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 ...
Proceedings - World Lagomorph Society
... need to improve cooperation and collaboration among lagomorph researchers, to spread existing information on lagomorphs, and to promote greater collaboration. Thus, some of the mains aims of the WLS are to act as a channel for communication between people interested in lagomorphs, to support the org ...
... need to improve cooperation and collaboration among lagomorph researchers, to spread existing information on lagomorphs, and to promote greater collaboration. Thus, some of the mains aims of the WLS are to act as a channel for communication between people interested in lagomorphs, to support the org ...
Critical Review - University of South Florida
... as a framework for predicting indirect effects of contaminants to facilitate their integration into risk assessment [9]. By loosely treating contaminants as predators in speciesinteraction modules (Fig. 1), it was argued that scientists could forecast the direction and magnitude of pollutioninduced ...
... as a framework for predicting indirect effects of contaminants to facilitate their integration into risk assessment [9]. By loosely treating contaminants as predators in speciesinteraction modules (Fig. 1), it was argued that scientists could forecast the direction and magnitude of pollutioninduced ...
Plant diversity consequences of a herbivore-driven biome
... Plant canopy cover and soil parameter values were analyzed using two-tailed t-tests after square root transformation of the data (Krebs 1989). Frequency of occurrence was analyzed using the Fisher exact test. The step-up false discovery rate correction was applied to the results of multiple tests wh ...
... Plant canopy cover and soil parameter values were analyzed using two-tailed t-tests after square root transformation of the data (Krebs 1989). Frequency of occurrence was analyzed using the Fisher exact test. The step-up false discovery rate correction was applied to the results of multiple tests wh ...
Army ants in four forests
... impact are remarkably limited. In Neotropical lowland wet forest sites, however, the army ant community can comprise 20 or more sympatric species (Rettenmeyer et al. 1983; Quiroz-Robledo, Valenzuela-González and Suárez-Landa 2002). All army ants employ coordinated raiding behaviour (Brady 2003), but ...
... impact are remarkably limited. In Neotropical lowland wet forest sites, however, the army ant community can comprise 20 or more sympatric species (Rettenmeyer et al. 1983; Quiroz-Robledo, Valenzuela-González and Suárez-Landa 2002). All army ants employ coordinated raiding behaviour (Brady 2003), but ...
Unit 3 - eduBuzz.org
... Agricultural production - Plant growth: How it works When light from the sun shines on a plant leaf, some of it is absorbed by special pigments (chemicals) in the leaf. These pigments use the energy from the sun to produce food in the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis takes place primarily i ...
... Agricultural production - Plant growth: How it works When light from the sun shines on a plant leaf, some of it is absorbed by special pigments (chemicals) in the leaf. These pigments use the energy from the sun to produce food in the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis takes place primarily i ...
13 Vocabulary Practice
... enough food and water, shelter, energy, and waste to support each person on Earth. 7. The trend of increasing global temperatures. 8. Resources that are used faster than they can form. ...
... enough food and water, shelter, energy, and waste to support each person on Earth. 7. The trend of increasing global temperatures. 8. Resources that are used faster than they can form. ...
Response of macroarthropod assemblages to the loss
... and beetles. A ‘‘sample’’ consisted of the sum of incidences (of ants) or abundances (of beetles and spiders) from the pitfall traps and associated litter collection. We used permutational (n ¼ 1000 permutations) multivariate analysis of variance (pMANOVA: Anderson 2001, McArdle and Anderson 2001) t ...
... and beetles. A ‘‘sample’’ consisted of the sum of incidences (of ants) or abundances (of beetles and spiders) from the pitfall traps and associated litter collection. We used permutational (n ¼ 1000 permutations) multivariate analysis of variance (pMANOVA: Anderson 2001, McArdle and Anderson 2001) t ...
Effects of groundcover management on ground beetles (Coleoptera
... fecundity, growth and survival of two carabid species in laboratory experiments (Van Dijk, 1996). In an apple orchard, air temperature was positively correlated with the capture of Pterostichus melanarius Illiger although it did not affect other species (Holliday and Hagley, 1978). Soil moisture neg ...
