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Pretty in pink: a new treefrog species of the genus Boophis from north-eastern Madagascar (2008)
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Wollenberg, K. C., Andreone, F., Glaw, F., & Vences, M. (2008). Pretty in pink: a new treefrog species of the genus Boophis from north-eastern Madagascar. Zootaxa, 1684(1), 58-68. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1684.1.3

Treefrogs of the genus Boophis comprise the most species-rich genus among all Malagasy frogs. In this paper we describe a new species to be added to this genus from Masoala Peninsula and nearby areas. Related populations have been found in three loca... Read More about Pretty in pink: a new treefrog species of the genus Boophis from north-eastern Madagascar.

Location and orientation of serotonin receptor 1a agonists in model and complex lipid membranes (2008)
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Lorch, M., & Lopez, J. J. (2008). Location and orientation of serotonin receptor 1a agonists in model and complex lipid membranes. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283(12), 7813-7822. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M707480200

Magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR has been used to investigate the location and orientation of five serotonin receptor 1a agonists (serotonin, buspirone, quipazine, 8-OH-DPAT, and LY-163,165) in single component model lipid and brain lipid membranes. Th... Read More about Location and orientation of serotonin receptor 1a agonists in model and complex lipid membranes.

Towards a structured approach to building qualitative reasoning models and simulations (2008)
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Bredeweg, B., Salles, P., Bouwer, A., Liem, J., Nuttle, T., Cioaca, E., Nakova, E., Noble, R., Caldas, A. L. R., Uzunov, Y., Varadinova, E., & Zitek, A. (2008). Towards a structured approach to building qualitative reasoning models and simulations. Ecological informatics, 3(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2007.02.002

Successful transfer and uptake of qualitative reasoning technology for modelling and simulation in a variety of domains has been hampered by the lack of a structured methodology to support formalisation of ideas. We present a framework that structure... Read More about Towards a structured approach to building qualitative reasoning models and simulations.

Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU water framework directive (2008)
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Acreman, M., Dunbar, M., Hannaford, J., Mountford, O., Wood, P., Holmes, N., Cowx, I., Noble, R., Extence, C., Aldrick, J., King, J., Black, A., & Crookall, D. (2008). Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU water framework directive. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 53(6), 1105 - 1120. https://doi.org/10.1623/hysj.53.6.1105

Under the European Union Water Framework Directive, Member States must put in place a river basin planning framework to determine what measures are necessary to maintain and improve the ecological status for all surface water bodies. The governmental... Read More about Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU water framework directive.

Molecular phylogeny and geographic variation of Malagasy iguanas (Oplurus and Chalarodon) (2008)
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Münchenberg, T., Wollenberg, K. C., Glaw, F., & Vences, M. (2008). Molecular phylogeny and geographic variation of Malagasy iguanas (Oplurus and Chalarodon). Amphibia-Reptilia, 29(3), 319-327. https://doi.org/10.1163/156853808785112101

The iguanid subfamily Oplurinae consists of seven species of small to medium-sized, arboreal, sand-dwelling or rock-dwelling lizards endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros, belonging to the genera Oplurus and Chalarodon. We here present the first comp... Read More about Molecular phylogeny and geographic variation of Malagasy iguanas (Oplurus and Chalarodon).

Understanding the establishment success of non-indigenous fishes: lessons from population genetics (2007)
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Hänfling, B. (2007). Understanding the establishment success of non-indigenous fishes: lessons from population genetics. Journal of fish biology, 71(SUPPL. D), 115-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01685.x

During the last 10 years, an increasing number of studies have explored evolutionary aspects ofbiological invasions. It is becoming increasingly clear that evolutionary processes play animportant role during the establishment of non-native species. G... Read More about Understanding the establishment success of non-indigenous fishes: lessons from population genetics.

