Sentences with phrase «ecological conditions»

Because both types of crows live on islands, Rutz thinks the unique ecological conditions of tropical islands are the key.

Single motherhood, rather than reflecting an avoidant strategy in which close relationships are devalued, is often the result of ecological conditions in which paternal investment is desired but unavailable.

Mammals are one of the most morphologically diverse organisms, with adaptation to unique ecological conditions creating a wide array of forms, from mice to whales.

This in turn supports the idea that, in birds, tool use for foraging is facilitated by ecological conditions typical of islands, such as reduced competition for embedded prey and low predation risk.

Ecological conditions on the northern Channel Islands are generally equivalent to those encountered by their sister species, garden slender salamanders (B. major), on the southern California mainland, though summer fogs allow for greatly extended periods of activity.

This multi-phase project will improve ecological conditions while creating visitor amenities that are more compatible with the site's rustic character and natural setting.»

«It's very difficult to relate behaviour changes in mammals that lived so long ago to ecological conditions at the time, so we can't say that the dinosaurs dying out caused mammals to start being active in the daytime.

During the wet season, when ecological conditions were at their best, youngsters were more likely to engage in «high - key» play, which involved play boxing, chasing, wrestling and rough - and - tumble.

The demise of the Dinosaurs created ecological conditions which eventually fostered the development of modern Humans (as Homo sapiens sapiens) only around 130,000 years ago.

Yes conservation is important, not least in ensuring that species can migrate to deal with climate changes and other environmental disruptions, but the scale of human activity is such that we are collectively making the future ecological conditions of the planet.

To date, discussions around mangrove forest conservation and rehabilitation have been highly technical, and focused primarily on ecological conditions under which mangroves can be planted and promoted.

The succulent and natural taste of the orange comes from being grown in rich soil and prime ecological conditions.

And quite distantly - related species may show remarkable behavioral similarities — if they encounter similar ecological conditions.

Comparing to neighbouring Rwanda, whose food production is in a much better state, Burundi has more conducive ecological conditions for agriculture, such as vast plains.

The significant difference in the results, Jahn said, might provide added incentive for countries to attempt to hit the 1.5 - degree Celsius warming target in order to preserve current ecological conditions.

Most scientists thought that a bird's preference for a certain number of companions had to be determined at least in part by life experience or by ecological conditions such as food abundance or the threat of predators.

Unlike the typical single cell that is tethered to a limited environment, a multicellular unit can roam over great distances in search of food or more favorable ecological conditions or other multicellular units.

Unraveling interactions and events in biological scenarios typically requires ecological perspectives; perhaps space weather, they thought, was one necessary component of the grander ecological conditions that lead to mass stranding events.

Ecological conditions come in bursts, too — for plague, a cool, wet season is best for the pathogen to proliferate.

The elephant in the room is the UK's planning system, which fails to say no and mean it when a site is too valuable to be disturbed, or to police and enforce ecological conditions when consent for development is granted.

Many human microbial infectious diseases including oral caries are polymicrobial in nature, and closely associated with ecological conditions of the microbial communities.

In contrast, the great leap forward in early Homo brain size at 1.8 Ma was associated with the novel ecological conditions [28] associated with the appearance and disappearance of deep - freshwater lakes long the whole length of the EARS (Figure 1).

P. 4 is more celebratory than political, but a number of works reference the fragile ecological condition of New Orleans, and what seems its certain watery fate.

In conversation with the dire ecological conditions ensuing from an extended drought, Halsey's work is pointed.

Below you can go on a bit of a tour of one ancient sequoia grove in Kings Canyon, just before a prescribed fire was set to try to reestablish somewhat normal ecological conditions.

In the future, such measurements could help scientists monitor shifting ecological conditions in the Arctic.

The endangered Red - cockaded Woodpecker is in «critical but stable» ecological condition at this time.

The Observatory's comprehensive design supports greater understanding of ecological change and enables forecasting of future ecological conditions.

The research outcomes are expected to make a significant contribution to the ability to assess and understand incremental changes in ecological condition in the medium - to long - term within the context of multiple management interventions, stressors and pressures.

The prime goal was a fresh assessment of ice, ocean and ecological conditions on the stretch of Antarctic coast south of Australia and New Zealand a century after an arduous expedition led by Sir Douglas Mawson did the same.

Collectively, the results underscore the importance of Commonwealth and other held environmental water for maintaining and improving the ecological condition of these two waterways, and improve our ability to deliver targeted environmental flows into the future.

They found that the more prevalent the human - generated sounds, such as traffic, machinery and voices, the poorer the ecological condition.

Our understanding of the history of the Everglades ecosystem and of the ecological conditions that produced and sustained it has been hampered by the extensive human transformation of the landscape, particularly in the past century.

Dr Sylvain Alem, lead author of the study, said: «We found that when the appropriate social and ecological conditions are present, culture can be mediated by the use of a combination of simple forms of learning.

The results showed that the ability of mussels to cope with more acidic conditions depends largely on how much food is available to them, and both factors vary from place to place in a complex geographic mosaic of environmental and ecological conditions.

«This method can be applied for a first assessment of underground heat islands and, hence, of ecological conditions in the groundwater and of the geothermal potential.

Dr Cameron Petrie, director of the ERC - funded project and co-author on the study, commented, «We are investigating the nature of human adaptation to the ecological conditions created by the winter and summer rainfall systems of India.

The researchers are also collecting information about weather patterns and other socio - ecological conditions that affect maple trees, said Rapp, a plant ecologist.

Based on our results, we hypothesize that ecological conditions that dramatically reduced population size under natural conditions could have interacted with human exploitation in causing the passenger pigeon's rapid demise.

«There is little doubt,» Linn conceded, «that under particular geographic and ecological conditions, outdoor cats can threaten native species.»

From a scientific perspective, there is little doubt that under particular geographic and ecological conditions, outdoor cats can threaten native species.

As you are out enjoying the parks this summer, be sure to take a closer look and appreciate the many ways that plants have adapted to ecological conditions to disperse their seeds.

On the agenda are the ecological conditions of tourism in such a pristine natural environment, how the brand grew this year and what is on the agenda for 2017.

The Guardian reports that the Australian Senate is conducting an inquiry into the impact of a nearby ammonium nitrate plant, emissions from which may be threatening the ecological conditions of the site.

Anyone undertaking land reclamation projects must understand the soil and ecological conditions in the surrounding landscapes to ensure the most appropriate restoration action is taken.

He is also someone who is aware of the current social, geological and ecological conditions.