The unpredictably eruptive dynamics of spruce budworm populations in eastern Canada
We examine historical population data for spruce budworm from several locations through the period 1930–1997, and use density‐dependent recruitment curves to test whether the pattern of population growth over time is more consistent with Royama's (1984; Ecological Monographs 54:429–462) linear R(t) model of harmonic oscillation at Green River New ...
Barry J. Cooke, Jacques Régnière
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Network topology drives population temporal variability in experimental habitat networks
Habitat patches connected by dispersal pathways form habitat networks. We explored how network topology affects population outcomes in laboratory experiments using a model species (Daphnia carinata). Central habitat nodes in complex lattice networks exhibited lower temporal variability in population sizes, suggesting they support more stable ...
Yiwen Xu+3 more
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Economic sustainability and the environment in Colombia: many regulations and little applicability
Sustainable development is an alternative that aims to improve the level of quality of life and ensure an appropriate sustenance for nature, to generate economic growth, without disturbing the ecosystem, through social and ecological sustainability ...
Patricia Pinilla Pérez
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Effect of Variable Compression Ratios on Performance and Emission Phenomena of DI CI Engine Fuelled with Palm Stearin Biodiesel-Diesel Blends [PDF]
Rapid depletion of fossil fuels and escalating crude oil prices led the researchers to ascertain alternative feedstock as a substitute for mineral diesel. Biodiesel produced from non-edible sources was one among them.
V. Hariram, N. Balakarthikeyan, S. Seralathan and T. Micha Premkumar
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Geographic variation in walking activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
This study examined whether there is geographic variation in field populations, focusing on the moving activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Results showed significant differences in moving activity among field populations but no correlation with latitude or meteorological factors.
Kentarou Matsumura
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Applicability of the Surface Water Extraction Methods Based on China’s GF-2 HD Satellite in Ussuri River, Tonghe County of Northeast China [PDF]
Surface water is the most important and common water resource on earth. Accurate and effective mapping and detecting of surface water have been made possible by remote sensing technology, highresolution satellite data, playing an important role in ...
Wenfeng Gong, Tiedong Liu, Yan Jiang and Philip Stott
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occumb: An R package for site occupancy modeling of eDNA metabarcoding data
This study introduces a new R package, occumb, for the convenient application of site occupancy modeling using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding data. We outline a data analysis workflow, including data setup, model fitting, model assessment, and comparison of potential study settings based on model predictions, all of which can be performed using
Keiichi Fukaya, Yuta Hasebe
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Heredity and Environment [PDF]
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A. H. Halsey, Lloyd G. Humphreys
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Insights into PI3K/AKT signaling in B cell development and chronic lymphocytic leukemia
This Review explores how the phosphoinositide 3‐kinase and protein kinase B pathway shapes B cell development and drives chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a common blood cancer. It examines how signaling levels affect disease progression, addresses treatment challenges, and introduces novel experimental strategies to improve therapies and patient outcomes.
Maike Buchner
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Pharmaceuticals in the environment [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals gather more than 1000 biologically active molecules used in human and veterinary medicine around the world. The increase in drugs’ consumption and the development of improved analytical environmental techniques have resulted in identifying these emerging pollutants in all aquatic compartments, ranging from surface water and groundwater ...
Halm-Lemeille, Marie-Pierre+1 more
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