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Dataset in support of Guenther, R.G. et al., 2022. "Effects of temperature and pH on the growth, calcification, and biomechanics of two species of articulated coralline algae"
(2022-10-10)This dataset supports the manuscript: Guenther, R.G. et al., 2022. "Effects of temperature and pH on the growth, calcification, and biomechanics of two species of articulated coralline algae" in Marine Ecology Progress ... -
Data supporting 'Divergent effects of ocean warming on byssal attachment in two congener mussel species'
(2022)Data in support of Newcomb et al. 2022 -
Dataset for the manuscript: "Progress towards complete life-cycle culturing of the endangered sunflower star Pycnopodia helianthoides"
(2021)Until recently, the sunflower star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, was a dominant and common predator in a wide variety of benthic habitats in the NE Pacific. Then, in 2013, its populations began to plummet across its entire ... -
Data set to support Ph.D Dissertation: Plant-Pollinator Interactions in an Ecological and Evolutionary Context: The Promising Role of 3D-Printing Technology and Mathematical Modeling
(2017-06-07)table of the number of artificial flowers that were emptied (exploited) by a hawkmoth during each foraging trial. original raw data files from the infrared sensors attached to each artificial flower csv files of x,y ... -
Data sets supporting the paper: Shape Matters: Corolla Curvature Immproves Nectar Discovery in the Hawkmoth Manduca Sexta
(Supports Paper Published in "Functional Ecology", published by British Ecological Society, 2014-10)We measured the effects of variation in corolla curvature and nectary aperture radius on pollinator foraging ability using the hawkmoth Manduca sexta and 3D-printed artificial flowers whose shapes were mathematically ... -
WikiDust: a TinkerCell Plugin to Annotate and Share Network Models
(2011)We present WikiDust, a software tool that (a) facilitates searches for DNA components, and (b) produces annotated webready images for improved sharing of designs. WikiDust is a plugin for TinkerCell, a CAD design tool ... -
Survey of Shell-boring Microorganisms Across a Depth Gradient at Point Caution, on San Juan Island, WA
(2011)Although they are integral to many marine ecosystems, relatively little is known about euendolithic (shell-boring) organisms outside the tropics. Here, I present a short survey of euendoliths inhabiting a site on the ... -
Complex regulation and multiple developmental functions of misfire, the Drosophila melanogaster ferlin gene
(2007-03-26)Background: Ferlins are membrane proteins with multiple C2 domains and proposed functions in Ca2+ mediated membrane-membrane interactions in animals. Caenorhabditis elegans has two ferlin genes, one of which is required ... -
Chloroplast genome sequencing analysis of Heterosigma akashiwo CCMP452 (West Atlantic) and NIES293 (West Pacific) strains
(2008)Background: Heterokont algae form a monophyletic group within the stramenopile branch of the tree of life. These organisms display wide morphological diversity, ranging from minute unicells to massive, bladed forms. ... -
Effect of human leukocyte antigen heterozygosity on infectious disease outcome: The need for allele-specific measures
(2003)Background: Doherty and Zinkernagel, who discovered that antigen presentation is restricted by the major histocompatibility complex (MHC, called HLA in humans), hypothesized that individuals heterozygous at particular MHC ... -
On RNA interference as template immunity
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A population-epigenetic model to infer site-specific methylation rates from double-stranded DNA methylation patterns
(National Academy of Sciences USA, 2005)Cytosine methylation is an epigenetic mechanism in eukaryotes that is often associated with stable transcriptional silencing, such as in X-chromosome inactivation and genomic imprinting. Aberrant methylation patterns occur ... -
The disadvantage of combinatorial communication
(The Royal Society of London, 2004)Combinatorial communication allows rapid and efficient transfer of detailed information, yet combinatorial communication is used by few, if any, non-human species. To complement recent studies illustrating the advantages ... -
Behavioral thermoregulation in lizards: importance of associated costs
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1974-05-31)The Puerto Rican lizard Anolis cristatellus behaviorally regulates body temperature in an open habitat but passively tolerates lower and more variable temperatures in an adjacent forest where basking sites are few and ... -
Plants versus animals: do they deal with stress in different ways?
(Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2002)Both plants and animals respond to stress by using adaptations that help them evade, tolerate, or recover from stress. In a synthetic paper A. D. Bradshaw (1972) noted that basic biological differences between plants and ... -
Latitudinal pattern of between-altitude faunal similarity: mountains might be "higher" in the tropics
(The University of Chicago, 1978-01)Moving up or down a mountain from a given site, one encounters faunas that differ by varying degrees. The elevational separation between sites obviously influences the magnitude of that difference (faunal similarity is ... -
How often do lizards "run on empty"?
(Ecological Society of America, 2001-01)Energy balance is relevant to diverse issues in ecology, physiology, and evolution. To determine whether lizards are generally in positive energy balance, we synthesized a massive data set on the proportion of individual ... -
Supplemental oxygen and mountaineer death rates on Everest and K2
(American Medical Association, 2000-07-12)The use of supplemental oxygen by Himalayan mountaineers has been debated for more than 8 decades. Although sometimes viewed as unsporting, supplemental-oxygen use may improve survival rates by increasing performance and ... -
Evaluating temperature regulation by field-active ectotherms: the fallacy of the inappropriate question
(University of Chicago, 1993-11)We describe a research protocol for evaluating temperature regulation from data on small field-active ectothermic animals, especially lizards. The protocol requires data on body temperatures (Tb) of field-active ectotherms, ... -
Hot rocks and not-so-hot rocks: retreat-site selection by garter snakes and its thermal consequences
(Ecological Society of America, 1989-08)Studies of behavioral thermoregulation of ectotherms have typically focused only on active animals. However, most temperate-zone ectotherms actually spend more time sequestered in retreats (e.g., under rocks) than active ...