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Invertebrate allorecognition [PDF]

Current Biology, 2019
Most colonial marine invertebrates live as surface encrustations in benthic environments. As they grow, these animals frequently encounter other members of their own species. These encounters typically lead to conflict, in which the colonies aggressively compete for space, or co-existence, in which the colonies peacefully border each other.
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Formation of Stable Amorphous Calcium Phosphate and Collagen Assemblies by a Versatile Spray‐Drying Approach

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) microparticles with long‐term and thermal stability are prepared with or without collagen using a scalable one‐pot spray‐drying process. Under simulated physiological conditions, they crystallize into biomimetic bone mineral and, when combined with collagen, form extrudable, fibrillar bone‐like 3D constructs.
Camila Bussola Tovani, Nessma Bennaceur, Celina Benkhellat, Tristan Georges, Clara Doisneau, Vaskar Sardhalia, Thierry Azaïs, Flora Lemaire, Halima Kerdjoudj, Mohamed Selmane, Capucine Sassoye, Marie Albéric, Cédric Boissière, Nadine Nassif   +13 more
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Benthic invertebrates that form habitat on deep banks off southern California, with special reference to deep sea coral [PDF]

, 2006
There is increasing interest in the potential impacts that fishing activities have on megafaunal benthic invertebrates occurring in continental shelf and slope ecosystems.
Amend, Mark, Love, Milton S., Tissot, Brian N., Yoklavich, Mary M., York, Keri   +4 more
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The impact of significant input of fine sediment on benthic fauna at tributary junctions: a case study of the Bermejo-Paraguay River confluence, Argentina [PDF]

, 2014
This study examines the morphological features, suspended sediment inputs and hydraulic conditions within a large river in association with ecological patterns before and after a tributary confluence.
Amsler, Mario L., Best, James L., Blettler, Martín C. M., Drago, Edmundo E., Eberle, Eliana, Espinola, Luis A., Ezcurra de Drago, Inés, Paira, Aldo, Parsons, Daniel R.   +8 more
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Metachromatic Butterfly Bile Pigments for Multi‐Level Optical Security Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐derived optical security materials are manufactured by embedding butterfly‐based pigments in polymer films. Tunable color and fluorescence responses arise from concentration‐controlled metachromasy, enabling spatially encoded patterns with distinct visible, UV‐active, and spectral signatures.
Limin Wang, Bodo D. Wilts
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Exploring shape diversity and sexual dimorphism in two populations of Nigma conducens through geometric morphometrics

BMC Zoology
Background Spiders are highly adaptable hunters found in nearly all terrestrial ecosystems and play an important role in biological control by preying on pest insects.
Safa M. El-masry, Tarek G. Ismail, Asmaa N. Mustafa   +2 more
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Environmental differences between sites control the diet and nutrition of the carnivorous plant Drosera rotundifolia [PDF]

, 2018
Background and aims: Carnivorous plants are sensitive to small changes in resource availability, but few previous studies have examined how differences in nutrient and prey availability affect investment in and the benefit of carnivory.
A Chao, A Krowiak, AA Crowder, AM Ellison, AM Ellison, AM Ellison, AM Ellison, BE Juniper, DE Jennings, E-D Schulze, F Berendse, FT Lichtner, G Shearer, HM Hanslin, J Brewer, J Millett, J Millett, J Millett, J. Millett, J. Newton, JA Moran, JD Pate, JG Conran, JJ Hutchens, JM Tylianakis, Joni L. Cook, JS Bale, LM Thorén, M Kato, M Thum, M Thum, M Thum, M Thum, MA Vanderklift, ME O’Neal, MR Haylock, NM Haddad, P Redbo-Torstensson, PA Volkova, PS Karlsson, R Aerts, R Bobbink, R Bobbink, R Zamora, R Zamora, R Zamora, RE Alcalá, RI Smith, RJ Payne, S Harms, S Ponsard, SE Sultan, SH Hurlbert, TC Gibson, TC Gibson, TJ Givnish, VA Albert, W Schulze, W Schulze, W Schulze   +59 more
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Dynamic Current Routing in Conductive Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Complex Deformation Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This work introduces a novel actuation control strategy in which electrical stimulation generates localized Joule heating in conductive liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) surfaces, enabling complex 3D deformations from a single homogeneous surface without preprogramming.
Gloria PouWai Lei, Morgan Barnes, Thomas George Thuruthel   +2 more
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Seasonal variations and risk assessment of microplastic contamination in agricultural soil and associated macroinvertebrates in Egypt

Scientific Reports
Contamination by microplastics (MPs) has the potential to rank among the world’s most significant environmental issues. Despite the fact that MP contamination is a global problem, little is known about the time variation of MPs in agricultural soil and ...
Safa M. El-masry, Azza M. Khedre, Asmaa N. Mustafa   +2 more
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Multiple scales of biological variability in New Zealand streams : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2016
Stream fish communities in Taranaki, New Zealand, were studied for the patterns and drivers of their spatial ecology. The study was focused on three main themes: a) complementarity between geography and landuse in driving regional distribution patterns ...
Jayasuriya
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