| Titre : | Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 36 - 2005 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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H. Philippe, Auteur ;
F. Delsuc, Auteur ;
H. Brinkmann, Auteur ;
N. Lartillot, Auteur
The continuous flow of genomic data is creating unprecedented opportunities for the reconstruction of molecular phylogenies. Access to whole-genome data means that phylogenetic analysis can now be performed at different genomic levels, such as p[...]
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C. Goodwillie, Auteur ;
S. Kalisz, Auteur ;
C. G. Eckert, Auteur
Mixed mating, in which hermaphrodite plant species reproduce by both self- and cross-fertilization, presents a challenging problem for evolutionary biologists. Theory suggests that inbreeding depression, the main selective factor opposing the ev[...]
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J. J. Wiens, Auteur ;
C. H. Graham, Auteur
Niche conservatism is the tendency of species to retain ancestral ecological characteristics. In the recent literature, a debate has emerged as to whether niches are conserved. We suggest that simply testing whether niches are conserved is not b[...]
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T. M. Knight, Auteur ;
J. A. Steets, Auteur ;
J. C. Vamosi, Auteur ;
S. J. Mazer, Auteur ;
M. Burd, Auteur ;
D. R. Campbell, Auteur ;
M. R. Dudash, Auteur ;
M. O. Johnston, Auteur ;
R. J. Mitchell, Auteur ;
T. L. Ashman, Auteur
Quantifying the extent to which seed production is limited by the availability of pollen has been an area of intensive empirical study over the past few decades. Whereas theory predicts that pollen augmentation should not increase seed productio[...]
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J. Sullivan, Auteur ;
P. Joyce, Auteur
Investigation into model selection has a long history in the statistical literature. As model-based approaches begin dominating systematic biology, increased attention has focused on how models should be selected for distance-based, likelihood, [...]
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J. T. Wootton, Auteur ;
M. Emmerson, Auteur
Understanding and predicting the dynamics of multispecies systems generally require estimates of interaction strength among species. Measuring interaction strength is difficult because of the large number of interactions in any natural system, l[...]
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B. Stadler, Auteur ;
A. F. G. Dixon, Auteur
Aphids and ants are two abundant and highly successful insect groups, which often live in the same habitat and therefore are likely to interact with one another. Whether the outcome of such an interaction is a predator-prey or mutualistic one is[...]
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J. W. O. Ballard, Auteur ;
D. M. Rand, Auteur
The reconstruction of evolutionary trees from mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) data is a common tool with which to infer the relationships of living organisms. The wide use of mtDNA stems from the ease of getting new sequence data for a set of ortholog[...]
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Landscape ecology focuses on the reciprocal interactions between spatial pattern and ecological processes, and it is well integrated with ecology. The field has grown rapidly over the past 15 years. The persistent influence of land-use history a[...]
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T. M. Lewinsohn, Auteur ;
V. Novotny, Auteur ;
Y. Basset, Auteur
The diversity and composition of herbivore assemblages was a favored theme for community ecology in the 1970s and culminated in 1984 with Insects on Plants by Strong, Lawton and Southwood. We scrutinize findings since then, considering analyses [...]
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D. S. Srivastava, Auteur ;
M. Vellend, Auteur
It has often been argued that conserving biodiversity is necessary for maintaining ecosystem functioning. We critically evaluate the current evidence for this argument. Although there is substantial evidence that diversity is able to affect func[...]
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J. R. Stevens, Auteur ;
F. A. Cushman, Auteur ;
M. D. Hauser, Auteur
Cooperation is common across nonhuman animal taxa, from the hunting of large game in lions to the harvesting of building materials in ants. Theorists have proposed a number of models to explain the evolution of cooperative behavior. These ultima[...]
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L. J. Weider, Auteur ;
J. J. Elser, Auteur ;
T. J. Crease, Auteur ;
M. Mateos, Auteur ;
J. B. Cotner, Auteur ;
T. A. Markow, Auteur
The multi-gene family that encodes ribosomal RNA (the rDNA) has been the subject of numerous review articles examining its structure and function, as well as its use as a molecular systematic marker. The purpose of this review is to integrate in[...]
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Most metazoans engage in recombination every generation. In theory this is associated with considerable cost, such as the production of males, so that asexual organisms, which do not pay this cost, should be able to invade populations of sexuals[...]
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S. Hattenschwiler, Auteur ;
A. V. Tiunov, Auteur ;
S. Scheu, Auteur
We explore empirical and theoretical evidence for the functional significance of plant-litter diversity and the extraordinary high diversity of decomposer organisms in the process of litter decomposition and the consequences for biogeochemical c[...]
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A. L. Graham, Auteur ;
J. E. Allen, Auteur ;
A. F. Read, Auteur
Immune responses can cause severe disease, despite the role immunity plays in defending against parasitism. Indeed, immunopathology is a remarkably common cause of disease and has strong impacts upon both host and parasite fitness. Why has immun[...]
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M. D. Dearing, Auteur ;
W. J. Foley, Auteur ;
S. McLean, Auteur
Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) significantly impact the nutritional ecology of terrestrial vertebrate herbivores. Herbivores have a wide range of mechanisms (herbivore offenses) to mitigate the negative effects of PSMs. We discuss several be[...]
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One of the greatest mass extinctions in Earth's history occurred at the end of the Cretaceous era, sixty-five million years (Myr) ago. Considerable evidence indicates that the impact of a large asteroid or comet was the ultimate cause of this ex[...]
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In contrast to Bateman's principle, there is now increasing evidence that female fitness can depend on the number of mates obtained. A number of genetic benefits have been proposed for the evolution of polyandry. A meta-analysis of available dat[...]
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K. U. Brady, Auteur ;
A. R. Kruckeberg, Auteur ;
H. D. Bradshaw, Auteur
Plant adaptation to serpentine soil has been a topic of study for many decades, yet investigation of the genetic component of this adaptation has only recently begun. We review the defining properties of serpentine soil and the pioneering work l[...]
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H. P. Linder, Auteur ;
P. J. Rudall, Auteur
The predominantly wind-pollinated order Poales includes about one third of all monocot (Angiosperm) species, with c. 20,000 species dominating modem savanna and steppe vegetation. Recent improvements in understanding relationships within the ord[...]
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D. L. DeAngelis, Auteur ;
W. M. Mooij, Auteur
Individual-based models (IBMs) allow the explicit inclusion of individual variation in greater detail than do classical differential-equation and difference-equation models. Inclusion of such variation is important for continued progress in ecol[...]
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Although predation has a lethal effect on prey, mature terrestrial plants are rarely killed by herbivores, but herbivory can change plant allelochemistry, cell structure and growth, physiology, morphology, and phenology. This review explores the[...]
