Appendix 1. Revision of the questions on the environmental impact
... on native biodiversity and ecosystem is debatable, in some cases native species clearly have an environmental impact, usually resulting either from climate change or ecological mismanagement (e.g. Dendroctonus ponderosae presently causing serious outbreaks and extending its range in Canada, various ...
... on native biodiversity and ecosystem is debatable, in some cases native species clearly have an environmental impact, usually resulting either from climate change or ecological mismanagement (e.g. Dendroctonus ponderosae presently causing serious outbreaks and extending its range in Canada, various ...
The relative importance of ecology and geographic isolation for
... natural selection, biogeography and phylogeny (extensively reviewed by Losos in press). Their diversity and their focal role in many studies of evolutionary ecology make them good candidates for the study of speciation. Approximately 150 Caribbean species are thought to have arisen from just two col ...
... natural selection, biogeography and phylogeny (extensively reviewed by Losos in press). Their diversity and their focal role in many studies of evolutionary ecology make them good candidates for the study of speciation. Approximately 150 Caribbean species are thought to have arisen from just two col ...
Evolution of learning and cognition. In
... There are two outcomes of evolutionary change, divergence (differences) or convergence (similarities; Papini, 2002). Species diverge from a common ancestor because of changes in ecological pressure, fo ...
... There are two outcomes of evolutionary change, divergence (differences) or convergence (similarities; Papini, 2002). Species diverge from a common ancestor because of changes in ecological pressure, fo ...
The relative importance of ecology and geographic isolation for
... natural selection, biogeography and phylogeny (extensively reviewed by Losos in press). Their diversity and their focal role in many studies of evolutionary ecology make them good candidates for the study of speciation. Approximately 150 Caribbean species are thought to have arisen from just two col ...
... natural selection, biogeography and phylogeny (extensively reviewed by Losos in press). Their diversity and their focal role in many studies of evolutionary ecology make them good candidates for the study of speciation. Approximately 150 Caribbean species are thought to have arisen from just two col ...
The relative importance of ecology and geographic isolation for
... natural selection, biogeography and phylogeny (extensively reviewed by Losos in press). Their diversity and their focal role in many studies of evolutionary ecology make them good candidates for the study of speciation. Approximately 150 Caribbean species are thought to have arisen from just two col ...
... natural selection, biogeography and phylogeny (extensively reviewed by Losos in press). Their diversity and their focal role in many studies of evolutionary ecology make them good candidates for the study of speciation. Approximately 150 Caribbean species are thought to have arisen from just two col ...
Native Grassland Restoration in the Middle Trinity River Basin
... be implemented and identify what will be needed for the project (seed mix, prescribed burning equipment, no-till seed drill, etc.). Some activities, such as introduced plant removal, prescribed burning, and plant establishment should only be conducted during certain times of the year, and if a combi ...
... be implemented and identify what will be needed for the project (seed mix, prescribed burning equipment, no-till seed drill, etc.). Some activities, such as introduced plant removal, prescribed burning, and plant establishment should only be conducted during certain times of the year, and if a combi ...
Bringing Back the New England Cottontail
... do not understand about the species, such as the nutritional impacts of invasive plants on reproduction. By far the most common question I get is whether the rabbit can withstand its many predators, including coyote, fox, weasels, fisher, owls, hawks and domestic dogs and cats. Predation is a natura ...
... do not understand about the species, such as the nutritional impacts of invasive plants on reproduction. By far the most common question I get is whether the rabbit can withstand its many predators, including coyote, fox, weasels, fisher, owls, hawks and domestic dogs and cats. Predation is a natura ...
Museums Exhibits Front Room - Marion County Public Schools
... of corn into meal. The wooden bowl in the near right foreground may have been used for grinding or storage. It was made from the center of an upright, tightly-grained tree trunk. A shark tooth knife was apparently one of the tools used to carve this deep bowl. Look closely for the tiny parallel line ...
... of corn into meal. The wooden bowl in the near right foreground may have been used for grinding or storage. It was made from the center of an upright, tightly-grained tree trunk. A shark tooth knife was apparently one of the tools used to carve this deep bowl. Look closely for the tiny parallel line ...
Activity (Teacher Verison) PDF
... including rotting fruit and leaves, tree sap, and fungi. About 100 of the Hawaiian Drosophila species are giant picture wing flies. With wingspans up to 2.5 centimeters (one inch), these flies have ornate wing and body patterns that enable the different species to recognize each other. Male fl ...
