Data from: Mangrove outwelling is a significant source of oceanic...
Exchangeable dissolved organic carbon (EDOC) makes up a significant proportion (30–67%) of the oceanic dissolved organic carbon (DOC) pool, yet the sources of EDOC to the ocean are poorly constrained....
View ArticleData from: Fast life history traits promote invasion success in amphibians...
Competing theoretical models make different predictions on which life history strategies facilitate growth of small populations. While ‘fast’ strategies allow for rapid increase in population size and...
View ArticleData from: Natural enemies govern ecosystem resilience in the face of extreme...
Severe droughts are on the rise in many regions. But thus far, attempts to predict when drought will cause a major regime shift or when ecosystems are resilient, often using plant drought tolerance...
View ArticleData from: Organization of biogeochemical nitrogen pathways with switch-like...
Nitrogen is cycled throughout ecosystems by a suite of biogeochemical processes. The high complexity of the nitrogen cycle resides in an intricate interplay between reversible biochemical pathways...
View ArticleData from: Ultraviolet and yellow reflectance but not fluorescence is...
Toxic Heliconius butterflies have yellow hindwing bars that--unlike their closest relatives--reflect ultraviolet (UV) and long wavelength light, and also fluoresce. The pigment in the yellow scales is...
View ArticleData from: Experimental inhibition of a key cellular antioxidant affects...
1.There is substantial interest of evolutionary ecologists in the proximate mechanisms that modulate vocal communication. In recent times, there has been growing interest in the role of oxidative...
View ArticleData from: Recent extinctions disturb path to equilibrium diversity in...
Islands are ideal systems to reconstruct changes in biodiversity and reveal the influence of humans on natural communities. While theory predicts biodiversity on islands tends towards equilibrium, the...
View ArticleData from: An auditory illusion reveals the role of streaming in the temporal...
This study investigates the neural correlates and processes underlying the ambiguous percept produced by a stimulus similar to Deutsch's ‘octave illusion’, in which each ear is presented with a...
View ArticleData from: Is predictability salient? A study of attentional capture by...
In this series of behavioural and electroencephalography (EEG) experiments, we investigate the extent to which repeating patterns of sounds capture attention. Work in the visual domain has revealed...
View ArticleData from: Genetic diversity, population structure and phylogeography of...
The diversity of goats in Myanmar is represented by three indigenous breeds, Jade Ni, Nyaung Oo and Waithar Li. This study aimed at characterizing the genetic diversity and relationship of Myanmar goat...
View ArticleData from: Description of a new microphthalmous species of Pterostichus...
Pterostichus (Leptoferonia) hackerae sp. nov. is described based on a single male specimen with its type locality No Name Cave, Josephine Co., Oregon. This is the seventh species of microphthalmous...
View ArticleData from: A point mutation in a herpesvirus co-determines neuropathogenicity...
A point mutation in the DNA polymerase gene in equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) is one determinant for the development of neurological disease in horses. Three recently conducted infection experiments...
View ArticleData from: High levels of diversity and population structure in the potato...
Globally destructive crop pathogens often emerge by migrating out of their native ranges. These pathogens are often diverse at their center of origin, and may exhibit adaptive variation in the invaded...
View ArticleData from: Phylogeny and new taxonomy of the Booted Eagles (Accipitriformes:...
We present a phylogeny of all booted eagles (38 extant and one extinct species) based on analysis of published sequences from seven loci. We find molecular support for five major clades within the...
View ArticleData from: The neuroendocrine immunomodulatory axis-like pathway mediated by...
The neuroendocrine-immune (NEI) regulatory network is a complex system, which plays an indispensable role in the immunity of host. In this study, a neuroendocrine immunomodulatory axis (NIA)-like...
View ArticleData from: Eggshell palaeogenomics: Palaeognath evolutionary history revealed...
Palaeognaths, the sister group of all other living birds (neognaths), were once considered to be vicariant relics from the breakup of the Gondwanan supercontinent. However, recent molecular studies...
View ArticleData from: Cytology and sexuality of 11 species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) in...
Limestone karsts across southern China to southeastern Asia are renowned biodiversity hotspots. Karst is characterized by exposed rocks, seasonal droughts and thin soils that are deficient in N and P...
View ArticleData from: The tortoise and the hare: reducing resource availability shifts...
1.Determining how changes in abiotic conditions influence community interactions is a fundamental challenge in ecology. Meeting this challenge is increasingly imperative in the Anthropocene where...
View ArticleData from: Thermal segregation drives patterns of alder and willow expansion...
1.Tall-shrub expansion into low-statured communities, a hallmark of recent vegetative change across tundra ecosystems, involves three major genera: Alnus, Betula, and Salix. Which genus expands most...
View ArticleData from: Forecasting potential routes for movement of endemic birds among...
The ability of species to shift their distributions in response to climate change may be impeded by lack of suitable climate or habitat between species’ current and future ranges. We examined the...
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