... 04/25/2001 9:34 AM Page 87 Adaptations to Growth Conditions in Wetlands I Introduction The greatest difference between wetlandand upland plants is the ability of rooted wetlandplants to survive in ... underwater, the defenses some wetlandplants have developed against herbivory, and finally, wetlandplantsadaptations to water shortages A Aerobic Respiration and Anaerobic Metabolism Every ... common in upland plantsand have been found to be associated with many wetlandplants as well (Sondergaard and Laegaard 1977) There are two major types of mycorrhizae: endomycorrhizae and ectomycorrhizae...
... LYS , and AFYS ; 2: FCRt , RES, LE , KE , TIE , BRYE , LYE , and AFYE; 3: FCRt, BRYC, AFYC, LYC, LC , KC , and TIC from [21]; 4: RES, BRYC, AFYC, and LYC from [21]) Since heritability and genetic ... 0.75 ± 0.083 BRY, LY, and AFY = breast yield, leg yield and abdominal fat yield, respectively; BW8 and BWS = body weight at wk and body weight at slaughter, respectively; L, K, and TI = initial specific ... response and would not greatly affect BWS or fatness, since these traits exhibited very low genetic correlations (−0.15 and 0.19 for TI and K with BWS, respectively, 0.22 and −0.22 for TI and K with...
... than are microbial eukaryotes (Figures and 3) Several authors have drawn parallels between thermophilic and mesophilic microbes on the one hand, and warm- and cold-blooded vertebrates on the other ... direct selection on DNA Adaptations at the transcriptome (RNA) level The transcriptome includes both the structural RNAs (such as ribosomal and transfer RNAs, rRNAs and tRNAs) and the protein-encoding ... mitochondria J Mol Evol 1997, 44:282-288 44 Knight RD, Freeland SJ, Landweber LF: A simple model based on mutation and selection explains trends in codon and amino- Genome Biology 2004, 5:117 http://genomebiology.com/2004/5/10/117...
... to different climates and proliferate both in temperate and tropical regions (David and Tsacas, 1981) Various species, including D subobscura, D robusta, D melanogaster and D simulans (see David ... 10 females and 10 males were randomly chosen and studied On each fly traits were measured with an ocular micrometer in a binocular microscope: wing length with a 25 x magnification and thorax ... with temperature, and are some lines more variable than others? In this analysis, we have considered parameters, the standard deviation and the CV (coefficient of variation), and the results are...
... Module and metamer dynamics and virtual plants, Adv Ecol Res 25 (1994) 105–157 Ruohomäki K., Haukioja E., Repka S., Lehtilä K., Leaf value: effects of damage to individual leaves on growth andreproduction ... were randomly taken and measured for needle length (Ln), thickness (T), and width (Wn) by precision callipers The total needle area, AT was computed as the product of needle circumference (C) and ... needle and woody biomass, and weighted Shoot dry matter content (ds) was further calculated as the weighted average of needle and shoot axis dry to fresh mass ratios For 26 shoots, needle and stem...
... of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 1, Issue 1, 2010, pp.1-20 the proton transport from the anode to the cathode, and which acts in addition to the usual convection and diffusion And fourth, ... Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada E-mail address: Florent.Breque@mdacorporation.com Julien Ramousse received the B.Sc and M.Sc degrees in energetics and ... production, storage and electrical energy generation system, control and measurements He is the author of more than 70 publications and has patents Pr Agbossou is also a PES-IEEE member and former Chair...
... Djankov and others (2002), Djankov and others (2003a), Djankov and others (2003b), and Botero and others (forthcoming) Two other papers—Djankov, McLiesh and Shleifer (2004) and Djankov and others ... Italy, Poland, Portugal and Slovakia—increased the duration of term contracts and expanded their applicability Germany and Russia did the same the previous year In those countries and in Poland, there ... followed by Belgium, Finland and Spain Among the new EU countries, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia made the fastest progress In the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia further reforms...
