Philippa Kaur

Study site Research was conducted at the La Malinche National Park (LMNP), Tlaxcala, Mexico (19°15.205′ N, 098°02.080′ W; elevation 3,400–3,900 m; Fig. 4A). The LMNP is located in a temperate montane forest with an old-growth fir forest (Abies religiosa) frequently mixed with Pinus hartwegii above 3,500 m, and hosts a diversity of plants that rely on hummingbirds for […] More

In the present study, mitochondrial and nuclear diversity was examined in feral raccoons introduced into Hokkaido, Japan. This is the first report to study raccoon population dynamics based on genetic differentiation in Japan and to compare genetic characteristics among this animal in Japan with an original habitat in North America. The 662-bp sequences detected in […] More

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1. Darwin, C. R. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. (John Murray, 1871). 2. Newton, I. Opticks. (William Innys at the West-End of St. Paul’s, London, 1730). 3. Dale, J., Dey, C. J., Delhey, K., Kempenaers, B. & Valcu, M. The effects of life history and sexual selection on male and […] More

1. Asner, G. P. et al. Grazing systems, ecosystem responses and global change. Annual Reviews of Environmental Resources 29, 261–299 (2004). Article Google Scholar 2. Wilcox, B. P. Transformative ecosystem change and ecohydrology: Ushering in a new era for watershed management. Ecohydrology 3, 120–130 (2010). Google Scholar 3. Van Auken, O. W. Shrub invasions of […] More

Microfluidic device fabrication A three-layer device was designed in AutoCAD that consisted of interaction channels, growth chambers, and main channels. The microfluidic master was pattered in three stages of photolithography using a micropattern generator (Heidelberg Instruments μPG 101). Unlike centrifuges, the spin coater protocol used for microfabrication is specified by an rpm. For the first […] More

Study area The study was conducted in the Araguari river basin, located in the Brazilian State of Amapá (Fig. 4). Climate in the area is characterized as equatorial monsoon44 with an annual rainfall greater than 2000 mm. The dry season extends between September and November (total monthly rainfall <150 mm), and the wet season from February to […] More

Violacein toxicity in larva and adult C. elegans To gain a deeper understanding of the effects of violacein on C. elegans physiology and development, we made a violacein-producing E. coli strain OP50 by transforming it with pCOM10vio plasmid, which expresses the five genes of the violacein operon under the PalkB promoter, commonly used in E. […] More