting from a combination of selective forces whose importance and influence on insular populatio ...
STRUCTURE OF ANT ASSEMBLAGES IN A MIDDLE
... 4.1. Density of dead branches of various sizes and conditions 5.1. Temperature of soil and of air above soil surface as a difference from air temperature at 2 m height 5.2. S.d. of 5.1. 5.3. Soil humidity at two depths 5.4. Soil hygroscopic value 6.1. Density of various animal groups collected in pi ...
... 4.1. Density of dead branches of various sizes and conditions 5.1. Temperature of soil and of air above soil surface as a difference from air temperature at 2 m height 5.2. S.d. of 5.1. 5.3. Soil humidity at two depths 5.4. Soil hygroscopic value 6.1. Density of various animal groups collected in pi ...
226 rapid and repeated origin of insular gigantism and
... with a molecular phylogeography dataset comprising approximately 4800 bp of mtDNA and demonstrate that populations of island dwarfs and giants have evolved five times independently. In each case the closest relatives of the giant or dwarf populations are mainland tiger snakes, and in four of the fiv ...
... with a molecular phylogeography dataset comprising approximately 4800 bp of mtDNA and demonstrate that populations of island dwarfs and giants have evolved five times independently. In each case the closest relatives of the giant or dwarf populations are mainland tiger snakes, and in four of the fiv ...
(THCA) synthase gene in
... position 1398 bp in #045, G at position 1410 bp in #078, and A at position 1560 bp in #011 were all synonymous substitutions, so amino acid substitutions did not occur. The substituted nucleotides T at 79 bp in #045 and #078, G at 229 bp in #068, T at 619 bp in #011, and G at 800 bp in #045, encoded ...
... position 1398 bp in #045, G at position 1410 bp in #078, and A at position 1560 bp in #011 were all synonymous substitutions, so amino acid substitutions did not occur. The substituted nucleotides T at 79 bp in #045 and #078, G at 229 bp in #068, T at 619 bp in #011, and G at 800 bp in #045, encoded ...
Population Density and Choice of Den and Food Made by Octopus
... environment. For six hours following this adjustment period, octopuses were monitored at 15-minute intervals. Location of octopus in relation to the 'new' (red Nalgene) bottle and 'home' bottle were documented. Upon completion of six hours of observation, if the 'choice' was evident, the test was co ...
... environment. For six hours following this adjustment period, octopuses were monitored at 15-minute intervals. Location of octopus in relation to the 'new' (red Nalgene) bottle and 'home' bottle were documented. Upon completion of six hours of observation, if the 'choice' was evident, the test was co ...
Introduction - Beck-Shop
... growth will generally be positive for large herbivores as both plant biomass and nutritional quality will increase. The decrease in snow cover (in some areas) will also be positive for large herbivores as they will have a longer period for body growth and an increased survival during the shorter win ...
... growth will generally be positive for large herbivores as both plant biomass and nutritional quality will increase. The decrease in snow cover (in some areas) will also be positive for large herbivores as they will have a longer period for body growth and an increased survival during the shorter win ...
Monitoring data from citizen-science programs
... or family group (Figure 4). Each mound, and often also the colony, provides distinctive habitat that supports plant and animal assemblages that differ from those in the surrounding grassland (Branch et al. 2002; Komonen et al. 2003; Davidson and Lightfoot 2006). Although their colonies and mounds ma ...
... or family group (Figure 4). Each mound, and often also the colony, provides distinctive habitat that supports plant and animal assemblages that differ from those in the surrounding grassland (Branch et al. 2002; Komonen et al. 2003; Davidson and Lightfoot 2006). Although their colonies and mounds ma ...
Nasua nasua - CIRCABC
... months of the year most appropriate for establishment? 1.9. How likely is the organism to be able to transfer from the pathway to a suitable habitat or host? ...
... months of the year most appropriate for establishment? 1.9. How likely is the organism to be able to transfer from the pathway to a suitable habitat or host? ...
FASTA is a program for database searching by homology. FASTA
... and any sequence in a database. Each sequence is broken down into short words a few sequence characters long and these words are organized into a table indicating where they are in the sequence. If one or more words are present in both sequences, and especially if several words can be joined, the se ...
... and any sequence in a database. Each sequence is broken down into short words a few sequence characters long and these words are organized into a table indicating where they are in the sequence. If one or more words are present in both sequences, and especially if several words can be joined, the se ...
View/Open
... Melle 2007, Vikebø et al. 2012). Latitude has therefore often been used as a proxy in avian phenology studies (Baker 1938, Slagsvold 1975, Olsen and Marples 1993, Wanless et al. 2008), and we choose to use the same parameter as a proxy for a general gradient of environmental conditions to address l ...
... Melle 2007, Vikebø et al. 2012). Latitude has therefore often been used as a proxy in avian phenology studies (Baker 1938, Slagsvold 1975, Olsen and Marples 1993, Wanless et al. 2008), and we choose to use the same parameter as a proxy for a general gradient of environmental conditions to address l ...
Chapters 28-30 sample exam
... temperature regulation from this result? Use data from Data Gallery #1 to support your answer. Limit your answer to 3 sentences. When air is prevented from entering the horse’s nasal cavity, the cavernous sinus heats up much faster, which makes the hypothalamus to get nearly as hot as the core body ...
... temperature regulation from this result? Use data from Data Gallery #1 to support your answer. Limit your answer to 3 sentences. When air is prevented from entering the horse’s nasal cavity, the cavernous sinus heats up much faster, which makes the hypothalamus to get nearly as hot as the core body ...
Owl winter irruptions as an indicator of small mammal population
... have suggested that ermine (Mustela erminea ) populations show fluctuations in abundance for which amplitude increases with latitude in eastern North America. Using a limited number of published long-term data-sets on different species of small mammals from boreal North America, these authors were t ...
... have suggested that ermine (Mustela erminea ) populations show fluctuations in abundance for which amplitude increases with latitude in eastern North America. Using a limited number of published long-term data-sets on different species of small mammals from boreal North America, these authors were t ...
Biological invasions: a field synopsis, systematic review, and
... to systematic review methodology (albeit without formally including all of its elements) to those that either do not identify how papers were searched or appear arbitrary in their selection criteria (e.g., “data from all papers known to the authors on Topic X were included.”). These approaches are n ...
... to systematic review methodology (albeit without formally including all of its elements) to those that either do not identify how papers were searched or appear arbitrary in their selection criteria (e.g., “data from all papers known to the authors on Topic X were included.”). These approaches are n ...
Hypoxia Tolerance of Two Haplochromine Cichlids: Swamp
... A. ‘wrought-iron’ in the dense interior of the fringing swamp (catch ratio = 10 : 1). We have found three other haplochromine cichlids in the lake: an undescribed species, and two widespread swampdwelling species, Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae and Astatoreochromis alluaudi. Fish collections ...
... A. ‘wrought-iron’ in the dense interior of the fringing swamp (catch ratio = 10 : 1). We have found three other haplochromine cichlids in the lake: an undescribed species, and two widespread swampdwelling species, Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae and Astatoreochromis alluaudi. Fish collections ...
Disentangling direct and indirect effects of experimental grassland
... Other studies on trophic interactions in biodiversity experiments have largely relied on artificially sown gradients in plant diversity [14-16]. To achieve more realistic results, we performed this study in an old grassland and only changed the relative importance of grasses and forbs [17]. We chose ...
... Other studies on trophic interactions in biodiversity experiments have largely relied on artificially sown gradients in plant diversity [14-16]. To achieve more realistic results, we performed this study in an old grassland and only changed the relative importance of grasses and forbs [17]. We chose ...