... including rotting fruit and leaves, tree sap, and fungi. About 100 of the Hawaiian Drosophila species are giant picture wing flies. With wingspans up to 2.5 centimeters (one inch), these flies have ornate wing and body patterns that enable the different species to recognize each other. Male fl ...
Ecological Significance of Within- Species Leaf Trait Variability: A
... manner that is analogous to the functional trait of an individual reflecting the individual’s resource use. Understanding how different components of functional diversity change with environmental conditions is an essential step in trait-based ecology as it helps shed light on patterns of community ...
... manner that is analogous to the functional trait of an individual reflecting the individual’s resource use. Understanding how different components of functional diversity change with environmental conditions is an essential step in trait-based ecology as it helps shed light on patterns of community ...
Reproductive Isolation among Acropora Species
... releasing gamete bundles 2 nights before the full moon, the night of full moon, and 1 night after the full moon. More than 1 colony of each species spawning synchronously was observed for 3 species on the 2nd night after the full moon. However, synchronous spawning of 4 species was only observed on ...
... releasing gamete bundles 2 nights before the full moon, the night of full moon, and 1 night after the full moon. More than 1 colony of each species spawning synchronously was observed for 3 species on the 2nd night after the full moon. However, synchronous spawning of 4 species was only observed on ...
Relative levels of food aggression displayed by Common
... Common Mynas around sources of food, but with insufficient observations to draw firm conclusions. Some authors (e.g. Veerman 2002; Crisp and Lill 2006; Harper et al. 2005; Olsen et al. 2006; Parsons et al. 2006) have suggested that the present focus on eradication of Common Mynas is disproportional to ...
... Common Mynas around sources of food, but with insufficient observations to draw firm conclusions. Some authors (e.g. Veerman 2002; Crisp and Lill 2006; Harper et al. 2005; Olsen et al. 2006; Parsons et al. 2006) have suggested that the present focus on eradication of Common Mynas is disproportional to ...
Zamia grijalvensis sp. nov. (Zamiaceae, Cycadales)
... by illegal collecting. We have found only one population of this species in a small geographic area between limits of the Central Depression and mountains of northern Chiapas. Zamia grijalvensis is under severe threat due to habitat transformation by subsistence agriculture and cattle ...
... by illegal collecting. We have found only one population of this species in a small geographic area between limits of the Central Depression and mountains of northern Chiapas. Zamia grijalvensis is under severe threat due to habitat transformation by subsistence agriculture and cattle ...
QUESTION: Review
... c) Individuals vary in their genetic characteristics d) Some individuals are better suited to their environment than others ...
... c) Individuals vary in their genetic characteristics d) Some individuals are better suited to their environment than others ...
Wildlife dynamics in the changing New England landscape
... modifying the behaviour of the human population that interacts with this dynamic wildlife (cf. Berlik et al., 2002; Motzkin & Foster, 2002; Foster & Motzkin, 1998). In a region with immense tracts of maturing forest, but a largely suburban population that is disconnected from the natural landscape, ...
... modifying the behaviour of the human population that interacts with this dynamic wildlife (cf. Berlik et al., 2002; Motzkin & Foster, 2002; Foster & Motzkin, 1998). In a region with immense tracts of maturing forest, but a largely suburban population that is disconnected from the natural landscape, ...
The impact of nonlinear functional responses on the long
... Fig. 1. These results were obtained without inter-specific direct competition, i.e. with aij ¼ cdij where dij is the Kronecker delta defined by dij ¼ 0 for iaj and dii ¼ 1: They are still true when direct inter-specific competition is included, as in a different evolutionary model described by L.assig ...
... Fig. 1. These results were obtained without inter-specific direct competition, i.e. with aij ¼ cdij where dij is the Kronecker delta defined by dij ¼ 0 for iaj and dii ¼ 1: They are still true when direct inter-specific competition is included, as in a different evolutionary model described by L.assig ...
Volume 16 No. 1 - International Reptile Conservation Foundation
... Although asexuality is rare among lizards, one of the best-studied cases concerns North America teiids of the genus Aspidocelus (Racerunners or Whiptails), in which two sexual species hybridized at the intersection of two major habitat types. This resulted in a polyploid, all-female, asexual populat ...
