Potential 21st century changes to the mammal
... ranges and climate-sensitive poor dispersers will contract their ranges or go extinct [6]. Finds of mammal remains from the Last Ice Age, phylogeographic studies, and species distribution modelling studies indicate that at least the widespread European mammals have the capacity to respond to climate ...
... ranges and climate-sensitive poor dispersers will contract their ranges or go extinct [6]. Finds of mammal remains from the Last Ice Age, phylogeographic studies, and species distribution modelling studies indicate that at least the widespread European mammals have the capacity to respond to climate ...
Tree species distributions and local habitat variation in the Amazon
... The 25-ha plot is located inside the park, at 0°41′ S latitude, 76°24′ W longitude, just south of the Tiputini River. It is within a kilometre of the Yasuni Research Station, which is operated by the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Ecuador (Fig. 1). Access to the research station and thus the plo ...
... The 25-ha plot is located inside the park, at 0°41′ S latitude, 76°24′ W longitude, just south of the Tiputini River. It is within a kilometre of the Yasuni Research Station, which is operated by the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Ecuador (Fig. 1). Access to the research station and thus the plo ...
92159 Vertebrates Website Guide_May2013_MAMMALS_SECTION
... Both major groups of cetaceans, the baleen and toothed whales, have been recorded in South Australia. There is recent evidence (Fordyce and Marx 2012) that Neobalaenidae (Caperea marginata) is the last survivor of a fossil family of baleen whales, the Cetotheridae, but in this Census we have chosen ...
... Both major groups of cetaceans, the baleen and toothed whales, have been recorded in South Australia. There is recent evidence (Fordyce and Marx 2012) that Neobalaenidae (Caperea marginata) is the last survivor of a fossil family of baleen whales, the Cetotheridae, but in this Census we have chosen ...
The intermediate disturbance hypothesis should be
... they failed to sample a sufficient range of disturbance frequencies or intensities. But methodological artifacts can cut both ways. For instance, published empirical studies might overstate the frequency of humped diversity–disturbance relationships because researchers tend to look for such relation ...
... they failed to sample a sufficient range of disturbance frequencies or intensities. But methodological artifacts can cut both ways. For instance, published empirical studies might overstate the frequency of humped diversity–disturbance relationships because researchers tend to look for such relation ...
downloadable pdf - Office of Research
... but there’s always a chance of getting something highly unusual,” he says. Scientists are planning expeditions in South America, Asia and Africa, which together are home to the bulk of the world’s catfish. Destinations include rivers and streams in such forbidding locales as Angola, Myanmar and Cong ...
... but there’s always a chance of getting something highly unusual,” he says. Scientists are planning expeditions in South America, Asia and Africa, which together are home to the bulk of the world’s catfish. Destinations include rivers and streams in such forbidding locales as Angola, Myanmar and Cong ...
Alpine Arthropod Diversity
... tendency for alpine insects to have a darker pigmentation (black, brown or dark red) than lowland relatives, commonly refered to as melanism. There are several examples of this. One such example is alpine butterflies of the genus Parnassius in the Himalayans. They have been shown to have strikingly ...
... tendency for alpine insects to have a darker pigmentation (black, brown or dark red) than lowland relatives, commonly refered to as melanism. There are several examples of this. One such example is alpine butterflies of the genus Parnassius in the Himalayans. They have been shown to have strikingly ...
DNA Barcoding in Pencilfishes (Lebiasinidae: Nannostomus)
... species. For N. digrammus and N. trifasciatus, in particular, the estimated divergences in some lineages were so high that doubt about their conspecific status is raised. ...
... species. For N. digrammus and N. trifasciatus, in particular, the estimated divergences in some lineages were so high that doubt about their conspecific status is raised. ...
Student Research Projects Spring 2016/2017
... “Do squirrels attend to “squirrel-relevant” information encoded in chickadee alarm calls?” Many animals eavesdrop on avian alarm calls in order to obtain low-cost information about potential predation risk. Previous research shows that Eastern Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) eavesdrop on the a ...
... “Do squirrels attend to “squirrel-relevant” information encoded in chickadee alarm calls?” Many animals eavesdrop on avian alarm calls in order to obtain low-cost information about potential predation risk. Previous research shows that Eastern Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) eavesdrop on the a ...
Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical
... et al. 2004) or where easily determined land use parameters such as the extent of adjacent semi-natural habitats, or the incidence of fertilizer use, predict broad species richness (Billeter et al. 2008). While simple, cost-effective indicators are required (UNEP-CBD 1996; Duraiappah and Naeem 2005) ...
... et al. 2004) or where easily determined land use parameters such as the extent of adjacent semi-natural habitats, or the incidence of fertilizer use, predict broad species richness (Billeter et al. 2008). While simple, cost-effective indicators are required (UNEP-CBD 1996; Duraiappah and Naeem 2005) ...
Time asymmetry in the palaeobiogeographic history of species
... criterion is that a lineage would accumulate its maximum molecular, genetic, morphological or taxonomic diversity in the area where it settled longer. This criterion implies first, a permanent settlement of the taxon in its original area; second, a sympatric model of speciation; and third, an accumu ...
... criterion is that a lineage would accumulate its maximum molecular, genetic, morphological or taxonomic diversity in the area where it settled longer. This criterion implies first, a permanent settlement of the taxon in its original area; second, a sympatric model of speciation; and third, an accumu ...
Diversity in Tropical Rain Forests and Coral Reefs Joseph H
... cases, trees and corals. Whether my arguments apply to the mobile species, such as insects. birds. fish, and crabs, that use these structures as shelter or food. or to nontropical regions. remains to be seen. I deal only with variations in diversity within local areas, not with large-scale geographi ...
... cases, trees and corals. Whether my arguments apply to the mobile species, such as insects. birds. fish, and crabs, that use these structures as shelter or food. or to nontropical regions. remains to be seen. I deal only with variations in diversity within local areas, not with large-scale geographi ...
Southeastern Naturalist - Florida Museum of Natural History
... dense vegetation in shallow water (de Buffrénil and Hémery 2002). Monitors often use bare tree trunks, logs, rocks, or overhanging branches as basking sites (Edroma and Ssali 1983, Lenz 1995, Muhigwa 1998), and when alarmed, often dive into the water and swim strongly away on the surface or remain s ...
... dense vegetation in shallow water (de Buffrénil and Hémery 2002). Monitors often use bare tree trunks, logs, rocks, or overhanging branches as basking sites (Edroma and Ssali 1983, Lenz 1995, Muhigwa 1998), and when alarmed, often dive into the water and swim strongly away on the surface or remain s ...
(WME) newsletter
... we wish them well. While not here in person, Tom and Theri will still be integral to the Newsletter, but their absence is being felt already (no one to whip us into line and get the Newsletter to bed on time). News from the Middle East is unfortunately dominated with the unrest in a number of countr ...
... we wish them well. While not here in person, Tom and Theri will still be integral to the Newsletter, but their absence is being felt already (no one to whip us into line and get the Newsletter to bed on time). News from the Middle East is unfortunately dominated with the unrest in a number of countr ...
The structure of N eotropical mammal communities: an appraisal of
... do not show any marked decline in richness with increasing latitude until one reaches approximately soo N latitude (Wilson 1974). Similarly, Mares & Ojeda (1982) examined the relationship between species richness of hystricognath rodents and latitude within South America and found latitude, per se, ...
... do not show any marked decline in richness with increasing latitude until one reaches approximately soo N latitude (Wilson 1974). Similarly, Mares & Ojeda (1982) examined the relationship between species richness of hystricognath rodents and latitude within South America and found latitude, per se, ...
Borneo`s New World
... certainly exceptional they are also some of the least explored. As the last 3 years of independent scientific discovery has proven, new forms of life continue to be unearthed and the future promise of more discoveries is a tantalising one for the next generation of researchers to contemplate. The ch ...
... certainly exceptional they are also some of the least explored. As the last 3 years of independent scientific discovery has proven, new forms of life continue to be unearthed and the future promise of more discoveries is a tantalising one for the next generation of researchers to contemplate. The ch ...
Cryptic diversity, geographical endemism and
... Background: Molecular markers are revealing a much more diverse and evolutionarily complex picture of marine biodiversity than previously anticipated. Cryptic and/or endemic marine species are continually being found throughout the world oceans, predominantly in inconspicuous tropical groups but als ...
... Background: Molecular markers are revealing a much more diverse and evolutionarily complex picture of marine biodiversity than previously anticipated. Cryptic and/or endemic marine species are continually being found throughout the world oceans, predominantly in inconspicuous tropical groups but als ...
