Concepts

Extrapolation of species richness estimates from small plots to larger spatial scales using theoretical scaling relationships

Selection on body mass accounting for juvenile survival until reproduction but may weaken after recruitment

Different photosynthetic pathways in plants that produce distinct carbon isotope signatures

Transport of nutrients from coarse particulate organic matter to fine particulate organic matter via shredding organisms

Method for identifying host-pathogen relationships through sequence identity between CRISPR spacers and target genomes

Change in frequency of sound waves due to relative motion between source and observer

Three-step biochemical process of transamination, decarboxylation, and reduction that converts amino acids to higher alcohols

A transcription factor that controls expression of genes that mediate the negative effects of reduced IIS and is restricted from the nucleus when phosphorylated by Akt

Abiotic chemical reaction where Fe(II) reacts with hydrogen peroxide to produce hydroxyl radicals capable of oxidizing organic matter

Major histocompatibility complex genes involved in antigen presentation and immune response

Two types of inelastic scattering - Stokes when molecule relaxes to higher energy level than started, anti-Stokes when starts in excited state and relaxes to lower energy

Disease transmission cycle involving mosquito vectors, bird hosts, and potential infection of mammals including humans

Acidification of surface waters due to atmospheric acid deposition from anthropogenic sources

Signal processing algorithms that automatically adjust parameters in response to changing environmental conditions

Mortality from hunting that adds to natural mortality rather than substituting for it, resulting in net population-level effects

Colonization by winged adult insects as an often-cited mode of wetland colonization

Predation on flying insects by birds, bats, or other aerial predators during flight

Secondary aerobic treatment using wetland plants to further reduce BOD, nutrients, and remaining contaminants from biochemical reactor effluent

Three dimensional air movement patterns within forest stands affected by tree density and canopy structure

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

Toxic effects of alkaloid compounds on herbivorous insects and livestock

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

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

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

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