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Mating system transitions impact population structure and biodiversity in Solanum habrochaites
Although many plant species have evolved means of preventing self-fertilization, self-compatibility (SC), the ability to set self-seed using pollen and ovules of the same plant is exceedingly common. In the wild tomatoes ... -
What's the story? : the effects of narratives in science classrooms
While effective science communication is crucial, it also presents multiple obstacles for natural science researchers and specialized communicators. This includes a language divide between scientists and the general public, ... -
Evolutionary ecology of aquatic insect range limits : a mechanistic approach using thermal tolerance, The
Understanding the effect of climate variability on species physiology and distribution is a longstanding and largely unresolved challenged in evolutionary ecology with important implications for vulnerability to climate ... -
Diverse developmental trajectories of perineuronal nets during vertebrate nervous system construction
In the central nervous system, aggregated extracellular matrix compounds known as perineuronal nets (PNNs) shape patterns of neural connectivity over development. Removing PNNs restores juvenile-like states of neural circuit ... -
Evaluation of wastewater as a nutrient source for the cultivation of the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803
The rising demand for more sustainable and renewable energy sources has led to the development of using photosynthetic microalgae and cyanobacteria for biofuel feedstocks. Microalgae and cyanobacteria offer an attractive ... -
Survey of foliar fungal endophyte communities of Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine populations in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, A
Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) is an exceptionally long-lived charismatic tree species found at high elevations in the southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona (Fryer, 2004). This ... -
Aquatic insect responses to predation and temperature : variation in context dependent trophic interactions
Trophic cascades, the indirect effects of carnivores on primary producers mediated by herbivores, remains a central theme of ecological theory. How climate change will alter the mechanisms controlling such interactions ... -
Photosynthesis in dynamic and rapidly changing light : the physiology of a cyanobacterium in a photobioreactor
Mass cultivation of aquatic phototrophs in photobioreactors (PBRs) has the potential to produce sustainable biofuels thus reducing net carbon emission and associated climate change. In order to make PBRs productive enough ... -
Studies on selenium hyperaccumulator Stanleya pinnata and nonaccumulator Stanleya elata (Brassicaceae) : functional characterization of selenate transporter SULTR1;2 in yeast and development of a micropropagation protocol
Stanleya pinnata is an herbaceous perennial species in the family Brassicaceae native to the western United States. This species is classified as a selenium (Se) hyperaccumulator, and can be found thriving on Se-rich soils. ... -
Interaction among societal and biological drivers of policy at the wildlife-agricultural interface
This dissertation research on wildlife policy and biology focuses on understanding the mechanisms that drive development of wildlife-agricultural policy and also on understanding the underlying ecological drivers of pathogen ... -
Does interindividual variation in energetic demand influence food sharing in the honeybee?
A central benefit of group living is the cooperative acquisition and sharing of resources but the costs associated with these processes set up a potential conflict between individual and group level fitness. This means ... -
Effects of drought on the shortgrass steppe of the North American Great Plains
Global climate models predict the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme weather events, such as severe drought, will increase during the 21st century across many regions of the world, including the semi-arid grassland ... -
Description and distribution of Helminth parasites of White-Bellied Grass mice (Akodon albiventer) and Andean Vesper mice (Calomys lepidus) of the altiplano region of Bolivia
Akodon and Calomys genera are among the most speciose of South American rodents. Within Bolivia, these genera inhabit multiple environments of varied geomorphology, elevation, vegetation and climates, including the Bolivian ... -
Evolution of 'earlessness' in the true Toad family (Bufonidae), The
Anurans (frogs and toads) have a tympanic middle ear to transmit airborne sound from the environment to their inner ear sensory cells. Yet, many bufonid (true toad) species have independently evolved earlessness, the lack ... -
Interplay between selenium hyperaccumulator plants and their microbiome
The plant microbiome includes all microorganisms that occur on the plant root (rhizosphere) and shoot (phyllosphere) or inside plants (endosphere). Many of these microbes benefit their host by promoting growth, helping ... -
Ecological aspects of plant selenium hyperaccumulation : effects of selenium hyperaccumulation on plant-plant interactions
Hyperaccumulators are plants that accumulate toxic elements to extraordinary levels. Selenium (Se) hyperaccumulators such as Astragalus bisulcatus and Stanleya pinnata can contain 0.1-1.5% of their dry weight in Se (1,000 ... -
Tissue-specific seasonal changes in mitochondrial respiratory function and membrane composition in the golden-mantled ground squirrel
Mammals that hibernate, such as the golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis; GMGS), cease to feed, reduce metabolic rate, and lower body temperature (Tb) during the winter months, surviving almost ... -
Genomics and transcriptomics of the molting gland (Y-organ) in the blackback land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis
Molting is required for growth and development in crustaceans. In the blackback land crab Gecarcinus lateralis, molting is stimulated by ecdysteroids, hormones produced in the Y-organ (YO). Throughout the molting cycle, ... -
Manipulation of resource allocation to increase fecundity in Mimulus gemmiparus
Mimulus gemmiparus W. A. Weber, a Colorado endemic, is a rare species that is at risk of becoming endangered. Reproduction in M. gemmiparus is solely by vegetative propagules (bulbils), which function analogously to seeds; ... -
Genetic drift and mutational hazard in the evolution of salamander genomic gigantism
Salamanders have the largest nuclear genome sizes among tetrapods and, with the exception of lungfishes, among vertebrates as a whole. Lynch and Conery (2003) have proposed the mutational hazard hypothesis to explain ...
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