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The extension of the taxon cycle model to island plants: insights from the Canarian vascular flora

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Taxon cycle models describe eco‐evolutionary patterns of lineage colonization, diversification, and decline across archipelagos, inferring an important role for competition amongst ecologically similar taxa in driving concurrent niche changes.
José María Fernández‐Palacios   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Snacks 37--Dr. Glenn McCombs!

open access: yes, 2008
Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Snacks 4 the Brain! - Podcasts - Snacks 37 -- Dr. Glenn McCombs!" Scott Merrick interviews Glenn McCombs, associate director of the Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach, about the Center ...
McCombs, Glenn, Merrick, Scott
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The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Snacks 32 -- Revisit Show!

open access: yes, 2008
Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: " - Podcasts - Snacks 32 -- Revisit Show!"Vanderbilt University.
Stassun, Keivan   +4 more
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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
wiley   +1 more source

Snacks 41 -- Educational Change Advocate Ian Jukes!!!

open access: yes, 2008
Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Snacks 4 the Brain! - Podcasts - Snacks 41 -- Educational Change Advocate Ian Jukes!!!" Jukes argues that our school systems are woefully inadequate for the 21st century's digitally savvy ...
Jukes, Ian, Merrick, Scott
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Applying a Systems Thinking Approach to Circular Economy Transitions: Insights From the Use of a Sociotechnical Systems Approach Within the UK Hospitality Sector

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite more than 20 years of research into sustainable tourism, the environmental impact of the UK hospitality sector remains high. A growing body of research into the concept of a circular economy (CE) demonstrates that transitioning to this way of working has significant benefits both for the environment and business outcomes.
Danielle Farrow   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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