Mesograzers are small invertebrate herbivore s less than 2.5 cm in length, and can include juveniles of some larger species. ref Mar Ecol Prog Ser 207 227 241, 2000 ref . References Reflist Marine Ecology Progress Series 207 227 241, 2000. Category Animals invertebrate stub ... more details
Not to be confused with the genus of bamboo nastus . taxobox name Nastus image regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Beetle Coleoptera familia Curculionidae subfamilia Entiminae tribus Nastini genus Nastus genus authority Nastus is a genus of weevil in the entiminae subfamily. Partial species list Nastus fausti Reitter References http www.zoology.unibe.ch ecol publ PDF Reznik 20et 20al 20 20Nastus 20Heracleum 202008.pdf Category Entiminae ... more details
mergeto Mast year date November 2011 Masting ref Kelly, D. 1994. http www.biol.canterbury.ac.nz masting pdfs Kelly94TREE.pdf The evolutionary ecology of mast seeding PDF . Trends Ecol. Evol.. 9 12 465 470. Accessed on 24 January 2010 ref refers to a mass seeding phenomenon exhibited by some species of plants which can be defined as synchronous production of seed at long intervals by a population of plants ref Janzen 1976 in Annul. Rev. Ecol. Syst., 7, 347 391 ref , strict masting only occurs in species that are monocarpic or semelparous individuals of the species only reproduce once during their lifetime, then die. ref http www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org potd 2009 01 strobilanthes callosus.php Strobilanthes callosus Botany Photo of the Day Notes posted by Daniel Mosquin January 13, 2009 ref Mast seeding happens in a Mast year related to that particular species in that particular region. See also Mast year Plietesials Monocarpic Strobilanthes callosus Strobilanthes kunthiana References reflist Botany stub Category Plant life form Category Reproduction Category Fertility ... more details
Distinguish Journal of Ecology infobox journal title Ecology cover File Ecology journal .jpg discipline Ecology publisher Ecological Society of America country United States USA frequency Issues p.a. ref name E Bk cite web url http www.esajournals.org loi ecol title ESA Online Journals Ecology publisher Ecological Society of America accessdate 2008 11 12 ref br 12 ref name E MS cite web url http www.esapubs.org esapubs journals ecology.htm title Ecology Mission & Scope publisher Ecological Society of America accessdate 2008 11 12 ref 2000&ndash br 8 1993&ndash 1999 br 6 1969&ndash 1992 br 4 1920&ndash 1968 history 1920 to present ref name E MS editor Donald R. Strong small Editor in Chief small ref name E Ed cite web url http www.esapubs.org esapubs editors E.htm title Ecology Editors publisher Ecological Society of America accessdate 2008 11 12 ref license non free ref name E PP cite web url http esapubs.org esapubs permissions.htm title ESA journals Permission for republication publisher Ecological Society of America accessdate 2008 11 12 ref website http www.esapubs.org esapubs journals ecology.htm RSS http www.esajournals.org action showFeed?type etoc&feed rss&jc ecol ISSN 00129658 OCLC 35698209 LCCN sn97 23010 JSTOR 00129658 impact 4.411 impact year 2009 Ecology is a scientific journal publishing research and synthesis papers in the field of ecology . It was founded in 1920, and is published by the Ecological Society of America . ref name E MS References reflist External links http www.esapubs.org esapubs journals ecology.htm Official website http www.esajournals.org loi ecol Back issues of Ecology DEFAULTSORT Ecology Journal Category Ecology journals Category English language journals Category Publications established in 1920 ecology stub biology journal stub de Ecology fr Ecology zh ... more details
get a first taste of ECOL championship competition. Coshocton Tribune, February 12, 2004. ref Indian Valley departed the ECOL following the 2006 07 school year, joining the Principals Athletic Conference OHSAA PAC 7 , which it had been a member of prior to joining the ECOL. ref Barstow, Jim. Braves hope to contend during last season in ECOL. Coshocton Tribune, November 21, 2006. ref Following the departure ... the ECOL. On December 1, 2009, Marietta and Rosecrans were accepted as the 9th and 10th members. ref cite web last Keathley first Hank title ECOL adds Marietta, Rosecrans publisher The New Philadelphia Times Reporter date December 2, 2009 url http www.timesreporter.com sports x1945276841 ECOL adds ... declined to join the ECOL as its 11th member on May 18, 2010. ref cite web last Staff Reports first title Big Red declines invitation to ECOL publisher timesleaderonline.com date May 19, 2010 url http ... 4 style background dddddd ECOL Divisions Scarlet Gray Cambridge Bobcats Claymont Mustangs Dover Tornadoes ... more details
