Results 311 to 320 of about 1,302,847 (390)

Enhancing Soil Health Through Biocrusts: A Microbial Ecosystem Approach for Degradation Control and Restoration. [PDF]

Microb Ecol
Gufwan LA, Peng L, Gufwan NM, Lan S, Wu L.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Linking Soil Properties and Bacterial Communities with Organic Matter Carbon During Vegetation Succession. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Yang B, Zhai J, He M, Ma R, Li Y, Zhang H, Guo J, Hu Z, Zhang W, Bai J.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bending performance changes during prolonged canine eruption in saber‐toothed carnivores: A case study of Smilodon fatalis

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The canine of saber‐toothed predators represents one of the most specialized dental structures known. Hypotheses about the function of hypertrophied canines range from display and conspecific interaction, soft food processing, to active prey acquisition.
Z. Jack Tseng
wiley   +1 more source

Active restoration efforts drive community succession and assembly in a desert during the past 53 years. [PDF]

Ecol Appl
Hou Q, Hu W, Sun Y, Morriën E, Yang Q, Aqeel M, Du Q, Xiong J, Dong L, Yao S, Peng J, Sun Y, Akram MA, Xia R, Zhang Y, Wang X, Xie S, Wang L, Zhang L, Li F, Deng Y, Luo J, Yuan J, Ma Q, Niklas KJ, Ran J, Deng J.   +26 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparing cranial biomechanics between Barbourofelis fricki and Smilodon fatalis: Is there a universal killing‐bite among saber‐toothed predators?

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Saber‐tooths, extinct apex predators with long and blade‐like upper canines, have appeared iteratively at least five times in the evolutionary history of vertebrates. Although saber‐tooths exhibit a relatively diverse range of morphologies, it is widely accepted that all killed their prey using the same predatory behavior. In this study, we CT‐
Borja Figueirido, Shane Tucker, Stephan Lautenschlager   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: Evolutionary diversification and succession of soil huge phages in glacier foreland. [PDF]

Microbiome
Liao H, Li J, Wang YZ, Li H, An XL, Wang T, Chang RY, Zhu YG, Su JQ.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Myological and osteological approaches to gape and bite force reconstruction in Smilodon fatalis

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Masticatory gape and bite force are important behavioral and ecological variables. While much has been written about the highly derived masticatory anatomy of Smilodon fatalis, there remains a great deal of debate about their masticatory behaviors.
Ashley R. Deutsch, Arin Berger, Lara L. Martens, Benjamin R. Witt, Rachel L. J. Smith, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Succession of Microbiome Communities in the Early Establishing Process of an Epilithic Algal Matrix in a Fringing Reef. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Zhang B, Hu S, Zhang C, Zhou T, Li T, Huang H, Liu S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Predicting ecology and hearing sensitivities in Parapontoporia—An extinct long‐snouted dolphin

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Analyses of the cetacean (whale and dolphin) inner ear provide glimpses into the ecology and evolution of extinct and extant groups. The paleoecology of the long‐snouted odontocete (toothed whale) group, Parapontoporia, is primarily marine with its depositional context also suggesting freshwater tolerance.
Joyce Sanks, Rachel Racicot
wiley   +1 more source

Asymmetric succession in soil microbial communities enhances the competitive advantage of invasive alien plants. [PDF]

Microbiome
Zhao M, Yang Y, Zhang H, Li Q, Zhao X, Guo X, Liu W, Wan F.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source