Review
Ecology
Gisela C. Stotz, Cristian Salgado-Luarte, Victor M. Escobedo, Fernando Valladares, Ernesto Gianoli
Summary: The study found a positive association between phenotypic plasticity and climatic variability only for plasticity in allocation, and plasticity in leaf morphology, size and physiology were positively associated with mean annual temperature. Evidence also showed that phenotypic plasticity in physiology is limited by cold stress. Overall, plant plastic responses to non-climatic factors were stronger than responses to climatic factors.
Article
Cell Biology
Antara Biswas, Subhajyoti De
Summary: Cancer is a clonal disease with intratumor heterogeneity, where tumor cells have genetic and nongenetic variations contributing to cell state transition and phenotypic heterogeneity. Dynamic heterogeneity and phenotypic plasticity can lead to resistance to treatment, metastasis, and evolvability in cancer.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
C. -E. Schaum, A. Buckling, N. Smirnoff, G. Yvon-Durocher
Summary: This study examines the evolution of trait and tolerance curves in marine ecosystem foundation organisms using a globally distributed phytoplankton species. The results demonstrate that fluctuations in temperature rapidly lead to enhanced trait plasticity and elevated thermal tolerance in the populations. Furthermore, long-term temperature fluctuations result in the formation of two distinct populations, one evolving high trait plasticity and enhanced thermal tolerance, and the other resembling samples evolved under constant warming conditions.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Tingting Guo, Jialu Wei, Xianran Li, Jianming Yu
Summary: This study examines the consistency of parameter estimation for reaction norms of genotypes across different subsets of environments for sorghum and rice genetic populations. The results show that both sample size and environmental mean range of the subset affect the consistency. Additionally, high accuracy of genomic prediction is obtained for reaction norm parameters of untested genotypes using models built from tested genotypes under subsets with a large range or a large sample size.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Giacomo Puglielli, Carlos P. Carmona, Laura Varone, Lauri Laanisto, Carlo Ricotta
Summary: In trait-based ecology, it is common to use measures to quantify phenotypic variation between populations. However, these measures overlook the within-population trait variability and some of them cannot be partitioned between populations. This study proposes a new measure called the phenotypic dissimilarity (PhD) index to address these issues and provide a tool for quantifying phenotypic variation within and between species.
Review
Physiology
Warren W. Burggren, Jose Fernando Mendez-Sanchez
Summary: This article explores the survival mechanisms of animals facing the stress of climate change, including natural selection and developmental phenotypic plasticity. It points out that adaptation through natural selection is usually slow, while developmental phenotypic plasticity can lead to rapid adaptive changes. It also emphasizes the impact of epigenetics and the importance of multiple phenotypes.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Marissa M. Spear, Sophie J. Levi, Julie R. Etterson, Briana L. Gross
Summary: Resurrection experiments were conducted to study phenotypic and molecular evolution in response to environmental challenges. The researchers compared plants from seed collections that were 36 years old to modern seed collections from the same area, using molecular and quantitative genetic approaches. They found differentially expressed transcripts between the two groups, with generally higher transcript expression in the modern samples. Admixture analysis suggested gene flow from domesticated to modern populations over time. The study also involved growing one population pair under different environmental conditions, showing that traits differed between the antecedent and modern populations, with modern individuals displaying some coherent trait changes in response to climate changes.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Julien Arsenault, Julie Talbot, Lee E. Brown, Manuel Helbig, Joseph Holden, Jorge Hoyos-Santillan, Emilie Jolin, Roy Mackenzie, Karla Martinez-Cruz, Armando Sepulveda-Jauregui, Jean-Francois Lapierre
Summary: Peatland pools are dynamic aquatic ecosystems that contribute to biogeochemical cycles, but their response to environmental change is poorly understood. This study analyzed pool biogeochemical data from multiple locations to determine the drivers of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus dynamics in peatland pools. Climate and terrain were found to explain variations in pool biogeochemistry, with climate driving spatial differences in dissolved organic carbon concentration. The study also demonstrated the reactivity of peatland pools to local and global environmental change. These findings highlight the importance of understanding and monitoring peatland pool dynamics as potential climate sentinels.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Luhua Yao, Dengke Wang, Dangjun Wang, Shixiong Li, Youjun Chen, Yanjun Guo
Summary: In this study, six alpine herbs were reciprocally transplanted to evaluate their responses to changing environments. The results showed that the plants exhibited different responses when transplanted to different locations. Furthermore, a correlation was found between leaf cuticular waxes and leaf functional traits.