Taxobox name Sharma s Racer regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Reptilia ordo Squamata subordo Serpentes familia Colubridae subfamilia Colubrinae genus Coluber species bholanathi binomial Coluber bholanathi binomial authority Sharma, 1976 Sharma s Racer , Coluber bholanathi , is a species of colubrid snake, which is found in India . ref Sharma, R. C. 1976 Some observations on ecology and systematics of Coluber bholanati , a new species of snake from India. Comp. Physiol. Ecol. 1 3 105 107. ref References references Category Colubrids Colubrids stub fr Coluber bholanathi ... more details
Taxobox name Uloboroidea image Uloborus.plumibes.side.6935.jpg image caption small Uloborus plumipes , Uloboridae small image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropoda classis Arachnida ordo Araneae subordo Araneomorphae zoodivisio Entelegynae superfamilia Uloboroidea diversity link Araneae families diversity 2 families, 319 species subdivision ranks Families subdivision Deinopidae br Uloboridae The Uloboroidea are a Taxonomic rank superfamily of cribellate ref name CoddingtonLevy1991 Coddington, J.A. & Levi, H.W. 1991 . Systematics and Evolution of Spiders Araneae . Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 22 565 592 ref Araneomorphae araneomorph spiders. They contain two family biology families of eight eyed spiders Deinopidae Uloboridae References references Category Araneomorphae Spider stub ca Uloboro deu es Uloboroidea it Uloboroidea ... more details
italic title Taxobox unranked phylum Rhizaria phylum Cercozoa classis Imbricatea ordo Euglyphida familia Euglyphidae genus Trinema Trinema is a genus of Rhizaria . It includes the species Trinema lineare . ref name pmid17972129 cite journal author Wanner M, Elmer M, Kazda M, Xylander WE title Community assembly of terrestrial testate amoebae how is the very first beginning characterized? journal Microb. Ecol. volume 56 issue 1 pages 43 54 year 2008 month July pmid 17972129 doi 10.1007 s00248 007 9322 2 ref References reflist Rhizaria Category Cercozoa protist stub ... more details
taxobox name Nastus fausti image regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Beetle Coleoptera familia Curculionidae subfamilia Entiminae tribus Nastini genus Nastus weevil Nastus species N. fausti binomial Nastus fausti binomial authority Reitter Nastus fausti is a weevil that has been investigated as a potential biocontrol agent for giant hogweeds Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier et Levier, Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden, and Heracleum persicum Desf. ex Fischer. in Europe. During experimentation the weevils were found to not be specific against the target species and could not be recommended as a biocontrol agent. References http www.zoology.unibe.ch ecol publ PDF Reznik 20et 20al 20 20Nastus 20Heracleum 202008.pdf Category Entiminae ... more details
and activity along the forefields of two receding glaciers Microb. Ecol. 43 397 407. Sigler, W.V. ... structure, activity and opportunistic growth dynamics. Microb. Ecol. 44 306 316. Category ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Flower flyOnFlower2.jpg thumb right The conspicuous coloration of petal s attracts pollinators. It can also be noted that the hoverfly resting on the flower exhibits Batesian mimicry , copying the yellow black warning coloration of a yellowjacket wasp which was designed to advertise the wasp s potential to cause harm. Advertising coloration or advertising colouration refers to semantic color colour s seen in numerous organisms. It is the opposite of camouflage , advertising the location of an organism or part of its anatomy. These signals are significant for their receivers. In the case of warning coloration, a form of aposematism , they function to make harmful organisms more distinct from prey that are safe to eat. Within species, they might serve as signals of aggression or indicate a female is receptive to mating . They may also attract other organisms, such as the bright colours of flower s and fruit . Evo ecol DEFAULTSORT Advertising Colouration Category Biological interactions Ecology stub ... more details
