Concepts

The process of scrounging new innovations that can efficiently diffuse novel traits through a population by social learning

The process by which animals form social groups that share and defend space, distinguish group members from nonmembers, and may persist for many generations

Formation of stable soil structural units through binding of soil particles by organic compounds and microbial processes

Process by which ant foraging and nesting activities alter soil chemistry by accumulating organic matter and nutrients near colonies

Rate of bedrock weathering to mobile soil, typically decreasing exponentially with soil depth

Process starting with PAH which stack into particles, then spheres, then agglomerates, finally mature soot

Reversible chemical process where contaminants attach to and detach from solid phase materials in aquifers

Ability of butterflies to remember and return to specific puddling locations using memory rather than immediate sensory cues

Physical nearness or distance between individuals influencing social interaction probability

Transfer of energy, materials, or organisms across habitat boundaries that affects recipient communities

Natural locomotion that occurs independently of predator approach and may be falsely recorded as flight initiation

The convergence of nutrient ratios (particularly nitrogen to phosphorus ratios) across different regions or communities despite varying environmental conditions

Decrease in the total amount of water traveling down a stream, measured in L/sec

Cellular and physiological responses to environmental stressors including dietary toxins, oxidation, heat, and starvation

Energetic demands and behavioral responses of birds under environmental stress conditions

The movement of the pars stridens on the plectra, causing pulses of sound

The influence of geological structures like fractures and faults on ore deposit formation

The spatial distribution of proteins within cellular compartments that reflects their activation state and functional activity

Obligate symbiotic association between a mycobiont (98% ascomycete fungi) and a photobiont (90% chlorophyte algae, 10% cyanobacteria)

Elements like oxygen, iron, and nitrogen that accept electrons in microbial metabolic processes, used in order of energy yield

Female ground squirrels being more territorial while males move frequently to find mates

The process by which deductive, quantitative theories based on first principles continually expand and may come close to or overlap with the domains of other theories, thereby increasing the potential...

The ability of larger organisms to maintain elevated body temperatures longer due to lower surface area to volume ratios and slower cooling rates

The ability of thorium to be released from bedrock and transported in aqueous solutions under different geochemical conditions

Type of reverse fault with low dip angle where older rocks are pushed over younger rocks due to compressive stress

Concentration of water flow toward convergent topographic zones where slopes flatten and sparse conifer forests grow

State of reduced metabolism and body temperature that hummingbirds enter to conserve energy when insufficient energy is available

The attachment and retention of trace metals to sediment particles, which has been the topic of numerous studies investigating rates of cation exchange on clay minerals and particle-size variability

A type of range shift where the trailing edge of a species distribution contracts, losing habitat at the rear of the range

Plant traits modify the functional response parameters and distinguish among non-mutually exclusive effects of plant genotype