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Hybridization in bottlenose dolphins—A case study of Tursiops aduncus × T. truncatus hybrids and successful backcross hybridization events (2018)
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Gridley, T., Elwen, S., Harris, G., Moore, D., Hoelzel, A., & Lampen, F. (2018). Hybridization in bottlenose dolphins—A case study of Tursiops aduncus × T. truncatus hybrids and successful backcross hybridization events. PLoS ONE, 13(9), Article e0201722. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201722

The bottlenose dolphin, genus Tursiops is one of the best studied of all the Cetacea with a minimum of two species widely recognised. Common bottlenose dolphins (T. truncatus), are the cetacean species most frequently held in captivity and are known... Read More about Hybridization in bottlenose dolphins—A case study of Tursiops aduncus × T. truncatus hybrids and successful backcross hybridization events.

Hybridisation and detection of a hybrid zone between mesic and desert ragworts (Senecio) across an aridity gradient in the eastern Mediterranean (2018)
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Abbott, R. J., Comes, H. P., Goodwin, Z. A., & Brennan, A. C. (2018). Hybridisation and detection of a hybrid zone between mesic and desert ragworts (Senecio) across an aridity gradient in the eastern Mediterranean. Plant Ecology and Diversity, 11(3), 267-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2018.1496366

Background: Hybrid zones provide excellent opportunities for studying plant adaptation and speciation. Aims: We tested whether two herbaceous species of Senecio, S. vernalis and S. glaucus, hybridise in the eastern Mediterranean region and form a hyb... Read More about Hybridisation and detection of a hybrid zone between mesic and desert ragworts (Senecio) across an aridity gradient in the eastern Mediterranean.

The ACER pollen and charcoal database: a global resource to document vegetation and fire response to abrupt climate changes during the last glacial period (2017)
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Sánchez Goñi, M., Desprat, S., Daniau, A., Bassinot, F., Polanco-Martínez, J., Harrison, S., …Yamamoto, M. (2017). The ACER pollen and charcoal database: a global resource to document vegetation and fire response to abrupt climate changes during the last glacial period. Earth System Science Data, 9(2), 679-695. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-679-2017

Quaternary records provide an opportunity to examine the nature of the vegetation and fire responses to rapid past climate changes comparable in velocity and magnitude to those expected in the 21st-century. The best documented examples of rapid clima... Read More about The ACER pollen and charcoal database: a global resource to document vegetation and fire response to abrupt climate changes during the last glacial period.

Risk of exposure to potential vector mosquitoes for rural workers in Northern Lao PDR (2017)
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Tangena, J. A., Thammavong, P., Lindsay, S. W., & Brey, P. T. (2017). Risk of exposure to potential vector mosquitoes for rural workers in Northern Lao PDR. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(7), Article e0005802. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005802

Background One major consequence of economic development in South-East Asia has been a rapid expansion of rubber plantations, in which outbreaks of dengue and malaria have occurred. Here we explored the difference in risk of exposure to potential den... Read More about Risk of exposure to potential vector mosquitoes for rural workers in Northern Lao PDR.

Adaptive management in the context of barriers in European freshwater ecosystems (2017)
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Birnie-Gauvin, K., Tummers, J., Lucas, M., & Aarestrup, K. (2017). Adaptive management in the context of barriers in European freshwater ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management, 204(Part 1), 436-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.023

Many natural habitats have been modified to accommodate for the presence of humans and their needs. Infrastructures – such as hydroelectric dams, weirs, culverts and bridges – are now a common occurrence in streams and rivers across the world. As a r... Read More about Adaptive management in the context of barriers in European freshwater ecosystems.

Rapid increase in southern elephant seal genetic diversity after a founder event (2014)
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De Bruyn, M., Pinsky, M., Hall, B., Koch, P., Baroni, C., & Hoelzel, A. (2014). Rapid increase in southern elephant seal genetic diversity after a founder event. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1779), Article 20133078. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3078

Genetic diversity provides the raw material for populations to respond to changing environmental conditions. The evolution of diversity within populations is based on the accumulation of mutations and their retention or loss through selection and gen... Read More about Rapid increase in southern elephant seal genetic diversity after a founder event.

