empirical evidence for an optimal body size in snakes
... Abstract. The concept of optimal size has been invoked to explain patterns in body size of terrestrial mammals. However, the generality of this phenomenon has not been tested with similarly complete data from other taxonomic groups. In this study we describe three statistical patterns of body size i ...
... Abstract. The concept of optimal size has been invoked to explain patterns in body size of terrestrial mammals. However, the generality of this phenomenon has not been tested with similarly complete data from other taxonomic groups. In this study we describe three statistical patterns of body size i ...
Bioinformatics: Molecular Computational Tools (Module II)
... molecular biologist. A number of computational programs are available that help search through genome databases, design primers for PCR, translate a DNA sequence into an amino acid sequence (and vice versa), identify conserved regions in the amino acid sequence (domains), etc. In this lab, you will ...
... molecular biologist. A number of computational programs are available that help search through genome databases, design primers for PCR, translate a DNA sequence into an amino acid sequence (and vice versa), identify conserved regions in the amino acid sequence (domains), etc. In this lab, you will ...
4th Grade in ppt format
... What will most likely happen if a rose species is not pollinated? A. The species will attract more bees. B. The species will increase in number. C. The species will produce more flowers. D. The species will become extinct. ...
... What will most likely happen if a rose species is not pollinated? A. The species will attract more bees. B. The species will increase in number. C. The species will produce more flowers. D. The species will become extinct. ...
bioinformatics module ii - Tetrahymena Genome Database
... molecular biologist. A number of computational programs are available that help search through genome databases, design primers for PCR, translate a DNA sequence into an amino acid sequence (and vice versa), identify conserved regions in the amino acid sequence (domains), etc. In this lab, you will ...
... molecular biologist. A number of computational programs are available that help search through genome databases, design primers for PCR, translate a DNA sequence into an amino acid sequence (and vice versa), identify conserved regions in the amino acid sequence (domains), etc. In this lab, you will ...
Tesis Maestria en Ciencias de Marcos A. Caraballo Ortiz
... population particularly relevant because factors such as flower timing, spatial isolation, and/or neighborhoods could severely reduce pollination and fruit set (Feinsinger et al. 1991, Kunin 1993). This can be especially critical for rare and endangered species (Demauro 1993, Kunin 1993, Byers 1995) ...
... population particularly relevant because factors such as flower timing, spatial isolation, and/or neighborhoods could severely reduce pollination and fruit set (Feinsinger et al. 1991, Kunin 1993). This can be especially critical for rare and endangered species (Demauro 1993, Kunin 1993, Byers 1995) ...
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... WLF F101 Survey of Wildlife Science 1.5 Credits Offered Fall An introduction to wildlife biology for conservation and management. Lectures will describe the research of local wildlife biologists and the programs of management agencies. Weekend field trips will be used to introduce practical pro ...
... WLF F101 Survey of Wildlife Science 1.5 Credits Offered Fall An introduction to wildlife biology for conservation and management. Lectures will describe the research of local wildlife biologists and the programs of management agencies. Weekend field trips will be used to introduce practical pro ...
ktf0482
... areas where submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) or seepage occurs rather than in estuaries (Ruwa and Polk, 1986). Mangrove forests in Kenya are currently being heavily exploited (Kokwaro, 1986) especially in urban areas where they are under environmental stress due to uncontrolled disposal of dome ...
... areas where submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) or seepage occurs rather than in estuaries (Ruwa and Polk, 1986). Mangrove forests in Kenya are currently being heavily exploited (Kokwaro, 1986) especially in urban areas where they are under environmental stress due to uncontrolled disposal of dome ...
mbeli bai study annual report 2008
... these threats. The reclassification was based on projected population decline. Recent findings of more than 100,000 gorillas in Congo does not impact this assessment but rather provides an opportunity for conservation and a challenge in the prevention of Ebola spread, which is assumed to happen pred ...
... these threats. The reclassification was based on projected population decline. Recent findings of more than 100,000 gorillas in Congo does not impact this assessment but rather provides an opportunity for conservation and a challenge in the prevention of Ebola spread, which is assumed to happen pred ...
Exergetic Model of Secondary Successions for Plant Communities in
... 1/4 ha each. Plant surveys were based on the Phytosociological Method of Braun-Blanquet [19, 20]. The number of plant surveys made depended on the variability in the number of previously founded species. In the selected sites, dominanceabundance values were estimated. The dominance-abundance values ...
