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Peter Klepsatel, Martina Galikova
Summary: Animals in their natural environments need to adapt to fluctuations in various factors, and phenotypic plasticity can help them survive under changing conditions. A study on fruit flies found that developmental temperature affects the thermal performance curve for locomotor activity, influencing factors such as maximum performance, thermal optimum, and performance breadth. However, it did not consistently affect circadian rhythms. This sensitivity to developmental conditions may be important for the fitness of fruit flies in changing environments.
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(2022)
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Nathan O. Hirtle, Julia E. F. Stepanuk, Eleanor Heywood, Fredrik Christiansen, Lesley H. Thorne
Summary: Studies of body condition are crucial for understanding the health, bioenergetics, and ecological roles of marine mammals. However, quantifying variability in body volume is challenging due to difficulties in studying marine mammals at sea. Three-dimensional (3D) models provide a promising tool for accurately estimating body volume and condition with few measurements.
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marie Martel, Livio Finos, Eric Koun, Alessandro Farne, Alice Catherine Roy
Summary: The study found that the development of tools usage follows a U-shaped trajectory during adolescence, with changes in kinematics from early to mid puberty seeming to reflect a shortened arm representation, opposite to what was previously reported in adults. This pattern starts reversing after mid puberty, with the typical adult-like pattern emerging only at late puberty.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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Ecology
Didem P. Sarikaya, Katherine Rickelton, Julie M. Cridland, Ryan Hatmaker, Hayley K. Sheehy, Sophia Davis, Nossin Khan, Ashley Kochummen, David J. Begun
Summary: Research shows that different environmental factors have varying impacts on wing and femur size in Drosophila populations, with temperature having a greater effect on wings and nutrition affecting wings and femurs equally. The temperate population is larger in all conditions compared to the tropical population, with significant differences in femur size in starved females. Additionally, there is evidence of divergence in plasticity between populations, particularly in females, affecting sexual dimorphism.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Review
Biology
Brian C. Weeks, Madeleine Klemz, Haruka Wada, Rachel Darling, Tiffany Dias, Bruce K. O'Brien, Charlotte M. M. Probst, Mingyu Zhang, Marketa Zimova
Summary: As temperatures rise, there is evidence that species are becoming smaller. This article reviews the role of developmental plasticity in temperature-induced size reductions in birds and highlights insulin-like growth factors as a potential mechanism. It finds that changes in temperature during development can result in shifts in body size in birds, with size reductions being associated with warmer temperatures.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yuanyuan Wang, Ruiyao Cao, Xingwang Peng, Li Zhang, Zizhe Zhang, Lianguo Fu
Summary: The purpose of this study was to analyze the associations between body image dissatisfaction and body anthropometric indices among Chinese children and adolescents at different developmental stages. The results showed that there were different correlations between different body anthropometric indices and body image dissatisfaction in different developmental stages and genders.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
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Carolina Vilaseca, Marco A. Mendez, Carlos F. Pinto, Darija Lemic, Hugo A. Benitez
Summary: This research focused on analyzing the biological adaptation of the Triatoma infestans vector species from two different regions in Bolivia, using advanced geometric morphometric tools. The study revealed the morphological variation of T. infestans and provided insights into its biological adaptation.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Heather E. Ewart, Peter G. Tickle, William I. Sellers, Markus Lambertz, Dane A. Crossley, Jonathan R. Codd
Summary: This study found that self-righting in terrestrial Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise is relatively metabolically expensive, costing about two times the mass-specific power required for walking. Rapid limb and head movements facilitate successful righting, but the constraint of breathing while being upside down also contributes to a significant metabolic cost. Therefore, these animals should choose environments or behaviors that reduce the risk of becoming inverted.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Ecology
Mathias Dezetter, Andreaz Dupoue, Jean-Francois Le Galliard, Olivier Lourdais
Summary: The study reveals that individuals affected by thermal conditions during the juvenile life stage show changes in metabolic rate and water loss persisting until adulthood, indicating the flexibility of long-lived organisms in adapting to climate change. The research also suggests that physiological syndromes in individuals could play a role in their response to climate change alongside plasticity.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
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Marta A. Santos, Ana Carromeu-Santos, Ana S. Quina, Mauro Santos, Margarida Matos, Pedro Simoes
Summary: The study found that higher developmental temperatures led to lower reproductive performance, while lower temperatures only caused performance decline when maintained throughout the juvenile and adult stages. Exposing both juveniles and adults to higher temperatures did not have harmful cumulative effects. Both latitudinal populations exhibited similar thermal plasticity patterns.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Ecology
Darien R. Satterfield, Thomas Claverie, Peter C. Wainwright
Summary: It is widely believed that fish body shape and propulsion mode predict swimming performance. However, this study found little evidence supporting this prediction, suggesting that swimming behavior is not easily predicted by body shape and alternative swimming modes can produce similar behavioral profiles.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
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Polymer Science
Zhi-Yuan Xu, Lu Li, Ke-Ke Yang, Ling-Ying Shi, Yu-Zhong Wang
Summary: Two-way shape-memory materials (2W-SMMs) exhibit programmable and reversible shape switching, showing great potential in various fields. This study achieved reversible stress-free 2W-SME by tuning programming stress and high temperature, and discussed the mechanism behind it.
