2009 Spring publications in Department of Ecology and Evolution
Updated 11.02.2009 (Sorted by first author's last name)
Author:
Anderson, B., H.R. Akcakaya, M. Araujo, D. Fordham, E. Martinez-Meyer, W. Thuiller, B.W. Brook. 2009.
Title:
Dynamics of range margins for metapopulations under climate change.
Journal:
Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276:1415-1420.
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We link spatially explicit climate change predictions to a dynamic
metapopulation model. Predictions of species' responses to climate
change incorporating metapopulation dynamics and elements of dispersal
allow us to explore the range margin dynamics for two lagomorphs of
conservation concern. Although the lagomorphs have very different
distribution patterns in both cases, shifts at the edge of the range
were more pronounced than shifts in the overall metapopulation. For
Romerolagus diazi (volcano rabbit), the lower elevation range limit
shifted upslope by approximately 700 m. This reduced the area occupied
by the metapopulation, as the mountain peak currently lacks suitable
vegetation. For Lepus timidus (European mountain hare), we modelled
the British metapopulation. Increasing the dispersive estimate caused
the metapopulation to shift faster on the northern range margin
(leading edge). By contrast, it caused the metapopulation to respond
to climate change slower, rather than faster, on the southern range
margin (trailing edge). The differential response of the leading and
trailing range margins and the relative sensitivity of range limits to
the climate change compared with that of the metapopulation centroid
have important implications for where conservation monitoring should
be targeted. Our study demonstrates the importance and possibility of
moving from simple bioclimatic envelope models to second-generation
models that incorporate both dynamic climate change and metapopulation dynamics.
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Author:
E.H. Battley. 2009.
Title:
Is electronic equivalence between substrate and product preferable to C-mol equivalence in representations of microbial anabolism applicable to "origin of life" environmental conditions?
Journal:
J. Theoret. Biol., (submitted).
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Author:
Bourdeau, PE. 2009.
Title:
Prioritized phenotypic responses to combined predators in a marine snail.
Journal:
Ecology. (in press).
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Author:
Burger, O. and Ginzburg, L.R. 2009.
Title:
Of size and extinction: A random walk model predicts the body size of lowest risk for mammals.
Journal:
Evolutionary Ecology Research (submitted).
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Author:
Colyvan, M. and Ginzburg, L.R., 2009.
Title:
Analogical Thinking in Ecology.
Journal:
Quarterly Review of Biology (submitted).
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Author:
Ginzburg, L.R. and Ferson, S., 2009.
Title:
Citations, anonymous ideas, and ecological engineering.
Journal:
Evolutionary Ecology Research - Special Issue honoring Larry Slobodkin, 11(3).
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Author:
Ginzburg, L.R., Burger, O., and Damuth, J., 2009.
Title:
The May Threshold: size invariance of lifetime reproduction reflects adaptation against unstable population dynamics.
Journal:
Nature (submitted).
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Author:
L.D. Hansen, R.S. Criddle, and E.H. Battley. 2009.
Title:
Biological calorimetry and the thermodynamics of the origination and evolution of life.
Journal:
Pure Appl. Chem., (in press).
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Author:
J. Matthew Hoch and Brian Yuen. 2009.
Title:
AN INDIVIDUAL BARNACLE, SEMIBALANUS BALANOIDES, WITH TWO PENISES
Journal:
JOURNAL OF CRUSTACEAN BIOLOGY, 29(1):135-136.
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During the late fall and early winter of 2007, we collected intertidal barnacles and
bserved reproductive activity. Among these, we found an otherwise normal barnacle that
had two penises. At least one of these penises is inferred to have retained normal
function and to have fertilized the egg brood of the barnacle's neighbor.
Author:
Inchausti, P. and Ginzburg, L.R. 2009.
Title:
Maternal effects mechanism of population cycling: a formidable competitor to the traditional predator-prey view.
Journal:
Phil. Tran. R. Soc. B. 364:1117-1124.
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Author:
Karatayev, A.Y., L. E. Burlakova, V.A. Karatayev and D. K. Padilla. 2009.
Title:
Introduction, distribution, spread, and impacts of exotic freshwater gastropods in Texas.
Journal:
Hydrobiologia 619:181-194.
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Author:
Levinton, J.S. 2009.
Title:
Marine Biology: Function, Biodiversity, Ecology, 3rd edition.
Journal:
New York, Oxford University Press, 588 pp.
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Author:
Moen, D. S., and J. J. Wiens. 2009.
Title:
Phylogenetic evidence for competitively-driven divergence: body-size evolution in Caribbean treefrogs (Hylidae: Osteopilus).
Journal:
Evolution 63:195-214.
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Author:
Pahuta, M. A., J. G. Mainprize, F. J. Rohlf, and O. M. Antonyshyn 2009.
Title:
Biometric Morphing: a novel technique for the analysis of morphological outcomes after facial surgery.
Journal:
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 62:42-47.
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The results of facial surgery are intuitively judged in
terms of the visible changes in facial features or proportions.
However, describing these morphologic outcomes objectively remains a
challenge. Biometric morphing addresses this issue by merging
statistical shape analysis and image processing. This study describes
the implementation of biometric morphing in describing the average
morphologic result of facial surgery. The biometric morphing protocol
was applied to pre- and postoperative images of the following: (1) 40
dorsal hump reduction rhinoplasties and (2) 20 unilateral enophthalmos
repairs. Pre- and postoperative average images (average morphs) were
generated. The average morphs provided an objective rendering of nasal
and periorbital morphology, which summarized the average features and
extent of deformity in a population of patients. Subtle alterations in
morphology after surgery, which would otherwise be difficult to
identify or demonstrate, were clearly illustrated. Biometric morphing
is an effective instrument for describing average facial morphology in
a population of patients.
Author:
Fredric V. Vencl, Nelida E. Gomez, Kerstin Ploss, Wilhelm Boland. 2009.
Title:
The Chlorophyll Catabolite, Pheophorbide a, Confers Predation Resistance in a Larval Tortoise Beetle Shield Defense.
Journal:
J. Chem. Ecol., 35:281-288.
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