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Local adaptation and maladaptation to pollinators in a generalist geographic mosaic

open access: yes, 2009
The Geographic Mosaic Theory of Coevolution predicts the occurrence of mosaics of interaction-mediated local adaptations and maladaptations. Empirical support to this prediction has come mostly from specialist interactions.
Gomez, Jose M   +9 more
core   +1 more source

British National Formulary Guidance on prescribing in pregnancy: A descriptive cross‐sectional study

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim To assess how well pregnancy‐specific guidance within the British National Formulary supports healthcare professionals to facilitate safe and effective medication use. Methods We performed a manifest content analysis of the text of all pregnancy sections within British National Formulary drug monographs, with inductive and iterative coding.
Hannah Johnson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The epistemic ceiling: Veteran practitioners' perspectives on primary qualification entry standards for teaching secondary mathematics in Scotland

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents an exploratory analysis of contemporary curricular and professional qualification policies in the Scottish education system, focusing on minimum qualification thresholds for mathematics teaching. The study examines how veteran secondary mathematics practitioners perceive the structural and pedagogical implications of using ...
Paul Argyle McDonald
wiley   +1 more source

Current management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a Japanese university hospital

open access: yesFujita Medical Journal
Objectives: Consultation with infectious disease specialists is associated with reduced patient mortality in the care of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) through appropriate management of complications including infective endocarditis.
Shogo Hanai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ant Diversity of the Xisha Islands: Community Structure, Exotic Species Colonization, and Ecological Functions in a Tropical Coral Archipelago

open access: yesBiological Diversity, EarlyView.
The first inventory of ants from the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea was compiled, revealing 21 species: 70% native and 30% exotic. Anthropogenic disturbance primarily drove exotic colonization, whereas island area showed weak positive effects on species richness. Most ants were omnivorous, with key mutualistic and seed‐dispersal roles.
Hua‐Yan Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generalist Function in Intelligence Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
While there has been an increasing need to integrate and synthesize the rapidly expanding complexity within intelligence analysis, there has developed an antithetical contemporary deemphasis of generalist orientation and function that can decrease ...
Mihelic, F. Matthew
core   +1 more source

Intermittent Sequential Herbivory Affects Herbivore Growth Traits but Not Plant Fitness in Soybean

open access: yesFood and Energy Security
Plants are often attacked by multiple herbivores. Most studies on plant–herbivore interactions focus on pairwise comparisons, examining one or two herbivores attacking a single species, or a single herbivore attacking multiple species.
Insha Shafi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enablers and barriers of General Practitioner’s choice of additional skills training: a mixed-methods study

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine
IntroductionAdditional skills training (AST) is a prerequisite for rural generalist training in Australia, where Rural Generalists (RGs) undergo specialized training in a distinct discipline for a period of 12 months.
Abdul-Aziz Seidu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring avian specialization

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2019
Measuring the extent to which a species is specialized is a major challenge in ecology, with important repercussions for fundamental research as well as for applied ecology and conservation.
Federico Morelli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Partners or passengers? Revisiting the association between diatoms and aquatic animals

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Numerous studies have revealed the importance of research on the communities capable of colonizing animal surfaces (epibionts) and the animals on which they live (basibionts). Very few studies have considered epizoic diatoms, and there are gaps and biases in our knowledge, including the choice of basibionts, the methods used, and the habitats ...
Gianluca Vacca   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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