Rensch s rule is an allometric law concerning the relationship between the extent of sexual size dimorphism SSD and which sex is larger. Across species within a lineage, size dimorphism will increase with increasing body size when the male is the larger sex, and decrease with increasing average body size when the female is the larger sex. Examples of phylogenetic lineages that appear to follow this rule include primates , pinnipeds , and artiodactyls . ref cite journal author Fairbairn, D.J. title Allometry for Sexual Size Dimorphism Pattern and Process in the Coevolution of Body Size in Males and Females journal Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. volume 28 issue 1 pages 659 687 year 1997 doi 10.1146 annurev.ecolsys.28.1.659 ref It was proposed by Bernhard Rensch in 1950. ref Rensch, B. 1950 . Die Abhangigkeit der relativen Sexualdifferenz von der Korpergrosse. Bonner Zoologische Beitrage 1 58 69. ref biology stub References reflist Category Biological rules ru ... more details
Automatic taxobox Mortierellales is a fungal order. ref name pmid11404008 cite journal author Voigt K, W stemeyer J title Phylogeny and origin of 82 zygomycetes from all 54 genera of the Mucorales and Mortierellales based on combined analysis of actin and translation elongation factor EF 1alpha genes journal Gene volume 270 issue 1 2 pages 113 20 year 2001 month May pmid 11404008 doi 10.1016 S0378 1119 01 00464 4 url http linkinghub.elsevier.com retrieve pii S0378111901004644 ref ref name pmid18443847 cite journal author Schmidt SK, Wilson KL, Meyer AF, Gebauer MM, King AJ title Phylogeny and ecophysiology of opportunistic snow molds from a subalpine forest ecosystem journal Microb. Ecol. volume 56 issue 4 pages 681 7 year 2008 month November pmid 18443847 doi 10.1007 s00248 008 9387 6 ref See also Mortierella References reflist External links http www.uniprot.org taxonomy 214503 fungus stub Fungi classification Category Zygomycota ko ... more details
Italic title for the branch of biology molecular ecology Infobox journal title Molecular Ecology cover File Molecular Ecology.jpg abbreviation Mol. Ecol. discipline Ecology editor Loren Rieseberg publisher Wiley Blackwell history 1992 present frequency Twice monthly impact 6.457 impact year 2010 ISSN 0962 1083 eISSN 1365 294X CODEN MOECEO OCLC 39265322 website http www.wiley.com bw journal.asp?ref 0962 1083 link1 http onlinelibrary.wiley.com journal 10.1111 28ISSN 291365 294X link1 name Online access Molecular Ecology is a twice monthly scientific journal covering investigations that use molecular genetic techniques to address questions in ecology , evolution , behavior , and conservation biology conservation . Molecular Ecology is published by Wiley Blackwell . Harry Smith is the founding editor in chief , while Loren Rieseberg is the current one. Its 2010 impact factor is 6.457. Category Ecology journals Category English language journals Category Wiley Blackwell academic journals Category Biweekly journals Category Publications established in 1992 biology journal stub ... more details
Taxobox name Acanthaspis siva image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Hemiptera subordo Heteroptera superfamilia Cimicomorpha familia Reduviidae subfamilia Reduviinae genus Acanthaspis species A. siva binomial Acanthaspis siva binomial authority Acanthaspis siva is a species of assassin bug. Nymphs of this species engage in the camouflaging behavior common to other species of Acanthaspis . In A. siva , camouflaging appears to reduce the chance that a nymph will be cannibalized by its coinstars. ref cite journal url http md1.csa.com partners viewrecord.php?requester gs&collection ENV&recid 1337907&q acanthaspis&uid 790089945&setcookie yes title Impact of nymphal camouflaging on predation and cannibalism in the bug Acanthaspis siva author Ambrose, DP journal Environ. Ecol. volume 4 issue 2, pages pp. 197 200. 