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Data from: Asymmetric ON-OFF processing of visual motion cancels variability induced by the structure of natural scenes
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Within-individual trophic variability drives short-term intraspecific trait variation in natural populations
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Data from: Low temperature reveals genetic variability against male-killing Spiroplasma in Drosophila melanogaster natural populations
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Data from: Niche construction affects the variability and strength of natural selection
Consideration of the properties of the sources of selection potentially helps biologists to account for variation in selection. Here we explore how the variability of natural selection is affected by organisms that regulate the experienced environment through their activities (whether by constructing components of their local environments such as nests, burrows, or pupal cases, or by choosing suitable resources). Specifically, we test the prediction that organism-constructed sources of selection that buffer environmental variation will result in reduced variation in selection gradients, including reduced variation between (i) years (temporal variation), and (ii) locations (spatial variation), and (iii) weaker directional selection, relative to non-constructed sources. Using compiled datasets of 1045 temporally replicated, 257 spatially replicated, and a pooled dataset of 1230 selection gradients, we find compelling evidence for reduced temporal variation and weaker selection, in response to constructed compared to non-constructed sources, and some evidence for reduced spatial variation in selection. These findings, which remained robust to alternative datasets, taxa, analytical methods, definitions of constructed/non-constructed, and other tests of reliability, suggest that organism-manufactured or chosen components of environments may have qualitatively different properties from other environmental features.
Data from: Resistance of corals and coralline algae to ocean acidification: physiological control of calcification under natural pH variability
Ocean acidification is a threat to the continued accretion of coral reefs, though some undergo daily fluctuations in pH exceeding declines predicted by 2100. We test whether exposure to greater pH variability enhances resistance to ocean acidification for the coral Goniopora sp. and coralline alga Hydrolithon reinboldii from two sites: one with low pH variability (< 0.15 units daily; Shell Island), and a site with high pH variability (up to 1.4 pH units daily; Tallon Island). We grew populations of both species for >100 days under a combination of differing pH variability (high/low) and means (ambient pH 8.05/ocean acidification pH 7.65). Calcification rates of Goniopora sp. were unaffected by the examined variables. Calcification rates of H. reinboldii were significantly faster in Tallon than Shell Island individuals, and Tallon Island individuals calcified faster in the high variability pH 8.05 treatment compared to all others. Geochemical proxies for carbonate chemistry within the calcifying fluid (cf) of both species indicated that only mean seawater pH influenced pHcf. pH treatments had no effect on proxies for Ωcf. These limited responses to extreme pH treatments demonstrates some calcifying taxa may be capable of maintaining constant rates of calcification under ocean acidification by actively modifying Ωcf.
Data from: The nature of functional variability in plantar pressure during a range of controlled walking speeds
During walking, variability in step parameters allows the body to adapt to changes in substrate or unexpected perturbations that may occur as the feet interface with the environment. Despite a rich literature describing biomechanical variability in step parameters, there are as yet no studies that consider variability at the body–environment interface. Here, we used pedobarographic statistical parametric mapping (pSPM) and two standard measures of variability, mean square error (m.s.e.) and the coefficient of variation (CV), to assess the magnitude and spatial variability in plantar pressure across a range of controlled walking speeds. Results by reduced major axis, and pSPM regression, revealed no consistent linear relationship between m.s.e. and speed or m.s.e. and Froude number. A positive linear relationship, however, was found between CV and walking speed and CV and Froude number. The spatial distribution of variability was highly disparate when assessed by m.s.e. and CV: relatively high variability was consistently confined to the medial and lateral forefoot when measured by m.s.e., while the forefoot and heel show high variability when measured by CV. In absolute terms, variability by CV was universally low (less than 2.5%). From these results, we determined that variability as assessed by m.s.e. is independent of speed, but dependent on speed when assessed by CV.
Data from: The effect of variable frequency of sexual reproduction on the genetic structure of natural populations of a cyclical parthenogen
Cyclical parthenogens are a valuable system in which to empirically test theoretical predictions as to the genetic consequences of sexual reproduction in natural populations, particularly if the frequency of sexual relative to asexual reproduction can be quantified. In this study we utilized a series of lake populations of the cyclical parthenogen, Daphnia pulicaria, that vary consistently in their investment in sexual reproduction, to address the questions of whether the ecological variation in investment in sex is detectable at the genetic level, and if so, whether the genetic patterns seen are consistent with theoretical predictions. We show that there is variation in the genetic structure of these populations in a manner consistent with their investment in sexual reproduction. Populations engaging in a high frequency of sex were in Hardy-Weinberg and gametic phase equilibrium, and showed little genotypic differentiation across sampled years. In contrast, populations with a lower frequency of sex deviated widely from equilibrium, had reduced multi-locus clonal diversity, and showed significant temporal genotypic deviation.