... Djankov and others (2002), Djankov and others (2003a), Djankov and others (2003b), and Botero and others (forthcoming) Two other papers—Djankov, McLiesh and Shleifer (2004) and Djankov and others ... Italy, Poland, Portugal and Slovakia—increased the duration of term contracts and expanded their applicability Germany and Russia did the same the previous year In those countries and in Poland, there ... followed by Belgium, Finland and Spain Among the new EU countries, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia made the fastest progress In the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia further reforms...
... Kasetsart University (KU) and Prince of Songkhla University in Thailand, and the University of Helsinki (UH) I received funding from the UH for travel expenses to Thailand and for participation in ... timing and intensity of leaf-shedding depends on climatic condition and varies between clones (Lemmens et al 1995) In eastern and northeastern Thailand rubber trees shed their leaves in December, and ... hectare, and by planting better yielding rubber varieties However, expected land scarcity caused by outside land claims provides incentives for securing future land rights by forest clearing and rubber...
... tryptic soy agar (TSA) and in vivo and have demonstrated that their structures are chemically and antigenically distinct from the previously described O-chain polysaccharide [11] and capsule [13] Experimental ... phenol solution (4 h, 22 °C) and harvested by centrifugation (yield 25 g, wet weight) Isolation and purification of CPS and LPS The cells were washed with 2.5% saline (w/v) and extracted by the method ... Sephadex G-100 and lyophilized (yield mg) NMR spectroscopy NMR spectra were performed on Varian INOVA 500 and 600 MHz spectrometers using standard software NMR measurements were made at 25 °C and 60...
... strains and plasmids H pylori strains 26695 and 1061 were provided by A Van Vliet and J Kusters (Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands) Strains of H pylori (26695 and 1061) ... NADH, NADPH, alcohol and aldehyde substrates and isopropyl thio-b-d-galactoside were obtained from Sigma Aldrich (Dublin, Ireland) H pylori aldo-keto reductase Bacterial strains and plasmids Genomic ... reductases and steroid dehydrogenases, HpAKR exhibited little or no activity with sugar or steroid substrates, including testosterone, oestrogen, cortisone, and progesterone Stability and effects...
... weight In addition to that and muscular hypotonia, PWS show dysmorphic features that can affect postural stability, as short stature, small hands and feet, scoliosis and in fact they show a poorer ... the upright position"; 2) “Stand up against the wall and then alternately lift your toes upwards"; 3) “From a standing position, raise yourself up onto your toes and then slowly lower your heels ... parameters were computed for each participant and then the mean values and standard deviations of all indexes were calculated for each sessions in PWS and for CG Data of all patients were compared...
... II and III) to 600 mm (experiments Bedovice I and II and Tyniste) and mean annual temperature from 8.5°C (experiments Bedovice I and II and Tyniste) to 9.0°C (experiments Straznice I, II and ... in 1957–1992 by the Forestry and Game Management Research Institute (Table 1) The elevation of stands varied from 190 m to 260 m a.s.l All stands are located on sandy nutrient-poor soils (arenic ... Musci on experiments Bedovice I and II and Tyniste 462 and as (Carpineto-)Quercetum oligo-mesotrophicum – Calamagrostis epigeios) on experiments Straznice I, II and III According to data from...
... litterfall (P = 0.51) and (marginally) wind speed (P = 0.07) Catkin litterfall took place mostly in June and then in July (Figs and 8) and leaf litterfall mostly in May and June (Figs and 4) The other ... (1996, 2000 and then in 1998 and 2002) also show a peak of twigs months later (November–December) and vice-versa (low leaf litterfall in spring and twig production months later in 1997, 1999 and 2001) ... variation and twigs peaked in early summer and autumn Rainfall precipitation was more variable and less seasonal than temperature but rainfall generally peaked in December–January and then in...
