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Do trophic subsidies affect the outcome of introductions of a non-native freshwater fish? [PDF]
, 2013 Understanding how environmental variables and human disturbances influence the outcomes of introductions of non-native freshwater fish is integral to their risk management. This can be complex in freshwater ecosystems that receive subsidies that increase
Allen, R. +3 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The complex evolutionary history behind modern mammalian chewing performance and hearing function is a result of several changes in the entire skeletomuscular system of the skull and lower jaw. Lately, exciting multifunctional 3D analytical methods and kinematic simulations of feeding functions in both modern and fossil mammals and their ...
Julia A. Schultz
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.We describe the functional anatomy of masticatory muscles in nine opossums, finding a generalized anatomical pattern with differences related to skull morphology. Variation in quantitative myological data and estimated bite force was mostly related to size, and the increase in bite force supports dietary diversification associated with size increase ...
Juann A. F. H. Abreu, Diego Astúa
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Aquatic Biology, 2014 Knowledge of the trophic ecology and interactions of marine top predators is fundamental for understanding community structure and dynamics as well as ecosystem function.
JJ Kiszka +7 more
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Land Use Influences Niche Size and the Assimilation of Resources by Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Tropical Headwater Streams. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 It is well recognized that assemblage structure of stream macroinvertebrates changes with alterations in catchment or local land use. Our objective was to understand how the trophic ecology of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages responds to land use ...
Diego Marcel Parreira de Castro +5 more
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Exploitation, secondary extinction and the altered trophic structure of Jamaican coral reefs [PDF]
, 2010 Coral reef communities of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean have a long history of anthropogenic disturbance, driven by the exploitation for food of both vertebrate and invertebrate species.
Peter D. Roopnarine, Rachel A. Hertog
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Notosuchians were key components of western Gondwanan Cretaceous ecosystems in terrestrial predator niches and exhibited remarkable taxonomic and ecological diversity. Previous research has explored their physiology, metabolism, and histology, revealing varied growth patterns and life history strategies.
Tito Aureliano +5 more
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On the interplay of speciation and dispersal: An evolutionary food web model in space [PDF]
, 2014 We introduce an evolutionary metacommunity of multitrophic food webs on several habitats coupled by migration. In contrast to previous studies that focus either on evolutionary or on spatial aspects, we include both and investigate the interplay between ...
Allhoff, Korinna T. +3 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The Pleistocene is a key period for understanding the evolutionary history and palaeobiogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The species was first documented in southeastern Iberia at the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene and appears to have rapidly spread throughout Southwestern Europe, where it was found in numerous ...
Maxime Pelletier
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TROPHIC CIRCULATION IN ECOSYSTEMS/Circulación tró ca en los ecosistemas
Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2016 The trophic aspect of ecology has been studied for more than six decades; in this contribution we address theoretical aspects relative to the concept of trophic ow at the ecosystem level and from the thermodynamics point of view.
Manuel J. Zetina-Rejón +4 more
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