Dynamic energy budget theory restores coherence in biology

T Sousa, T Domingos… - … Transactions of the …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We present the state of the art of the development of dynamic energy budget theory, and its
expected developments in the near future within the molecular, physiological and ecological …

An ecological perspective on nanomaterial impacts in the environment

ES Bernhardt, BP Colman, MF Hochella… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Growing concerns over the potential for unintended, adverse consequences of engineered
nanoparticles (ENPs) in the environment have generated new research initiatives focused …

[图书][B] Ecological understanding: the nature of theory and the theory of nature

STA Pickett, J Kolasa, CG Jones - 2010 - books.google.com
This widely anticipated revision of the groundbreaking book, Ecological Understanding,
updates this crucial sourcebook of contemporary philosophical insights for practicing …

Impacts of metal oxide nanoparticles on marine phytoplankton

RJ Miller, HS Lenihan, EB Muller, N Tseng… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
Information on the toxicity of environmentally relevant concentrations of nanoparticles in
marine ecosystems is needed for informed regulation of these emerging materials. We …

Modelling the ecological niche from functional traits

M Kearney, SJ Simpson… - … Transactions of the …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The niche concept is central to ecology but is often depicted descriptively through observing
associations between organisms and habitats. Here, we argue for the importance of …

Predicting survival, reproduction and abundance of polar bears under climate change

PK Molnár, AE Derocher, GW Thiemann… - Biological Conservation, 2010 - Elsevier
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations are predicted to be negatively affected by climate
warming, but the timeframe and manner in which change to polar bear populations will …

[图书][B] Symbiotic multi-robot organisms: reliability, adaptability, evolution

P Levi, S Kernbach - 2010 - books.google.com
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V. > |- E. Ü © U- ~ Organisms Reliability, Adaptability, Evolution © Springer Page 2 Cognitive …

Gene up-regulation in response to predator kairomones in the water flea, Daphnia pulex

H Miyakawa, M Imai, N Sugimoto, Y Ishikawa… - BMC Developmental …, 2010 - Springer
Background Numerous cases of predator-induced polyphenisms, in which alternate
phenotypes are produced in response to extrinsic stimuli, have been reported in aquatic …

A biology-based approach for mixture toxicity of multiple endpoints over the life cycle

T Jager, T Vandenbrouck, J Baas, WM De Coen… - Ecotoxicology, 2010 - Springer
Typical approaches for analyzing mixture ecotoxicity data only provide a description of the
data; they cannot explain observed interactions, nor explain why mixture effects can change …

Compensatory growth in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) compensates weight, but not length

L Bavčević, T Klanjšček, V Karamarko, I Aničić… - Aquaculture, 2010 - Elsevier
We conducted a 60-day experiment to investigate whether compensatory growth can fully
compensate for reduced growth during food deprivation, and whether food deprivation …