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Mandible composition and properties in two selected praying mantises (Insecta, Mantodea)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Insects process their food with their cuticle‐based mouthparts. These feeding structures reflect their diversity and can, in some cases, showcase adaptations in material composition, mechanical properties, and shape to suit their specific dietary preferences.
Malo Roze, Stanislav N. Gorb, Timo Zeimet, Wencke Krings   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scientific instruments for climate change adaptation: estimating and optimizing the efficiency of ecosystem service provision

Adaptation to the consequences of climate change can depend on efficient use of ecosystem services (ES), i.e. a better use of natural services through management of the way in which they are delivered to society. While much discussion focuses on reducing
Bagstad, Kenneth J., Voigt, Brian, Johnson, Gary W., Villa, Ferdinando   +3 more
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Spatial and temporal dynamics of thaumarchaeota in deep European lakes

, 2012
In past decades the focus of research on archaea has changed from studies solely in extreme environments to a variety of moderate ecosystems, mainly marine and terrestrial.
Ecology and Biodiversity, Vissers, E.W., Sub Ecology and Biodiversity   +2 more
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Towards (better) fluvial meta-ecosystem ecology: a research perspective. [PDF]

NPJ Biodivers
Talluto L, Del Campo R, Estévez E, Altermatt F, Datry T, Singer G.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A perspective from the Mesozoic: Evolutionary changes of the mammalian skull and their influence on feeding efficiency and high‐frequency hearing

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The complex evolutionary history behind modern mammalian chewing performance and hearing function is a result of several changes in the entire skeletomuscular system of the skull and lower jaw. Lately, exciting multifunctional 3D analytical methods and kinematic simulations of feeding functions in both modern and fossil mammals and their ...
Julia A. Schultz
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging ecology and conservation: from ecological networks to ecosystem function

, 2017
Eric Harvey, I. Gounand, Colette L. Ward, F. Altermatt   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Origin, evolution and biogeographic dynamics of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Southwestern Europe

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Pleistocene is a key period for understanding the evolutionary history and palaeobiogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The species was first documented in southeastern Iberia at the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene and appears to have rapidly spread throughout Southwestern Europe, where it was found in numerous ...
Maxime Pelletier
wiley   +1 more source

From armadillos to sloths: Patterns and variations in xenarthran coronary anatomy

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Species of the superorder Xenarthra play a vital ecological role in the Neotropics. Despite their evolutionary significance, anatomical studies on their coronary circulation remain scarce. This study investigated the coronary anatomy of 82 hearts from nine Xenarthra species across the Dasypodidae, Myrmecophagidae, and Bradypodidae.
Wilson Viotto‐Souza, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Marcelo Abidu‐Figueiredo, Thaís Aparecida Silva, Rodrigo Ananias Barreiros Silva, Paulo de Souza‐Junior   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Agri-Environmental Schemes – The Marginal Costs of Ecosystem Services

We provide a new approach for assessing the cost of marginal ecosystem changes and the effectiveness of agri-environmental schemes. The approach is based on a theoretical and empirical analysis of the bio-economic production interactions between marketed
Sauer, Johannes, Wossink, Ada
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Ecosystem effects on well-being: More than just "benefits"? Looking at ecosystem services through the capability approach [PDF]

Conceptual discussions on the impacts of ecosystem services (ESS) on human well-being have largely been boiled down to limits and applications of their monetisation.
Polishchuk, Yuliana, Rauschmayer, Felix
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