Works Published in 2018
Displaying works 61 - 80 of 178 in total
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2018 journal article
Oogenesis and Egg Quality in Finfish: Yolk Formation and Other Factors Influencing Female Fertility
Fishes, 3(4), 45.
author keywords: egg quality; vitellogenin; aquaculture; fish; fertility; oogenesis; yolk; reproduction
TL;DR:
Stress may lead to ovarian atresia or reproductive failure and can impact fish behavior, fecundity, and ovulation rate and postovulatory aging may occur when eggs become overripe and the fish fails to spawn in a timely fashion, leading to low fertility.
(via Semantic Scholar)
www.mdpi.com (publisher PDF)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 25, 2020
2018 journal article
The role of citizen science in addressing grand challenges in food and agriculture research
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1891), 20181977.
author keywords: citizen science; agriculture; grand challenges; sustainable development goals; extension; food science
MeSH headings : Agriculture / standards; Agriculture / trends; Community Participation; Food; Research / standards; Research / trends; United States
TL;DR:
It is argued there is no better time to foster greater collaboration between these fields given the trend of shrinking Extension programmes, the increasing need to apply innovative solutions to address rising demands on agricultural systems, and the exponential growth of the field of citizen science.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020
2018 chapter
Superfamily Gomphoidea
In Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates (pp. 377–397).
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 14, 2020
2018 journal article
Life history and phenology of Phylloicus pulchrus (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) in a tropical rainforest stream of Puerto Rico
Revista De Biología Tropical, 66(2), 814.
Contributors: L. Reyes-Torres* & A. Ramírez*
author keywords: caddisfly; tropical streams; environmental variables; rainfall seasonality; instar determination; body-case relation
TL;DR:
The influence of rainfall (and seasonality) on different larval instars highlights the importance of this variable on early larval development.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2018 journal article
Large-scale climatic phenomena drive fluctuations in macroinvertebrate assemblages in lowland tropical streams, Costa Rica: The importance of ENSO events in determining long-term (15y) patterns
PLOS ONE, 13(2), e0191781.
Contributors: P. Gutiérrez-Fonseca *, A. Ramírez* & C. Pringle *
Ed(s): M. Cañedo-Argüelles
MeSH headings : Animals; Climate; Costa Rica; Forecasting; Invertebrates / classification; Rivers; Tropical Climate
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that Neotropical lowland streams are highly dynamic and not as stable as is commonly presumed, with high intra- and inter-annual variability in environmental parameters that change the structure and composition of freshwater macroinvertebrate assemblages.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2018 journal article
The larva of Perissolestes remotus (Williamson & Williamson, 1924) (Zygoptera: Perilestidae)
The larva of Perissolestes remotus (Williamson & Williamson, 1924) (Zygoptera: Perilestidae). International Journal of Odonatology, 21(3-4), 173–179.
Contributors: J. Román-Heracleo*, M. Springer* & A. Ramírez*
author keywords: Odonata; larval description; taxonomy; Costa Rica; dragonflies
TL;DR:
The larva of Perissolestes remotus is described for the first time based on Costa Rican specimens collected in forested streams with abundant organic matter and is characterized by a slender, elongated body, with lateral keels on abdominal segments 1–9, and a middorsal row of spines on segments 4–10.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: January 7, 2020
2018 journal article
Effects of experimental pool level reduction on Phylloicus pulchrus (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) feeding and conspecific behavior from a tropical rainforest stream
Intropica, 3, 13.
TL;DR:
To evaluate how reductions in water levels, similar to those associated with droughts, influence feeding and conspecific behavior of Phylloicus pulchrus, were carried out in Laboratory experimental pool reductions.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: January 7, 2020
2018 journal article
Comunidades de arañas ribereñas como indicadores de la condición de los ecosistemas fluviales en la cuenca del Río Piedras de Puerto Rico.
Actualidades Biológicas, 39(107), 1–23.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 7, 2020
2018 report
Chapter 20 : US Caribbean. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II
In [].
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: January 6, 2020
2018 journal article
A Maieutic Exploration of Nudging Strategies for Regional Climate Applications Using the WRF Model
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
author keywords: Data assimilation; Regional models
TL;DR:
A suite of 45 three-year simulations is conducted with WRF over the continental United States to systematically and comprehensively examine a variety of nudging strategies and several specific recommendations are provided to effectively use nudging in WRF for regional climate applications.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: January 6, 2020
2018 journal article
Effect of gastric fluid aspiration on the lung microbiota of laboratory rats
EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH, 44(4-5), 201–210.
