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View article: Passive acoustic monitoring and deep learning reveal spatiotemporal patterns in gibbon calling behaviour associated with habitat and climate variables
Passive acoustic monitoring and deep learning reveal spatiotemporal patterns in gibbon calling behaviour associated with habitat and climate variables Open
1. Understanding the basic ecology of endangered species is essential for effective conservation, yet this remains challenging for elusive species inhabiting tropical forests. For the endangered Bornean white-bearded gibbon (Hylobates albi…
View article: On weapons allometry and the form of sexual selection
On weapons allometry and the form of sexual selection Open
The study of trait scaling with body size (allometry) has a long history, and it has been argued that positive static allometry is an indicator of directional sexual selection. However, a range of allometries exists for sexually selected t…
View article: Constraints in temperature adaptation reinforce differences in thermal niche between mesophilic and psychrotolerant <i>Bacillus cereus</i> group species
Constraints in temperature adaptation reinforce differences in thermal niche between mesophilic and psychrotolerant <i>Bacillus cereus</i> group species Open
Experimental evolution has demonstrated that mesophilic microbes readily adapt to increases in temperature. However, many microbes are psychrotolerant and resistant to cold, which is associated with physiological specializations, suggestin…
View article: Spatial footprint of maritime vessels in the waters of a fast-growing coastal megalopolis
Spatial footprint of maritime vessels in the waters of a fast-growing coastal megalopolis Open
View article: No association between metabolic rate and an exaggerated sexually selected trait
No association between metabolic rate and an exaggerated sexually selected trait Open
Exaggerated sexually selected traits are thought to be energetically costly to produce and to maintain. This is especially true of sexually selected weapons, traits that are frequently positively allometric, and therefore likely to be espe…
View article: Engineering IspH for Enhanced Terpenoid Yield: Computational and Molecular Dynamics Studies
Engineering IspH for Enhanced Terpenoid Yield: Computational and Molecular Dynamics Studies Open
Terpenoids play a vital role in pharmaceuticals, biofuels, and various industries, and they are produced through the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway, with IspH catalyzing the final step. This study explores IspH homologs in Bacill…
View article: Behavior, behavioral syndromes, and metabolism: the effects of artificial selection for death-feigning on metabolic rate
Behavior, behavioral syndromes, and metabolism: the effects of artificial selection for death-feigning on metabolic rate Open
Death-feigning, or thanatosis, is an anti-predator behavioral strategy in many animals. Because individuals remain immobile while feigning death, individuals with longer durations of death feigning often show lower locomotor activity. Thus…
View article: Predation affects the evolution of sex-specific longevity
Predation affects the evolution of sex-specific longevity Open
Predation, a major cause of natural selection, is classically thought to target the weak and sick. However, predators can target animals with condition-dependent sexual traits, and therefore, high-quality individuals can also be the focus …
View article: Automated detection of Bornean white-bearded gibbon (<i>Hylobates albibarbis</i>) vocalisations using an open-source framework for deep learning
Automated detection of Bornean white-bearded gibbon (<i>Hylobates albibarbis</i>) vocalisations using an open-source framework for deep learning Open
Passive acoustic monitoring is a promising tool for monitoring at-risk populations of vocal species, yet extracting relevant information from large acoustic datasets can be time-consuming, creating a bottleneck at the point of analysis. To…
View article: Manipulating multi-level selection in a fungal entomopathogen reveals social conflicts and a method for improving biocontrol traits
Manipulating multi-level selection in a fungal entomopathogen reveals social conflicts and a method for improving biocontrol traits Open
Changes in parasite virulence are commonly expected to lead to trade-offs in other life history traits that can affect fitness. Understanding these trade-offs is particularly important if we want to manipulate the virulence of microbial bi…
View article: The condition‐dependence of male genital size and shape
The condition‐dependence of male genital size and shape Open
The male genitals of internal fertilisers evolve rapidly and divergently, and sexual selection is generally responsible for this. Many sexually selected traits are condition‐dependent—with their expression dependent upon the resources avai…
View article: Experimental quantification of genetic and ontogenetic effects on fighting behavior in the broad-horned flour beetle
Experimental quantification of genetic and ontogenetic effects on fighting behavior in the broad-horned flour beetle Open
Most animal behaviors show large within- and among-individual variation, and this includes competitive male behaviors. With male fighting for example, aggressiveness often correlates with dominance, and contest duration varies with age. Ho…
View article: Refined Evolutionary Trees Through an Exceptionally Compatible Alignment-Substitution Model
Refined Evolutionary Trees Through an Exceptionally Compatible Alignment-Substitution Model Open
A phylogenetic tree commonly represents evolutionary relationships within a set of protein sequences. Various methods and strategies have been used to improve the accuracy of phylogenetic trees, but their capacity to derive a biologically …
View article: Need for a more accurate phylogeny metaserver
Need for a more accurate phylogeny metaserver Open
The evolutionary relationship within a protein sequence dataset is commonly represented by an evolutionary tree constructed using the maximum likelihood-based methodologies. The same alignment protocol and substitution model information is…
View article: Manipulating multi-level selection in a fungal entomopathogen reveals social conflicts and a method for improving biocontrol traits
Manipulating multi-level selection in a fungal entomopathogen reveals social conflicts and a method for improving biocontrol traits Open