Editorial: Dynamic personality science: Integrating between-person stability and within-person change (2017)
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Beckmann, N., & Wood, R. (2017). Editorial: Dynamic personality science: Integrating between-person stability and within-person change. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, Article 1486. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01486

Trait theorists and social-cognitive theorists have begun to integrate their respective descriptions and explanations of personality. The new framing of personality accommodates both between-person stability and within-person variability in personali... Read More about Editorial: Dynamic personality science: Integrating between-person stability and within-person change.

Women’s emotional and sexual attraction to men across the menstrual cycle (2017)
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Shimoda, R., Campbell, A., & Barton, R. (2018). Women’s emotional and sexual attraction to men across the menstrual cycle. Behavioral Ecology, 29(1), 51-59. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arx124

There is ongoing debate about how and why the menstrual cycle affects women’s attraction to men. According to the dual sexuality hypothesis, women form pair-bond relationships with men who provide care but also obtain genetic benefits by biasing mati... Read More about Women’s emotional and sexual attraction to men across the menstrual cycle.

Nutritional status and the influence of TV consumption on female body size ideals in populations recently exposed to the media (2017)
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Jucker, J., Thornborrow, T., Beierholm, U., Burt, D., Barton, R., Evans, E., …Boothroyd, L. (2017). Nutritional status and the influence of TV consumption on female body size ideals in populations recently exposed to the media. Scientific Reports, 7(1), Article 8438. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08653-z

Television consumption influences perceptions of attractive female body size. However, cross-cultural research examining media influence on body ideals is typically confounded by differences in the availability of reliable and diverse foodstuffs. 112... Read More about Nutritional status and the influence of TV consumption on female body size ideals in populations recently exposed to the media.

Understanding Human-Animal Relations in the Context of Primate Conservation: A Multispecies Ethnographic Approach in North Morocco (2018)
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Waters, S., Bell, S., & Setchell, J. M. (2018). Understanding Human-Animal Relations in the Context of Primate Conservation: A Multispecies Ethnographic Approach in North Morocco. Folia Primatologica, 89(1), 13-29. https://doi.org/10.1159/000480079

Strategies for conserving species threatened with extinction are often driven by ecological data. However, in anthropogenic landscapes, understanding and incorporating local people's perceptions may enhance species conservation. We examine the relati... Read More about Understanding Human-Animal Relations in the Context of Primate Conservation: A Multispecies Ethnographic Approach in North Morocco.

OXI1 kinase plays a key role in resistance of Arabidopsis towards aphids (Myzus persicae) (2018)
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Shoala, T., Edwards, M. G., Knight, M. R., & Gatehouse, A. M. (2018). OXI1 kinase plays a key role in resistance of Arabidopsis towards aphids (Myzus persicae). Transgenic Research, 27(4), 355-366. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11248-018-0078-x

Plants have co-evolved with a diverse array of pathogens and insect herbivores and so have evolved an extensive repertoire of constitutive and induced defence mechanisms activated through complex signalling pathways. OXI1 kinase is required for activ... Read More about OXI1 kinase plays a key role in resistance of Arabidopsis towards aphids (Myzus persicae).

Pathway to Deployment of Gene Drive Mosquitoes as a Potential Biocontrol Tool for Elimination of Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations of a Scientific Working Group † (2018)
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James, S., Godfray, H. C. J., Lindsay, S. W., Welkhoff, P. A., Savadogo, M., Touré, Y. T., …Singh, J. A. (2018). Pathway to Deployment of Gene Drive Mosquitoes as a Potential Biocontrol Tool for Elimination of Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations of a Scientific Working Group †. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 98(6_Suppl), 1-49. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0083

Gene drive technology offers the promise for a high-impact, cost-effective, and durable method to control malaria transmission that would make a significant contribution to elimination. Gene drive systems, such as those based on clustered regularly i... Read More about Pathway to Deployment of Gene Drive Mosquitoes as a Potential Biocontrol Tool for Elimination of Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations of a Scientific Working Group †.

Telemetry observations of predation and migration behaviour of brown trout (Salmo trutta) smolts negotiating an artificial lake (2018)
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Schwinn, M., Baktoft, H., Aarestrup, K., Lucas, M., & Koed, A. (2018). Telemetry observations of predation and migration behaviour of brown trout (Salmo trutta) smolts negotiating an artificial lake. River Research and Applications, 34(8), 898-906. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3327

Eutrophication of coastal areas as a consequence of the agricultural use of fertilizers is a widespread problem. The development of artificial lakes and constructed wetlands in nutrient‐rich rivers is a widely used management tool in the fight to dec... Read More about Telemetry observations of predation and migration behaviour of brown trout (Salmo trutta) smolts negotiating an artificial lake.