Data from: Reduced male fertility is common but highly variable in form and severity in a natural house mouse hybrid zone
Barriers to gene flow between naturally hybridizing taxa reveal the initial stages of speciation. Reduced hybrid fertility is a common feature of reproductive barriers separating recently diverged species. In house mice (Mus musculus), hybrid male sterility has been studied extensively using experimental crosses between subspecies. Here, we present the first detailed picture of hybrid male fertility in the European M. m. domesticus – M. m. musculus hybrid zone. Complete sterility appears rare or absent in natural hybrids but a large proportion of males (~30%) have sperm count or relative testis weight below the range in pure subspecies, and likely suffer reduced fertility. Comparison of a suite of traits related to fertility among subfertile males indicates reduced hybrid fertility in the contact zone is highly variable among individuals and ancestry groups in the type, number and severity of spermatogenesis defects present. Taken together, these results suggest multiple underlying genetic incompatibilities are segregating in the hybrid zone, which likely contribute to reproductive isolation between subspecies.
Supplementary material 3 from: Niemi M, Pöyry J, Heiskanen I, Uotinen V, Nieminen M, Erkomaa K, Wallenius K (2014) Variability of soil enzyme activities and vegetation succession following boreal forest surface soil transfer to an artificial hill. Nature Conservation 8: 1-25. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.8.6369
Figure S2: Explanation note: The studied sites in August 2003: a) Top b) Grove c) Middle d) North.
Supplementary material 4 from: Niemi M, Pöyry J, Heiskanen I, Uotinen V, Nieminen M, Erkomaa K, Wallenius K (2014) Variability of soil enzyme activities and vegetation succession following boreal forest surface soil transfer to an artificial hill. Nature Conservation 8: 1-25. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.8.6369
Figure S3: Explanation note: The studied s ites in August 2005: a) Top b) Grove c) Middle d) North.
Supplementary material 1 from: Niemi M, Pöyry J, Heiskanen I, Uotinen V, Nieminen M, Erkomaa K, Wallenius K (2014) Variability of soil enzyme activities and vegetation succession following boreal forest surface soil transfer to an artificial hill. Nature Conservation 8: 1-25. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.8.6369
Table S1: Explanation note: Vegetation data used in the ordination analyses.
Morphometrics of taxa in the genus Sphenopsis, recorded from adult male (n = 21) and female (n = 15) study skins in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia (ANSP) and Delaware Museum of Nature & Science, Greenville (DMNH) collections. Sample sizes and means (± SD) are given for each taxon, within each sex class (female, male), for the following variables: (WG) wing length, (TR) tarsometatarsus length, (TL) tail length, (BL) bill length, and (BW) bill width. All measurements in mm. in Taxonomic status of the Western Hemispingus Sphenopsis ochracea (Thraupidae) and a review of species limits in the genus Sphenopsis P. L. Sclater, 1861
Morphometrics of taxa in the genus Sphenopsis, recorded from adult male (n = 21) and female (n = 15) study skins in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia (ANSP) and Delaware Museum of Nature & Science, Greenville (DMNH) collections. Sample sizes and means (± SD) are given for each taxon, within each sex class (female, male), for the following variables: (WG) wing length, (TR) tarsometatarsus length, (TL) tail length, (BL) bill length, and (BW) bill width. All measurements in mm.
Species co-occurrence shapes spatial variability in plant diversity–biomass relationships in natural rangelands under different grazing intensities
<p>Grazing can alter plant species interactions in natural rangelands, which in turn might influence the productivity of the ecosystem but we do not fully understand how spatial variability in plant diversity-biomass relationships are modulated by grazing intensity. Here, we hypothesized that plant species co-occurrence in rangelands is mainly driven by niche segregation due to grazing and heterogeneity in local resources, and that grazing therefore modulates diversity–biomass relationships.<b> </b>We tested our hypothesis across 35 rangeland sites in Iran, using a species co-occurrence index to assess plant spatial aggregation within each site. At each site, we measured aboveground biomass, plant diversity, topography, soil nutrients and three levels of grazing intensity. High spatial segregation of plant communities (low species co-occurrence) was found at heavily grazed sites, whereas greater spatial aggregation (high species co-occurrence) was found on low and moderate grazed sites, showing varied associational patterns of species with grazing intensity. Soil nutrients increased with grazing intensity and spatial segregation of plant communities was greater at sites with high soil nutrient concentrations, indicating that grazing intensity influences the spatial heterogeneity of plant communities via nutrients deposited in urine and faeces. Declining plant biomass with grazing intensity was related to a strong decline in graminoid species diversity, which suggests that the diversity-biomass relationship is influenced by selective grazing of palatable species. The relationships between species co-occurrence and biomass or plant diversity suggest non-random patterns in species co-occurrences with grazing intensity, which could be the result of competition driven by high livestock grazing intensity. We therefore suggest that rangeland stocking rates should be managed properly to maintain rangeland production while promoting plant diversity.</p>
Data from: The nature of functional variability in plantar pressure during a range of controlled walking speeds
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Data from: Resistance of corals and coralline algae to ocean acidification: physiological control of calcification under natural pH variability
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Data from: The effect of variable frequency of sexual reproduction on the genetic structure of natural populations of a cyclical parthenogen
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Data from: Niche construction affects the variability and strength of natural selection
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Data from: Reduced male fertility is common but highly variable in form and severity in a natural house mouse hybrid zone
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Species co-occurrence shapes spatial variability in plant diversity–biomass relationships in natural rangelands under different grazing intensities
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Global changes in Mycoplasma gallisepticum Phase-Variable Lipoprotein Gene vlhA Expression during in vivo infection of the natural chicken host
GEO Series GSE75102. Mycoplasmoides gallisepticum. 40 samples. Type: Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing.
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