9-12 - Wave Foundation
... weight bones that create a lighter body to increase flying ability. Penguins, on the other hand, have heavy, thick bones which are durable enough to withstand propulsion while swimming. Penguins, like other aquatic birds, also have webbed feet for better locomotion in the water. Penguins have sever ...
... weight bones that create a lighter body to increase flying ability. Penguins, on the other hand, have heavy, thick bones which are durable enough to withstand propulsion while swimming. Penguins, like other aquatic birds, also have webbed feet for better locomotion in the water. Penguins have sever ...
Dublin Core to Ensure Interoperability between Models Generated
... The area of scientific research called Biodiversity Informatics is a new area of research that has received much attention in recent years because their results and innovations assist in decision making for conservation and preservation of biodiversity. According to Peterson et al (2010) this area i ...
... The area of scientific research called Biodiversity Informatics is a new area of research that has received much attention in recent years because their results and innovations assist in decision making for conservation and preservation of biodiversity. According to Peterson et al (2010) this area i ...
Twenty years of community dynamics in a mixed conifer – broad
... and their major branches cut immediately using a chainsaw. Then the logs were extracted using a tractor (a sled was used only in a few early years). Snow, normally 100–200 cm deep, covered the forest floor. Consequently, soil disturbances that typically accompany treatments were minor. Although supp ...
... and their major branches cut immediately using a chainsaw. Then the logs were extracted using a tractor (a sled was used only in a few early years). Snow, normally 100–200 cm deep, covered the forest floor. Consequently, soil disturbances that typically accompany treatments were minor. Although supp ...
Lecture On The”Last Nigeria Vulture: The Consequence For Human
... In Nigeria, today we can acknowledge the true importance of our Ecosystems - the wetlands, forests, rivers, mangrove swamps and the part they play regarding our sustainable development. We have witnessed firsthand the implication of not fully paying attention to our Ecosystems and putting planet, p ...
... In Nigeria, today we can acknowledge the true importance of our Ecosystems - the wetlands, forests, rivers, mangrove swamps and the part they play regarding our sustainable development. We have witnessed firsthand the implication of not fully paying attention to our Ecosystems and putting planet, p ...
Brown and Nicoletto, 1991 - UNM Biology
... A single value of body mass was assigned to each species wherever it occurred; we ignored intraspecific geographic variation. The body masses were obtained from field guides (Burt and Grossenheider 1976; Whitaker 1980), from G. Ceballos (personal communication) for most Mexican species, and, in the ...
... A single value of body mass was assigned to each species wherever it occurred; we ignored intraspecific geographic variation. The body masses were obtained from field guides (Burt and Grossenheider 1976; Whitaker 1980), from G. Ceballos (personal communication) for most Mexican species, and, in the ...
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... strong dispersal barrier for species that depend on moist and cool cloud forest habitat, and this ...
... strong dispersal barrier for species that depend on moist and cool cloud forest habitat, and this ...
SF3-it3-doc1 Methodology risk assessments
... species with its which the species belongs. taxonomic identity, its - Provide the scientific name and author of the history, and its natural species, as well as a list of the most common and potential range; synonym names (a list of synonyms needs to be developed to support the implementation of a t ...
... species with its which the species belongs. taxonomic identity, its - Provide the scientific name and author of the history, and its natural species, as well as a list of the most common and potential range; synonym names (a list of synonyms needs to be developed to support the implementation of a t ...
The efficiency of two widely used commercial live
... species accumulation curves were used to estimate species richness (Gotelli and Colwell, 2001). The expected richness function was calculated with EstimateS (version 9.1.0, Colwell, 2013), after 100 randomizations (default option) of the observed number of species as far as samples (secondary sampli ...
... species accumulation curves were used to estimate species richness (Gotelli and Colwell, 2001). The expected richness function was calculated with EstimateS (version 9.1.0, Colwell, 2013), after 100 randomizations (default option) of the observed number of species as far as samples (secondary sampli ...
Fauna of Africa
Fauna of Africa, in its broader sense, is all the animals living in Africa and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna is found in the Afrotropical ecoregion. Lying almost entirely within the tropics, and equally to north and south of the equator creates favourable conditions for rich wildlife.