Sentences with phrase «different plant environments»

Then four scenarios were created using the same lizard signal in different plant environments and weather conditions to explore how these different ecological contexts affected signal effectiveness, explained Dr Tom Chandler from Monash University.

A team from La Trobe University's School of Life Sciences, led by Dr Richard Peters, worked with academics from Monash University's Faculty of IT to create, using 3D animation, a series of varied environmental settings and weather conditions, comprising different plant environments and wind conditions, to quantify how lizard displays are affected by this variation.

Not exact matches

Did you know that the sea around the UK is home to more than 8000 different of species of plants and animals, but this wonderful marine environment is being ruined by pollution, including rubbish left on beaches, sewage and chemical and oil spills.

«Trees in Siberia are under different selective pressure from trees in Finland, so genes are being tweaked in different ways in these two places to allow these plants to better adjust to their environment.»

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To answer this question, they will compare trees with identical genetic backgrounds that have been planted in different environments.

By planting the same plant species and genotypes in different environments, scientists can identify which ones perform best and are most likely to survive changing conditions.

However, instead of consensus, a new study by an interdisciplinary research team at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) of psychologists and plant biologists found a wide range of different opinions among scientific experts about how to describe invasive plant species, and how severe their effects on the environment are.

This was the case even in an environment of plentiful phosphate — where phosphate competition wouldn't have been a factor — hinting that something else was happening in the plants to trigger the growth of different microbial communities.

«Such an ability to choose between different responses according to their outcome could be particularly important in heterogeneous environments, where plants can grow by chance under neighbors with different size, age or density, and should therefore be able to choose their appropriate strategy» says Gruntman.

For example, the common house sparrow (Passer domesticus) has perching - type feet, and it indeed spends a lot of time perching on trees, other plants and structures in different environments.

Plants adopt different strategies to survive the changing temperatures of their natural environments.

In the current issue of the Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences, Michigan State University researchers and their collaborators found that plant adaptation to different environments involves tradeoffs in performance.

«When you try to adapt cultivars to many different environments, you end up with plants that are not great anywhere,» says de Leon.

This indicated that the soil metabolites available in the treated soil allowed for a different microbial environment that presumably acted to enhance plant growth.

By intensively breeding for high yield, say, in Wisconsin, those plants might lose the flexibility to respond to environments that are very different from Wisconsin growing conditions.

It's becoming clear and clearer as people look at different stages of the plant's growth and in different habitats growing next to other plants that the stressors in the environment can really change the chemistry; because most of the medicinal compounds in the plants are what are called secondary compounds, so they are not things essential to the metabolism of the plant like sugar and water and ATP for energy and DNA.

In this case, shifts in song could either evolve and become fixed or simply be adjusted accordingly by individuals, with functional significance such that signal transmission is optimized in a new environment (e.g. differences in plant density in different forests).

«We suspect these multiple copies provide a reservoir to adapt to different environments and plant hosts, and constitute an evolutionary advantage over their sexual relatives (at least in the short term).

«While the LOM3 knappers certainly created cores and sharp - edged flakes, their size and the battering marks on their surfaces suggest they were doing something different as well, especially if they were in a more wooded environment with access to various plant resources.»

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It aids us in understanding, for example, how to fight diseases like HIV and how to grow plants that will survive in different environments.

The environment in which the PETM took place was therefore very different to that of the Cretaceous, and many modern groups of plants and animals were diversifying at this time.

When using rosemary, you may come across different chemotypes, which simply means that the oil has a unique chemical composition dependent on the environment in which the plant was grown.

how nature created different groups for specific purposes: plants that convert sunlight into energy; herbivores who have a rumen specifically designed to digest this plant matter; predators and omnivores, with no rumen and a hostile environment for microbes (in the acidic stomach)

While there might be different motivations for people embracing a more plant based diet; health, environment or ethical the path and end result (avoiding animal products) are the same.

