Sentences with phrase «other ecological interactions»

The roles of other ecological interactions in shaping divergent phenotypes during such radiations have received less attention.

We expect that the results of in vivo selection may differ when mice are pre ‐ colonized with a microbiota due to changes in nutrient availability and other ecological interactions, including competition or syntrophy.

Not exact matches

Birch and Cobb maintain that the ecological model is more adequate than the mechanical model for explaining DNA, the cell, other biological subject matter (as well as subatomic physics), because it holds that living things behave as they do only in interaction with other things which constitute their environment (LL 83) and because «the constituent elements of the structure at each level (of an organism) operate in patterns of interconnectedness which are not mechanical» (LL 83).

«I've spent a lot of time over the years looking at other isotopes from a diversity of fauna on the island and have answered all sorts of questions about animal interactions and ecological change, but big questions remain unanswered about differences in mobility among organisms as well as changes in their mobility over time.»

Our ability to assess biological diversity, ecosystem health, ecological interactions, and a wide range of other important processes is largely dependent on accurately recognizing species.

«This article provides a new perspective on how to do that, considering microbial ecological interactions with the host, other microbes, and the environment.»

The best starting point is expanding our knowledge of the passenger pigeon's ecological interactions with other species.

Re posts 8 & 3: I think only photosynthetic organisms gain a direct benefit from higher CO2, and fishes are certain not to benefit (although some fish species may be less sensitive to HCO3 than others and receive an indirect benefit via ecological interactions).

by Judith Curry Health risks arise from the interaction of uncertain future climatic changes with complex ecological, physical, and socio - economic systems, which are simultaneously affected by numerous other changes, e.g. globalisation, demographic changes, and changes in land use, nutrition, health care quality.

In other words, the human interactions that take place on their ecological environment may contribute for the development of the child and its peers, a perspective shared by Bronfenbrenner (1996).