Educator–student communication in sex & relationship education: a comparison of teacher and peer-led interventions (2017)
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Dobson, E., Beckmann, N., & Forrest, S. (2017). Educator–student communication in sex & relationship education: a comparison of teacher and peer-led interventions. Pastoral Care in Education, 35(4), 267-283. https://doi.org/10.1080/02643944.2017.1350202

This paper presents findings from a comparative study of peer- and teacher-led Sex and Relationship Education (SRE). One lesson delivered by a peer educator, and one lesson delivered by a teacher was observed with the aim of exploring the communicati... Read More about Educator–student communication in sex & relationship education: a comparison of teacher and peer-led interventions.

How can the understanding of analysis of sonata form movements be deepened by the use of graphic representation? (2017)
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Ferrari, D., Kokotsaki, D., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2017). How can the understanding of analysis of sonata form movements be deepened by the use of graphic representation?. The journal of music and meaning, 14, 1-20

The aim of the study presented in this paper is to explore the nature of understanding when learning music through the use of ‘graphic representations’ trialled in a learning conversation with a ten-year old flautist. It is argued that the powerful v... Read More about How can the understanding of analysis of sonata form movements be deepened by the use of graphic representation?.

Hominin evolutionary thanatology from the mortuary to funerary realm. The palaeoanthropological bridge between chemistry and culture (2018)
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Pettitt, P. (2018). Hominin evolutionary thanatology from the mortuary to funerary realm. The palaeoanthropological bridge between chemistry and culture. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1754), Article 20180212. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0212

Palaeoanthropology, or more precisely Palaeolithic archaeology, offers the possibility of bridging the gap between mortuary activities that can be observed in the wider animal community and which relate to chemistry and emotion; to the often-elaborat... Read More about Hominin evolutionary thanatology from the mortuary to funerary realm. The palaeoanthropological bridge between chemistry and culture.

Groups' Actions Trump Injunctive Reaction in an Incidental Observation by Young Children (2014)
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Turner, C. R., Nielsen, M., & Collier-Baker, E. (2014). Groups' Actions Trump Injunctive Reaction in an Incidental Observation by Young Children. PLoS ONE, 9(9), Article e107375. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107375

Children's ability to use social information to direct their behavior is key to their survival and development. However, in observing adult behavior, children are confronted with multiple forms of social information that may vary in reliability and a... Read More about Groups' Actions Trump Injunctive Reaction in an Incidental Observation by Young Children.

Rapid improvements to rural Ugandan housing and their association with malaria from intense to reduced transmission: a cohort study (2018)
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Rek, J. C., Alegana, V., Arinaitwe, E., Cameron, E., Kamya, M. R., Katureebe, A., …Tusting, L. S. (2018). Rapid improvements to rural Ugandan housing and their association with malaria from intense to reduced transmission: a cohort study. The Lancet Planetary Health, 2(2), e83-e94. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2542-5196%2818%2930010-x

Background Rapid population growth in Africa requires an urgent expansion and improvement of housing options. Improving housing presents a promising opportunity for malaria control by reducing indoor exposure to mosquitoes. We measured recent changes... Read More about Rapid improvements to rural Ugandan housing and their association with malaria from intense to reduced transmission: a cohort study.

The contemporary distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in humans, alternative hosts and vectors (2017)
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Browne, A., Guerra, C., Alves, R., Costa, V., Wilson, A., Pigott, D., …Moyes, C. (2017). The contemporary distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in humans, alternative hosts and vectors. Scientific Data, 4, Article 170050. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.50

Chagas is a potentially fatal chronic disease affecting large numbers of people across the Americas and exported throughout the world through human population movement. It is caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, which is transmitted by triatomin... Read More about The contemporary distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in humans, alternative hosts and vectors.

Cultural complexity and demography: The case of folktales (2017)
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Acerbi, A., Kendal, J., & Tehrani, J. (2017). Cultural complexity and demography: The case of folktales. Evolution and Human Behavior, 38(4), 474-480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2017.03.005

We investigate the relationship between cultural complexity and population size in a non-technological cultural domain for which we have suitable quantitative records: folktales. We define three levels of complexity for folk narratives: the number of... Read More about Cultural complexity and demography: The case of folktales.