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Trevor J. Chan, Xingjian Zhang, Michael Mak
Summary: In this study, we propose an analytical method to quantify both single-cell morphologies and cell network topologies of tumor cell populations and predict 3D cell behavior. We utilized a supervised deep learning approach for instance segmentation and identified six distinct morphological subclasses. Differences in tumor growth and invasion dynamics were observed across subclasses in an in vitro 3D spheroid model. Compared to existing methods, our analytical method is more efficient, requires no specialized equipment, and is suitable for high-throughput applications such as drug screening and clinical diagnosis.
Article
Ecology
Hannah S. Meier, Isaac J. Schuman, Tamara J. Layden, Anna Ritz, Colin T. Kremer, Samuel B. Fey
Summary: The study demonstrates that thermal history can influence the movement patterns of C. reinhardtii individuals for up to 10 generations, and the convergence of phenotypes on their acclimated values may be highly nonlinear. Additionally, thermal acclimation history can alter movement patterns at ecologically relevant scales. These findings suggest the possibility for transgenerational plasticity to modify behavior across extended time-scales and converge on acclimated states via nonlinear trajectories.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Tim Burton, Irja Ida Ratikainen, Sigurd Einum
Summary: This article examines the rate at which reversible phenotypic plasticity (RPP) occurs and its potential impact on how organisms overcome environmental challenges. The study suggests that current theoretical models do not consider the evolutionary potential of RPP rates. If the rate of plasticity itself can evolve, it may alter the organism's perception of environmental predictability and influence the slope of the evolved reaction norm. The optimization of phenotypic plasticity rates, their evolutionary dynamics in different environments, and the costs associated with them warrant further exploration in future research.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Yuntao Jian, Marco Y. T. Leung, Wen Zhou, Maoqiu Jian, Song Yang
Summary: Most CMIP5/6 models fail to simulate the correct relationship between ENSO and winter synoptic temperature variability (STV) over the Asian-Pacific-American region. The bias in the simulated ENSO-STV relationship can be traced back to the ENSO simulation, with patterns of warm sea surface temperature anomalies resulting in an unrealistic circulation and temperature gradient that affects the simulations of this connection. High pattern score (HPS) models show a robust ENSO-STV relationship in future projections, indicating potential implications for selecting future climate predictors.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Yongxiao Liang, Nathan p. Gillett, Adam h. Monahan
Summary: Physically based observational constraint methods can effectively reduce uncertainty in global warming projections. The study finds that global low-cloud metrics perform better in constraining surface temperature projections compared to past warming trend or regional climate metrics. Constrained climate models provide more accurate projections and narrower uncertainty ranges.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Emiel De Lombaerde, Pieter Vangansbeke, Jonathan Lenoir, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Jonas Lembrechts, Francisco Rodriguez-Sanchez, Miska Luoto, Brett Scheffers, Stef Haesen, Juha Aalto, Ditte Marie Christiansen, Karen De Pauw, Leen Depauw, Sanne Govaert, Caroline Greiser, Arndt Hampe, Kristoffer Hylander, David Klinges, Irena Koelemeijer, Camille Meeussen, Jerome Ogee, Pieter Sanczuk, Thomas Vanneste, Florian Zellweger, Lander Baeten, Pieter De Frenne
Summary: This study investigates the capacity of forest canopies to buffer understorey temperature and predicts that the difference between temperatures inside and outside forests will increase with accelerating climate change.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
