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Biology
Karina Scavo Lord, Kathryn C. C. Lesneski, Peter M. M. Buston, Sarah W. W. Davies, Cassidy C. C. D'Aloia, John R. R. Finnerty
Summary: Using 2bRAD sequencing, this study demonstrates that a natural population of thin-finger coral (Porites divaricata) persists in mangroves through rampant asexual reproduction and limited dispersal. The findings suggest limited genetic diversity in mangrove populations and limited connectivity between mangroves and nearby reefs, with skewed sex ratios. Therefore, coral conservation should involve protecting the entire coral habitat mosaic, not just reefs.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Paula Arribas, Carmelo Andujar, Antonia Salces-Castellano, Brent C. Emerson, Alfried P. Vogler
Summary: Research using high-throughput sequencing analyzed soil arthropod communities in three Iberian mountain regions, identifying significant differences in local assemblage composition between grasslands and forests. The study revealed a self-similar distance decay pattern across different hierarchical levels, suggesting that limited dispersal processes shape community assembly at the local scale. These findings provide insight into how dispersal limitations influence mesofauna community structure and may challenge current estimations of total arthropod diversity on Earth.
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Plant Sciences
Wen-Qian Xiang, Pastor L. Malabrigo, Liang Tang, Ming-Xun Ren
Summary: Bird pollination in the natural population of Bombax ceiba (B. ceiba) in Hainan Island, South China was studied. The research found low genetic diversity, significant spatial genetic structure, and limited pollen dispersal distance in this bird-pollinated plant. The findings suggest that the foraging behavior of generalist birds and human disturbances contribute to the observed patterns.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Laura Boisvert-Marsh, John H. Pedlar, Sylvie de Blois, Amael Le Squin, Kevin Lawrence, Daniel W. McKenney, Charlene Williams, Isabelle Aubin
Summary: This study simulated potential migration of tree species in eastern Canada and found that the ability of trees to track climate change through natural migration is limited. Integrating observed migration velocities, seed dispersal, and generation time with species distribution models allows for a more realistic evaluation of tree migration ability and can help guide forest conservation and restoration efforts.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Juan P. Gonzalez-Varo, Beatriz Rumeu, Joerg Albrecht, Juan M. Arroyo, Rafael S. Bueno, Tamara Burgos, Luis P. da Silva, Gema Escribano-Avila, Nina Farwig, Daniel Garcia, Ruben H. Heleno, Juan C. Illera, Pedro Jordano, Przemyslaw Kurek, Benno Simmons, Emilio Virgos, William J. Sutherland, Anna Traveset
Summary: Climate change is rapidly affecting the redistribution of life on Earth, with migratory birds playing a crucial role in helping plants track climate change through seed dispersal. However, the direction of seed dispersal by birds can vary depending on the fruiting period of plant species and the direction of their migration. The study found that most plant species in European woodland communities are dispersed by birds migrating southward, with only a few species being dispersed by birds migrating northward, indicating a potential impact on the formation of novel plant communities and their ecosystem functions.
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Immunology
Wen Su, Sin Fun Sia, Ka-Tim Choy, Yue Ji, Dongdong Chen, Eric Ho Yin Lau, Guanghua Fu, Yu Huang, Jinhua Liu, Malik Peiris, Juan Pu, Hui-Ling Yen
Summary: The study investigated the reassortment patterns of avian influenza viruses in chickens, showing that co-infection with different A(H7N9) and A(H9N2) viruses may lead to the emergence of novel reassortant viruses with increased zoonotic potential. The results demonstrated different transmission patterns of novel reassortant viruses in chickens co-infected with different combinations of viruses, highlighting the importance of understanding genetic diversity acquisition in influenza viruses through co-infection.
EMERGING MICROBES & INFECTIONS
(2021)
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Ecology
Ariel Greiner, Marco Andrello, Emily Darling, Martin Krkosek, Marie-Josee Fortin
Summary: The study aims to determine the connectivity of coral reefs and the level of future coral cover under global scenarios of coral bleaching loss and potential recovery. The findings emphasize the importance of maintaining functional coral reef habitat outside of predicted climate refugia to sustain connectivity globally.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
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Biology
Jeremy Rio, Claudio S. Quilodran, Mathias Currat
Summary: Researchers utilized genomic simulations to investigate the cohabitation or competition hypothesis of Bronze Age Central European human populations, finding support for cohabitation and limited gene flow between pastoralists and farmers. Their results contribute to the debate on genomic changes during the early Bronze Age, linking archaeological and paleogenomic observations.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Pediatrics
Han Zhang, Kai Gao, Shuang Wang, Yue-Hua Zhang, Zhi-Xian Yang, Ye Wu, Yu-Wu Jiang
Summary: This study identified seven new cases with pathogenic or likely pathogenic PACS variants, which are related to neurological disorders. Most patients had seizures and intellectual disability/developmental delay. The findings provide important clues for further research on the pathogenic mechanism of neurological disorders related to the PACS gene family.
WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Priyanka Singh, G. M. Voit, Biman B. Nath
Summary: The study presents a simple analytical model for hot diffuse halo gas, which can describe the characteristics of different ranges of halo gas. The central ratio of gas cooling time-scale to free-fall time-scale is found to be between 50-110 depending on model extrapolation and data set biases, with discrepancies in intermediate mass haloes.
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jiban Shrestha, Sudeep Subedi, Ujjawal Kumar Singh Kushwaha, Bidhya Maharjan
Summary: Rice is the main staple crop in Nepal, and genetic variability plays an important role in rice breeding programs. A study in Nepal identified 40 rice genotypes grouped into 7 clusters based on growth and yield traits, with genotypes in cluster 2 showing the highest grain yield potential for cultivation in the mid-hills of Nepal.
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Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Roger Fosdick, Eliot Fried
Summary: This paper explores the implication of allowing the distortion rate in a fluid to be the sum of two incompatible smooth components, leading to a generalization of the Navier-Stokes equations. A tensor field characterizing incompatibility is introduced, and the effects of incompatibility on flow in a channel are analyzed.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Sarah V. Wyse, Philip E. Hulme
Summary: We found a strong positive relationship between seed mass and samara terminal velocity across all 12 species; however, this seed mass-dispersal trade-off was only significant within two of our species. For most species, wing loading was the most important trait determining samara terminal velocity. The majority of the variation in terminal velocity occurred within individual trees, while seed mass variation mostly occurred among trees and may therefore be subject to stronger selection pressure.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ryan K. Daniels, Simon A. Brown
Summary: By comparing 2D and quasi-3D networks, as well as their corresponding Watts-Strogatz networks, the authors found significant differences in connectivity between quasi-3D and 2D networks, which could have important implications for the applications of nanowire networks.
NANOSCALE HORIZONS
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Mahmoud M. Gaballah, Adel M. Ghoneim, Hafeez Ur Rehman, Mohamed M. Shehab, Mohamed Ghazy, Ahmed S. El-Iraqi, Abdelwahed E. Mohamed, Muhammad Waqas, Noraziyah Abd Aziz Shamsudin, Yaning Chen
Summary: Drought is a major limitation to rice productivity worldwide. This study compared morpho-physiological traits of seventeen rice genotypes and identified the best genotypes with adaptive traits under water-limited conditions. The results showed that genotypes Giza 179 and Hybrid 2 performed well in terms of yield traits and drought tolerance.