WARMER AND WETTER MIGHT NOT BE BETTER

Warmer and wetter might not be better

As the climate continues to change, gaps in our understanding of how the altered environment will affect forest hosts and their pathogens widen.In some areas pathogens thought to be present for centuries are changing their behaviour.Dothistroma bonbuz slowburn needle blight caused by the fungus Dothistroma septosporum in northwest British Columbia

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Mathematical modelling of population and food storage dynamics in a honey bee colony infected with Nosema ceranae

Unusually high wintering losses of Apis mellifera in recent years has raised concerns regarding the well-being and productivity of honey bees across the globe.While these losses are likely multi-factorial, a proposed contributor are diseases, including those caused by parasites.We formulate and present a mathematical model for a colony of Apis mell

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Brood sex ratio in the Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris)

Abstract Background The adjustment of sex ratios in birds can occur at the egg and nestling stages.Previous studies showed that the sex ratio was affected by environmental factors and parental condition; it may result 1st marine division hoodie in seasonal and ecosystem differences.Methods In this study, the brood sex ratio of the Yellow-bellied Pr

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