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Dar Alon, Caio Victor Sousa, Amy Shirong Lu
Summary: The study examined the effects of character body shape manipulation on children's narrative immersion, engagement, wishful identification, as well as their motivation for active video games and physical activity. It was found that character body shape has a mediating effect on narrative engagement which consequently affects motivation for active video games and physical activity.
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Klara Dankova, Sarah Nicholas, Karin Nordstrom
Summary: This study investigates the effect of developmental temperature on adult hoverflies. The results show that rearing pupae at 17 degrees C is optimal, leading to higher eclosion rates, longer wings, and increased adult longevity. Deviating from this temperature range has negative impacts on these traits.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
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George Geladakis, Chara Kourkouta, Stylianos Somarakis, George Koumoundouros
Summary: This study found that developmental temperature significantly affects the otolith shape and asymmetry of Gilthead seabream. Particularly, elevated temperatures during early juvenile stage can increase the level of otolith asymmetry in seabream.
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Ioannis Leris, Simon M. Reader
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Adam R. Reddon, Laura Chouinard-Thuly, Ioannis Leris, Simon M. Reader
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2018)
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ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2018)
Editorial Material
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BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
(2014)
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Dimitris G. Sfakianakis, Ioannis Leris, Maroudio Kentouri
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(2011)
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Ecology
Dimitris G. Sfakianakis, Ioannis Leris, Anastasia Laggis, Maroudio Kentouri
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES
(2011)
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D. G. Sfakianakis, I. Leris, M. Kentouri
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2012)
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Environmental Sciences
Ioannis Leris, Eleni Kalogianni, Catherine Tsangaris, Evangelia Smeti, Sofia Laschou, Evangelia Anastasopoulou, Leonidas Vardakas, Yiannis Kapakos, Nikolaos Th. Skoulikidis
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2019)
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Ioannis Karaouzas, Ioannis Leris, Yiannis Kapakos, Nektarios Kalaitzakis, Konstantinos Fytilis, Petros Kouraklis, Eleni Kalogianni
Summary: This study presents the first record of the noble crayfish Astacus astacus in Euboea Island, Greece, expanding its geographical range and highlighting the need for immediate conservation actions to protect this vulnerable population.
KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
(2022)
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Ioannis Leris, Lea Koepchen-Thoma, Evangelia Smeti, Eleni Kalogianni
Summary: Elevated water turbidity affects the behavior of Pelasgus stymphalicus fish, making them more hesitant, less active, and spending less time in the open center of the test arena. Predator simulation induces strong responses from fish, with turbidity and predator factors contributing to reduced activity without significant interaction effects.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Eleni Kalogianni, Ioannis Leris, Yiannis Kapakos, Brian Zimmerman
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Dimitris G. Sfakianakis, Ioannis Leris, Constantinos C. Mylonas, Maroudio Kentouri
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH-THESSALONIKI
(2012)
