Biological Sciences

Works Published in 2014

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2014 personal communication

Facilitative plant interactions and climate simultaneously drive alpine plant diversity

By: L. Cavieres, R. Brooker, B. Butterfield, B. Cook, Z. Kikvidze, C. Lortie, R. Michalet, F. Pugnaire ...

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Colonisation of toxic environments drives predictable life-history evolution in livebearing fishes (Poeciliidae)

ECOLOGY LETTERS, 17(1), 65–71.

By: R. Riesch  n, M. Plath*, I. Schlupp *, M. Tobler * & R. Langerhans  n

author keywords: Divergent natural selection; ecological speciation; extreme environments; Gambusia; life-history evolution; phenotypic convergence; Poecilia; replicated evolution
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Body Size; Clutch Size; Female; Fertility; Hydrogen Sulfide / toxicity; Poecilia / physiology; Pregnancy
TL;DR: This work examines nine poeciliid species that independently colonised toxic environments, and shows that these fishes have indeed repeatedly evolved much larger offspring size at birth in sulphidic waters, thus uncovering a widespread pattern of predictable evolution. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

A spatial capture-recapture model to estimate fish survival and location from linear continuous monitoring arrays

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES, 71(1), 120–130.

By: J. Raabe n, B. Gardner n & J. Hightower n

TL;DR: A spatially explicit version of the Cormack–Jolly–Seber model, analyzed using a Bayesian framework, correlates movement between periods and can incorporate environmental or other covariates. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 article

Pesticides and respiratory health: where do we go from here?

Hoppin, J. A. (2014, February). OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, Vol. 71, pp. 80–80.

By: J. Hoppin n 

Contributors: J. Hoppin n 

MeSH headings : Air Pollutants, Occupational / toxicity; Female; Humans; Male; Occupational Exposure / adverse effects; Pesticides / toxicity; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / chemically induced
TL;DR: It is reported that occupational pesticide exposure is associated with poorer pulmonary function consistent with airway obstruction as measured by spirometry in two Dutch general population cohorts. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Modulation of Feeding Behavior by Odorant-Binding Proteins in Drosophila melanogaster

CHEMICAL SENSES, 39(2), 125–132.

By: S. Swarup n, T. Morozova n, S. Sridhar n, M. Nokes n & R. Anholt  n

author keywords: bitter taste; chemosensation; gustation; insects; proboscis extension reflex; RNAi
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; Drosophila Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors; Drosophila Proteins / genetics; Drosophila Proteins / physiology; Drosophila melanogaster / genetics; Drosophila melanogaster / physiology; Feeding Behavior / physiology; Female; Gene Expression; Genes, Insect; Male; Odorants; RNA Interference; Receptors, Odorant / antagonists & inhibitors; Receptors, Odorant / genetics; Receptors, Odorant / physiology; Sex Characteristics; Sucrose / administration & dosage; Taste / physiology; Taste Buds / physiology
TL;DR: RNAi lines that inhibit expression of individual target Obp genes are used and show that OBPs modulate sucrose intake in response to a panel of nine bitter compounds, consistent with roles for OBPs in transporting tastants to bitter taste receptors, sequestering them to limit their access to these receptors, or interacting directly with gustatory neurons that respond to sucrose. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Melanosomes or Microbes: Testing an Alternative Hypothesis for the Origin of Microbodies in Fossil Feathers

Scientific Reports, 4(1).

By: A. Moyer n, W. Zheng n, E. Johnson *, M. Lamanna *, D. Li *, K. Lacovara *, M. Schweitzer* 

TL;DR: ‘Mouldic impressions’ were observed in association with both the feather and sediment grains, supporting a microbial origin and a criteria for distinguishing between these two microbodies is proposed. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 article

Four Reasons Why Traditional Metal Toxicity Testing with Aquatic Insects Is Irrelevant

Poteat, M. D., & Buchwalter, D. B. (2014, January 21). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 48, pp. 887–888.

By: M. Poteat n & D. Buchwalter n

MeSH headings : Animals; Aquatic Organisms / drug effects; Aquatic Organisms / metabolism; Diet; Environmental Exposure; Insecta / drug effects; Insecta / metabolism; Metals / pharmacokinetics; Metals / toxicity; Time Factors; Tissue Distribution / drug effects; Toxicity Tests; Toxicity Tests, Acute
TL;DR: Four key reasons are discussed as to why laboratory toxicity tests for aquatic insects don’t provide relevant data for this important faunal group, focusing upon recent advances in understanding of bioaccumulation and mechanisms of toxicity. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Changes in the cell wall and cellulose content of developing cotton fibers investigated by FTIR spectroscopy

CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS, 100, 9–16.

By: N. Abidi *, L. Cabrales * & C. Haigler  n

author keywords: Cellulose; FTIR; Cotton; Fiber development; Maturity; Cell wall
MeSH headings : Cell Wall / metabolism; Cellulose / metabolism; Cotton Fiber; Gossypium / cytology; Gossypium / metabolism; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
TL;DR: Changes in cellulose during cotton fiber growth and development were identified through changes in numerous vibrations within the spectra and the intensity of the vibration bands at 667 and 897 cm(-1) correlated with percentage of cellulose analyzed chemically. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Addressing structural and observational uncertainty in resource management

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 133, 27–36.

By: P. Fackler n & K. Pacifici n 

author keywords: Adaptive management; Natural resources; Partial observability; Partially observable Markov decision process; Structural uncertainty
MeSH headings : Conservation of Natural Resources; Decision Making, Organizational; Ecology; Markov Chains; Uncertainty
TL;DR: This work presents a unifying framework that extends standard POMDPs and encompasses both standard and Adaptive Management, enabling both structural and observational uncertainty to be simultaneously modeled. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

ASSESSMENT OF TOXICITY TEST ENDPOINTS FOR FRESHWATER MUSSEL LARVAE (GLOCHIDIA)

ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, 33(1), 199–207.

By: A. Fritts *, M. Barnhart*, M. Bradley*, N. Liu *, W. Cope  n, E. Hammer*, R. Bringolf*

author keywords: Unionidae; Metamorphosis; Viability; Infectivity
MeSH headings : Animals; Copper / toxicity; Female; Fresh Water; Host-Parasite Interactions; Larva / drug effects; Larva / physiology; Metamorphosis, Biological / drug effects; Perciformes / parasitology; Sodium Chloride / toxicity; Toxicity Tests / methods; Unionidae / drug effects; Unionidae / physiology; Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity
TL;DR: Viability is a valid proxy for infectivity and an ecologically relevant endpoint for standard toxicity tests with freshwater mussels for any test duration with control viability >90%, according to Environ Toxicol Chem 2014. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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