... Although asexuality is rare among lizards, one of the best-studied cases concerns North America teiids of the genus Aspidocelus (Racerunners or Whiptails), in which two sexual species hybridized at the intersection of two major habitat types. This resulted in a polyploid, all-female, asexual populat ...
Cryptic Speciation in the Caesalpinia hintonii
... Diversity in the C. hintonii complex was high, and numerous indels (109) were present throughout the four plastid regions. Ninety-four of these indels (86 %) are phylogenetically informative. Four indels were identified for the C. hintonii complex relative to C. pannosa, three in trnH-psbA (3, 25 an ...
... Diversity in the C. hintonii complex was high, and numerous indels (109) were present throughout the four plastid regions. Ninety-four of these indels (86 %) are phylogenetically informative. Four indels were identified for the C. hintonii complex relative to C. pannosa, three in trnH-psbA (3, 25 an ...
Introductions
... Of the 123 major island groups studied by Atkinson in 1982, over 100 had been colonized by commensal rodents with only 22 (18%) being “probably without rats.” Today, around the world, rodents continue to have a devastating effect on native wildlife. Sixty-five islands or island groups within the Pac ...
... Of the 123 major island groups studied by Atkinson in 1982, over 100 had been colonized by commensal rodents with only 22 (18%) being “probably without rats.” Today, around the world, rodents continue to have a devastating effect on native wildlife. Sixty-five islands or island groups within the Pac ...
General comments on faunal communities Beech
... the grass in clearings, etc. Members of numerous families are found in beechwoods, including dysderids, agelenids, amaurobiids, clubionids, gnaphosids, philodromids, thomisids, and salticids, or jumping spiders. To give a few examples: Aranaeus diadematus belongs to the araneids. It is mainly found ...
... the grass in clearings, etc. Members of numerous families are found in beechwoods, including dysderids, agelenids, amaurobiids, clubionids, gnaphosids, philodromids, thomisids, and salticids, or jumping spiders. To give a few examples: Aranaeus diadematus belongs to the araneids. It is mainly found ...
Diversity effects beyond species richness: evidence from intertidal macroalgal assemblages Francisco Arenas
... with Chondrus crispus, Lithophyllum incrustans and Corallina elongata as dominant species (together > 70% of the total dry biomass). To perform the incubations with natural assemblages, from November to December 2007, we haphazardly collected 40 boulders of an appropriate size and bearing well-devel ...
... with Chondrus crispus, Lithophyllum incrustans and Corallina elongata as dominant species (together > 70% of the total dry biomass). To perform the incubations with natural assemblages, from November to December 2007, we haphazardly collected 40 boulders of an appropriate size and bearing well-devel ...
Rewilding: Pitfalls and Opportunities for Moths and Butterflies
... Conservation objectives are the subject of much debate for regions with a long history of human alteration, like in most of Europe (Merckx et al. 2013). Climax forests have been replaced, often millennia ago, by so-called semi-natural biotopes, which are essentially different versions of early- to m ...
... Conservation objectives are the subject of much debate for regions with a long history of human alteration, like in most of Europe (Merckx et al. 2013). Climax forests have been replaced, often millennia ago, by so-called semi-natural biotopes, which are essentially different versions of early- to m ...
Wildlife and pest management - Department of Primary Industries
... Many aspects of wildlife management away from the immediate shoreline are the same as further inland. More care, however, is necessary in the immediate coastal zone and intertidal area, as many species are highly adapted and cannot survive anywhere else. Increasing human use of coastal areas in most ...
... Many aspects of wildlife management away from the immediate shoreline are the same as further inland. More care, however, is necessary in the immediate coastal zone and intertidal area, as many species are highly adapted and cannot survive anywhere else. Increasing human use of coastal areas in most ...
Island restoration
The ecological restoration of islands, or island restoration, is the application of the principles of ecological restoration to islands and island groups. Islands, due to their isolation, are home to many of the world's endemic species, as well as important breeding grounds for seabirds and some marine mammals. Their ecosystems are also very vulnerable to human disturbance and particularly to introduced species, due to their small size. Island groups such as New Zealand and Hawaii have undergone substantial extinctions and losses of habitat. Since the 1950s several organisations and government agencies around the world have worked to restore islands to their original states; New Zealand has used them to hold natural populations of species that would otherwise be unable to survive in the wild. The principal components of island restoration are the removal of introduced species and the reintroduction of native species.