Concepts

The uptake and concentration of toxic alkaloid compounds by parasitic plants from their hosts

Toxic effects of alkaloid compounds on herbivorous insects and livestock

Geometric mean of the ratio of allele frequency between consecutive generations (pt/pt-1)

Number of alleles present in a population, standardized for sample size

Growth pattern where fish tend to become relatively more slender as they grow longer, indicated by exponent b in weight-length relationship

The existence of a relationship between body size and syrinx size, which determines the range of fundamental frequencies that an organism can produce

Correction factor accounting for loss of helium due to alpha particles being ejected from mineral grains during radioactive decay

Developmental condition where nestlings lack down, sufficient mobility, and ability to feed themselves, characterizing species like Mountain White-crowned sparrows

Essential and nonessential amino acid needs for bee development, particularly focusing on requirements outlined for honeybees

Conservation strategies for protecting declining amphibian populations globally

Protection of organic carbon upon burial under anaerobic conditions through kinetic and thermodynamic constraints on microbial activity that can limit depolymerization and respiration of organic compo...

Artificially produced unconsciousness used during procedures to block sensations of pain

Consistent individual differences in behaviour across time and contexts, concept known as animal personality, behavioural types, temperament or coping styles

The directional dependence of magnetic susceptibility in rocks that results from depositional, diagenetic, syn- and post-sedimentary processes affecting magnetic grains

Life history where only present year queens overwinter while all males, workers, and old queens die by first snow cover

Process by which ants discover and begin tending aphid colonies

When multiple cues indicate decreased likelihood of an event, resulting in diminished response to composite stimulus

Evolutionary interaction where male traits evolve to overcome female resistance to mating

Alternate alleles are favoured in distinct habitats, and polymorphism is maintained by selection

Evolved adaptations that reduce vulnerability to parasites through various mechanisms including resource specialization

Plant growth pattern where terminal bud suppresses lateral growth, which can be disrupted by herbivory

A computational method for model fitting that contrasts the influence of different mechanisms by simulating data under different parameter sets

Use of trees by terrestrial mammals for foraging, resting, or other activities

The area within a species' extent of occurrence that is actually occupied by the species, calculated using grid-based methods

Interdisciplinary partnerships between artists and scientists that create new works and approaches that would not be possible without the collaboration

Percentage of inorganic material remaining after high-temperature combustion

Influence of slope orientation on temperature due to differential solar heating throughout the day

Process by which aspen acts as climax forest in the Upper East River Valley and expands into adjacent habitats through vegetative reproduction

The introduction of a species to previously inhabited areas or to new suitable regions

Protection gained by an organism from living in association with another species

Processing procedure to remove atmospheric effects from hyperspectral radiance data to estimate surface reflectance

Vertical measurement of atmospheric properties including temperature, humidity, wind, and aerosol concentrations

DOE's user facility providing comprehensive atmospheric measurements across diverse climatic regions

Ten percent of all annual atmospheric soot emissions in Northern Hemisphere are from boreal wildfires

Natural disturbance event that can affect small mammal populations by crushing animals, destroying burrows, eliminating food sources, or preventing emergence after hibernation

The horizontal distance an avalanche travels from the starting zone to where it stops

Computational method to trace the path of air masses backwards in time to determine source regions