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Trait-based approaches to analyze links between the drivers of change and ecosystem services: Synthesizing existing evidence and future challenges [PDF]

, 2017
Understanding the responses of biodiversity to drivers of change and the effects of biodiversity on ecosystem properties and ecosystem services is a key challenge in the context of global environmental change.
Abelleira-Martínez, Abson, Balvanera, Balvanera, Bennett, Biggs, Biggs, Brown, Cadotte, Cardinale, Daniel, De Bello, De Lima, Dirzo, Dukes, Díaz, Díaz, Díaz, Fazey, Frimpong, García-Llorente, Gilroy, Goodness, Gossner, Grigulis, Gross, Hanski, Harrison, Hevia, Homburg, Hooper, Isbell, Kattge, Laliberté, Larsen, Lavorel, Lavorel, Lavorel, Lavorel, Lavorel, Mace, Mitchell, Moretti, Mori, Mouchet, Myers, Nagendra, Nahlik, Newbold, Nieto-Romero, Nimmo, Oliver, Pereira, Pereira, Peterson, Quétier, Radchuk, Ricketts, Seidl, Seppelt, Speight, Srivastava, Statzner, Storkey, Suding, Thompson, Valiente-Banuet, Vandewalle, Velasco, Verheyen, Vieira, Vihervaara, Violle, Vitousek, Wood   +74 more
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Testate Amoeba Functional Traits and Their Use in Paleoecology

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
This review provides a synthesis of current knowledge on the morphological and functional traits of testate amoebae, a polyphyletic group of protists commonly used as proxies of past hydrological changes in paleoecological investigations from peatland ...
Katarzyna Marcisz, Vincent E. J. Jassey, Anush Kosakyan, Valentyna Krashevska, Daniel J. G. Lahr, Enrique Lara, Łukasz Lamentowicz, Mariusz Lamentowicz, Andrew Macumber, Andrew Macumber, Yuri Mazei, Yuri Mazei, Edward A. D. Mitchell, Edward A. D. Mitchell, Nawaf A. Nasser, R. Timothy Patterson, Helen M. Roe, David Singer, Andrey N. Tsyganov, Andrey N. Tsyganov, Bertrand Fournier   +20 more
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Divergent functional traits in three sympatric Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus morphs are not coupled with the age of the lineage divergence [PDF]

, 2016
Three genetically discrete morphs of Arctic charr in Loch Rannoch, Scotland originated from a recent divergence within the lake (in situ) (piscivore and benthivore morphs) and from secondary contact of two older lineages (ex situ; a planktivore–piscivore/
Adams, Colin, Bryce, Carolyn, Fraser, Alicia, Greer, Ron, Knudsen, Rune   +4 more
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Nonparametric Functional Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci [PDF]

Biometrics, 2009
SummaryFunctional mapping is a useful tool for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) that control dynamic traits. It incorporates mathematical aspects of biological processes into the mixture model‐based likelihood setting for QTL mapping, thus increasing the power of QTL detection and the precision of parameter estimation.
Yang, Jie, Wu, Rongling, Casella, George
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linking Aboveground Traits to Root Traits and Local Environment: Implications of the Plant Economics Spectrum. [PDF]

, 2019
The plant economics spectrum proposes that ecological traits are functionally coordinated and adapt along environmental gradients. However, empirical evidence is mixed about whether aboveground and root traits are consistently linked and which ...
Fang, Miao, Gilbert, Gregory S, Li, Wenbin, Lu, Huanping, Shen, Yong, Yu, Shixiao   +5 more
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Mechanisms of Surviving Burial: Dune Grass Interspecific Differences Drive Resource Allocation After Sand Deposition [PDF]

, 2018
Sand dunes are important geomorphic formations of coastal ecosystems that are critical in protecting human populations that live in coastal areas. Dune formation is driven by ecomorphodynamic interactions between vegetation and sediment deposition. While
Courtemanche R. P., Ehrenfeld J. G., Gleason H. A., Godfrey P. J., Hoagland D. R., Maun M. A., Mendelssohn I. A., Qu H., Scavia D., Stalter R., Vinent O. D.   +10 more
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Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira, Sílvia Arroz‐Madeira, Cláudio A. Franco, Sara Silva Pereira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the genetic architecture of gene expression in human liver [PDF]

, 2008
Genetic variants that are associated with common human diseases do not lead directly to disease, but instead act on intermediate, molecular phenotypes that in turn induce changes in higher-order disease traits.
Avila-Campillo, I, Chudin, E, Derry, J, Drake, TA, Guengerich, FP, GuhaThakurta, D, Hao, K, Johnson, JM, Kasarskis, A, Kruger, MJ, Lamb, J, Lum, PY, Lusis, AJ, Mehrabian, M, Millstein, J, Molony, C, Rohl, CA, Rushmore, TH, Schadt, EE, Schuetz, E, Sieberts, S, Smith, RC, Storey, JD, Strom, SC, Suver, C, Ulrich, R, Van Nas, A, Wang, S, Yang, X, Zhang, B, Zhu, J   +30 more
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Describing mate preference functions and other function‐valued traits [PDF]

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2017
AbstractMate preferences are important causes of sexual selection. They shape the evolution of sexual ornaments and displays, sometimes maintaining genetic diversity and sometimes promoting speciation. Mate preferences can be challenging to study because they are expressed in animal brains and because they are a function of the features of potential ...
J T, Kilmer, K D, Fowler-Finn, D A, Gray, G, Höbel, D, Rebar, M S, Reichert, R L, Rodríguez   +6 more
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