... fecundity, growth and survival of two carabid species in laboratory experiments (Van Dijk, 1996). In an apple orchard, air temperature was positively correlated with the capture of Pterostichus melanarius Illiger although it did not affect other species (Holliday and Hagley, 1978). Soil moisture neg ...
Eco-evolutionary buffering: rapid evolution facilitates regional
... Growing evidence indicates, however, that traits often evolve at a speed comparable to that of ...
... Growing evidence indicates, however, that traits often evolve at a speed comparable to that of ...
Spatiotemporal variations in aphidparasitoid relative abundance
... where the position of each sample is determined by its distance from all other points in the analysis. This method reduces ecological community data complexity and identifies meaningful relationships amongst communities. By using the matrix of Bray-Curtis dissimilarities between all pairwise combina ...
... where the position of each sample is determined by its distance from all other points in the analysis. This method reduces ecological community data complexity and identifies meaningful relationships amongst communities. By using the matrix of Bray-Curtis dissimilarities between all pairwise combina ...
Evolutionary determinants of morphological polymorphism
... the most extreme members of discrete social insect castes (Wilson 1975). Moreover, the number and frequency of different types of polymorphs can vary from colony to colony both within and among species. The various types of polymorphs differ from autozooids by giving up one or more basic tasks to sp ...
... the most extreme members of discrete social insect castes (Wilson 1975). Moreover, the number and frequency of different types of polymorphs can vary from colony to colony both within and among species. The various types of polymorphs differ from autozooids by giving up one or more basic tasks to sp ...
SQA CfE Higher Biology Unit 3: Sustainability and Interdependence
... in a food chain. The number of steps an organism is from the start of the chain is a measure of its trophic level. Food chains start at trophic level 1 with primary producers such as plants, move to primary consumers (herbivores) at level 2, secondary consumers at level 3 and typically finish with t ...
... in a food chain. The number of steps an organism is from the start of the chain is a measure of its trophic level. Food chains start at trophic level 1 with primary producers such as plants, move to primary consumers (herbivores) at level 2, secondary consumers at level 3 and typically finish with t ...
Sustainability and Interdependence
... in a food chain. The number of steps an organism is from the start of the chain is a measure of its trophic level. Food chains start at trophic level 1 with primary producers such as plants, move to primary consumers (herbivores) at level 2, secondary consumers at level 3 and typically finish with t ...
... in a food chain. The number of steps an organism is from the start of the chain is a measure of its trophic level. Food chains start at trophic level 1 with primary producers such as plants, move to primary consumers (herbivores) at level 2, secondary consumers at level 3 and typically finish with t ...
Eukaryotic Initiation
... eIF2-GTP, which is homologous to the bacterial IF2-GTP – Next, 43S preinitiation complex binds to 5' end of mRNA – methylguanosine cap aids in recognition Copyright, ©, 2002, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ...
... eIF2-GTP, which is homologous to the bacterial IF2-GTP – Next, 43S preinitiation complex binds to 5' end of mRNA – methylguanosine cap aids in recognition Copyright, ©, 2002, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ...
Interspecific interaction strength influences population density more
... that in more complex networks, the role of interspecific interaction strength would be more important than that of carrying capacity in explaining population densities within a community because species received more effects from other species. Besides direct species interactions, impacts of indirect ...
... that in more complex networks, the role of interspecific interaction strength would be more important than that of carrying capacity in explaining population densities within a community because species received more effects from other species. Besides direct species interactions, impacts of indirect ...
The Revolution of Science through Scuba
... closest fit was false. Indeed, many models make the right predictions for the wrong reason because the modelers lack critical natural history (Dayton, 1973) available with scuba. For example, until the mid-1970s blue water oceanographers would bemoan the ubiquitous slime that fouled the inside of t ...
