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... selection and Ne can interact to influence evolutionary paths taken by populations. Using simple population genetic models supplemented with a literature review of 21 case studies, Cohan (1984a) highlighted the important point that identical selection regimes do not guarantee identical responses to ...
... selection and Ne can interact to influence evolutionary paths taken by populations. Using simple population genetic models supplemented with a literature review of 21 case studies, Cohan (1984a) highlighted the important point that identical selection regimes do not guarantee identical responses to ...
Chapter 10 Gene flow and the evolutionary ecology of
... were generated for all colonies, and a subset of these was further genetically characterized using mitochondrial DNA sequence data (for further details, see Freeland et al. 2000c). Analysis of gene flow and population structure using microsatellites Within each continental region, we characterized p ...
... were generated for all colonies, and a subset of these was further genetically characterized using mitochondrial DNA sequence data (for further details, see Freeland et al. 2000c). Analysis of gene flow and population structure using microsatellites Within each continental region, we characterized p ...
Guidlines for Reporting Large Carnivores
... 4. Guidelines and Procedures for responding to unverified reports of large carnivores Upon initial receipt of a report of a cougar, bear, or wolf, the following set of guidelines should be followed. It is imperative to remember that this is an issue about which the public is highly sensitive, and t ...
... 4. Guidelines and Procedures for responding to unverified reports of large carnivores Upon initial receipt of a report of a cougar, bear, or wolf, the following set of guidelines should be followed. It is imperative to remember that this is an issue about which the public is highly sensitive, and t ...
2.12 Population Genetics of Vernal Pool Plants: Theory, Data and
... taxa. Populations influenced by genetic drift are expected to have reduced levels of genetic variation and high levels of among-population differentiation. Few data are available to determine whether observed patterns of genetic variation in vernal pool plant taxa are consistent with the predictions ...
... taxa. Populations influenced by genetic drift are expected to have reduced levels of genetic variation and high levels of among-population differentiation. Few data are available to determine whether observed patterns of genetic variation in vernal pool plant taxa are consistent with the predictions ...
A Field Mission of the Ecosystem Health Component to Band-e
... result in serious economic losses and pose a threat to wildlife as well. Results of the serological screening are still pending. There are good evidences that FMD is endemic in Afghanistan. This highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals is characterized by high fever, blisters inside ...
... result in serious economic losses and pose a threat to wildlife as well. Results of the serological screening are still pending. There are good evidences that FMD is endemic in Afghanistan. This highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals is characterized by high fever, blisters inside ...
WORK IN PROGRESS – NOT TO BE CITED
... the level of overall animal welfare by lowering the birth-rates and reducing the number of those animals whose lives are not worth living (Ng 1995, 271/275). Consequently, Oscar Horta (2010b) considers species protection and biodiversity conservation as counterproductive to the promotion of animal w ...
... the level of overall animal welfare by lowering the birth-rates and reducing the number of those animals whose lives are not worth living (Ng 1995, 271/275). Consequently, Oscar Horta (2010b) considers species protection and biodiversity conservation as counterproductive to the promotion of animal w ...
CLIMATE-RELATED TRANSBOUNDARY PESTS AND DISEASES
... economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” (World Food Summit, 1996). Components of food security are food availability, food access, food utilization and food stability. (par 20) Availability of food. ...
... economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” (World Food Summit, 1996). Components of food security are food availability, food access, food utilization and food stability. (par 20) Availability of food. ...
disease considerations - Maremani Nature Reserve
... Populations of all living organisms may maintain parasitic populations. Older definitions conveyed the idea that a parasite is a form that inevitably causes harm to its host. This is not always true and it would seem much more satisfactory to define parasitism as a state in which an organism (the pa ...
... Populations of all living organisms may maintain parasitic populations. Older definitions conveyed the idea that a parasite is a form that inevitably causes harm to its host. This is not always true and it would seem much more satisfactory to define parasitism as a state in which an organism (the pa ...
bryophytes? Why conserve
... without any reference to lower plants, unless the BBS terrier is out there nipping at the ankles of the authorities. Finally, it’s a matter of communication. These days, with statutory conservation bodies discarding scientific specialists like old shoes, it is increasingly up to us to tell them ab ...
