Data from: Late Neolithic phytolith and charcoal records of human activities...
There is significant archaeological evidence marking the collapse of the Shijiahe culture in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in China during the late Neolithic Period. However, the causes for...
View ArticleData from: The geography of spatial synchrony
Spatial synchrony, defined as correlated temporal fluctuations among populations, is a fundamental feature of population dynamics, but many aspects of synchrony remain poorly understood. Few studies...
View ArticleData from: Evolutionary History and Taxonomy of the Euphorbia polycarpa...
Euphorbia polycarpa (Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce sect. Anisophyllum) is one of the most common species of the Sonoran Desert. It exhibits a wide range of morphological variation and has been considered...
View ArticleData from: Thin Al1-xGaxAs0.56Sb0.44 diodes with extremely weak temperature...
When using avalanche photodiodes (APDs) in applications, temperature dependence of avalanche breakdown voltage is one of the performance parameters to be considered. Hence, novel materials developed...
View ArticleData from: Drug delivery in a tumour cord model: a computational simulation
The tumour vasculature and microenvironment is complex and heterogeneous, contributing to reduced delivery of cancer drugs to the tumour. We have developed an in silico model of drug transport in a...
View ArticleData from: Ocean acidification impacts spine integrity but not regenerative...
Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) has resulted in a change in seawater chemistry and lowering of pH, referred to as ocean acidification. Understanding how different organisms and processes...
View ArticleData from: A single migrant enhances the genetic diversity of an inbred puma...
Migration is essential for maintaining genetic diversity among populations, and pumas (Puma concolor) provide an excellent model for studying the genetic impacts of migrants on populations isolated by...
View ArticleData from: A nonrandom subset of olfactory genes is associated with host...
Specialization onto different host plants has been hypothesized to be a major driver of diversification in insects, and traits controlling olfaction have been shown to play a fundamental role in host...
View ArticleData from: Genetic diversity and gene flow decline with elevation in montane...
Montane environments around the globe are biodiversity ‘hotspots’ and important reservoirs of genetic diversity. Montane species are also typically more vulnerable to environmental change than their...
View ArticleData from: Population structure and historical demography of Dipteronia...
Inferring past demography is a central question in evolutionary and conservation biology. It is, however, sometimes challenging to disentangle their roles of contemporary versus historical processes in...
View ArticleData from: Reorganization of interaction networks modulates the persistence...
1.Ecological interaction networks constantly reorganize as interspecific interactions change across successional stages and environmental gradients. This reorganization can also be associated with the...
View ArticleData from: Duetting behavior varies with sex, season, and singing role in a...
Females and males of many animals combine their vocalizations into coordinated acoustic duets. Duets can mediate both cooperation and conflict between partners, and are common in tropical, sedentary...
View ArticleData from: Century-long tree population dynamics in a deciduous forest stand...
Question: We quantify tree dynamics over a century of free development in a small broadleaved forest dominated by Fraxinus excelsior and Ulmus glabra. What are the internal and external factors driving...
View ArticleData from: Canine brachycephaly is associated with a retrotransposon-mediated...
In morphological terms, “form” is used to describe an object’s shape and size. In dogs, facial form is stunningly diverse. Facial retrusion, the proximodistal shortening of the snout and widening of...
View ArticleData from: Wood ants produce a potent antimicrobial agent by applying formic...
Wood ants fight pathogens by incorporating tree resin with antimicrobial properties into their nests. They also produce large quantities of formic acid in their venom gland, which they readily spray to...
View ArticleData from: Responses of bottlenose dolphins and harbor porpoises to impact...
The development of risk assessments for the exposure of protected populations to noise from coastal construction is constrained by uncertainty over the nature and extent of marine mammal responses to...
View ArticleData from: Tropical shift in decomposers’ relative contribution to leaf...
The hypothesis that leaf litter breakdown in Guinean streams is governed by microorganisms was confirmed, supporting the reported latitudinal shift in decomposers’ contribution to this process. The...
View ArticleData from: Improvement of non-key traits in radiata pine breeding programme...
Diameter at breast height (DBH), wood density (DEN) and predicted modulus of elasticity (PME) are considered as ‘key traits’ (KT) in the improvement in radiata pine breeding programmes in New Zealand....
View ArticleData from: The evolutionary relationships and age of Homo naledi: an...
Homo naledi is a recently discovered species of fossil hominin from South Africa. A considerable amount is already known about H. naledi but some important questions remain unanswered. Here we report a...
View ArticleData from: Drosophila simulans: a species with improved resolution in Evolve...
The combination of experimental evolution with high-throughput sequencing of pooled individuals — i.e. Evolve and Resequence; E&R — is a powerful approach to study adaptation from standing genetic...
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