A typical set of mass action equations for the bacterial density B, the density of free phages P, and the nutrient n take the form13,14,23,35: $$begin{array}{l}frac{dn}{dt}=-lambda Bfrac{n}{n+K} frac{dB}{dt}=lambda Bfrac{n}{n+K}-eta BP frac{dP}{dt}=(beta -1)eta BP-delta Pend{array}$$ (1) where the nutrient n is measured in units of bacteria it can be converted to (corresponding to a yield of […] More
The D. suzukii population used in this study originated from ~50 flies that emerged from elderberries collected in September 2016 in northern Germany. Since then the flies had been kept at a population size of approx. 200 flies in custom-made population cages (22 litres). For egg collection, flies were offered thawed raspberries, and oviposited fruits were […] More
Family Unionidae Rafinesque, 1820 Subfamily Unioninae Rafinesque, 1820 Tribe Anodontini Rafinesque, 1820 Genus Anodonta Lamarck, 1799 =Colletopterum Bourguignat, 1880 (type species: Anodonta letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1870 = Anodonta anatina; subsequent designation by Simpson, 1900)25. =Piscinaliana Bourguignat, 1881 (type species: Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1823 = Anodonta anatina; subsequent designation by Locard (1890); unavailable name, primary junior homonym of Piscinaliana Paladilhe, 1866, […] More
Study area We chose northern Michigan, USA, for our study because it represents a reasonably isolated population of little brown bats (Fig. 1A); WNS is present throughout our study area, and was first detected there in early 2014. We sample non-survivors from hibernation sites during the winter and survivors during the summer (when they are no […] More
Study site and sample collection The study site was a mixed forest of P. densiflora, a coniferous tree, and broad-leaved deciduous trees at an elevation of ~1,300 m in the Sugadaira Research Station (N36°31′17″, E138°20′60″), University of Tsukuba. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, statistical data for 1981−2010, the average annual temperature of this area is […] More
Cross-community migration is pervasive in rural Uganda Rakai District is a predominantly rural district in south-central Uganda (area ~2200 km2, population ~518,000) bordered by Masaka District to the north, Tanzania to the south, and Lake Victoria to the east. The Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS) is an open population-based household census and cohort of adults aged […] More
1. Carvalho, S. B. et al. Spatial conservation prioritization of biodiversity spanning the evolutionary continuum. Nat. Ecol. Evol. 1, 151 (2017). 2. CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity). Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, Including Aichi Biodiversity Targets: https://www.cbd.int/sp/. (2011). 3. Pimm, S. L., Russell, G. J., Gittleman, J. L. & Brooks, T. M. The future of […] More
What do the numbers show The Cc females that were observed in Akumal were increasingly frequent but decreased in size in the last years of the conservation programme. It is probable that many Cc born on Akumal beaches were recruited to nest, showing philopatric behaviour. The results show that the Cc nesting in Akumal deposited […] More
