Sturgeon have survived the tests of evolutionary and geologic time, but man-made water diversion pipes may be one their most significant threats to date. When unscreened, diversion pipes, which re-direct water from rivers and levees for agriculture, draw in small fishes that may be killed by irrigation pumps or stranded in irrigated channels
Stirnweis et al. describe resistance suppression in the context of hybridization or allele-pyramiding, while at the same time reporting findings on functional and mechanistic aspects.
This paper presents a model to explain the development of Kranz anatomy in plants using the C4 pathway for fixation of atmospheric CO2, based on data from –omic based approaches.
Does being stuck in the constant din of traffic push your buttons sometimes? Well, you may not be the only vertebrate affected by the noisy morning commute. For species that use vocalizations to attract mates, human-generated noise can compromise the effectiveness of communication and have significant consequences on animal fitness.