Mechanisms for aggregation in animals: Rule success depends on ecological variables (2007)
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Morrell, L. J., & James, R. (2008). Mechanisms for aggregation in animals: Rule success depends on ecological variables. Behavioral ecology, 19(1), 193-201. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arm122

Under the threat of predation, animals often group tightly together, with all group members benefiting from a reduction in predation risk through various mechanisms, including the dilution, encounter-dilution, and predator confusion effects. Addition... Read More about Mechanisms for aggregation in animals: Rule success depends on ecological variables.

Assessing the health of European rivers using functional ecological guilds of fish communities: standardising species classification and approaches to metric selection (2007)
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Noble, R. A. A., Cowx, I. G., Goffaux, D., & Kestemont, P. (2007). Assessing the health of European rivers using functional ecological guilds of fish communities: standardising species classification and approaches to metric selection. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 14(6), 381-392. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2007.00575.x

The functional ecological guild approach is the cornerstone for the development of Indices of Biotic Integrity and multi-metric indices to assess the ecological status of aquatic systems. These indices combine metrics (unit-specific measures of a fun... Read More about Assessing the health of European rivers using functional ecological guilds of fish communities: standardising species classification and approaches to metric selection.

Challenges in developing fish-based ecological assessment methods for large floodplain rivers (2007)
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de Leeuw, J. J., Buijse, A. D., Haidvogl, G., Lapinska, M., Repecka, R., Virbickas, T., Wiśniewolski, W., Wolter, C., & Noble, R. (2007). Challenges in developing fish-based ecological assessment methods for large floodplain rivers. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 14(6), 483-494. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2007.00576.x

Large European floodplain rivers have a great diversity in habitats and fish fauna, but tend to be heavily modified. The complexity of these river systems and their multiple human impacts pose considerable challenges for assessment of their ecologica... Read More about Challenges in developing fish-based ecological assessment methods for large floodplain rivers.

Development of fish-based methods for the assessment of ecological status in English and Welsh rivers (2007)
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Noble, R. A. A., Cowx, I. G., & Starkie, A. (2007). Development of fish-based methods for the assessment of ecological status in English and Welsh rivers. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 14(6), 495-508. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2007.00574.x

This paper outlines the derivation of spatially-based models for fish-based assessment of the ecological status of rivers in England and Wales. The analysis highlights the key steps in the approach to develop such tools. For each step a number of alt... Read More about Development of fish-based methods for the assessment of ecological status in English and Welsh rivers.

Early interactions with adults mediate the development of predator defenses in guppies (2007)
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Chapman, B. B., Morrell, L. J., Benton, T. G., & Krause, J. (2008). Early interactions with adults mediate the development of predator defenses in guppies. Behavioral ecology, 19(1), 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arm111

Antipredator defenses in many species have been shown to exhibit phenotypic plasticity in response to variable predation risk. Some evidence suggests that in certain species adults act as proxy predators, triggering the development of adaptive defens... Read More about Early interactions with adults mediate the development of predator defenses in guppies.

Global isolation by distance despite strong regional phylogeography in a small metazoan (2007)
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Mills, S., Lunt, D. H., & Gómez, A. (2007). Global isolation by distance despite strong regional phylogeography in a small metazoan. BMC evolutionary biology, 7, Article 225. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-7-225

Background: Small vagile eukaryotic organisms, which comprise a large proportion of the Earth's biodiversity, have traditionally been thought to lack the extent of population structuring and geographic speciation observed in larger taxa. Here we inve... Read More about Global isolation by distance despite strong regional phylogeography in a small metazoan.

The guppy as a conservation model: Implications of parasitism and inbreeding for reintroduction success (2007)
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Van Oosterhout, C., Smith, A. M., Hänfling, B., Ramnarine, I. W., Mohammed, R. S., & Cable, J. (2007). The guppy as a conservation model: Implications of parasitism and inbreeding for reintroduction success. Conservation Biology, 21(6), 1573-1583. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00809.x

Ex situ conservation is of increasing importance to prevent the extinction of endangered animals in the wild. Despite low success rates of reintroduction programs few researchers have investigated empirically the efficacy of captive breeding regimes... Read More about The guppy as a conservation model: Implications of parasitism and inbreeding for reintroduction success.

