... Springer and Williams (1994); g, h, and i, Indo-Australian Archipelago (see text); j and k, Springer (1988) and Blum (1989); 1, Springer (1982); m and n, Blum (1989); o and p, Hastings and Springer ... Hastings and Springer (1994); b and c, Blum (1989); d, Springer and Williams (1994); e, Blum (1989) and Springer and Williams (1994); f, Winterbottom (1986), Springer (1988) Blum (1989), and Springer ... between morphology and performance on the one hand, and between performance and ecological patterns on the other hand, are the focus of ecomorphology, the study of the functional and ecological consequences...
... strands of contractile protein These strands are termed rhizoplasts and the constituent protein centrin The contraction and relaxation of this protein depend upon the balance of Ca2ϩ and ATP, and ... pollen and spore morphology and vascular plant evolution www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 0521641098 - Green Plants: Their Origin and Diversity, Second Edition - Peter R Bell and Alan ... P R Bell and C L F Woodcock (3rd edition, London, 1983) The continuing demand for a concise account of the algae and land plants from the point of view of their natural relationships and biology...
... strands of contractile protein These strands are termed rhizoplasts and the constituent protein centrin The contraction and relaxation of this protein depend upon the balance of Ca2ϩ and ATP, and ... the green algae (Chlorophyta) The Chlorophyta and the land plants (a term which means plants adapted to life on land and not merely plants growing on land) have the same photosynthetic pigments, ... contains several nuclei, and a reticulate chloroplast with several pyrenoids Protosiphon is frequent on damp mud and walls, and some forms can withstand extremes of heat and salinity, as in desert...
... Kerianne Piester, and Monique Segarra Human Rights and Democratization in Latin America: Uruguay and Chile Alexandra Barahona de Brito Regimes, Politics, and Markets: Democratization and Economic ... rim of Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands Collectively, these include some of the largest and smallest, richest and poorest, and most and least populous states to be found ... freedom and the lowest (Countries whose political rights and civil liberties scores fall between 1.0 and 2.5 are designated ‘free’; between 3.0 and 5.5 ‘partly free’; and between 5.5 and 7.0...
... symptoms of common cold and enteritis, but also encephalitis, myocarditis, and other conditions [9] Until their reclassification HPeV types and have been known as Echovirus types 22 and 23, within the ... anti-enterovirus sera RT-PCR for Norovirus and Enterovirus, PCR for Adenovirus, and antigen-EIA for Astro- and Rotavirus were negative on the supernatant and on the original patient material The ... experiments and full genome sequencing SB did cell culture screening of stool samples and identified initially the described virus strain KG, MP, and JFD conducted full genome sequencing and assisted...
... Communications and Networking frequency (CF) and LFM waveform fusion from the standpoint of the whole system was studied, but the effects of clutter were not considered In [6], CF and LFM waveforms ... (t tM ) Diversity combining £ x2 (t t2 ) x Z2 T ()dt ZM Figure 1: Waveform diversity combining by clusterhead in RSN (22) i=1 where α(u) stands for radar cross section (RCS) and can be ... detectors in that they detected the presence of a target and gave its location in range and angle, and radar began to be more than a blob detector and could provide recognition of one type of target...
... immigration anddiversity Has welcomed more than 50 million immigrants in all Still admits 500,000 – 1million / a year - Nowadays, great value on diversity ethnic groups have renewed and celebrated ... to demand equality and an end to racial discrimination Today, 12.3 %: African Americans An increasing acceptance of blacks by whites in all walks of life 35 million Hispanics from Mexico and Latin ... →a profound effects on the American character • Courage and flexibility • Willingness to take risks and try new things • Independence and optimism • Emma Lazarus: “Give me your tired, your poor,...
... respect to mean dbh, basal area, stem density and three diversity indices (Magurran 2004) – species richness (S), Shannon’s diversity index (H’) and Simpson’s diversity index (D) – were assessed using ... P = P
... Tas SE Tas SE Tas SE Tas SE Tas SE Tas Widespread Gippsland Gippsland Gippsland Gippsland Gippsland Gippsland Gippsland Gippsland Gippsland SE Tas SE Tas SE Tas SE Tas SE Tas SE Tas SE Tas SE ... extracted by the Doyle and Doyle [10] method as modified by Grattapaglia and Sederoff [16] The JLA+ region of the chloroplast genome was amplified and sequenced in both the forward and reverse directions, ... highest and second highest probabilities of assignment, derived from analysis using Structure software [33] * = Haplotypes endemic to the Portuguese Landrace OP stands for open pollinated CG741, and...
... heathlands and grasslands, pure pine stands, mixed (i.e pine-beech) stands, and pure beech stands almost absent in submature and mature stands, most likely in relation to a low light regime [20] and ... colonization and maturation (Fig 5) The scores for nitrogen and humidity show a marked contrast between the earlier stages (heathlands and pure pine stands) and the maturest stands (mixed stands and beech ... gain and loss of species between open grasslands and heathlands without tree colonization, and grasslands in the process of being colonized (scattered pines) Physiognomic stages: (1) Open grasslands...