... without any reference to lower plants, unless the BBS terrier is out there nipping at the ankles of the authorities. Finally, it’s a matter of communication. These days, with statutory conservation bodies discarding scientific specialists like old shoes, it is increasingly up to us to tell them ab ...
3.2 Predation Management Livestock farmers have a
... Various types of animals can be used to counterpart predators such as black-backed jackal, caracal, spotted and brown hyenas, leopards and cheetahs in the livestock industry and even the game industry. These animals, just like farm animals, should be managed with the necessary care and attention. Th ...
... Various types of animals can be used to counterpart predators such as black-backed jackal, caracal, spotted and brown hyenas, leopards and cheetahs in the livestock industry and even the game industry. These animals, just like farm animals, should be managed with the necessary care and attention. Th ...
Is gene flow from pelagic larval dispersal
... species cautions against relying upon estimates of speciation and extinction rates for fossil taxa that are morphologically defined. ...
... species cautions against relying upon estimates of speciation and extinction rates for fossil taxa that are morphologically defined. ...
Animal Study Proposal sample document
... 1. If renewal of an approved IACUC Protocol: Please provide Protocol# and a brief summary (a few sentences) describing work accomplished during the last approval period and how the work proposed in this renewal extends knowledge from the previous studies. 2. Characteristics of Wild Animals and Pain ...
... 1. If renewal of an approved IACUC Protocol: Please provide Protocol# and a brief summary (a few sentences) describing work accomplished during the last approval period and how the work proposed in this renewal extends knowledge from the previous studies. 2. Characteristics of Wild Animals and Pain ...
CONSERVATION GENETICS OF THE LARGEST CLUSTER OF
... 2003). As adjacent habitat is lost or altered for human land use, it becomes increasingly important for government-owned and other protected lands to be managed for threatened and endangered species with cooperation from local conservationists (Liu et al., 2001; Maehr, 1990; McCoy et al., 2006; Tazi ...
... 2003). As adjacent habitat is lost or altered for human land use, it becomes increasingly important for government-owned and other protected lands to be managed for threatened and endangered species with cooperation from local conservationists (Liu et al., 2001; Maehr, 1990; McCoy et al., 2006; Tazi ...
An introduction to restoration genetics
... restoration practice. The purpose of this Restoration Science and Policy Paper is to outline some considerations that restoration designers and managers should be aware of, and to identify more detailed resources that may be useful in practice. a. Genotypes partly determine organisms’ physical form ...
... restoration practice. The purpose of this Restoration Science and Policy Paper is to outline some considerations that restoration designers and managers should be aware of, and to identify more detailed resources that may be useful in practice. a. Genotypes partly determine organisms’ physical form ...
Access to land, livestock production and ecosystem
... Access to land in natural ecosystems should be prioritised by conservation-oriented policies, and not by productive-oriented ones. Financial measures could promote conservation in farms where good conservative practices have been adopted. The creation of environmental debt titles could provide finan ...
... Access to land in natural ecosystems should be prioritised by conservation-oriented policies, and not by productive-oriented ones. Financial measures could promote conservation in farms where good conservative practices have been adopted. The creation of environmental debt titles could provide finan ...
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... beginning. Today there are between 20 and 30 Mediterranean farmed species for which data are reported. In contrast with livestock and plant crops where improvements in production have been based on modern breeding approaches,only a few examples of such breeding programmesexist for fish (e.g., Atlant ...
... beginning. Today there are between 20 and 30 Mediterranean farmed species for which data are reported. In contrast with livestock and plant crops where improvements in production have been based on modern breeding approaches,only a few examples of such breeding programmesexist for fish (e.g., Atlant ...
Quarterly - Omega Horse Rescue
... humans. Especially in light of the European horse meat contamination scandals, we must ensure that our food supply at home is not tainted with horse meat, nor should we supply an unsafe food product to foreign industries.” Rep. Meehan added a note of fiscal concern: “At a time when the U.S. Departme ...
... humans. Especially in light of the European horse meat contamination scandals, we must ensure that our food supply at home is not tainted with horse meat, nor should we supply an unsafe food product to foreign industries.” Rep. Meehan added a note of fiscal concern: “At a time when the U.S. Departme ...
