Search Results - "Natural history

Genetic studies of fall armyworm indicate a new introduction into Africa and identify limits to its migratory behavior by Nagoshi, R.N., Goergen, Georg E., Koffi, D., Agboka, K., Adjevi, A.K.M., du Plessis, H., Berg, J. van den, Tepa-Yotto, G., Winsou, J.K., Meagher, R.L., Brevault, T.

“…The results support initial descriptions of the fall armyworm invasion, including the near absence of the strain that prefers rice, millet, and pasture grasses, while providing additional evidence that the magnitude and extent of FAW natural migration on the continent is more limited than expected. …”
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Pangenome analyses reveal impact of transposable elements and ploidy on the evolution of potato species by Bozan, I., Achakkagari, S.R., Anglin, Noelle L., Ellis, David, Tai, H.H., Stromvik, M.V.

“…In contrast, accessions with in vitro propagation history were identified and found to have high levels of TEs. …”
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Effects of sample size on the performance of species distribution models by Wisz, M.S., Hijmans, R.J., Li, J., Peterson, A.T., Graham, C.H., Guisan, A.

“…We evaluated predictions from 12 algorithms for 46 species (from six different regions of the world) at three sample sizes (100, 30, and 10 records). We used data from natural history collections to run the models, and evaluated the quality of model predictions with area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). …”
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Latin America: Where urbanization and poverty peak together with biodiversity? by Sanchez-Sarria, Camilo E., Bonilla-Moheno, Martha, Vázquez, Luis-Bernardo, MacGregor-Fors, Ian

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Mimosa diversiplla var. subglabriseta (MimosoIdeae, Leguminosae), a new record for the flora of Paraguay by Luna, Javier A., Morales, Matias, Fortunato, Renee Hersilia

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Effects of Euseius stipulatus on establishment and efficacy in spider mite suppression of Neoseiulus californicus and Phytoseiulus persimilis in clementine by Abad-Moyano, Raquel, Urbaneja, Alberto, Hoffmann, D., Schausberger, Peter

“…Trait-mediated effects of E. stipulatus changing P. persimilis and N. californicus behavior and/or life history were the most likely explanations for these outcomes. …”
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Breeding dynamics of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) population in the boreal forest of Sweden by Daouti, Eirini - Lamprini

“…I estimated breeding performance of Golden eagles by using citizen science data from 44 territories in Northern Sweden from 1995 to 2015.Ring recovery data from the National ringing database of the Stockholm museum of Natural history, were used to estimate population and age-specific survival. …”

Förnyelse av historiska alléer i Sverige by Ravanshad, Liliana

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Soil fertility regulates invasive herbivore performance and top-down control in tropical agroecosystems of Southeast Asia by Wyckhuys, Kris A.G., Burra, Dharani Dhar, Tran, D.H., Graziosi, Ignazio, Walter, Abigail Jan, Nguyen, T.G., Trong, H.N., Le, B.V., Le, T.T.N., Fonte, Steven J.

“…In terrestrial ecosystems, changes in soil nutrient availability, plant growth or natural enemies can generate important shifts in abundance of organisms at various trophic levels. …”
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State and transition model approach in native forests of Southern Patagonia (Argentina): linking ecosystem services, thresholds and resilience by Peri, Pablo Luis, Lopez, Dardo Ruben, Rusch, Veronica Elena, Rusch, Graciela M., Rosas, Yamina Micaela, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José

“…This allowed the description of plant communities on these ecological sites and the history of natural disturbances. Seven states and 10 negative transitions were described, as well the factors that trigger transitions (levels of grazing, fire and intense logging). …”
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Konstgräs i park- och lekområden : användning och miljöpåverkan by Yousef, Teresa

Från nytta till nöje : allemansrätten i den svenska skogen by Stenmyr, Hanna

“…A discussion on the rights of public access and its history is necessary since there is a general ignorance on the field today. …”

Bergsbrunna södra by Westin, Sandra

“…The south part of the area is woods with high natural values that borders to a national park in the natural forest of Lunsen. …”
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CGIAR Science Forum 2009 by Rabbinge, Rudy

“…Through strategic investments in agricultural and natural resources management research, the CGIAR leverages donor funding to strengthen food security. …”
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Genomic diversity, population structure, and signature of selection in five Chinese native sheep breeds adapted to extreme environments by Abied, A., Bagadi, A., Bordbar, F., Pu, Y., Augustino, S.M.A., Xue, X., Xing, F., Gebreselassie, G., Han Jianlin, Mwacharo, Joram M., Ma, Y., Zhao, Q.

“…Through long term natural and artificial selection, domestic sheep (Ovis aries) have become adapted to a diverse range of agro-ecological environments and display multiple phenotypic traits. …”
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Characteristics of a snake community in the hilly forest of Quan Son District, Northern Vietnam by Le Duc, O., Pham, V.T., Bordes, C., Leprince, B., Ducotterd, C., Zuklin, T., Luu, Q.V., Lo, V.O., Fa, J.E.

“…Of the 19 recorded species (including one Pythonidae, 11 Colubridae, two Elapidae, one Pseudaspididae, three Viperidae, and one Xenodermidae), 78.9% were exclusively or primarily terrestrial, 42.1% were semiarboreal, and 21% were semiaquatic (with some species belonging to two guild categories). We also present new natural history observations of snakes in the region. …”
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Lateral transfers of large DNA fragments spread functional genes among grasses by Dunning, Luke T., Olofsson, Jill K., Parisod, Christian, Choudhury, Rimjhim Roy, Moreno-Villena, Jose J., Yang, Yang, Dionora, Jacqueline, Quick, W. Paul, Park, Minkyu, Bennetzen, Jeffrey L., Besnard, Guillaume, Nosil, Patrik, Osborne, Colin P., Christin, Pascal-Antoine

“…A fundamental tenet of multicellular eukaryotic evolution is that vertical inheritance is paramount, with natural selection acting on genetic variants transferred from parents to offspring. …”
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El Nino visto por las ciencias sociales: propuestas de investigacion, climatic and hydrological effects of El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events at regional and local scales by Katz, E., Goloubinoff, M., Lammel, A.

“…First, research could be conducted on local history of floods and drought, through oral tradition, archives and archaeology. …”
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EDTA-assisted Pb phytoextraction. Review by Saifullah, Meers, E., Qadir, Manzoor, Caritat, P. de, Tack, F.M.G., Laing, G.du, Zia, M.H.

“…We have therefore arrived at a point in phytoremediation research history in which we need to distance ourselves from EDTA as a proposed soil amendment within the context of phytoextraction. …”
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Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments? by Williams, Timothy O.

“…Differences between two regions in natural resource endowment and investment capital stock can, in theory, lead to mutually beneficial trade to achieve desired objectives. …”
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