Học liệu mở OER: Recent submissions
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Nest inundation from sea-level rise threatens sea turtle population viability
(2015)Contemporary sea-level rise will inundate coastal habitats with seawater more frequently, disrupting the life cycles of terrestrial fauna well before permanent habitat loss occurs. Sea turtles are reliant on low-lying ... -
Detecting somatic mutations in genomic sequences bymeans of Kolmogorov Arnold analysis
(2015)The Kolmogorov–Arnold stochasticity parameter technique is applied for the first time to the study of cancer genome sequencing, to reveal mutations. Using data generated by next-generation sequencing technologies, we have ... -
Chromosome interaction over a distance inmeiosis
(2015)The challenge of cell division is to distribute partner chromosomes (pairs of homologues, pairs of sex chromosomes or pairs of sister chromatids) correctly, one into each daughter cell. In the ‘standard’ meiosis, this ... -
Rethinking competence inmarine life cycles
(2015)Complex life cycles have evolved independently numerous times in marine animals as well as in disparate algae. Such life histories typically involve a dispersive immature stage followed by settlement and metamorphosis to ... -
A global optimization paradigmbased on change of measures
(2015)A global optimization framework, COMBEO (Change Of MeasureBasedEvolutionaryOptimization), is proposed. An important aspect in the development is a set of derivative-free additive directional terms, obtainable through a ... -
Activation of an inflammatory response is context-dependent during early development of the California sea lion
(2015)Variations in immune function can arise owing to trade-offs, that is, the allocation of limited resources among costly competing physiological functions. Nevertheless, there is little information regarding the ontogeny of ... -
Efficient expansion of global protected areas requires simultaneous planning for species and ecosystems
(2015)The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)’s strategic plan advocates the use of environmental surrogates, such as ecosystems, as a basis for planning where new protected areas should be placed. However, the efficiency ... -
Cities and regions in Britain through hierarchical percolation
(2016)Urban systems present hierarchical structures at many different scales. These are observed as administrative regional delimitations which are the outcome of complex geographical, political and historical processes which ... -
Tight knit under stress
(2015)The movement of colonies from one nest to another is a frequent event in the lives of many social insects and is important for their survival and propagation. This goal-oriented task is accomplished by means of tandem ... -
Tracking urban activity growth globally with big location data
(2016)In recent decades, the world has experienced rates of urban growth unparalleled in any other period of history and this growth is shaping the environment in which an increasing proportion of us live. In this paper, we use ... -
The relationships of the Euparkeriidae and the rise of Archosauria
(2016)For the first time, a phylogenetic analysis including all putative euparkeriid taxa is conducted, using a large data matrix analysed with maximum parsimony and Bayesian analysis. Using parsimony, the putative euparkeriidDorosuchus ... -
Feet, heat and scallops
(2016)The effects of unnatural disturbances on the behaviour and energetics of animals are an important issue for conservation and commercial animal production. Biologging enables estimation of the energy costs of these disturbances, ... -
Predicting plant attractiveness to pollinators with passive crowdsourcing
(2016)Global concern regarding pollinator decline has intensified interest in enhancing pollinator resources in managed landscapes. These efforts frequently emphasize restoration or planting of flowering plants to provide pollen ... -
Language influences music harmony perception
(2016)Many studies have revealed shared music–language processing resources by finding an influence of music harmony manipulations on concurrent language processing. However, the nature of the shared resources has remained ... -
Hybridization generates a hopeful monster
(2016)Compared with other phylogenetic groups, self-fertilization (selfing) is exceedingly rare in vertebrates and is known to occur only in one small clade of fishes. Here we report observing one F1-hybrid individual that ... -
An integrated approach to historical population assessment of the great whales
(2016)Accurate estimation of historical abundance provides an essential baseline for judging the recovery of the great whales. This is particularly challenging for whales hunted prior to twentieth century modern whaling, as ... -
Assessing recognition memory using confidence ratings and response times
(2016)Classification of stimuli into categories (such as ‘old’ and ‘new’ in tests of recognition memory or ‘present’ versus ‘absent’ in signal detection tasks) requires the mapping of internal signals to discrete responses. ... -
Error and bias in size estimates of whale sharks: implications for understanding demography
(2016)Body size and age at maturity are indicative of the vulnerability of a species to extinction. However, they are both difficult to estimate for large animals that cannot be restrained for measurement. For very large species ... -
Timing of CD8 T cell effector responses in viral infections
(2016)CD8 T cell or cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses are an important branch of the immune system in the fight against viral infections. The dynamics of anti-viral CTL responses have been characterized in some detail, both ... -
Aremigratory behaviours of bats socially transmitted?
(2016)To migrate, animals rely on endogenous, genetically inherited programmes, or socially transmitted information about routes and behaviours, or a combination of the two. In long-lived animals with extended parental care, as ...