... 1/4 ha each. Plant surveys were based on the Phytosociological Method of Braun-Blanquet [19, 20]. The number of plant surveys made depended on the variability in the number of previously founded species. In the selected sites, dominanceabundance values were estimated. The dominance-abundance values ...
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... 3 - E Value (Expect Value) describes the likelihood that a sequence with a similar score will occur in the database by chance. The smaller the E Value, the more significant the alignment. For example, the first alignment has a very low E value of e-117 meaning that a sequence with a similar score is ...
... 3 - E Value (Expect Value) describes the likelihood that a sequence with a similar score will occur in the database by chance. The smaller the E Value, the more significant the alignment. For example, the first alignment has a very low E value of e-117 meaning that a sequence with a similar score is ...
Vector Corruption - Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
... limited, i.e. the body size and width of the mouth determine how large a prey item it can consume, generalist carnivore, willing to cannibalize its own young. They are a highly adaptable species that can easily adapt to environments modified by human. Bullfrogs are often located in warmer, lentic ha ...
... limited, i.e. the body size and width of the mouth determine how large a prey item it can consume, generalist carnivore, willing to cannibalize its own young. They are a highly adaptable species that can easily adapt to environments modified by human. Bullfrogs are often located in warmer, lentic ha ...
population dynamics and ecological processes in dendritic networks
... Spatial structure regulates and modifies processes at several levels of ecological organization (e.g. individual/genetic, population and community) and is thus a key component of complex systems, where knowledge at a small scale can be insufficient for understanding system behaviour at a larger scal ...
... Spatial structure regulates and modifies processes at several levels of ecological organization (e.g. individual/genetic, population and community) and is thus a key component of complex systems, where knowledge at a small scale can be insufficient for understanding system behaviour at a larger scal ...
Predator control allows critically endangered lizards to recover on
... abundance estimates. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals were obtained by first calculating them on the natural logarithm scale to account for the asymmetric nature of growth rates (i.e. they can range from zero to infinity, with 1 indicating a stable population size), then the limits were back ...
... abundance estimates. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals were obtained by first calculating them on the natural logarithm scale to account for the asymmetric nature of growth rates (i.e. they can range from zero to infinity, with 1 indicating a stable population size), then the limits were back ...
read more! - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
... rates for all abundant herbivorous fish species were determined using timed foraging observations. Divers followed individuals of the families Labridae (Scarinae; parrotfish) and Acanthuridae (surgeonfish) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (e.g., Bruggemann et al. 1994a) to record bite rates and type of su ...
... rates for all abundant herbivorous fish species were determined using timed foraging observations. Divers followed individuals of the families Labridae (Scarinae; parrotfish) and Acanthuridae (surgeonfish) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (e.g., Bruggemann et al. 1994a) to record bite rates and type of su ...
The need for integrative approaches to understand and conserve
... to understanding the costs and benefits of migration. Next, we discuss the behaviours that underlie migration, with an emphasis on flexibility in the face of anthropogenic disturbances. We end with a discussion of what is needed next in migration research and how best to use improved understanding t ...
... to understanding the costs and benefits of migration. Next, we discuss the behaviours that underlie migration, with an emphasis on flexibility in the face of anthropogenic disturbances. We end with a discussion of what is needed next in migration research and how best to use improved understanding t ...
Evaluating performance costs of sexually selected traits
... compromise between natural and sexual selection (and within the confines of genetic, developmental and physical constraints). Therefore, while they will have a net positive effect on at least one component of Darwinian fitness, such as fecundity (e.g. number of females obtained by a male), they typi ...
... compromise between natural and sexual selection (and within the confines of genetic, developmental and physical constraints). Therefore, while they will have a net positive effect on at least one component of Darwinian fitness, such as fecundity (e.g. number of females obtained by a male), they typi ...
The phenology of growth and reproduction in plants
... (Murali & Sukumar 1994) to that of the individual flower (Herrera 1995a). In most plant communities, although at least some species will be in flower throughout the growing season, there is a tendency for peaks of flowering to occur. In wet tropical forests flower production may coincide with peaks ...
... (Murali & Sukumar 1994) to that of the individual flower (Herrera 1995a). In most plant communities, although at least some species will be in flower throughout the growing season, there is a tendency for peaks of flowering to occur. In wet tropical forests flower production may coincide with peaks ...