1986 ref References reflist Category Reduviidae ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Meloidogyne incognita image Meloidogyne incognita.jpg image width 240px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Roundworm Nematoda classis Secernentea ordo Tylenchida familia Heteroderidae genus Meloidogyne species M. incognita binomial Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne incognita is a nematode , a type of roundworm, in the Family biology family Heteroderidae . It is an important parasite plant parasite classified in parasitology as a root knot nematode , as it prefers to attack the root of its host plant. When M. incognita attacks the roots of plants, it sets up a feeding location, where it deforms the normal root cells and establishes giant cells. The roots become gnarled or nodulated, forming gall s, hence the term root knot nematode. It is commonly called the southern root knot nematode or the cotton root knot nematode . This parasitic roundworm has worldwide distribution and numerous host biology hosts . M. incognita has been found to be able to move along shallower temperature gradients 0.001C cm than any other known organism, ref Pline, Diez, and Dusenbery, J. Nematology, 20 605 608 1988 . Extremely sensitive thermotaxis of the nematode Meloidogyne incognita. ref an example of thermotaxis . The response is complicated and thought to allow the nematodes to move toward an appropriate level in soil, ref Dusenbery, D.B. Biological Cybernetics, 60 431 437 1989 . A simple animal can use a complex stimulus pattern to find a location, ref while they search for chemical cues that can guide them to specific roots. ref Pline and Dusenbery. 1987. Responses of the plant parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita to carbon dioxide determined by video camera computer tracking. J. Chem. Ecol. 13 873 888. ref ref Dusenbery. 1987. Theoretical range over which bacteria and nematodes locate plant roots using carbon dioxide. J. Chem. Ecol. 13 1617 1624. ref ref Diez and Dusenbery. 1989. Repellent of root knot nematodes from exudate of host roots. J. Chem. Eco ... more details
Progressive meshes is one of the techniques of dynamic Level of Detail level of detail LOD . This technique was introduced by Hugues Hoppe in 1996. This method uses saving a model to the structure the progressive mesh, which allows a smooth choice of detail levels depending on the current view. Practically, this means that it is possible to display whole model with the lowest level of detail at once and then it gradually shows even more details. Among the disadvantages belongs considerable memory consumption. The advantage is that it can work in real time. Progressive meshes could be used also in other areas of computer technology such as a gradual transfer of data through the Internet or compression. ref name DP1 D. Luebke, M. Reddy, J. D. Cohen, A. Varshney, B. Watson, R. Huebner Level of Detail for 3D Graphics, Morgan Kaufmann, 2002, ISBN 0 321 19496 9 ref Basic principle Progressive meshes is a data structure which is created as the original model of the best quality simplifies a suitable decimation algorithm, which removes step by step some of the edges in the model edge collapse operation . It is necessary to undertake as many simplifications as needed to achieve the minimal model. The resultant model, in a full quality, is then represented by the minimal model and by the sequence of inverse operations to simplistic Vertex computer graphics vertex split operation . This forms a hierarchical structure which helps to create a model in the chosen level of detail. File ECOL VSPLIT.png 600px ECOL VSPLIT Edge collapse This simplistic operation ecol takes the edge connecting two vertices and creates the only one from it. Two triangles v sub s sub , v sub t sub , v sub l sub and v sub t sub , v sub s sub , v sub r sub which were connected by the edge are also removed during this operation. Vertex split Vertex split vsplit is the inverse operation to the edge collapse that divides the vertex into two new vertexes. Therefore a new edge v sub t sub , v sub s sub and two ... more details
