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Assessing wind and mammals as seed dispersal vectors in an invasive legume
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017-02)While some plants have modified seed structures to facilitate dispersal, many lack such specialised adaptations, making their mode of dispersal unclear. This can be particularly problematic for predicting shifts in species ... -
Assessment of ecological risks in weed biocontrol: input from retrospective ecological analyses
(Elsevier, 2005-11)Prediction of the outcomes of natural enemy introductions remains the most fundamental challenge in biological control. Quantitative retrospective analyses of ongoing biocontrol projects provide a systematic strategy to ... -
Assessment of water quality in Wichita, Kansas, using an index of biotic integrity and analysis of bed sediment and fish tissue for organochlorine insecticides
(Springer New York, 2000-11)This study investigated water quality of the Arkansas River and its tributaries in the Wichita, Kansas, area. Water quality assessment included an evaluation of urban versus agricultural areas using a twofold approach: (1) ... -
An assessment of water quality, physical habitat, and biological integrity of an urban stream in Wichita, Kansas, prior to restoration improvements (phase I)
(Springer New York, 2003-04)Urban development alters the natural hydrological conditions of many streams and rivers often resulting in the degradation of water quality, physical habitat, and biotic integrity of lotic systems. Restoration projects ... -
Associational effects, landscape context, and plant height affect white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browse selectivity in oak woodlands
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2022-07-01)Questions Large spatial variation in damage intensity is a pervasive, but poorly explained, feature of herbivore?plant interactions. To predict herbivore effects on plant communities, ecologists need greater understanding ... -
Astrocytes migration and their molecular role in the recuperation of damaged nervous tissue
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Asynchrony among local communities stabilises ecosystem function of metacommunities
(Wiley, 2017-12)Temporal stability of ecosystem functioning increases the predictability and reliability of ecosystem services, and understanding the drivers of stability across spatial scales is important for land management and policy ... -
Bacterial growth at the high concentrations of magnesium sulfate found in martian soils
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2012-02)The martian surface environment exhibits extremes of salinity, temperature, desiccation, and radiation that would make it difficult for terrestrial microbes to survive. Recent evidence suggests that martian soils contain ... -
Bacterial growth in brines formed by the deliquescence of salts relevant to cold arid worlds
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2022-01-11)Hygroscopic salts at Mars' near-surface (MgSO4, (per)chlorates, NaCl) may form brines by absorbing moisture from the atmosphere at certain times through the process of deliquescence. We have previously shown strong bacterial ... -
Bacterial growth in saturated and eutectic solutions of magnesium sulphate and potassium chlorate with relevance to Mars and the ocean worlds
(Cambridge University Press, 2019-01-28)Liquid water on Mars might be created by deliquescence of hygroscopic salts or by permafrost melts, both potentially forming saturated brines. Freezing point depression allows these heavy brines to remain liquid in the ... -
Bacterial growth tolerance to concentrations of chlorate and perchlorate salts relevant to Mars
(Cambridge University Press, 2017-07)The Phoenix lander at Mars polar cap found appreciable levels of (per)chlorate salts, a mixture of perchlorate and chlorate salts of Ca, Fe, Mg and Na at levels of similar to 0.6% in regolith. These salts are highly ... -
A basic ddRADseq two‐enzyme protocol performs well with herbarium and silica‐dried tissues across four genera
(Wiley, 2020-04-23)Premise The ability to sequence genome‐scale data from herbarium specimens would allow for the economical development of data sets with broad taxonomic and geographic sampling that would otherwise not be possible. Here, ... -
The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end-Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015-10)Here we present a phylogeny of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) based on DNA sequence data from eight nuclear genes, including six single-copy nuclear protein-coding genes, for 367 species representing 172 of 183 extant ... -
Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: a survey of the families. Scarabaeoidea
(Kansas Entomological Society, 2015-04)The 1042 species of Scarabaeoidea known to occur in Peru are listed with their taxonomic placement in families, subfamilies, and tribes. -
Beyond the usual climate? Factors determining flowering and fruiting phenology across a genus over 117 years
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2023-07-01)Premise Although changes in plant phenology are largely attributed to changes in climate, the roles of other factors such as genetic constraints, competition, and self-compatibility are underexplored. Methods We compiled ... -
Bioactivity of recombinant hFSH glycosylation variants in primary cultures of porcine granulosa cells
(Elsevier, 2020-06-15)Previous studies have reported hypo-glycosylated FSH and fully-glycosylated FSH to be naturally occurring in humans, and these glycoforms exist in changing ratios over a woman's lifespan. The precise cellular and molecular ... -
Biochemical defect of the hph-1 mouse mutant is a deficiency in GTP-cyclohydrolase activity
(PubMed, 1988-02)A hyperphenylalaninemic mouse mutant, hph-1, has been identified in the progeny of mice treated with the mutagen ethylnitrosourea. Phenylalanine hydroxylase activity levels in mutant liver lysates are reduced relative to ... -
Biocompatibility of Poly-ε-caprolactone-hydroxyapatite composite on mouse bone marrow-derived osteoblasts and endothelial cells
(BioMed Central, 2009-02-26)Background. Tissue-engineered bone may be developed by seeding the cells capable of both osteogenesis and vascularization on biocompatible composite scaffolds. The current study investigated the performance of mice bone ... -
Biological characteristics of adult degenerative nucleus pulposus cells in a three-dimensional microcarrier stirring culture system
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-06)A major problem in reconstructing degenerative intervertebral discs is to obtain sufficient nucleus pulposus (NP) seeding cells with normal physiologic functions. The current study adopted a three-dimensional microcarrier ... -
Biological observations and a new state record of Paracotalpa granicollis Haldeman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) in New Mexico
(The Coleopterists Society, 2009)Specimens of Paracotalpa granicollis Haldeman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) collected in northwestern New Mexico represent a new state record for the species. Individuals (males only) were observed in association ...