Ecology and Evolution 5(1)
... Establishment of a new phenotype within a community requires that a population maintain a viable population size in the face of both abiotic conditions and interspecific interactions experienced within the community. We use the term “new phenotype” to refer to a population possessing a phenotype not ...
... Establishment of a new phenotype within a community requires that a population maintain a viable population size in the face of both abiotic conditions and interspecific interactions experienced within the community. We use the term “new phenotype” to refer to a population possessing a phenotype not ...
Ecological Balances, Activity Based Foundation Course on
... Education (HBCSE) for three years since 1993. Besides providing adequate funds for the project intended for developing ‘good citizenship qualities’ among students of grades 11 and 12, the benevolence of the Late Mr. D.K. Malegamwala allowed the Centre both intellectual and economic freedom to select ...
... Education (HBCSE) for three years since 1993. Besides providing adequate funds for the project intended for developing ‘good citizenship qualities’ among students of grades 11 and 12, the benevolence of the Late Mr. D.K. Malegamwala allowed the Centre both intellectual and economic freedom to select ...
press perturbations and the predictability of ecological interactions
... be used to quantify net direct and indirect interactions and identify the directional outcome of the field experiments (i.e., net increase or decrease in species biomass), based on a hypothesized set of species interactions in the experimental old-field system. In essence, the inverse community matr ...
... be used to quantify net direct and indirect interactions and identify the directional outcome of the field experiments (i.e., net increase or decrease in species biomass), based on a hypothesized set of species interactions in the experimental old-field system. In essence, the inverse community matr ...
13.1 Ecologists Study Relationships / 13.2 Biotic & Abiotic Organism
... on the small mammals, amphibians, insects, and fruit found in this habitat. Red foxes are active at night. They provide blood for blackflies and mosquitoes, and are host to numerous diseases. The scraps, or carrion, left behind after a fox's meal provide food for many small scavengers and decomposer ...
... on the small mammals, amphibians, insects, and fruit found in this habitat. Red foxes are active at night. They provide blood for blackflies and mosquitoes, and are host to numerous diseases. The scraps, or carrion, left behind after a fox's meal provide food for many small scavengers and decomposer ...
Plant and Soil.
... New molecular approaches that analyze the bacterial genome are renewing our interest in bacterial systematics and taxonomy, and broadening the perception that man has of microbes. These approaches have not only revealed unsuspected relationships among apparently unrelated bacteria, but also demonstr ...
... New molecular approaches that analyze the bacterial genome are renewing our interest in bacterial systematics and taxonomy, and broadening the perception that man has of microbes. These approaches have not only revealed unsuspected relationships among apparently unrelated bacteria, but also demonstr ...
Biodiversity Action Planning - Department of Environment, Land
... require a practical system for dealing with this complexity. This system must allow for multiplespecies strategies, the identification of priority sites for native biodiversity and be complementary to integrated catchment management approach. Not all areas of the landscape have the same ‘return on i ...
... require a practical system for dealing with this complexity. This system must allow for multiplespecies strategies, the identification of priority sites for native biodiversity and be complementary to integrated catchment management approach. Not all areas of the landscape have the same ‘return on i ...
Daviesia ovata 335.16 KB - Department of Parks and Wildlife
... next known collection was made from Mount Manypeaks by C.A. Gardner in 1935. Despite numerous searches in 1980 the species was not located again until 1982, when one plant was found by D. Davidson and B. Swainson, in the same area where Gardner collected it on Mount Manypeaks (Crisp 1983; Leigh et a ...
... next known collection was made from Mount Manypeaks by C.A. Gardner in 1935. Despite numerous searches in 1980 the species was not located again until 1982, when one plant was found by D. Davidson and B. Swainson, in the same area where Gardner collected it on Mount Manypeaks (Crisp 1983; Leigh et a ...
Mt Gibson Endangered Wildlife Restoration Project
... The wheatbelt and adjacent area in southwestern Australia is one of the global epicentres for mammal extinctions. There are few areas on the planet that have lost such a high proportion of their original mammal fauna. To illustrate the rate of faunal attrition in the region, we have taken a ‘look ba ...
... The wheatbelt and adjacent area in southwestern Australia is one of the global epicentres for mammal extinctions. There are few areas on the planet that have lost such a high proportion of their original mammal fauna. To illustrate the rate of faunal attrition in the region, we have taken a ‘look ba ...