Phylogenetic and
ecological factors impact the gut microbiota of two Neotropical primate species.
Not exact matches
The researchers also found that using physiological biomarkers, such as hormones from droppings, is an effective way of evaluating the
impact of
ecological and demographic
factors on animal populations.
In the study they examine the environmental and
ecological factors that would have
impacted fire activity and conclude that of these
factors p (O2) played the largest role in promoting fires in Late Paleozoic peat - forming environments and, by inference, ecosystems generally, when compared with their prevalence in the modern world.
More specifically, researchers led by the University of Idaho's Tara Hudiburg merged the DayCent
ecological model with another, BEPAM, originally designed to study environmental and economic
impacts of proposed biofuel policies, forming a combined model that simultaneously accounts for market forces, land use, transportation costs, and a variety of other
factors.
Demonstrating just how far - reaching the health
impact of the bacterial balance in your gut can be, another recent study claims the key
factor behind cancer appears to be
ecological rather than genetic.11