Characterisation of Schiff base and chromophore in green proteorhodopsin by solid-state NMR (2007)
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Pfleger, N., Lorch, M., Woerner, A. C., Shastri, S., & Glaubitz, C. (2008). Characterisation of Schiff base and chromophore in green proteorhodopsin by solid-state NMR. Journal of Biomolecular NMR, 40(1), 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10858-007-9203-5

The proteorhodopsin family consists of hundreds of homologous retinal containing membrane proteins found in bacteria in the photic zone of the oceans. They are colour tuned to their environment and act as light-driven proton pumps with a potential en... Read More about Characterisation of Schiff base and chromophore in green proteorhodopsin by solid-state NMR.

Consensus decision making in human crowds (2007)
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Dyer, J. R. G., Ioannou, C. C., Morrell, L. J., Croft, D. P., Couzin, I. D., Waters, D. A., & Krause, J. (2008). Consensus decision making in human crowds. Animal behaviour, 75(2), 461-470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.05.010

In groups of animals only a small proportion of individuals may possess particular information, such as a migration route or the direction to a resource. Individuals may differ in preferred direction resulting in conflicts of interest and, therefore,... Read More about Consensus decision making in human crowds.

The effects of livestock grazing on foliar arthropods associated with bird diet in upland grasslands of Scotland (2007)
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Dennis, P., Skartveit, J., McCracken, D. I., Pakeman, R. J., Beaton, K., Kunaver, A., & Evans, D. M. (2008). The effects of livestock grazing on foliar arthropods associated with bird diet in upland grasslands of Scotland. The journal of applied ecology, 45(1), 279-287. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01378.x

1. Upland biotopes have conservation importance for their typical plant and animal species. Recently, the condition of upland habitats has deteriorated with associated declines in many upland birds. Grazing by increased densities of sheep has been im... Read More about The effects of livestock grazing on foliar arthropods associated with bird diet in upland grasslands of Scotland.

Habitat primary production and the evolution of body size within the hartebeest clade (2007)
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Capellini, I., & Gosling, L. M. (2007). Habitat primary production and the evolution of body size within the hartebeest clade. Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 92(3), 431-440. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00883.x

Local adaptation is a key process in the evolution of biological diversity but relatively few studies have identified the selective forces that drive trait divergence at low taxonomic levels, particularly amongst mammals. Variation in body size acros... Read More about Habitat primary production and the evolution of body size within the hartebeest clade.

Establishment of self-sustaining populations of non-native fish species in the River Trent and Warwickshire Avon, UK, indicated by the presence of 0+ fish (2007)
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Nunn, A. D., Bolland, J. D., Harvey, J. P., & Cowx, I. G. (2007). Establishment of self-sustaining populations of non-native fish species in the River Trent and Warwickshire Avon, UK, indicated by the presence of 0+ fish. Aquatic Invasions, 2(3), 190-196. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.3.6

This study investigated the reproduction of non-native fish species, inferred from the presence of 0+ fish, in three English lowland rivers over an 8 year period. Evidence of self-sustaining populations was found for three non-native fish species, na... Read More about Establishment of self-sustaining populations of non-native fish species in the River Trent and Warwickshire Avon, UK, indicated by the presence of 0+ fish.

Transport cycle intermediate in small multidrug resistance protein is revealed by substrate fluorescence (2007)
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Basting, D., Lorch, M., Lehner, I., & Glaubitz, C. (2008). Transport cycle intermediate in small multidrug resistance protein is revealed by substrate fluorescence. FASEB Journal, 22(2), 365-373. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.07-9162com

Efflux pumps of the small multidrug resistance family bind cationic, lipophilic antibiotics and transport them across the membrane in exchange for protons. The transport cycle must involve various conformational states of the protein needed for subst... Read More about Transport cycle intermediate in small multidrug resistance protein is revealed by substrate fluorescence.