When sample sizes are unequal, problems of heteroscedasticity of the variables given by
the absolute deviation from the median arise. This paper studies how the best known …

Abstract Background and Aims Gypsum drylands are widespread worldwide. In these arid
ecosystems, the ability of different species to access different water sources during drought …

We assessed the changes in community-weighted mean (CWM) and variability of specific
leaf area (SLA) and leaf area (LA) of different Mediterranean shrub communities along an …

Mycorrhizas are widespread below‐ground symbioses formed between plant roots and soil
fungi. This plant–fungal partnership impacts terrestrial ecosystems by mediating plant …

In this paper, we propose a new testing procedure for detecting smooth (non) monotonic
trends embedded into a linear noise that possibly does not degenerate to a finite …

Investigations focusing on differences in scale parameters across multiple samples appear
in various scientific fields, eg, when assessing measurement precision. In such cases a …

The aim of this paper is to find a procedure to test equal means that is robust at the
significance level. A simulation study is conducted to compare the performance of different …

Size and shape variation of molar crowns in primates plays an important role in
understanding how species adapted to their environment. Gorillas are commonly …

The challenges of plant breeding for disease resistance include identifying genotypes that
are resistant to more than one pathogen isolate and defining adequate methods for …

Background–Researchers have observed that valuation accuracy and valuation variation
are caused by human adaptive approaches called cognitive shortcuts. Of particular interest …