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The biological origin of linguistic diversity [PDF]

, 2012
In contrast with animal communication systems, diversity is characteristic of almost every aspect of human language. Languages variously employ tones, clicks, or manual signs to signal differences in meaning; some languages lack the noun-verb distinction
A Beja-Pereira, Andrea Baronchelli, D Gil, FC Dyer, K Smith, LL Cavalli-Sforza, M Dunn, MA Nowak, MB Miller, MH Christiansen, Morten H. Christiansen, N Chater, N Evans, Nick Chater, NL Komarova, PJ Richerson, R Boyd, R Jackendoff, RD Gray, Ricard V. Solé, RM Seyfarth, Romualdo Pastor-Satorras, RT Hanlon, S Dehaene, S Pinker, S Számadó, SA Tishkoff, SC Levinson, TL Griffiths   +28 more
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Infection Models for Pine Wilt Disease on the Basis of Vector Behaviors

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
Infection models for pine wilt disease without vector density were built to estimate the transmission coefficient of the pathogenic nematode. The models successfully simulated the annual change in the density of infected trees for four pine stands. ABSTRACT Pine wilt disease is caused by the pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Steiner et ...
Katsumi Togashi
wiley   +1 more source

A Benchmark for Atlantic Salmon Conservation: Genetic Diversity and Structure in a Southern European Glacial Refuge before the Climate Changed

Fishes, 2023
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar supports highly valuable commercial and recreational fisheries in Europe, but its stocks are currently overexploited and threatened by climate change.
Ana Almodóvar, Graciela G. Nicola, Daniel Ayllón, Sheila Leal, Daniel F. Marchán, Benigno Elvira   +5 more
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Phase Transition in Sexual Reproduction and Biological Evolution

, 2008
Using Monte Carlo model of biological evolution we have discovered that populations can switch between two different strategies of their genomes' evolution; Darwinian purifying selection and complementing the haplotypes. The first one is exploited in the
Ayala F. J., Cebrat S., DOROTA MACKIEWICZ, Kong A., MARTA ZAWIERTA, Mayr E., PRZEMYSŁAW BIECEK, STANISŁAW CEBRAT, WOJCIECH WAGA, Zawierta M.   +9 more
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An Adaptive Management Model for Brown Bears in Hokkaido: Based on Total Population and the Number of Nuisance Bears

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
Bear management changes management actions according to the horizontal axis of the population size and the vertical axis of the number of nuisance bears. Aiming for the target population size of Ntar, Actions I and II protect the bears, and Action IV reduces the population.
Hiroyuki Matsuda, Akira Maki, Tsutomu Mano, Hifumi Tsuruga, Hino Takafumi, Shinichi Horino   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Migration dynamics of an important rice pest: The brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) across Asia—Insights from population genomics

Evolutionary Applications, 2020
Introduction Brown planthoppers (Nilaparvata lugens) are the most serious insect pests of rice, one of the world's most important staple crops. They reproduce year‐round in the tropical parts of their distribution, but cannot overwinter in the temperate ...
James P. Hereward, Xuhong Cai, Ambrocio Melvin A. Matias, Gimme H. Walter, Chenxi Xu, Yongmo Wang   +5 more
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The influence of immune challenges on the mean and variance in reproductive investment: a meta-analysis of the terminal investment hypothesis

BMC Biology, 2023
Finding the optimal balance between survival and reproduction is a central puzzle in life-history theory. The terminal investment hypothesis predicts that when individuals encounter a survival threat that compromises future reproductive potential, they ...
Yong Zhi Foo, Malgorzata Lagisz, Rose E. O’Dea, Shinichi Nakagawa   +3 more
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Evolution, Interactions, and Biological Networks

PLoS Biology, 2007
Shifting the perspective of the questions we ask will ensure that network theory continues to excite the network theorists, but more importantly, that it remains vital to progress in biological research.
Weitz, Joshua S., Benfey, Philip N., Wingreen, Ned S.   +2 more
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Entropic Sampling and Natural Selection in Biological Evolution

, 1998
With a view to connecting random mutation on the molecular level to punctuated equilibrium behavior on the phenotype level, we propose a new model for biological evolution, which incorporates random mutation and natural selection.
Adami C, Bak P, Boettcher S, D Kim, Dobzhansky T, Futuyma D J, Gould S J, Gould S J, H Y Lee, Kimura M, Kimura M, Lee J, M Y Choi, Raup D M, Raup D M, S H Park, Sepkoski J J, Sneppen K, Willis J C   +18 more
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Speciation Through the Lens of Population Dynamics: A Theoretical Primer on How Small and Large Populations Diverge

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
Population size and dynamics fundamentally shape speciation by influencing genetic drift, founder events, and adaptive potential. Small populations may speciate rapidly due to stronger drift, whereas large populations harbor more genetic diversity, which can alter divergence trajectories. We highlight theoretical models that incorporate population size
Ryo Yamaguchi, Hidaka Kubo, Tokuya Ogawa, Hayate Omura   +3 more
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