Reducing Livestock Effects on Public Lands in the Western United
... channels, and altered water quality (increased temperatures and sediment loads). These changes have many negative biological effects, including those on imperiled resident and anadromous fish (NRC 1996, 2002). Because the legacy effects of livestock were significant and extensive, contemporary grazi ...
... channels, and altered water quality (increased temperatures and sediment loads). These changes have many negative biological effects, including those on imperiled resident and anadromous fish (NRC 1996, 2002). Because the legacy effects of livestock were significant and extensive, contemporary grazi ...
Evolutionary consequences of restricted gene flow among natural
... Sampling of natural populations of T. californicus in the vicinity of Santa Cruz, California, was carried out on an irregular basis from January 1980, to August 1984; some of the data used in the analysis here were previously reported in Burton and Feldman (1981). Pool salinities for each population ...
... Sampling of natural populations of T. californicus in the vicinity of Santa Cruz, California, was carried out on an irregular basis from January 1980, to August 1984; some of the data used in the analysis here were previously reported in Burton and Feldman (1981). Pool salinities for each population ...
Genetic diversity assessments in the century of genome
... DNA sequences, or character optimizations by a parsimony criterion, such as the absence/presence/loss/rearrangements of genes among the tree of great apes [9]. Ecologists long ago developed hierarchical speciesdiversity measures: within-ecosystem level (a diversity), total-area level (g diversity), ...
... DNA sequences, or character optimizations by a parsimony criterion, such as the absence/presence/loss/rearrangements of genes among the tree of great apes [9]. Ecologists long ago developed hierarchical speciesdiversity measures: within-ecosystem level (a diversity), total-area level (g diversity), ...
A FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM GENETICS
... Gehring, C.A., R.C. Mueller, and T.G. Whitham. 2006. Environmental and genetic effects on the formation of ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in cottonwoods. OECOLOGIA (in press). Gitlin, A., C.M. Stultz, M.A. Bowker, S. Stumpf, K. Ecton, K. Kennedy, A. Munoz, J.K. Bailey, and T ...
... Gehring, C.A., R.C. Mueller, and T.G. Whitham. 2006. Environmental and genetic effects on the formation of ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in cottonwoods. OECOLOGIA (in press). Gitlin, A., C.M. Stultz, M.A. Bowker, S. Stumpf, K. Ecton, K. Kennedy, A. Munoz, J.K. Bailey, and T ...
Ecology 84 - A Thousand Invisible Cords
... Abstract. We present evidence that the heritable genetic variation within individual species, especially dominant and keystone species, has community and ecosystem consequences. These consequences represent extended phenotypes, i.e., the effects of genes at levels higher than the population. Using d ...
... Abstract. We present evidence that the heritable genetic variation within individual species, especially dominant and keystone species, has community and ecosystem consequences. These consequences represent extended phenotypes, i.e., the effects of genes at levels higher than the population. Using d ...
Chapter 11: Livestock Production
... Livestock production is increasing throughout the developing world, although more slowly in sub-Saharan Africa than in most other regions. This increase is driven by growing population, increasing urbanization and rising incomes. This situation is expected to continue throughout the next decade. A s ...
... Livestock production is increasing throughout the developing world, although more slowly in sub-Saharan Africa than in most other regions. This increase is driven by growing population, increasing urbanization and rising incomes. This situation is expected to continue throughout the next decade. A s ...
Genetic identity of interspecific neighbours mediates plant
... neighbours of varied genetic identity in different environments, the present study helps define the mechanisms that underlie the sensitivity of communities to genetic impoverishment and that promote and maintain such levels of genetic diversity at Cressbrookdale. In line with past and current theory ...
... neighbours of varied genetic identity in different environments, the present study helps define the mechanisms that underlie the sensitivity of communities to genetic impoverishment and that promote and maintain such levels of genetic diversity at Cressbrookdale. In line with past and current theory ...
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... system is probably greater in the organic farming sector, with its emphasis on natural production, than the more environmentally controlled intensive animal production. In most EU countries, organic farming has tended to concentrate in areas considered of marginal agricultural potential, where preva ...
... system is probably greater in the organic farming sector, with its emphasis on natural production, than the more environmentally controlled intensive animal production. In most EU countries, organic farming has tended to concentrate in areas considered of marginal agricultural potential, where preva ...