MeSH headings : Animals; Body Fluids / microbiology; Firmicutes / genetics; Firmicutes / isolation & purification; Lung / microbiology; Male; Microbiota; Proteobacteria / genetics; Proteobacteria / isolation & purification; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / analysis; Rats; Respiratory Aspiration / microbiology; Stomach / microbiology
TL;DR:
In a laboratory rat model, aspiration with gastric fluid caused a substantial shift of the lung microbiota that could be characterized as a shift from Proteobacteria towards Firmicutes, possibly of enteric origin.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 25, 2019
2018 journal article
Construction of a Compact Low-Cost Radiation Shield for Air-Temperature Sensors in Ecological Field Studies
JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, (141).
author keywords: Environmental Sciences; Issue 141; Air temperature; climate change; data logger; thermochron; radiation shield; field studies
MeSH headings : Ecosystem; Humans; Radiation Protection / methods; Temperature
TL;DR:
A detailed methodology for constructing a compact version of a previously described custom fabricated radiation shield, which is more accurate than other published shielding methods that attempt to minimize shield size or construction costs is provided.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 11, 2019
2018 journal article
Knowing Bass: Accounting for Information Environments in Designing Online Public Outreach
OPEN LIBRARY OF HUMANITIES, 4(2).
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 21, 2019
2018 journal article
Inbreeding tolerance as a pre-adapted trait for invasion success in the invasive ant Brachyponera chinensis
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 27(23), 4711–4724.
author keywords: colony breeding system; genetic bottleneck; inbreeding; invasive species; sib-mating
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / genetics; Female; Founder Effect; Genetic Variation; Genetics, Population; Heterozygote; Inbreeding; Inbreeding Depression; Introduced Species; Japan; Male; North Carolina; Selection, Genetic
TL;DR:
It is shown that a genetic bottleneck does not affect the genetic diversity or the level of heterozygosity within colonies and it is suggested that generations of sib‐mating in native populations may have reduced inbreeding depression through purifying selection of deleterious alleles.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 7, 2019
2018 book
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface waters, sediments, and unionid mussels: relation to road crossings and implications for chronic mussel exposure
In Hydrobiologia (Vol. 810, pp. 465–476).
Contributors: J. Archambault n, S. Prochazka n, W. Cope n , D. Shea n & P. Lazaro n
author keywords: Environmental monitoring; Ecosystem function; Passive sampling device (PSD); Stormwater runoff; Unionidae
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: January 4, 2019
2018 journal article
Draft Genome Sequence of an Erwinia tracheiphila Isolate from an Infected Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, 7(17).
TL;DR:
The first reference genome of an infected muskmelon (Cucumis melo) is sequences, which assembles into a single chromosomal contig, three plasmid contigs, and one bacteriophage contig.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 31, 2018
2018 journal article
Persistence-Based Area Prioritization for Conservation: Applying Occupancy and Habitat Threats and Risks Analyses
JOURNAL OF FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, 9(2), 543–553.
author keywords: conservation area selection; occupancy; persistence; risk assessment; threats
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: December 31, 2018
2018 article
Evolutionary Determinants of Host and Vector Manipulation by Plant Viruses
ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY AND VIRUS ECOLOGY, Vol. 101, pp. 189–250.
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological; Animals; Biological Evolution; Environment; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Insect Vectors / physiology; Insect Vectors / virology; Plant Diseases / virology; Plant Viruses / genetics; Plant Viruses / physiology; Plants / genetics; Plants / virology
TL;DR:
Available literature is synthesized to identify patterns in virus effects among pathogens with shared transmission mechanisms and the results are discussed in the context of molecular and environmental constraints on virus evolution, limitations of existing studies, and prospects for future research.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 31, 2018
2018 journal article
Complete Genome Sequence of EtG, the First Phage Sequenced from Erwinia tracheiphila
GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS, 6(8).
TL;DR:
The genome sequence of the temperate phage EtG, which was isolated from an E. tracheiphila-infected cucumber plant, has a linear 30,413-bp double-stranded DNA genome with cohesive ends and 45 predicted open reading frames.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 31, 2018
2018 journal article
Drought Facilitates Species Invasions in an Urban Stream: Results From a Long-Term Study of Tropical Island Fish Assemblage Structure
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6(AUG).
Contributors: A. Ramírez* , P. Gutiérrez-Fonseca *, S. Kelly *, A. Engman n, K. Wagner*, K. Rosas*, N. Rodríguez *
TL;DR:
This study documents drought-facilitated invasions by several aggressive and highly ecologically competitive species, highlights the importance of the natural flow regime as a source of environmental resilience to invasions in tropical island streams, and provides an example of how climate change has and will likely continue to alter Caribbean stream fish assemblages.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries, Crossref, ORCID
Added: December 17, 2018
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