Changes in parasite virulence are commonly expected to lead to trade-offs in other life history traits that can affect fitness. Understanding these trade-offs is particularly important if we want to manipulate the virulence of microbial bi…
View article: Wilderness areas under threat from global redistribution of agriculture
Wilderness areas under threat from global redistribution of agriculture Open
Agriculture expansion is already the primary cause of terrestrial biodiversity loss globally1,2; yet, to meet the demands of growing human populations, production is expected to have to double by 2050.3 The challenge of achieving expansion…
View article: Data on global crop diversity and crop suitability maps
Data on global crop diversity and crop suitability maps Open
Data on current and predicted future global crop diversity and individual suitability maps for the twelve most important crops. Crop diversity: The total number of crops with suitability score ≥0.6 (crop diversity) calculated as the mean o…
View article: Data on global crop diversity and crop suitability maps
Data on global crop diversity and crop suitability maps Open
Data on current and predicted future global crop diversity and individual suitability maps for the twelve most important crops. Crop diversity: The total number of crops with suitability score ≥0.6 (crop diversity) calculated as the mean o…
View article: De novo genome assembly of Akanthomyces muscarius, a biocontrol agent of insect agricultural pests
De novo genome assembly of Akanthomyces muscarius, a biocontrol agent of insect agricultural pests Open
The entomopathogenic fungus Akanthomyces muscarius is commonly used in agriculture to manage insect pests. Besides its use as a commercially important biological control agent, it also presents a potential model for studying host–pathogen …
View article: De-novo genome assembly for Akanthomyces muscarius, a biocontrol agent of insect agricultural pests
De-novo genome assembly for Akanthomyces muscarius, a biocontrol agent of insect agricultural pests Open
The entomopathogenic fungus Akanthomyces muscarius is commonly used in agriculture to manage insect pests. Besides its use as a commercially important biological control agent, it also presents a potential model for studying host-pathogen …
View article: De-novo genome assembly for Akanthomyces muscarius, a biocontrol agent of insect agricultural pests
De-novo genome assembly for Akanthomyces muscarius, a biocontrol agent of insect agricultural pests Open
The entomopathogenic fungus Akanthomyces muscarius is used as a biological control agent for the management of insect pests in agriculture. It also presents a potential model for studying host-pathogen interactions and the evolution of vir…
View article: Unlocking Isoprenoid Biosynthesis: Enhancing Isph Activity for Industrial Productivity and Compound Diversification
Unlocking Isoprenoid Biosynthesis: Enhancing Isph Activity for Industrial Productivity and Compound Diversification Open
View article: Alcohol reduces choosiness and relaxes mate preferences in female <i>Drosophila simulans</i>
Alcohol reduces choosiness and relaxes mate preferences in female <i>Drosophila simulans</i> Open
Here are the data and R code for the manuscript "Alcohol reduces choosiness and relaxes mate preferences in female Drosophila simulans."If you have any questions, please feel free to email rutharcher0 - at - gmail.com
View article: Polymicrobial infections can select against Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutators because of quorum-sensing trade-offs.
Polymicrobial infections can select against Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutators because of quorum-sensing trade-offs. Open
Bacteria with increased mutation rates (mutators) are common in chronic infections and are associated with poorer clinical outcomes, especially in the case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infecting cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. There is, howeve…
View article: Analysis of incapacitation during +Gz induced loss of consciousness
Analysis of incapacitation during +Gz induced loss of consciousness Open
Introduction: Occurrence of G induced loss of consciousness (G-LOC) during centrifuge training is a known entity. The Indian Air Force is currently undertaking high G training of its fighter pilots in High Performance Human Centrifuge (HPH…
View article: Natural selection increases female fitness by reversing the exaggeration of a male sexually selected trait
Natural selection increases female fitness by reversing the exaggeration of a male sexually selected trait Open
View article: Natural selection reverses the exaggeration of a male sexually selected trait, which increases female fitness
Natural selection reverses the exaggeration of a male sexually selected trait, which increases female fitness Open
Theory shows how sexual selection can exaggerate male traits beyond naturally selected optima and also how natural selection can ultimately halt trait elaboration. Empirical evidence supports this theory, but to date, there have been no ex…
View article: <i>De Novo</i> Genome Assembly of the Meadow Brown Butterfly, <i>Maniola jurtina</i>
<i>De Novo</i> Genome Assembly of the Meadow Brown Butterfly, <i>Maniola jurtina</i> Open
Meadow brown butterflies (Maniola jurtina) on the Isles of Scilly represent an ideal model in which to dissect the links between genotype, phenotype and long-term patterns of selection in the wild - a largely unfulfilled but fundamental ai…
View article: Genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity in circadian rhythms in an armed beetle, Gnatocerus cornutus (Tenebrionidae)
Genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity in circadian rhythms in an armed beetle, Gnatocerus cornutus (Tenebrionidae) Open
Circadian rhythms, their free-running periods and the power of the rhythms are often used as indicators of biological clocks, and there is evidence that the free-running periods of circadian rhythms are not affected by environmental factor…
View article: <i>De novo</i> genome assembly of the meadow brown butterfly, <i>Maniola jurtina</i>
<i>De novo</i> genome assembly of the meadow brown butterfly, <i>Maniola jurtina</i> Open
Background Meadow brown butterflies ( Maniola jurtina ) on the Isles of Scilly represent an ideal model in which to dissect the links between genotype, phenotype and long-term patterns of selection in the wild - a largely unfulfilled but f…