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Functional Mapping of Multiple Dynamic Traits [PDF]
Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics, 2016 Many biological phenomena undergo developmental changes in time and space. Functional mapping, which is aimed at mapping genes that affect developmental patterns, is instrumental for studying the genetic architecture of biological changes.
Cao, Jiguo +4 more
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Narcissistic Traits and Executive Functions [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Several personality disorders have been associated with cognitive impairment, including executive functions like working memory. Yet, it is unclear whether subclinical expression in non-clinical persons is associated with cognitive functioning. Recent studies indicate that non-clinical subjects might, in fact, perform better with increasing moderate to
Igor Nenadić +2 more
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The traits of “trait ecologists”: An analysis of the use of trait and functional trait terminology [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 AbstractTrait and functional trait approaches have revolutionized ecology improving our understanding of community assembly, species coexistence, and biodiversity loss. Focusing on traits promotes comparability across spatial and organizational scales, but terms must be used consistently.
Samantha K. Dawson +9 more
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Function-valued traits in evolution [PDF]
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 2013 Many biological characteristics of evolutionary interest are not scalar variables but continuous functions. Given a dataset of function-valued traits generated by evolution, we develop a practical, statistical approach to infer ancestral function-valued traits, and estimate the generative evolutionary process.
Jones, NS +4 more
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Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Underlying Function-Valued Traits Using Functional Principal Component Analysis and Multi-Trait Mapping [PDF]
G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 2015 Abstract We previously proposed a simple regression-based method to map quantitative trait loci underlying function-valued phenotypes. In order to better handle the case of noisy phenotype measurements and accommodate the correlation structure among time points, we propose an alternative approach that maintains much of the simplicity ...
Kwak, Il-Youp +3 more
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Complexity vs linearity: relations between functional traits in a heterotrophic protist
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Background Functional traits are phenotypic traits that affect an organism’s performance and shape ecosystem-level processes. The main challenge when using functional traits to quantify biodiversity is to choose which ones to measure since effort and ...
Nils A. Svendsen +4 more
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BMC Genomics, 2018 Background Salmonella is a Gram-negative bacterium causing a wide range of clinical syndromes ranging from typhoid fever to diarrheic disease. Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) serovars infect humans and animals, causing important health burden in the world.
Jing Zhang +5 more
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Functional traits of expanding, thicket-forming shrubs: contrasting strategies between exotic and native species [PDF]
, 2017 Woody expansion has been documented for decades in many different systems globally, often yielding vast changes in ecosystem functioning. While causes and consequences of woody expansion have been well documented, few studies have addressed plant ...
Shiflett, Sheri A. +2 more
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Plant structural complexity and mechanical defenses mediate predator-prey interactions in an odonate-bird system. [PDF]
, 2017 Habitat-forming species provide refuges for a variety of associating species; these refuges may mediate interactions between species differently depending on the functional traits of the habitat-forming species.
Grof-Tisza, Patrick +3 more
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Identifying copepod functional groups from species functional traits [PDF]
Journal of Plankton Research, 2015 We gathered information on the functional traits of the most representative copepod species in the Mediterranean Sea. Our database includes 191 species described by 7 traits encompassing diverse ecological functions: minimal and maximal body length, trophic group, feeding type, spawning strategy, diel vertical migration and vertical habitat.
Benedetti, Fabio +2 more
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