Data from: Duration of the parasitic phase determines subsequent performance...
Host–parasite systems have been useful in understanding coevolutionary patterns in sympatric species. Based on the exceptional interaction of the long-lived and highly host-specific freshwater pearl...
View ArticleData from: Emergence of long-term balanced polymorphism under cyclic...
A fundamental question in evolutionary biology is what promotes genetic variation at non-neutral loci, a major precursor to adaptation in changing environments. In particular, balanced polymorphism...
View ArticleData from: Interspecific social information use in habitat selection...
The presence of conspecifics is a social cue frequently used by songbirds in breeding-site selection. In migratory species, conspecific attraction is not possible for individuals that arrive first to...
View ArticleData from: Implications of fidelity and philopatry for the population...
Site fidelity and philopatry are behavioral adaptations found in many species and their fitness benefits are well documented. The combined population level consequences of site fidelity and philopatry,...
View ArticleData from: Maternal nutrition during pregnancy affects testicular and bone...
Pregnant mares and post-weaning foals are often fed concentrates rich in soluble carbohydrates, together with forage. Recent studies suggest that the use of concentrates is linked to alterations of...
View ArticleData from: Further development of the Assessment of Military Multitasking...
The Assessment of Military Multitasking Performance (AMMP) is a battery of functional dual-tasks and multitasks based on military activities that target known sensorimotor, cognitive, and exertional...
View ArticleData from: The appropriateness of language found in research consent form...
Background: To facilitate informed consent, consent forms should use language below the grade eight level. Research Ethics Boards (REBs) provide consent form templates to facilitate this goal....
View ArticleData from: How do organizational characteristics influence teamwork and...
Objectives Diagnostic assessment programs (DAPs) can reduce wait times for cancer diagnosis but optimal DAP design is unknown. This study explored how organizational characteristics influenced...
View ArticleData from: Variance and variability, uncovering an underappreciated component...
Estimating the fitness of line crosses has been a key element in studies of inbreeding depression, hybridization, and speciation. Fitness values are typically compared using differences in the...
View ArticleData from: Causes of and contributors to infant mortality in a rural...
Objective: Retrospective analysis of routinely collected data using verbal and social autopsy tools to identify the medical causes of death and contribution of non-biological factors towards infant...
View ArticleData from: Evolution of toll-like receptors in the context of terrestrial...
Background: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the frontline actors in the innate immune response to various pathogens and are expected to be targets of natural selection in species adapted to habitats...
View ArticleData from: Genome of the pitcher plant Cephalotus reveals genetic changes...
Carnivorous plants exploit animals as a nutritional source and have inspired long-standing questions about the origin and evolution of carnivory-related traits. To investigate the molecular bases of...
View ArticleData from: Strategies for sustainable management of renewable resources...
Management strategies that can deal with unexpected change in resource dynamics are becoming increasingly important as a consequence of global environmental change. Here we undertake a novel approach...
View ArticleData from: Habitat suitability and the constraints of migration in New World...
Identifying the factors that influence geographic range limits can illustrate the various ecological, physiological, and evolutionary constraints imposed on a species. The range limits of migratory...
View ArticleData from: Genetic diversity of the critically endangered lake minnow...
The lake minnow (Eupallasella percnurus) is critically endangered. In this paper we characterize the genetic properties of this fish over its range of occurrence in Poland and propose the use of this...
View ArticleData from: Influence of device accuracy and choice of algorithm for species...
Species distribution models (SDM) based on tracking data from different devices are used increasingly to explain and predict seabird distributions. However, different tracking methods provide different...
View ArticleData from: Competition drives trait evolution and character displacement...
Closely related species may evolve to coexist stably in sympatry through niche differentiation driven by (in situ) competition, a process termed character displacement. Alternatively, past evolution in...
View ArticleData from: Very high MHC Class IIB diversity without spatial differentiation...
Background Selective pressure from pathogens is thought to shape the allelic diversity of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes in vertebrates. In particular, both local adaptation to pathogens...
View ArticleData from: Diversification across a heterogeneous landscape
Adaptation to contrasting environments across a heterogeneous landscape favors the formation of ecotypes by promoting ecological divergence. Patterns of fitness variation in the field can show whether...
View ArticleData from: Measuring site fidelity and spatial segregation within animal...
1.Animals often display a marked tendency to return to previously-visited locations that contain important resources, such as water, food, or developing brood that must be provisioned. A considerable...
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