Browsing Biology by Subject "Physiology"
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Climate change impacts on kelp: Physiological responses across habitats, species, and populations
Climate change is impacting organisms globally and increasing stressors like warming in both the atmosphere and ocean. Foundation species have disproportionate effects on their local environments through the provision of ... -
Exclusion, Amelioration, Tolerance: An investigation of the physiological basis for tolerance in serpentine Mimulus guttatus
(2014-02-24)As sessile organisms, plants must cope with a variety of abiotic stress factors, including the mineral composition of soil. In serpentine soils, the low calcium-to-magnesium ratio has been shown to limit the growth and ... -
From fossils to physiology: testing the functional significance of leaf shape
Leaf morphological diversity has captured the attention of botanists for hundreds of years and while several correlative relationships between leaf form and climate have been confirmed through experimental testing, much ... -
Marine microplastic pollution: An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the effects on organisms, ecosystems, and policy
Microplastics (plastic < 5mm) are ubiquitous in marine environments, from surface waters to benthic sediments. Microplastic in the oceans was first documented in 2004 and our current knowledge of potential biological ... -
Mechanical Properties of Alimentary Tissues in Teleostean Fishes
Fishes are a diverse paraphyletic group that have evolved numerous abilities to occupy a diversity of niches. One successful feeding strategy that has independently evolved in many clades of fishes is commonly known as ... -
Resource allocation to growth and structure: The cost of mussel attachment in a dynamic coastal environment
Specialized mechanical structures produced by organisms provide crucial fitness advantages, but the production of these materials can result in energy allocation trade-offs, affecting population and species distributions. ... -
The role of wing mechanosensory feedback in insect flight control
Flying insects rapidly stabilize after perturbations using multiple sensory modalities (e.g., vision mechanoreception, olfaction) for active control. Mechanoreceptors’ direct coupling of sensory structure to the environment, ... -
Social Determinants of Sleep
Humans typically sleep in highly built settings that isolate them from environmental regulators of sleep. In postindustrial, highly urbanized environments, these conditions are combined with social schedules that include ... -
Telomere Dynamics in Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)
Lifespans among taxa vary widely, however, most all species undergo a reduction in physiological function with increasing age, often termed aging. One theory suggest that aging occurs as a result of the accumulation of ... -
Temperature gradients drive functional heterogeneity within muscle
(2012-09-13)During locomotion, muscles respond to an animal's varying need for speed, endurance, strength, and agility. Therefore, in addition to operating as motors, muscles also act as brakes, springs, and struts. Interestingly, if ...