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The Size Structure of Unicellular Plankton (Size–Taxonomic and Size–Trophic Spectra) in a Hypertrophic Urban Lake
AbstractThe results of an analysis of the size spectra of unicellular plankton (bacteria, algae, ciliates) in a hypertrophic freshwater urban lake...
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Zooplankton size-structure dynamics of a lowland tropical floodplain lake
Floodplains are highly complex ecosystems representing high biodiversity and conservation values, but they are also one of the world’s most...
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Assessing water diversion impacts on the fish community size structure in headwater stream stretches
Water diversion for hydropower plants is one of the leading causes of habitat alteration and biotic homogenization. The impacts of small hydropower...
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Data-driven regularization lowers the size barrier of cryo-EM structure determination
Macromolecular structure determination by electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) is limited by the alignment of noisy images of individual particles....
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Size-Morphological Structure and Ecological Strategies of Prokaryotoplankton in the Large Mountain Lake Sevan (Armenia)
AbstractThe dynamics of the size-morphological groups of heterotrophic prokaryotoplankton of the largest freshwater reservoir in the Caucasus, Lake...
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Distribution, Size-Morphological Structure, and Production of Heterotrophic Bacterioplankton in Gorky Reservoir
AbstractThe abundance, biomass, size-morphological structure, growth rate and production of bacterioplankton; the intensity of primary phytoplankton...
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First record of tropical myzostomid population size structure and host infestation in Myzostoma khanhkhoaense (Myzostomida: Annelida)
Myzostoma khanhkhoaense is a cyst-to-free-moving myzostomid associated with the comatulid crinoid Clarkcomanthus albinotus. It induces deformations...
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Anthropogenic disruptions to longstanding patterns of trophic-size structure in vertebrates
Diet and body mass are inextricably linked in vertebrates: while herbivores and carnivores have converged on much larger sizes, invertivores and...
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Temporal variation in diversity, abundance and size class structure of planktonic copepods from a tropical estuary
A study on the community structure of planktonic copepods was carried out in the down stretch of Ashtamudi estuary (AE) for a period of two years...
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Impact of population structure in the estimation of recent historical effective population size by the software GONE
BackgroundEffective population size ( N e ) is a crucial parameter in conservation genetics and animal breeding. A recent method, implemented by the...
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Exploring haplotype block structure, runs of homozygosity, and effective population size among dairy cattle breeds of India
The present study aimed to explore haplotype structure, runs of homozygosity (ROH), effective population size and persistence of gametic phase among...
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Islands in the middle of the forest: size, distance and tree structure drive vascular epiphytes composition in Amazonia white-sand ecosystems
Environmental factors and structural characteristics associated with tree communities influence patterns of diversity, and distribution of...
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Using density estimates, sex ratios and size structure to assess the status of a threatened Australian freshwater crayfish (Euastacus armatus) population
Managing and conserving wild animal populations relies on accurately describing changes in populations through time. Density estimates, sex ratios...
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Body size and age of drone honeybees (Apis mellifera) affect the structure and characteristics of mating congregations via dispersal
Honeybees form aerial mating aggregations, which consist of many males (drones) from colonies nesting in an area. Dispersal from natal colonies...
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Changes in Size-Morphological Structure of Bacterioplankton in Freshwater Environments of Svalbard
AbstractThe abundance, biomass, and size-morphological structure of heterotrophic bacterioplankton have been determined in freshwater environments of...
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Genome sequencing and analysis of black flounder (Paralichthys orbignyanus) reveals new insights into Pleuronectiformes genomic size and structure
Black flounder ( Paralichthys orbignyanus , Pleuronectiformes) is a commercially significant marine fish with promising aquaculture potential in...
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Maturation-dependent changes in the size, structure and seeding capacity of Aβ42 amyloid fibrils
Many proteins self-assemble to form amyloid fibrils, which are highly organized structures stabilized by a characteristic cross-β network of hydrogen...
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Age Structure, Growth, and Body Size of Pelodytes caucasicus from Turkey
AbstractHabitat conditions drive the growth rate and the age structure of near-threatened species of Caucasian parsley frog ( Pelodytes caucasicus )....
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Prey size spectra and predator to prey size ratios of southern ocean salps
Salp grazing is important in sha** planktonic food-web structure. However, little is known about the size ranges of their prey in the field or how...
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Patterns in Body Size
We discuss several patterns and processes related to body size variation in this chapter. Body size is one of the most important macroecological...