Image Uperoleia fusca orange.jpg thumb A Dusky Toadlet displaying patches normally concealed Image BombinaVariegataJuv.jpg thumb The underside of a Yellow bellied toad The unken reflex is a passive defense posture adopted by toads , frogs and salamanders . When threatened by predators, they twist their bodies, or arch their backs and limbs to expose brightly colored aposematism aposematic skin. The normally concealed red, yellow, white and black patterns on the underbelly, inner surfaces of the limbs or underside of the tail serve as a visual warning to predators. To reinforce the warning, unken reflex is sometimes accompanied by toxic and malodorous secretions from glands in the skin. This is the case with the Rough skinned Newt , who releases the toxin tetrodotoxin while engaging in the unken reflex. ref C. Michael Hogan 2008 Rough skinned Newt Taricha granulosa , Globaltwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg http www.globaltwitcher.com artspec information.asp?thingid 43182 ref This behaviour is named after the Fire bellied toad German wikt Unke Unke plural Unken which exhibits this reflex. The same behaviour may be observed in other amphibians that do not have any warning colours. ref citation last Brodie first Edmund title Venomous Animals 300 Animals in Full Color publisher Western Publishing year 1989 isbn 0307240746 . ref References reflist evo ecol Category Antipredator adaptations de Unkenreflex es Unkenreflex nl Unkenreflex ... more details
Infobox Journal title Advances in Ecological Research cover discipline Ecology abbreviation Adv Ecol Rs publisher Elsevier country Netherlands frequency Yearly history 1962 present openaccess website ISSN 0065 2504 Advances in Ecological Research is a scientific journal which was first published in 1962 by Academic Press . ref http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov sites entrez?cmd Retrieve&db journals&list uids 30277&dopt full Journals Result Bot generated title ref It was originally envisaged to be published every two years, however due to the quantity and quality of contributions it began to be published annually after the second issue. ref Advances in Ecological Research, vol 2, preface ref The first editor was J B Cragg while the current editor is Aldo Poiani . Academic Press became part of Elsevier who now publish the journal. The journal publishes papers on a wide range of ecology topics typically including landscape and ecosystem ecology, populations and communities of plants and animals and physiology. ref http www.elsevier.com wps find bookdescription.cws home 675863 description description Advances in Ecological Research, 33 Elsevier Bot generated title ref See also List of periodicals published by Elsevier References references Category Ecology journals Category Publications established in 1962 Category Annual journals Category English language journals Category Elsevier academic journals biology journal stub fr Advances in ecological research ... more details
Infobox Journal cover image ForestEcology and Management cover.gif editor P. Attiwill, D. Binkley, T.S. Fredericksen, J P. Laclau, H. Sterba discipline Forestry language English language English abbreviated title noeffect abbreviation For Ecol Manage publisher Elsevier country Netherlands publication history noeffect history 1977 present frequency Semimonthly impact 2.110 impact year 2008 website http www.elsevier.com locate foreco ISSN 0378 1127 eISSN OCLC Forest Ecology and Management is an international peer reviewed peer reviewed journal that publishes articles linking forest ecology with the management of forest resources. The journal publishes research manuscripts that report results of original research, review articles, and book reviews. ref http www.elsevier.com wps find journaldescription.cws home 503310 authorinstructions Forest Ecology and Management Guide for Authors accessed 31 Dec 2007 ref Articles may report work related to any forest ecosystems worldwide, including plantations and natural forests. Forestry Forestry related topics are covered that apply biological and social knowledge to address problems encountered in forest management and conservation. ref http www.elsevier.com locate foreco Forest Ecology and Management website accessed 31 Dec 2007 ref See also div style float right portalbox Ecology Environment div List of