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Astronomy & Astrophysics
G. Maciejewski, M. Fernandez, F. Aceituno, J. L. Ramos, D. Dimitrov, Z. Donchev, J. Ohlert
Summary: The orbital motion of the transiting hot Jupiter TrES-5 b was found to be influenced by a nearby planetary companion. Although no short-time variation in the orbital period of TrES-5 b was detected and the existence of the additional nearby planet was not confirmed, the new transits occurred about two minutes earlier than expected. The most likely explanation for these observations is the line-of-sight acceleration of the system's barycentre caused by the orbital motion induced by a massive, wide-orbiting companion.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Ornithology
Mariana E. Carro, Gustavo J. Fernandez
Summary: This study investigates the decision of whether southern House Wrens stay or leave their natal site, and finds that juvenile recruitment is negatively affected by adult breeding abundance in the hatching year. It is not related to other social and demographic factors, and there is no evidence of inbreeding avoidance. The results suggest that philopatry rate may be regulated by intraspecific competition for resources.
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Ecology
Caroline Greiser, Loke von Schmalensee, Olle Lindestad, Karl Gotthard, Philipp Lehmann
Summary: Temperature variation at a small-scale can have significant effects on the development and emergence synchrony of butterflies. However, the correlation between different life stages' development times can lead to reduced temporal differences in the overall development. Importantly, the fastest developing sites were not always the warmest, highlighting the unintuitive effects of temperature on population-level consequences.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Federico Casale, Delphine Van Inghelandt, Marius Weisweiler, Jinquan Li, Benjamin Stich
Summary: Meiotic recombination is crucial for adaptation and breeding in sexually reproducing eukaryotes. This study assessed recombination rate variation in cultivated barley, highlighting differences in general and specific recombination effects. The research demonstrated the potential of genomic selection to predict recombination rate and manipulate it through natural variation.
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2022)
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Ying Gong, Yefang Li, Xuexue Liu, Yuehui Ma, Lin Jiang
Summary: As large-scale genomic studies progress, it has been found that a single reference genome cannot represent genetic diversity at the species level. The pangenome, on the other hand, contains all DNA sequences of a species and can reveal missing genetic components and large structural variants. Pangenomic studies have shown the importance of individual-specific sequences in biological adaptability and economic traits in domestic animals. The development of pangenome research with advanced technologies and methods will further contribute to understanding animal domestication, evolution, and breeding.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Ecology
Katie A. Adler, Diego L. De Nault, Cassandra M. Cardoza, Molly Womack
Summary: This study used microCT scans and phylogenetic comparative methods to examine the vertebral shape and evolutionary rates in hundreds of anuran species. The results revealed variation in vertebral shape and higher evolutionary rates in cervical and caudal trunk vertebrae. There was little evidence for selection pressures related to adult or larval ecology affecting vertebral evolution, but body size and microhabitat had significant effects on vertebral shape.
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Ecology
Veli-Matti Pakanen, Kari Koivula, Blandine Doligez, Lars-Ake Flodin, Angela Pauliny, Nelli Ronka, Donald Blomqvist
Summary: The costs and benefits of dispersal are often assessed through fitness comparison between dispersing and non-dispersing individuals. In migratory shorebirds, adult survival is correlated with natal dispersal, but there is no survival difference between dispersing and non-dispersing individuals. Breeding dispersal probability is higher in failed breeders compared to successful ones.
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Agronomy
Tuqiang Chen, Guiqing Xu, Jinyao Li, Haifang Hu
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different irrigation treatments and tree height on the physiology, growth, and fruit quality of walnut trees. The results showed that walnut trees experience greater water stress in the upper canopy, but can maintain relatively stable photosynthetic capacity through increased Huber values. However, water deficit significantly increases the rate of no and deflated kernels.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Aurore Ponchon, Justin M. J. Travis
Summary: This study examines the impact of personal and public information on range expansion dynamics by extending an individual-based model. The results indicate that informed emigration leads to slower range expansions, except when individuals prospect a high number of patches or when their perceptual range is high. These findings highlight the need for further empirical and modeling studies to improve our understanding and predictive capability of species exhibiting this informed dispersal strategy.
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Ecology
Barbora Winterova, Lumir Gvozdik
Summary: The study demonstrates significant variability in seasonal acclimation responses among individuals of two newt species, with poor short- and long-term repeatability in the effects of fluctuating temperatures on metabolic rate and locomotor activity. This suggests limitations in the adaptive evolution of plastic responses.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Fortunato G. Padua, Michael Yayac, Javad Parvizi
Summary: This study found that the value of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) increased with age, particularly in females and African American race, while C-reactive protein (CRP) did not show significant differences among demographic factors. The variation in inflammatory markers significantly affected the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of ESR and CRP for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) diagnosis.
JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY
(2021)
Article
Ornithology
Tomasz Mokwa, Dariusz Jakubas, Brygida Manikowska-Slepowronska
Summary: This study investigated the dispersal distance and direction of Grey Herons in Central Europe, finding that juveniles dispersed further than adults and natal fidelity varied between different time periods. The average dispersal distance has shortened since the 1930s, with a southwest directional component in dispersal.
ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Lieke Hofmans, Andrew Westbrook, Ruben van den Bosch, Jan Booij, Robbert-Jan Verkes, Roshan Cools
Summary: The study found a correlation between individual striatal dopamine synthesis capacity and the effect of average reward rate on action vigor, particularly among participants with slower response times.
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Benjamin G. Fanson, Kerry V. Fanson, Peter A. Biro
Summary: The study found that repeatability of locomotor activity in Q-flies increased with the carbohydrate content of the diet in different nutritional environments, suggesting that nutrient availability limits the expression of genetic activity. The results highlight the importance of considering the complexities of nutrient content and composition in studies of the evolutionary potential of traits and individual variation in behavior.
EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Angela Pasqualotto, Aaron Cochrane, Daphne Bavelier, Irene Altarelli
Summary: This article introduces a novel non-linguistic audio-visual associative learning task to study individual differences and learning rate, and correlates it with working memory performance and reading ability.