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High Gene Flow on a Continental Scale in the Polyandrous Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
(Wiley Blackwell (Blackwell Publishing), 2012)
Gene flow promotes genetic homogeneity of species in time and space. Gene flow can be modulated by sex-biased dispersal that links population genetics to mating systems. We investigated the phylogeography of the widely ...
Motoring Ahead with Rodents
(Elsevier, 2011)
How neural circuits underlie the acquisition and control of learned motor behaviors has traditionally been explored in monkeys and, more recently, songbirds. The development of genetic tools for functional circuit analysis ...
Cruise Foraging of Invasive Chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii xantholophus) In Hawai'i
(BioOne, 2010)
We quantified the foraging behavior of the Jackson's chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii xantholophus), an invasive insectivorous lizard species in Hawai'i. Using video taken in the field, we focused on percent time moving, ...
An Ecomorphological Analysis of Native and Introduced Populations of the Endemic Lizard Anolis maynardi of the Cayman Islands
(BioOne, 2011)
Anolis maynardi is an endemic anole from Little Cayman (Cayman Islands) that is characterized by an extremely elongated rostrum in males. In the 1980s, this species was discovered on the nearby island of Cayman Brac where ...
The Anoles of Soroa: Aspects of Their Ecological Relationships
(BioOne, 2010)
Most lizard communities are characterized by having one or two dominant species and a handful of other species that occur at relatively low densities. However, Soroa, a site in the Sierra del Rosario of western Cuba, is ...
Functional Characterization of Bacteria Isolated from Ancient Arctic Soil Exposes Diverse Resistance Mechanisms to Modern Antibiotics
(Public Library of Science, 2013-07-02)
Using functional metagenomics to study the resistomes of bacterial communities isolated from different layers of the Canadian high Arctic permafrost, we show that microbial communities harbored diverse resistance mechanisms ...
Muscle function during takeoff and landing flight in the pigeon (Columba livia)
(The Company of Biologists, 2012)
This study explored the muscle strain and activation patterns of several key flight muscles of the pigeon (Columba livia) during takeoff and landing flight. Using electromyography (EMG) to measure muscle activation, and ...
Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia) Provide a 21st-Century Perspective on Infraspecific Ranks and Interspecific Hybrids: A Modest Proposal for Appropriate Recognition and Usage
(The American Society of Plant Taxonomists, 2014)
The taxonomic use of infraspecific ranks (subspecies, variety, subvariety, form, and subform), and the formal recognition of interspecific hybrid taxa, is permitted by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, ...
Using Historical and Experimental Data to Reveal Warming Effects on Ant Assemblages
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014)
Historical records of species are compared with current records to elucidate effects of recent climate change. However, confounding variables such as succession, land-use change, and species invasions make it difficult to ...
Cross-continental comparisons of butterfly assemblages in tropical rainforests: implications for biological monitoring
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)
1. Standardised transect counts of butterflies in old-growth rainforests in different biogeographical regions are lacking. Such data are needed to mitigate the influence of methodological and environmental factors within ...