Okay, I was saying that I got into this whole movement because I didn't want to kill animals and then I found about all the other benefits to eating a plant based diet and how good it was for the environment, but you know, I focus on so many different things in trying to get the message, I spend the last hour with Dr. Pam Popper talking about the power of plant foods on health because I'm looking for any angle I can to attract people to not killing animals.

Humans have clearly adapted complex systems to deal with extended famine and different environments, but the body of evidence demonstrates that our digestive systems, physiology and physical traits are best designed to eat plants over the long - term, not animals.

As you can then use this environment to exchange snaps captioned with different fruits; egg plants, peaches and melons to bring home the desired feelings.

Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram

«Science Tube» looks at how botanists can replicate different environments under glass and give a variety of plants the right conditions to survive.

We all carry our childhood with us throughout our life... some things are buried deeply... some things we take out to remember frequently... Paula was a survivor, a chameleon... she learned to create new personas that fit the changing circumstances of her life by watching her mother react to life... I thought the author did an excellent job of contrasting Paula and Julian in light of their very different childhood experiences... Paula was a closed up prickly cactus... a dessert survivor... all hard, sharp edges that protected the true inner core of her... Julian was an open succulent... soft, sensitive to his nurturing environment... accepting and giving... like plants and animals, human beings adapt to their environment and when are we most open to learning?

After all, responsible bird - keepers provide their pet birds with healthy food and a safe environment with no poisonous plants or toxic substances — an ideal setting that is very different from wild birds.

Omnivores can choose between many different types of food in their environment, including a variety of plants, nuts, seeds, insects, fungi, and, in some cases, even other vertebrates.

There are roughly 1,800 different plant species across the park, covering a beautiful variety of environments ranging from Blue Flag beaches to gargantuan mountain areas and small creeks.

Staying in one of these cabins can turn out to be ideal for wildlife viewing, since they are immersed in the environment shared by so many different plants and animals.

Enjoy spotting many different aquarium fish, plants, and different animals in their natural environment while you snorkel and swim the river.

From these unique accommodation options, enjoy guided walks through the cloud forest to learn about this incredible environment while spotting many of the different animals and plants that call this threatened forest home.

The environment design consists of a variety of rooms through different eras which have differently decorated walls and floors including a wide range of furniture assortments to manipulate and throw around to scare the residents such as potted plants, baskets, tables, book cases, televisions, chairs, beds, grand pianos, water coolers and more besides.

Returning features from Tomb Raider include the crafting system which has been redesigned to allow players to create different items by scavenging materials from plants and animals in the environment.

EM: Many of the game's most striking details embed themselves in the environment, such as puzzles etched in the sides of cliffs or the plant - covered buildings falling to ruin, so do you see a need to create an aura of wonder and mystery guiding these decisions, or is there something altogether different at work?

I worked in several different types of power plants for about 30 years, and there is no «good» way to generate, transmit, distribute, or store electrical energy without offending somebody, without upsetting the environment, or without following the basic laws of physics.

Using inflatable forms suspended in a spiderweb network of ropes and plants, architect Tomás Saraceno proposes a different living environment.

As part of the solar installation agreement, Chevron will use 30 acres of the plant as a pilot demonstration site to evaluate different soil depths suitable for use at the closure of the mine in an attempt to show that shallower depths of one or two feet will still ensure no adverse impacts to the health of the local community and the environment.

By planting the same plant species and genotypes in different environments, scientists can identify which ones perform best and are most likely to survive changing conditions.

For example Environment Canada is planning on telling coal plants (and even different parts of a single coal plant) how much power they can produce.

«The trick is to create «winning» combinations of plants,» explains Cohen, «each plant has a different bacterial environment and breaks down a different pollutant.

However, the Earth harbors a greater diversity of photosynthetic organisms than vascular plants, and includes algae, cyanobacteria, and anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria, all of which occur in a wide array of colors, due to adaptation and acclimation to different light and chemical environments.

With twice the precipitation and nearly 50 % more depth of snow, the plants and the animals share a very different environment in the winters.

Manage and maintain security of over 2000 different plant and insect species in organic environments and temperatures • Secure all development labs of organic bio diverse supplements and all toxic or hazardous materials