Intelligence and egotism seem to go together as a sort of species-level solipsism. From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
But it is otherwise pretty much impossible to get hold of species-level reviews of amphibian and reptile species. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
And does the evolution of species-level interactors produce species-level engineering adaptations and, if so, how often?. From Wordnik.com. [Units and Levels of Selection] Reference
Eldredge also argues that species selection does not happen unless there are species-level adaptations (1985, pp. 196, 134). From Wordnik.com. [Units and Levels of Selection] Reference
The species-level epithet of your snail is adjectivalaeneus, -a, -um: L. of copper, ergo Strobilops aeneus Pilsbry, 1926 - not S. From Wordnik.com. [Strobilops aenea] Reference
Here we construct, date and analyse a species-level phylogeny of nearly all extant Mammalia to bring a new perspective to this question. From Wordnik.com. [Mammalian Macroevolution Muddle - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Despite wide distribution of some genera, species-level identification is required to assess the applicability of such distributions to migration distances. From Wordnik.com. [Neoceratopsian publications for 2008] Reference
In her more recent review article, she has dropped her former requirement that, in order for species to be units of selection, they must possess species-level adaptations. From Wordnik.com. [Units and Levels of Selection] Reference
One terrestrial measure of species-level diversity is the average remaining abundance of each individual species belonging to an ecosystem, or “mean original species abundance” (MSA). From Wordnik.com. [Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 9] Reference
In this article, he is primarily concerned with modeling the course of selection processes, and he offers a species-level selection interpretation for an aggregate species-level trait (Dawkins 1989a). From Wordnik.com. [Units and Levels of Selection] Reference
To get the knowledge permitting climate-specific conclusions, clearly the greenhouse grunt-work studies of species-level at least tree growth under systematic variations of conditions will be necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Supplementary Comments to NAS Panel « Climate Audit] Reference
Kevin Stewart passes along notice of another paper on clouded leopards, supporting the recent species-level split, and suggesting that the populations on Borneo and Sumatra should also be managed separately. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
If Stindl's highly speculativetheory of species-level telomere-shortening pans out, I'm sure that whatever we come up with to address the problem for individuals will have some applicability at the species level. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: April 2005 Archives] Reference
Apart from the differences in larvae expected based solely on species-level differences, the larvae fall into two groups depending on whether they originate from parents practicing brooding or broadcasting reproductive patterns. From Wordnik.com. [Biology of early life stage of tropical reef corals] Reference
They were explicitly not concerned with the effect of species selection on organismic level traits but with the effect on species-level characters such as speciation rates, lineage-level survival, and extinction rates of species. From Wordnik.com. [Units and Levels of Selection] Reference
The only way to even come close to getting some understanding of species-level diversity within non-avian, non-mammalian tetrapods seems to be to obtain ALL of the primary literature, and/or to visit the collections of ALL relevant repositories. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
Until recently I would have labelled the species Babirousa babyrussa, but - yet again - the species-level taxonomy of babirusas has recently been revised (for a previous post on over-zealous lumping in extant megamammals see Giraffes: set for change). From Wordnik.com. [How big is a white rhino?] Reference
Once it is understood that species-level interactors may or may not possess design-type adaptations, it becomes possible to distinguish two research questions: Do species function as interactors, playing an active and significant role in evolution by selection?. From Wordnik.com. [Units and Levels of Selection] Reference
There seemed no possibility of assessing the overall congruence of organismal and molecular trees, because microbial systematists had given up on the former and since the mid 1950s have been content with more practical schemes aimed at reliable species-level identification (38, 39). From Wordnik.com. [A Disclaimer for Behe?] Reference
This will usually mean that individual - and gene-level processes dominate over shorter time periods, but it also implies that evolution over longer time periods (e.g. evolution in the fossil record) should be relatively more influenced by group - and species-level evolutionary processes. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution] Reference
Again, to avoid a rerun, I'm not going to describe the meaning of each of these species-level travel types here, but rather refer you back to the original post, "Poverty Tourism: A Debate in Need of Typological Nuance." a.k.a. The list of "also known as" terms is by no means comprehensive. From Wordnik.com. [Aaron Ausland: Poverty Tourism Taxonomy 2.0] Reference
His painstaking analysis revealed none of the tradeoffs postulated for trees in species-level averages. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
"Species differences do exist, consistent with theory, but species-level data don't show them," says forest ecologist James Clark of Duke University, the paper's author. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
This result held at the population level, as well as for phylogenetically adjusted analyses at the species-level and for both pollination and host-parasite interactions, perhaps suggesting. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
With continuing improvements in sequencing capacity, the strategies herein should revolutionize efforts requiring dense taxon and character sampling, such as phylogeographic analyses and species-level DNA barcoding. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
The CMarZ database contains species-level, specimen-based, geo-referenced entries; data and information are accessed via the CMarZ and CMarZ-Asia websites, as well as the Ocean Biogeographical Information System (OBIS).www. cmarz.org. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
The CalCOFI program has sampled phytoplankton, zooplankton and fish distributions with species-level resolution, associated physical variables, primary production (PP), and nutrients over a 200,000 km2 region off Southern California since 1949 …. From Wordnik.com. [RealClimate] Reference
But the software will give zookeepers better access to species-level details currently found only in zoo husbandry manuals that now are mostly e-mailed back and forth, said Bob Wiese, director of collections for the Zoological Society of San Diego. From Wordnik.com. [seMissourian.com Headlines] Reference
At the very least, though, the software will give zookeepers better access to species-level details currently found only in zoo husbandry manuals that now are mostly e-mailed back and forth, said Bob Wiese, director of collections for the Zoological Society of San Diego. From Wordnik.com. [News from www.pantagraph.com] Reference
The species-level phylogeny based on six protein-coding nuclear genes clearly indicated that interstitial species cluster into two distinct clades, and that transitions from benthic or demersal habits to interstitial habits are strongly correlated with an increase in vertebral number. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
Competitors like black gums and red maples have coexisted for millennia in the shaded understories of eastern U.S. forests, yet species-level data offer scant proof that they respond differently to environmental fluctuations that limit access to light, soil moisture and other essential resources. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
2003, "Environmental diversity (ED) as surrogate information for species-level biodiversity", Ecography, 26. From Wordnik.com. [Biodiversity] Reference
But of course there’s lots more to peccaries than their species-level diversity, and here we’re going to look at a few other areas of interest: their former diversity and fossil history, and their fascinating cranial anatomy. From Wordnik.com. [Why putting your hand in a peccary’s mouth is a really bad idea] Reference
Thanks for the species-level identification. From Wordnik.com. [How big is a white rhino?] Reference
2007), suggests that future climate change impacts studies may focus on PD as an important complement to species-level studies. From Wordnik.com. [Biodiversity] Reference
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