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Time for a plant structural economics spectrum [PDF]
, 2019 We argue that tree and crown structural diversity can and should be integrated in the whole-plant economics spectrum. Ecologists have found that certain functional trait combinations have been more viable than others during evolution, generating a trait ...
Bauters, Marijn +5 more
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Reconstructing the effects of fishing on life-history evolution in North Sea plaice Pleuronectes platessa [PDF]
, 2016 Growing evidence suggests that fishing may induce rapid contemporary evolution in certain life-history traits. This study analyzes fisheries-induced changes in life-history traits describing growth, maturation, and reproduction, using an individual-based
Dieckmann, U. +2 more
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Arranged Marriage, Partner Traits and Parental Investment
, 2021 Both sexes choose mates based on qualities that will enhance offspring viability and quality. In some cases individuals are forced to reproduce with less desirable mates which has been shown to result in lower quality offspring.
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Experimental immune challenges reduce the quality of male antennae and female pheromone output
Scientific Reports, 2022 Sexual signalling is a key feature of reproductive investment, yet the effects of immune system activation on investment into chemical signalling, and especially signal receiver traits such as antennae, are poorly understood.
Hieu T. Pham +3 more
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Synergy and Group Size in Microbial Cooperation [PDF]
, 2012 Microbes produce many molecules that are important for their growth and development, and the consumption of these secretions by nonproducers has recently become an important paradigm in microbial social evolution.
Brannstrom, Ake +3 more
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Personality Traits, Perceived Risk, Uncertainty, and Investment Performance in Vietnam
GLOBAL BUSINESS FINANCE REVIEW, 2017 The study explored the impact of personality traits, perceived risk, and perceived uncertainty on investment performance of individual investors...
Phung Thai Minh Trang, Mai Ngoc Khuong
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Dispositional individual differences in cognitive effort investment: establishing the core construct
BMC Psychology, 2021 Background Individuals tend to avoid effortful tasks, regardless of whether they are physical or mental in nature. Recent experimental evidence is suggestive of individual differences in the dispositional willingness to invest cognitive effort in goal ...
Corinna Kührt +3 more
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How effective are maternal effects at having effects? [PDF]
, 2006 The well studied trade-off between offspring size and offspring number assumes that offspring fitness increases with increasing per-offspring investment.
Benton T.G +5 more
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Journal of IntelligenceNeed for Cognition (NFC) is an investment trait reflecting interindividual differences in intrinsically motivated engagement in cognitive endeavors. While other motivational constructs like the ability self-concept are typically conceptualized domain ...
Julia Grass, Anja Strobel
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Use of genetic markers for the detection of off-types for DUS phenotypic traits in the inbreeding crop, barley [PDF]
, 2020 Detection of crop off-types is of interest for multiple uses, including the assessment of uniformity for new plant variety applications during distinctness, uniformity and stability (DUS) testing for the awarding of plant breeders’ rights (PBR). Here,
Cockram, James +4 more
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