F. M. Akinseye, S. O. Agele, P. C. S. Traore, M. Adam, A. M. Whitbread
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xavier Blaes, Guillaume Chome, Marie-Julie Lambert, Pierre Sibiry Traore, Antonius G. T. Schut, Pierre Defourny
Article
Environmental Sciences
Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Jelili Adebiyi, Pierre Sibiry Traore, Mayamiko Nathaniel Kakwera
ELEMENTA-SCIENCE OF THE ANTHROPOCENE
(2016)
Article
Agronomy
F. M. Akinseye, M. Adam, S. O. Agele, M. P. Hoffmann, P. C. S. Traore, A. M. Whitbread
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2017)
Article
Plant Sciences
Vincent Vadez, Oumarou Halilou, Halime M. Hissene, Pierre Sibiry-Traore, Thomas R. Sinclair, Afshin Soltani
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2017)
Article
Agronomy
M. Adam, K. A. Dzotsi, G. Hoogenboom, P. C. S. Traore, C. H. Porter, H. F. W. Rattunde, B. Nebie, W. L. Leiser, E. Weltzien, J. W. Jones
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2018)
Article
Agronomy
Antonius G. T. Schut, Pierre C. Sibiry Traore, Xavier Blaes, Rolf A. de By
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Amadou Sidibe, Edmond Totin, Mary Thompson-Hall, Oumar T. Traore, Pierre C. Sibiry Traore, Laura Schmitt Olabis
NJAS-WAGENINGEN JOURNAL OF LIFE SCIENCES
(2018)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Edmond Totin, Carla Roncoli, Pierre Sibiry Traore, Jacques Somda, Robert Zougmore
NJAS-WAGENINGEN JOURNAL OF LIFE SCIENCES
(2018)
Article
Agronomy
Piara Singh, S. Nedumaran, P. C. S. Traore, K. J. Boote, H. F. W. Rattunde, P. V. Vara Prasad, N. P. Singh, K. Srinivas, M. C. S. Bantilan
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2014)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Tiganadaba Lodoun, Moussa Sanon, Alessandra Giannini, Pierre Sibiry Traore, Leopold Some, Jeanne Millogo Rasolodimby
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Agronomy
Bright S. Freduah, Dilys S. MacCarthy, Myriam Adam, Mouhamed Ly, Alex C. Ruane, Eric C. Timpong-Jones, Pierre S. Traore, Kenneth J. Boote, Cheryl Porter, Samuel G. K. Adiku
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dilys S. MacCarthy, Myriam Adam, Bright S. Freduah, Benedicta Yayra Fosu-Mensah, Peter A. Y. Ampim, Mouhamed Ly, Pierre S. Traore, Samuel G. K. Adiku
Summary: The study evaluated the impact of climate change on cereal production in smallholder settings in Navrongo, Ghana and Nioro du Rip, Senegal, finding a high variability in the impact among smallholders.
Article
Agronomy
Dilys S. MacCarthy, Pierre S. Traore, Bright S. Freduah, Samuel G. K. Adiku, Daniel E. Dodor, Samuel K. Kumahor
Summary: The study evaluates the impact of climate change on soybean production in West Africa, finding that climate change leads to a reduction in soybean productivity but elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide can offset the negative impact. Variability in impact among farms is influenced by management practices and soil differences. Strategic management of cultural practices provides an option to enhance the resilience of soybean productivity among smallholders.
Proceedings Paper
Remote Sensing
Marie-Julie Lambert, Xavier Blaes, Pierre Sibiry Traore, Pierre Defourny
2017 9TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE ANALYSIS OF MULTITEMPORAL REMOTE SENSING IMAGES (MULTITEMP)
(2017)
Article
Agronomy
Vikrant Khare, Rama Shankar Shukla, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Suneeta Pandey
Summary: This study explores the variation and recognition of heat responsive traits in wheat, aiming to enhance wheat productivity in high temperature stress conditions. The findings provide valuable insights into the key factors influencing grain yield and offer a framework for developing heat tolerant cultivars in the future.
JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE
(2024)