... closest fit was false. Indeed, many models make the right predictions for the wrong reason because the modelers lack critical natural history (Dayton, 1973) available with scuba. For example, until the mid-1970s blue water oceanographers would bemoan the ubiquitous slime that fouled the inside of t ...
fabulous fungi - Woodland Trust
... It is uncertain just how well adapted your tree’s nursery-acquired mycorrhizal fungi are compared those in its new home. Only recently, by examining the DNA of mycorrhizal fungi, have we come to discover quite how many different types can be present. More than 60 in a short length of root are not un ...
... It is uncertain just how well adapted your tree’s nursery-acquired mycorrhizal fungi are compared those in its new home. Only recently, by examining the DNA of mycorrhizal fungi, have we come to discover quite how many different types can be present. More than 60 in a short length of root are not un ...
Temperature adaptation of cytosolic malate dehydrogenases of
... oxidoreductase), which has previously been shown to exhibit adaptive variation related to temperature in different taxa of marine invertebrates (Dahlhoff and Somero, 1991; Dahlhoff and Somero, 1993; Fields et al., 2006). cMDH is widely distributed among organisms, and plays crucial roles in many met ...
... oxidoreductase), which has previously been shown to exhibit adaptive variation related to temperature in different taxa of marine invertebrates (Dahlhoff and Somero, 1991; Dahlhoff and Somero, 1993; Fields et al., 2006). cMDH is widely distributed among organisms, and plays crucial roles in many met ...
Emerging patterns in the comparative analysis of phylogenetic
... have been estimated at 25, 55, 66, 86, and 159 million years (Davies et al. 2004). Quantifying phylogenetic structure, especially if branch length data can be incorporated, can avoid these limitations of taxonomy. Note that the arguments here are not about an increased likelihood of finding patterns ...
... have been estimated at 25, 55, 66, 86, and 159 million years (Davies et al. 2004). Quantifying phylogenetic structure, especially if branch length data can be incorporated, can avoid these limitations of taxonomy. Note that the arguments here are not about an increased likelihood of finding patterns ...
Yellow Rain
... repellency was not observed at levels significantly different from paired noncontact control tests (P > 0.01). Among the six field populations, the Jakarta (Indonesia) Toba (north Sumatra), and Bangkok female mosquitoes showed rapid exit (>78%) during 30 min of direct contact with insecticide-treate ...
... repellency was not observed at levels significantly different from paired noncontact control tests (P > 0.01). Among the six field populations, the Jakarta (Indonesia) Toba (north Sumatra), and Bangkok female mosquitoes showed rapid exit (>78%) during 30 min of direct contact with insecticide-treate ...
From tropics to tundra: Global convergence in plant functioning
... Otherwise, all other area-based relationships (e.g., photosynthesis–N, respiration–SLA, etc.) were not consistently significant among biomes. All further reference to leaf traits in this paper is on a mass basis, unless stated otherwise. For the 12 relationships in Table 1, the slopes (b) were not s ...
... Otherwise, all other area-based relationships (e.g., photosynthesis–N, respiration–SLA, etc.) were not consistently significant among biomes. All further reference to leaf traits in this paper is on a mass basis, unless stated otherwise. For the 12 relationships in Table 1, the slopes (b) were not s ...
Bioinformatics Toolbox
... reroot), and view the tree in an interactive GUI that allows you to view, edit, and explore the data (phytreetool or view). This GUI also allows you to prune branches, reorder, rename, and explore distances. Phylogenetic tree object methods — You can access the functionality of the phytreetool GUI u ...
... reroot), and view the tree in an interactive GUI that allows you to view, edit, and explore the data (phytreetool or view). This GUI also allows you to prune branches, reorder, rename, and explore distances. Phylogenetic tree object methods — You can access the functionality of the phytreetool GUI u ...
Transcript Fold Change - University of Saskatchewan
... Open format nucleic acid sequencing technology, such as Illumina’s RNAseq, afford the opportunity to perform large-scale analysis of gene expression in species for which there is little or no sequence information. The fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) is a popular small fish model. Several cDNA m ...
... Open format nucleic acid sequencing technology, such as Illumina’s RNAseq, afford the opportunity to perform large-scale analysis of gene expression in species for which there is little or no sequence information. The fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) is a popular small fish model. Several cDNA m ...