forestry journals br br br References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Forest Ecology And Management Category Forestry journals ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Taxobox name Polycheira image Polycheira rufescens murasakikurumanamako1.jpg image width 250px image caption Polycheira rufescens regnum Animal ia phylum Echinodermata classis Holothuroidea subclassis Apodacea ordo Apodida familia Chiridotidae genus Polycheira genus authority Eschscholtz, 1829 subdivision ranks Species subdivision see text. Polycheira is a genus of holothuria ns sea cucumbers found in tropical Indo Pacific . A curious pattern of reproduction has been found in Polycheira rufescens , where specimens change their sex from male to female and from female to male in a reproductive season ref Arakaki,S. et al.,Sex change and spatial distribution pattern in an intertidal holothurian Polycheira rufescens in the reproductive season. Res. Popul. Ecol. 1999, vol. 41, No 3 ref Systematics Polycheira appear to be closely related to the genus Chiridota both belong to the subfamily Chiridotinae . ref Kerr,A.M. Phylogeny of the Apodan Holothurians Echinodermata inferred from morphology. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2001 , 133 ref The type species of the genus is Polycheira rufescens Brandt, 1835 . Species include ref http www.marinespecies.org aphia.php?p taxdetails&id 206622 MarineSpecies.org Polycheira Bot generated title ref Polycheira fusca Polycheira rufescens Chirodota rufescens Polycheira vitiensis References reflist Category Holothuroidea echinoderm stub ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE N 2 Fluoroethyl 3 4 chlorophenyl 2 3 phenylisoxazol 5 yl nortropane Drugbox IUPAC name 1 R ,2 S ,3 S ,5 S 3 4 chlorophenyl 8 2 fluoroethyl 2 3 phenylisoxazol 5 yl 8 azabicyclo 3.2.1 octane synonyms small N 2 Fluoroethyl 3 4 chlorophenyl 2 3 phenylisoxazol 5 yl nortropane small image FECPPIT.svg width 220 CAS number ATC prefix ATC suffix PubChem DrugBank C 24 H 24 Cl 1 F 1 N 2 O 1 molecular weight 410.91 bioavailability metabolism elimination half life excretion pregnancy category legal status routes of administration N 2 Fluoroethyl 3 4 chlorophenyl 2 3 phenylisoxazol 5 yl nortropane FE CPPIT is a cocaine Analog chemistry analogue . ref name title cite web url http e collection.ethbib.ethz.ch ecol pool diss fulltext eth13287.pdf title Evaluation of Three Cocaine Analogues as PET tracers for the Dopamine Transporter and Synthetic Approaches to F 18 DFMO accessdate 2008 01 11 format work ref See also List of cocaine analogues References reflist Phenyltropanes Stimulants Dopaminergics DEFAULTSORT Fluoroethyl 3 4 Chlorophenyl 2 3 Phenylisoxazol 5 Yl Nortropane, N 2 Category Tropanes Category Dopamine reuptake inhibitors Category Stimulants Category Organochlorides Category Organofluorides Category Isoxazoles nervous system drug stub ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE N 3 Fluoropropyl 3 4 chlorophenyl 2 3 phenylisoxazol 5 yl nortropane Drugbox IUPAC name 1 R ,2 S ,3 S ,5 S 3 4 chlorophenyl 8 3 fluoropropyl 2 3 phenylisoxazol 5 yl 8 azabicyclo 3.2.1 octane synonyms small N 3 Fluoropropyl 3 4 chlorophenyl 2 3 phenylisoxazol 5 yl nortropane small image FPCPPIT.svg width 220 CAS number ATC prefix ATC suffix PubChem DrugBank C 25 H 26 Cl 1 F 1 N 2 O 1 molecular weight 424.94 bioavailability metabolism elimination half life excretion pregnancy category legal status routes of administration N 3 Fluoropropyl 3 4 chlorophenyl 2 3 phenylisoxazol 5 yl nortropane FP CPPIT is a cocaine Analog chemistry analogue . ref name title cite web url http e collection.ethbib.ethz.ch ecol pool diss fulltext eth13287.pdf title Evaluation of Three Cocaine Analogues as PET tracers for the Dopamine Transporter and Synthetic Approaches to F 18 DFMO accessdate 2008 01 11 format work ref See also List of cocaine analogues References reflist Phenyltropanes Stimulants Dopaminergics DEFAULTSORT Fluoropropyl 3 4 Chlorophenyl 2 3 Phenylisoxazol 5 Yl Nortropane, N 3 Category Tropanes Category Dopamine reuptake inhibitors Category Stimulants Category Organochlorides Category Organofluorides Category Isoxazoles nervous system drug stub ... more details
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