... conversion into cultivated land and by burning, ring-barking and removing S birrea seedlings and saplings during farming activities Diversityand pattern of use Past, current and potential uses Although ... about 30°C and Page of the vegetation is characterized by grasslands and open shrub lands with sparse trees We will hereafter refer to northern and southern zones as the dry Sudanian and Sudanian ... GNG designed and performed the field work, analyzed and drafted the manuscript AML and AEA gave conceptual advice, read and improved the drafted manuscript BS supervised the work and improved...
... SSR and functional annotation of original DNA sequences and marker location on genetic maps, to cross amplification anddiversity data; (3) Synthetic and downloadable cross-amplification anddiversity ... amplification) and on the polymorphism status (number and sizes of the alleles, PIC values for each study) These diversity data can also be retrieved through the diversity search page and query filtered ... protein-coding and non-coding regions and the high degree of length polymorphism among indi- viduals [5] The C canephora microsatellites were screened in a leaf and fruit EST database [2] and in a...
... richness and forest area, (B) number of endemic species and area, and (C) faunal abundance and area Frogs = circles and solid lines, lizards = squares and dashed lines, snakes = triangles and dotted ... threatened and the latter is not; Global Reptile Assessment, unpublished data) Varanus olivaceus has restricted distribution (confined to eastern Luzon and the land-bridge islands of Polillo and Catanduanes) ... Page Total number of species of amphibians and reptiles, number of 112 threatened species, and the proportion (%) of lowland forest on each island Islands are grouped to corresponding herpetofaunal...
... hippocampus and cochlear nucleus (Pickles and van Heumen, 1997; Miranda et al., 1999; Moreno-Flores and Wandosell, 1999) An expression of EphrinA was observed in regenerating tectum of adult goldfish and ... between EphA on retinal axons and EphrinAs in the tectal cells may be regulated by ligands and receptors expressed within the same or neighboring axon and tectal cells (Knoll and Drescher, 2002) Positional ... zebrafish and its effect on RGC axons in vivo and in vitro 34 z5 35 2.3 Methods 2.3.1 Chemicals and general protocols All chemicals were purchased from Sigma and BDH Restriction endonucleases, and...
... TEAM DIVERSITY Diversity – individual differences and similarities that exist among people A group characteristic Affect performance, motivation, success and interactions with others TEAM DIVERSITY ... IV, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION 1. RECOMMENDATION How Does One Go About Developing Diversity? When surface- level diversity diminish with time How Does One Go About Developing Diversity at deep ... Pay, bonuses, formal feedback and recognition, pats on the back, extra time off, and continued team survival III.TEAM COMPOSITION Team composition: the mix of people who make up the team Five aspects TEAM DIVERSITY...
... each species, and abbreviations for species are provided in Table Table Mean biodiversity indices (and standard errors) of shrub species pre-(1973) and post-regeneration harvest and biomass utilization ... distance) between the treatments and control for shrub species composition before harvesting (1973) and 2, 10, and 38 years after treatment Error bars stand for standard errors Refer to Table for ... regeneration harvest and (b) biomass utilization treatment Error bars stand for standard errors Abbreviations for the biomass utilization treatments are described in the text and Table Table Summary...
... collective and vehicles for information and think-tank sharing Research Networks and Inter-Network Collective Research Network Diversity in Cultural and Artistic Forms of Expression, and Globalisation ... centres and French-language degree programmes, instructor-researchers and student researchers, to develop teaching and research about French and in French, about its partner languages and, lastly, ... and Communication Supporting and Building University Excellence This programme supports universities and scientific institutions from the South and East, as they: tailor their educational and...
... activities, and defense-wide programs ix x Planning for Diversity: Options and Recommendations for DoD Leaders literature and experiences shared at the 2007 DoD Diversity Summit,3 and explores ... ensuring diversity is a core value of the department and that managing diversity is a top priority The Secretary should more than issue a diversity statement and occasionally refer to diversity ... and the defense Intelligence Community Nelson Lim served as the principal investigator Comments are welcome and may be addressed to Nelson_Lim@rand.org For more information on RAND’s Forces and...
... to estimate population "The contrast between micro and macro analysis is overdrawn Baumol and Quandt (1966), Lancaster (1971) and Domencich and McFadden (1975) are micro examples of attempts ... Heckman (1999) In this case standard instrumental variable methods break down (see Heckman, 1997 or Heckman and Vytlacil, 1998) Heckman, Smith and Clements (1997) and Heckman and Smith (1998) present ... of Y1 and Y° (given D = and X), the distribution of is normal with mean and variance VAR(L) and deconvolution is easy to perform Under this assumption, we can estimate the voting criterion and...