Knowledge of the ecological and evolutionary causes of dispersal can be crucial in
understanding the behaviour of spatially structured populations, and predicting how species …

Serration and noise behaviors in plastically deforming solids are related to avalanches of
deformation processes. In the stress-strain curves, the serration characteristics are visible as …

Pollen exposure weakens the immunity against certain seasonal respiratory viruses by
diminishing the antiviral interferon response. Here we investigate whether the same applies …

In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …

The dictionary definition of a law is:" Generalized formulation based on a series of events or
processes observed to recur regularly under certain conditions; a widely observable …

This advanced text focuses on the uses of distance sampling to estimate the density and
abundance of biological populations. It addresses new methodologies, new technologies …

Harsh conditions (eg, mortality and stress) reduce population growth rates directly;
secondarily, they may reduce the intensity of interactions between organisms. Near …

Poised at the interface of rivers, ocean, atmosphere and dense human settlement, estuaries
are driven by a large array of natural and anthropogenic forces. San Francisco Bay …

It is now clear that fished populations can fluctuate more than unharvested stocks. However,
it is not clear why. Here we distinguish among three major competing mechanisms for this …

Anticipatory parental effects (APE's) occur when parents adjust the phenotype of their
offspring to match the local environment, so as to increase the fitness of both parents and …