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2011

Mestre, A., Mesquita-Joanes, F., Proctor, H., Monros, J. S.

The \"condition-specific competition hypothesis\" proposes that coexistence of 2 species is possible when spatial or temporal variations in environmental conditions exist and each species responds differently to those conditions. The distribution of different species of feather mites on their...

2014

Lewis, M.A., Derocher, A.E., Molnár, P.K.

Allee effects are an important component in the population dynamics of numerous species. Accounting for these Allee effects in population viability analyses generally requires estimates of low-density population growth rates, but such data are unavailable for most species and particularly...

2012-11-21

Zhang, Yong , Wu, Xiaolei , Patterson, Jordan , Villarreal, Juan C. , Jordon-Thaden, Ingrid , Bruskiewich, Richard , Sage, Rowan F. , Goh, Falicia , Wong, Gane K., Chase, Mark W. , Stewart Jr, C Neal , Clarke, Neil D. , Burris, Jason N. , Ralph, Paula , Tian, Zhijian , Myburg, Henrietta , Surek, Barbara. , Rolf, Megan. , Graham, Sean , Thomsen, Christina J. , Johnson, Marc TJ. , Miles, Nicholas , Carrigan, Charlotte T. , Greiner, Stephan , Soltis, Pamela , Leebens-Mack, James , Edger, Patrick P. , Soltis, Douglas , Kutchan, Toni M. , Melkonian, Michael , Covshoff, Sarah , Carpenter, Eric J., Deyholos, Michael K. , Pires, J Chris , Hibberd, Julian M. , Stevenson, Dennis

2002

Cohen, M. B., Cuong, N. L.

2005-01-01

Lewis, Mark A., Wonham, Marjorie J., MacIsaac, Hugh J.

Biological invasions are a major and increasing agent of global biodiversity change. Theory and practice indicate that invasion risk can be diminished by reducing propagule pressure, or the quantity, quality, and frequency of introduced individuals. For aquatic invasions, the primary global...

2010

Proctor, H.C., Walter, D.E.

We present a literature survey and analysis of the profile of mites (Acari, exclusive of Ixodida) in recent literature and on the World Wide Web, and compare their prominence to that of spiders (Araneae). Despite having approximately the same number of described species, spiders outshine mites on...

2015-01-01

Forcino, F. L., Leighton, L. R., Twerdy, P., Cahill, J. F.

Community ecologists commonly perform multivariate techniques (e.g., ordination, cluster analysis) to assess patterns and gradients of taxonomic variation. A critical requirement for a meaningful statistical analysis is accurate information on the taxa found within an ecological sample. However,...

2012-01-01

Boutin, S., He, F., Sólymos, P., Cahill Jr, J. F., Mayor, S.J.

The worldwide biodiversity crisis has intensified the need to better understand how biodiversity and human disturbance are related. The 'intermediate disturbance hypothesis' suggests that disturbance regimes generate predictable non-linear patterns in species richness. Evidence often contradicts...

2008-01-01

Melim, Leslie A., Northup. Diana E., Spilde, Michael N., Jones, Brian, Boston, Penelope J., Bixby, Rebecca J.

We report on a reticulated filament found in modern and fossil cave samples that cannot be correlated to any known microorganism or organism part. These filaments were found in moist environments in five limestone caves (four in New Mexico, U.S.A., one in Tabasco, Mexico), and a basalt lava tube...

2004

Jiang, M.X., Wu, J., Gao, X.M., Shen, Z.H., Jiang, Z.G., Primack, R.B., Huang, J.H., Han, X.G., He, F.

The Three Gorges Dam in China is the largest dam ever built. Its impacts on the biodiversity and ecological processes in the region are causing concern to ecologists worldwide. The dam and associated environmental alterations may result in a number of regional changes in terrestrial and aquatic...