Data from: Gα and regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) protein pairs...
Signaling pathways regulated by heterotrimeric G-proteins exist in all eukaryotes. The regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) proteins are key interactors and critical modulators of the Gα protein of...
View ArticleData from: Using the generalized index of dissimilarity to detect gene-gene...
To find genetic association between complex diseases and phenotypic traits, one important procedure is conducting a joint analysis. Multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) is an efficient method of...
View ArticleData from: Assessing feasibility in invasive plant management: a...
Given the difficulty that habitat managers face in controlling invasive species, assessing a project's feasibility before implementation can be a useful exercise. We describe efforts to eradicate a...
View ArticleData from: Plasticity in incubation behavior and shading by king rails...
King rails experience a wide range of temperatures during the course of the breeding season throughout their rapidly contracting geographic range. Incubating parent birds are adapted to keep their eggs...
View ArticleData from: Exploring the interaction of avian frugivory and plant spatial...
Seed dispersal by avian frugivores is one of the key processes influencing plant spatial patterns, but may fail if there is disruption of plant-frugivore mutualisms, such as decline in abundance of...
View ArticleData from: Prenatal exposure to predation affects predator recognition...
Prey with cerebral lateralization often show a bias in escape direction and asymmetrical use of eyes for scanning. Such asymmetries are likely to cause ecological disadvantages when, for example,...
View ArticleData from: Maternal allocation in eggs when counting on helpers in a...
For cooperatively breeding birds, it has been proposed that breeders should reduce their investment in eggs when they count on helpers, because this can be compensated for by helpers provisioning of...
View ArticleData from: Investigating variation in third-party intervention behavior...
Pairwise contests are frequently disrupted by the intervention of third-party group members. However, little is known about whether an individual’s engagement in intervention behavior varies over time,...
View ArticleData from: Macroevolution of perfume signalling in orchid bees
Theory predicts that both stabilising selection and diversifying selection jointly contribute to the evolution of sexual signalling traits by (1) maintaining the integrity of communication signals...
View ArticleData from: Carry-over effects on the annual cycle of a migratory seabird: an...
Summary: Long-lived migratory animals must balance the cost of current reproduction with their own condition ahead of a challenging migration and future reproduction. In these species, carry-over...
View ArticleData from: Masculinized females produce heavier offspring in a group living...
Summary: Alternative morphotypes have been reported less frequently in females than in males. An exception to this rule is the gradient of phenotypical masculinization reported in some female mammals,...
View ArticleData from: Potential of environmental DNA to evaluate Northern pike (Esox...
Determining the success of invasive species eradication efforts is challenging because populations at very low abundance are difficult to detect. Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling has recently emerged...
View ArticleData from: Genetic diversity and genomic signatures of selection among cattle...
Domestication in the near eastern region had a major impact on the gene pool of humpless taurine cattle (Bos taurus). As a result of subsequent natural and artificial selection, hundreds of different...
View ArticleData from: Hypothalamic transcriptomes of 99 mouse strains reveal trans eQTL...
Previous studies had shown that integration of genome wide expression profiles, in metabolic tissues, with genetic and phenotypic variance, provided valuable insight into the underlying molecular...
View ArticleData from: Genetics, morphology and ecology reveal a cryptic pika lineage in...
Asian pika species are morphologically ∼similar and have overlapping ranges. This leads to uncertainty and species misidentification in the field. Phylogenetic analyses of such misidentified samples...
View ArticleData from: Why do general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for upper...
Objectives To describe the role patient expectations play in general practitioners (GPs) antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections. Methods Concurrent explanatory mixed methods...
View ArticleData from: Cascading effects of defaunation on the coexistence of two...
Summary: Identification of the mechanisms enabling stable coexistence of species with similar resource requirements is a central challenge in ecology. Such coexistence can be facilitated by species at...
View ArticleData from: Modeling effects of nonbreeders on population growth estimates
1.Adult individuals that do not breed in a given year occur in a wide range of natural populations. However, such nonbreeders are often ignored in theoretical and empirical population studies, limiting...
View ArticleData from: Provision of care for chronic kidney disease by non-nephrologists...
Objectives The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in developing countries has increased dramatically. This study aimed to explore the practice patterns of non-dialysis-dependent CKD care in an...
View ArticleData from: Intra-specific competition, not predation, drives lizard tail loss...
1. Tail autotomy is mainly considered an anti-predator mechanism. Theory suggests predation pressure relaxes on islands, subsequently reducing autotomy rates. 2. Intra-specific aggression, which may...
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