We, therefore, analyze coherence on rhetoric within the ecological literature, by classifying how ecologists use niche concepts in their writing, aiming at clarifying communication on what is being studied. To assess if modern ecological theories are coherent in their usage of the niche concept, we...
[44] Species have functional traits that are uniquely adapted to the ecological niche. A trait is a measurable property of an organism that influences its performance.[45] Traits of each species are suited ar uniquely adapted to their ecological niche. This means that resident species are at ...
Describe an ecosystem and all the parts included. Why is an ecosystem so important? The mongoose was introduced to Hawaii as a nonnative species. Soon the native bird population on the islands decreased. What is the MOST likely ...
When you remove a parent branch, unless the wood is dead, you greatly increase the risk of beginning the downward spiral of death and decay in the tree. While this is great for less reputable tree-trimming companies who will have to come back year after year to remove an ever-increasing ...
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education is already on this bandwagon, urging curriculums to reflect sustainable values. Educators have observed that instilling such values isn’t just good ethics—it makes economic sense too. With an understanding of environmental ...
Tell em what you’re gonna tell em. (this could be a setup slide or 1-2 sentence intro in an email, also don’t forget an exec summary in longer docs). Go meta. Step outside what you’re writing and be self-aware. “Sarah, this is an email where I tell you what I heard and...
consider the diminutive front legs of the tyrannosaurus. Instead of inventing an adaptive story (“the legs promoted the skill of tyrannosaurus males in sexual foreplay”), the reduction of size may simply be a byproduct of increased growth rates elsewhere. The problem for adaptationism is that ...
The characteristics of the included 578 participants are displayed in Table 2. The sample was 48 % female and had a mean age of 40 years. Education level was measured and grouped into three categories: low (primary school or no education), coded as 1; medium (secondary school or junior co...
Eye colour, or more correctly iris colour, is often used as an example for teaching Mendelian genetics, with brown being dominant and blue being recessive. Colour blindness “Daltonism”, which affects 8% of the male population, is a leading example for teaching X-linked recessive disease (Fig...
Surprisingly, it turned out that these cases were not rare in the study area. This is the case for instance of Spartium junceum or Genista etnensis (Fabaceae) which usually grows in the form of a bush (nanophanerophyte) of less than 5 m high. We included them in the checklist ...