The generalist predatory mite, Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is one of the most effective biocontrol agents to control the pests of many crops in indoor cultivations. In this study, the effects of the enriched diets of the second trophic level, i.e. the stored-...
2017), with Poisson or negative binomial family distribution, to exactly determine the relationships between the abundance of seedlings and saplings of each species with invader aboveground biomass. To test the invasional meltdown hypothesis, we also evaluated the relationships between the abundance of ...
Invertebrates inhabiting urban forests can be highly sensitive to changes in habitat structure and composition. For instance, leaf litter and wood detritus are both habitat and trophic resources for detritivores and saproxylic organisms, respectively. As such, the removal of leaf litter and dead wood...
What conditions determine whether Euglena feeds in a phototrophic or heterotrophic manner? What role do microorganisms play in ecological succession? How is a crab-eating frog adapted to live in a salty water environment (sea and oceans)? How might a food web change if all decomposers were elimi...
Suppose you are a fossil hunter and you have unearthed the complete fossilized remains of an early mammal. List and explain two lines of evidence you would investigate to determine whether the mammal was an herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore. ...
The P loadings, which are important to determine the trophic state, are expressed in mg P m−2day−1or g P m−2year−1. There are several methods to calculate these loadings (under nutrients in Fig.2). Waterborne P sources
to determine whether single individuals or couples caused predation. We did not find carapace remains in the vicinity of the nests presented in the tortoise studies, and the level of predation we observed was relatively low, compared to other studies mentioned above. This suggests that, at this ...
Role of Ca2+ channels in the ability of membrane depolarization to prevent neuronal death induced by trophic-factor deprivation: evidence that levels of internal Ca2+ determine nerve growth factor dependence of sympathetic ganglion cells Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 86 (16) (1989), pp. ...
How do height and weight change in infancy and toddlerhood? What are some influences that can determine height and weight? Which is more important to your health: nutrition or exercise? Explain. How does Carb-Cutter work as the new weight loss drug for the 21st century inst...
What level consumer is an organism that eats only plants? How are multicellular organisms organized? How do echinoderms eat? How do members of the phylum Mollusca respond to stimuli? What eats a decomposer? How is taxonomy used to determine how closely two organisms are related? How do pseudo...