... growth) and from bud scar to terminal bud (second ush of growth) The whole root, the whole stem of each ush and a sub-sample of preformed and neoformed leaves were oven-dried at 65 C for days and ... oxidative stress and contradictory results have been observed Dizengremel and Pộtrini [9] observed an increase in the photorespiration pathway in plants under pollutant stress However, Manderscheid ... Quộbec and Ministốre franỗais des Aaires ộtrangốres (coopộration France-Quộbec) n PVP 10-1 and in part by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and by...
... 1984; Escarré et al, 1987; Avila and Rodà, 1988; Caritat and Terradas, 1990; Mayor, 1990; Rodà et al, 1990; Canadell and Rodà, 1991; Bonilla and Rodà, 1992; Mayor and Rodà, 1992) Climate is subhumid ... forestry (Hibbs and Bentley, 1984; Piennar and Shiver, 1984; Whyte and Wollons, 1990) Thinning effects on tree growth are usually studied in terms of stem diameter increment, height growth, and canopy ... this paper is to report results on tree and stand growth after a commercial thinning of a holm oak stand, in the 6-12-yr interval after thinning MATERIAL AND METHODS Study site This study was carried...
... [12] and Lowe and Merkley [10] but differed from those of Warren and Payne [20], Plumart and Mueler [14], Mc Donald [11], Lowe and Garwood [9], Goodman and Murin [5], 663 Feathering genes and ... feathering and growing chick weight in Rhode Island, Red Poult Sci 30 (1951) 866–869 [9] Lowe P.C., Garwood V.A., Independent effects of K and k + alleles and maternal origin on mortality and performance ... et al [1], Dunnington and Siegel [2], for whom the k + genotype exhibited a slightly faster growth rate, and from those of Hays [8], Godfrey and Farnsworth [4], Sheridan and Mc Donald [17], who...
... predicted maximum at and minutes of 82.1% ± 5.6 and 86.6% ± 8.9 on Day and of 81.5% ± 6.7 and 89.9% ± 6.5 on Day in adults (p = NS) and 81.9% ± 5.7 and 85.9% ± 10.3 on Day and 81.8% ± 6.3 and 86.7% ± ... voluntary ventilation between Days and for either the adults (Day at 56.8% ± 15.3 and Day 58.0% ± 15.2) and children (Day at 54.7% ± 13.1 and Day 56.3% ± 11.9) Anderson et al Respiratory Research ... fall in FEV1 and AUC on the two exercise tests The mean and standard deviation for:- a) average % fall FEV1 on exercise; b) average AUC0-30 FEV1 in 373 subjects and for 278 adults and 95 children...
... products; ssRNA, single-stranded RNA [47] It inhibits antigen presentation, pro-inflammatory cytokine production and immune cell proliferation, and participates in tissue repair and remodelling Adenosine ... Mohanty P, Syed T, Bandyopadhyay A, Dandona P: Glucose intake induces an increase in activator protein and early growth response binding activities, in the expression of tissue factor and matrix metalloproteinase ... Esposito K, Giugliano D: Effect of postprandial hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia on circulating adhesion molecules and oxidative stress generation and the possible role of simvastatin treatment...
... from to 45 °C (Herald and Zottola, 1988a; Peel, Donachie, and Shaw, 1988; Smoot and Pierson, 1998a; Norwood and Gilmour, 2001; Gorski, Palumbo, and Mandrell, 2003; Mai and Conner, 2007) In some ... (Hamilton and Sale, 1967; Davis, Weinberg, Anderson, Rao, and Warren, 1989; Jeng, Lin, and Harvey, 1990; Okuno, Tsuchiya, Ano, and Shoda, 1993; Liu, Yousef, and Chism, 1997) On the other hand, a ... Plastic, cement and pH andand 20 °C resistant to various sanitizing agents 8- and 12-day biofilm was more L monocytogenes 4, and 12 days 7-day biofilm was the most resistant Ronner and Wong (1993)...