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West Africa

African Security Review, 2005
openaire   +3 more sources

Adaptive Genomic Divergence Across Altitudes in Capsella bursa‐pastoris

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Genomic divergence was observed between high‐altitude and low‐altitude populations of Capsella bursa‐pastoris in China, consistent with an important role of ecological factors. Candidate adaptive loci associated with enhanced energy metabolism, photoprotection, and growth plasticity under altitudinal stress were identified.
Lu Liu, Jia Li, Xin Liu, Xue‐Jun Ge, Hui‐Run Huang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long‐term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parasites exist in every ecosystem, affecting nearly all organisms and playing a complex role in human societies. On the one hand, they contribute substantially to biodiversity and support ecosystem stability by performing essential ecological functions.
Cyril Hammoud, Juan Antonio Balbuena, Isabel Blasco‐Costa, Katie O'Dwyer, Rachel A. Paterson, Tomáš Scholz, Christian Selbach, Bernd Sures, David W. Thieltges   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novelties in <i>Uvaria</i> (Annonaceae) from West Africa. [PDF]

PhytoKeys
Jongkind CCH.
europepmc   +1 more source

The flexible, the stereotyped and the in‐between: putting together the combinatory tool use origins hypothesis

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tool use research has long made the distinction between tool using that is considered learned and flexible, and that which appears to be instinctive and stereotyped. However, animals with an inherited tool use specialisation can exhibit flexibility, while tool use that is spontaneously innovated can be limited in its expression and facilitated
Jennifer A. D. Colbourne, Alice M. I. Auersperg   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A gamified choice experiment of traditional African vegetable varieties in West Africa. [PDF]

PLoS One
Houngbo S, Codjo S, Ayenan MAT, Kaki RS, Govoeyi B, Dohou M, Komlan C, Mitchodigni IM, Sognigbe N, van Zonneveld M, Schreinemachers P.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Geological processes shaping freshwater biodiversity: a synthesis of global evidence

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent genomic data highlight the key roles of geological processes in shaping the diversification and biogeography of freshwater lineages. Specifically, physical processes such as tectonic uplift, erosion, glaciation, lake formation, and sea‐level fluctuation contribute extensively to the evolution of biotic diversity within and among ...
Jonathan M. Waters, Christopher P. Burridge, David Craw, James S. Albert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracing the origin of tropical North Atlantic <i>Sargassum</i> blooms to West Africa. [PDF]

PNAS Nexus
Beron-Vera FJ, Olascoaga MJ, Miron P, Bonner G.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais, Andre Chiaradia, Richard D. Reina   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Confronting the surge of Mpox in West Africa. [PDF]

Pan Afr Med J
Lowe M.
europepmc   +1 more source