Data from: Energy storage and fecundity explain deviations from ecological...
1. A key challenge for ecologists is to predict how single and joint effects of global warming and predation risk translate from the individual level up to ecosystem functions. Recently, stoichiometric...
View ArticleData from: Microbiota-driven transcriptional changes in prefrontal cortex...
Gene-environment interactions impact the development of neuropsychiatric disorders, but the relative contributions are unclear. Here, we identify gut microbiota as sufficient to induce depressive-like...
View ArticleData from: Foraging modality and plasticity in foraging traits determine the...
1. Foraging modalities (e.g., passive, sit-and-wait, active) and traits are plastic in some species, but the extent to which this plasticity affects interspecific competition remains unclear. 2. Using...
View ArticleData from: Analysis of protein phosphorylation in nerve terminal reveals...
Neurotransmitter release is mediated by the fast, calcium-triggered fusion of synaptic vesicles with the presynaptic plasma membrane, followed by endocytosis and recycling of the membrane of synaptic...
View ArticleData from: Oral samples as non-invasive proxies for assessing the composition...
Microbial community analysis was carried out on ruminal digesta obtained directly via rumen fistula and buccal fluid, regurgitated digesta (bolus) and faeces of dairy cattle to assess if non-invasive...
View ArticleData from: The extracellular and cytoplasmic domains of Syndecan cooperate...
The heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) Syndecan (Sdc) is a crucial regulator of synapse development and growth in both vertebrates and invertebrates. In Drosophila, Sdc binds via its extracellular...
View ArticleData from: TNL genes in peach: insights into the post-LRR domain
Background: Plants develop sustainable defence responses to pathogen attacks through resistance (R) genes contributing to effector-triggered immunity (ETI). TIR-NB-LRR genes (TNL genes) constitute a...
View ArticleData from: Effects of multi-generational stress exposure and offspring...
Plant phenotypes can be affected by environments experienced by their parents. Parental environmental effects are reported for the first offspring generation and some studies showed persisting...
View ArticleData from: Pathologic evaluation of type 2 porcine reproductive and...
The pathogenesis of fetal death caused by reproductive porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) remains unclear. The objective of this study was to improve our understanding of the...
View ArticleData from: Wild ungulate decision-making and the role of tiny refuges in...
Wildlife conservation in human-dominated landscapes requires that we understand how animals, when making habitat-use decisions, obtain diverse and dynamically occurring resources while avoiding risks,...
View ArticleData from: Relative preference and localized food affect predator space use...
Abundant, localized foods can concentrate predators and their foraging efforts, thus altering both the spatial distribution of predation risk and predator preferences for prey that are encountered...
View ArticleData from: Early sitting in ischemic stroke patients (SEVEL): a randomized...
Background: Extended immobility has been associated with medical complications during hospitalization. However no clear recommendations are available for mobilization of ischemic stroke patients....
View ArticleData from: Ontogenetic development of otoliths in alligator gar
Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula is a species of conservation concern throughout its range and an examination of otoliths during early development would aid understanding its life history and...
View ArticleData from: On the widespread capacity for and functional significance of...
Homosporous vascular plants utilize three different mating systems, one of which, gametophytic selfing, is an extreme form of inbreeding only possible in homosporous groups. This mating system results...
View ArticleData from: How reliably can we infer diversity-dependent diversification from...
Slow-downs in lineage accumulation in phylogenies suggest that speciation rates decline as diversity increases. Likelihood methods have been developed to detect such diversity-dependence. However, a...
View ArticleData from: Ecosystem interactions underlie the spread of avian influenza A...
Despite evidence for avian influenza A virus (AIV) transmission between wild and domestic ecosystems, the roles of bird migration and poultry trade in the spread of viruses remain enigmatic. In this...
View ArticleData from: Coupling demographic and genetic variability from archived...
It is well known that temporal fluctuations in small populations deeply influence evolutionary potential. Less well known is whether fluctuations can influence the evolutionary potentials of species...
View ArticleData from: Estrogen receptor alpha distribution and expression in the social...
In microtine and dwarf hamsters low levels of estrogen receptor alpha (ERa) in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BST) and medial amygdala (MeA) play a critical role in the expression of social...
View ArticleData from: Experimental parasite community ecology: intraspecific variation...
Non-random species associations occur in naturally-sampled parasite communities. The processes resulting in predictable community structure (e.g. particular host behaviours, cross-immunity,...
View ArticleData from: Widespread correlations between climatic niche evolution and...
The adaptability of species’ climatic niches can influence the dynamics of colonisation and gene flow across climatic gradients, potentially increasing the likelihood of speciation, or reducing...
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