María N Clerici Hirschfeld,Luiz R R Faria,Carlos Roberto Fonseca
María N Clerici Hirschfeld
François-Xavier Joly,Michael Scherer-Lorenzen,Stephan Hättenschwiler
François-Xavier Joly
With approximately 60 Pg of carbon (C) released as CO2 annually, the decomposition of dead organic matter feeds the major terrestrial global CO2 flux to the atmosphere. Macroclimate control over this critical C flux facilitates the parametr...
Triin Reitalu,Sandra Nogué
Triin Reitalu
Changing plant functional diversity over the last 12,000 years provides perspectives for tracking future changes in vegetation communities [0.03%]
过去12000年以来植物功能多样性的变化可为预测未来植被群落的变化提供参考视角
Matthew Adesanya Adeleye,Simon Graeme Haberle,Rachael Gallagher et al.
Matthew Adesanya Adeleye et al.
Plant communities are largely reshaped by climate and the environment over millennia, providing a powerful tool for understanding their response to future climates. Using a globally applicable functional palaeocological approach, we provide...
Detecting macroevolutionary genotype-phenotype associations using error-corrected rates of protein convergence [0.03%]
使用修正的蛋白质趋同率来检测宏观进化基因型与表型关联
Kenji Fukushima,David D Pollock
Kenji Fukushima
On macroevolutionary timescales, extensive mutations and phylogenetic uncertainty mask the signals of genotype-phenotype associations underlying convergent evolution. To overcome this problem, we extended the widely used framework of non-sy...
Homo sapiens and Neanderthals share high cerebral cortex integration into adulthood [0.03%]
智人和尼安德特人大脑皮层的高整合度可以维持到成年期
Gabriele Sansalone,Antonio Profico,Stephen Wroe et al.
Gabriele Sansalone et al.
There is controversy around the mechanisms that guided the change in brain shape during the evolution of modern humans. It has long been held that different cortical areas evolved independently from each other to develop their unique functi...
Rachel L Gunn,Cassandra E Benkwitt,Nicholas A J Graham et al.
Rachel L Gunn et al.
Human-induced environmental changes, such as the introduction of invasive species, are driving declines in the movement of nutrients across ecosystems with negative consequences for ecosystem function. Declines in nutrient inputs could thus...
Kevin G Hatala,Stephen M Gatesy,Peter L Falkingham
Kevin G Hatala
The longitudinal arch of the human foot is viewed as a pivotal adaptation for bipedal walking and running. Fossil footprints from Laetoli, Tanzania, and Ileret, Kenya, are believed to provide direct evidence of longitudinally arched feet in...
Carbohydrate complexity limits microbial growth and reduces the sensitivity of human gut communities to perturbations [0.03%]
碳水化合物的复杂性限制了微生物的增长并降低了人体肠道菌群对外扰的敏感度
Erin Ostrem Loss,Jaron Thompson,Pak Lun Kevin Cheung et al.
Erin Ostrem Loss et al.
Dietary fibre impacts the growth dynamics of human gut microbiota, yet we lack a detailed and quantitative understanding of how these nutrients shape microbial interaction networks and responses to perturbations. By building human gut commu...
Leana Zoller,Joanne Bennett,Tiffany M Knight
Leana Zoller
Animal-mediated pollination is a vital ecosystem service to crops and wild plants, and long-term stability of plant-pollinator interactions is therefore crucial for maintaining plant biodiversity and food security. However, it is unknown ho...