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Local climate and genetic influence on intraspecific variation in torpor physiology of a cave‐roosting bat

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Many small endotherms employ torpor as a survival strategy to reduce energy expenditure during periods with low food availability and cold temperatures. The expression and physiology of torpor can vary substantially within species because of phenotypic plasticity and ...
Nicholas C. Wu, Tomás Villada‐Cadavid, Christopher Turbill   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The post‐fire recovery of soil seed banks along a fire severity gradient in an Australian threatened mesic forest

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Climate change has increased the likelihood of extreme events, increasing the number of days with dangerous fire weather conditions, resulting in fires with increased severity, frequency and extent.
Ruby Paroissien, Ryan Tangney, Catherine A. Offord, Mark Ooi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climatic thresholds associated with increased dengue incidence across climate zones in Peru (2001-2022). [PDF]

J Clim Chang Health
Laura W, Rivera P, Davila C, Velasquez P, Mateo S, Yon C, Valderrama B, Vargas TI.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Including Harvested Grain Biogenic CO2 to Address a Critical Flaw in Climate Accounting

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The international climate accounting system excludes both the biogenic CO2 sequestered in harvested crops and the biogenic CO2 emissions that occur when grain is digested or burned as biofuel. Despite being described in the literature as a critical flaw in climate accounting all parties within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Richard S. Gray
wiley   +1 more source

Is malaria elimination in the Amazon rainforest feasible? The case of Suriname. [PDF]

Rev Panam Salud Publica
Vreden S, Eersel M, Bretas G, Cairo H, van Eer E, Adhin M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

And then there was us Et puis nous sommes apparus

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In 1987, the academic conference ‘Origins and Dispersals of Modern Humans: Behavioural and Biological Perspectives’ was held in Cambridge, UK. Subsequently referred to as the ‘Human Revolution’ conference, this meeting brought together the most prominent academics working in the field of human origins, including archaeologists and palaeoanthropologists,
Emma E. Bird, Julia Galway‐Witham, Chris Stringer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Past and present genetic structure of the tropical rainforest palm <i>Astrocaryum mexicanum</i>: effects of anthropogenic fragmentation. [PDF]

PeerJ
Juárez-Ramírez JO, Núñez-Farfán J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Desegregationist Pan‐African Spiritual Strivings: Du Bois, the Black Church and the Critique of Imperialism*

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article argues that W. E. B. Du Bois grounded his seminal conceptualisation of “the Negro church” in a Pan‐Africanist challenge to how Christian reformers and missionaries' usage of “Darkest Africa” as a metaphor for modern urban vice and poverty denigrated Africa and the African diaspora while promoting a segregated, imperialist version ...
Kai Parker
wiley   +1 more source

Stand spatial structure promotes tree growth and sapling diversity in northern tropical karst seasonal rainforest. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Li L, Ma R, Wang B, Huang F, Li J, Lu F, Xiang W, Li D, Li X, Guo Y.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality for Pain Relief in Procedures Related to Obstetrics and Gynaecology: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Immersive virtual reality (VR) technology offers a non‐invasive, non‐pharmacological approach to reduce pain perception in patients undergoing diagnostic or interventional procedures. Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy of immersive VR technology in reducing pain perception during obstetric and gynaecological ...
Jhia Jiat Teh, Filipa Campos, Adam Koczoski, Trisha Valencia, Michael P. Rimmer, Bassel H. Al Wattar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source