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Data from: Invasive Asian earthworms negatively impact keystone terrestrial...

Asian pheretimoid earthworms (e.g. Amynthas and Metaphire spp.) are invading North American forests and consuming the vital detrital layer that forest floor biota [including the keystone species...

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Data from: Quantifying post- laser ablation prostate therapy changes on MRI...

Focal laser ablation destroys cancerous cells via thermal destruction of tissue by a laser. Heat is absorbed, causing thermal necrosis of the target region. It combines the aggressive benefits of...

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Data from: Trade-offs and mixed infections in an obligate-killing insect...

Natural populations of pathogens are frequently composed of numerous interacting strains. Understanding what maintains this diversity remains a key focus of research in disease ecology. In addition,...

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Data from: Coupled range dynamics of brood parasites and their hosts...

As populations shift their ranges in response to global change, local species assemblages can change, setting the stage for new ecological interactions, community equilibria, and evolutionary...

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Data from: Unravelling the life-history of Amazonian fishes through otolith...

Amazonian fishes employ diverse migratory strategies, but the details of these behaviors remain poorly studied despite numerous environmental threats and heavy commercial exploitation of many species....

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Data from: The interactive effects of photoperiod and future climate change...

Increasing global temperatures may affect many ectotherms, including insects, although increasing temperatures are thought to benefit future populations through effects on adult size, fecundity, or...

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Data from: Family-assisted inference of the genetic architecture of MHC...

With their direct link to individual fitness, genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are a popular system to study the evolution of adaptive genetic diversity. However, owing to the highly...

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Data from: Recent Warming, Rather than Industrial Emissions of Bioavailable...

Freshwaters in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) are vulnerable to the atmospheric emissions and land disturbances caused by the local oil sands industry; however, they are also affected by climate...

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Data from: Clinical factors associated with long-term complete remission...

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is the most common HIV-associated malignancy in children and adolescents in Africa. Pediatric KS is distinct from adult disease. We evaluated the clinical characteristics associated...

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Data from: Evolution of pre- and post-copulatory traits in male Drosophila...

Background: In Drosophila melanogaster the fitness of males depends on a broad array of reproductive traits classified as pre- and post-copulatory traits. Exposure to cold stress, can reduce sperm...

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Data from: Obesity and the role of short duration submaximal work on...

The objective of this study was to compare gas exchange, cardiac and cerebral hemodynamic responses between 10 non-obese and 10 obese men during submaximal work. With the increasing prevalence of...

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Data from: Distribution and localised effects of the invasive ascidian...

Didemnid ascidians are notorious marine invaders, fouling infrastructure in many ecosystems globally. However, there have been few reports of direct interactions with native species in their natural...

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Data from: Three-level mixed-effects logistic regression analysis reveals...

Rotaviruses (RV) are important causes of diarrhea in animals, especially in domestic animals. Of the 9 RV species, rotavirus A, B, and C (RVA, RVB, and RVC, respectively) had been established as...

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Data from: Lateralization in alpha-band oscillations predicts the locus and...

Attending to a task-relevant location changes how neural activity oscillates in the alpha band (8–13Hz) in posterior visual cortical areas. However, a clear understanding of the relationships between...

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Data from: Stimulation of the salicylic acid pathway aboveground recruits...

Plant defense pathways play a critical role in mediating tritrophic interactions between plants, herbivores, and natural enemies. While the impact of plant defense pathway stimulation on natural...

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Data from: Extraction and separation of active ingredients in Schisandra...

Schisandra chinensis extracts (SEs) have traditionally been used as an oriental medicine for the treatment of various human diseases, however, their further application in the biocontrol of plant...

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Data from: Specificity of multi-modal aphid defenses against two rival...

Insects are often attacked by multiple natural enemies, imposing dynamic selective pressures for the development and maintenance of enemy-specific resistance. Pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum) have...

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Data from: Individual correlates of infectivity of influenza A virus...

Background: Identifying individual correlates of infectivity of influenza virus is important for disease control and prevention. Viral shedding is used as a proxy measure of infectivity in many...

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Data from: The genome of the yellow potato cyst nematode Globodera...

Background: The yellow potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis is a devastating plant pathogen of global economic importance. This biotrophic parasite secretes effectors from pharyngeal glands,...

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Data from: "Willing to pay?" Tax compliance in Britain and Italy: an...

As shown by the recent crisis, tax evasion poses a significant problem for countries such as Greece, Spain and Italy. While these societies certainly possess weaker fiscal institutions as compared to...

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