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Evolution: The rise and fall of island dwarfs and giants by Matthews, Thomas J.

“…Islands are arenas for a range of striking evolutionary phenomena, including the island rule — the tendency for larger animals to shrink and smaller animals to…”
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Environmental filtering underpins the island species—area relationship in a subtropical anthropogenic archipelago by Liu, Jinliang, Matthews, Thomas J., Zhong, Lei, Liu, Jiajia, Wu, Donghao, Yu, Mingjian, Hector, Andrew

“…Numerous mechanisms have been proposed to explain the island species–area relationship (ISAR), including the passive sampling effect, the habitat diversity…”
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A global model of island species–area relationships by Matthews, Thomas J., Rigal, François, Triantis, Kostas A., Whittaker, Robert J.

“…The increase in species richness with island area (ISAR) is a well-established global pattern, commonly described by the power model, the parameters of which…”
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Island biogeography by Matthews, Thomas J., Triantis, Kostas

“…Islands have fascinated biologists since the days of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace and before, providing the inspiration for substantial theoretical…”
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Island biogeography: Taking the long view of nature’s laboratories by Whittaker, Robert J., Fernández-Palacios, José María, Matthews, Thomas J., Borregaard, Michael K., Triantis, Kostas A.

“…Islands provide classic model biological systems. We review how growing appreciation of geoenvironmental dynamics of marine islands has led to advances in…”
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On the species abundance distribution in applied ecology and biodiversity management by Matthews, Thomas J, Whittaker, Robert J, Fuller, Richard

“…The species abundance distribution (SAD) is an important concept in ecology, and much work has focused on the SAD in a theoretical context. However, less focus…”
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A season for all things: Phenological imprints in Wikipedia usage and their relevance to conservation by Mittermeier, John C, Roll, Uri, Matthews, Thomas J, Grenyer, Richard

“…Phenology plays an important role in many human-nature interactions, but these seasonal patterns are often overlooked in conservation. Here, we provide the…”
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Unravelling the small‐island effect through phylogenetic community ecology by Matthews, Thomas J., Rigal, François, Kougioumoutzis, Kostas, Trigas, Panayiotis, Triantis, Kostas A.

“…Aim The small‐island effect (SIE) describes a different relationship between island area and species richness on smaller compared to larger islands. The…”
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The species–area relationship in ant ecology by Ohyama, Leo, Holt, Robert D., Matthews, Thomas, Lucky, Andrea

“…AIM: The positive relationship between species richness and area-the species-area relationship (SAR)-is a key principle in ecology. Previous studies show large…”
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Biological knowledge shortfalls impede conservation efforts in poorly studied taxa—A case study of Laboulbeniomycetes by Haelewaters, Danny, Matthews, Thomas, Wayman, Joe, CAZABONNE, Jonathan, Heyman, Felix, Quandt, Alisha, Martin, Thomas E

“…Most empirical research on biological shortfalls has focused on vertebrate taxa. This is important given many species in poorly studied groups such as…”
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Threatened and extinct island endemic birds of the world: Distribution, threats and functional diversity by Matthews, Thomas, Wayman, Joseph P., Cardoso, Pedro, Sayol, Ferran, Hume, Julian P., Ulrich, Werner, Tobias, Joseph A., Soares, Filipa C., Thébaud, Christophe, Martin, Thomas E., Triantis, Kostas A.

“…AIM: The world's islands support disproportionate levels of endemic avian biodiversity despite suffering numerous extinctions. While intensive recent research…”
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Closed loop control of lactate concentration in mammalian cell culture by Raman spectroscopy leads to improved cell density, viability, and biopharmaceutical protein production by Matthews, Thomas E., Berry, Brandon N., Smelko, John, Moretto, Justin, Moore, Brandon, Wiltberger, Kelly

“…ABSTRACT Accumulation of lactate in mammalian cell culture often negatively impacts culture performance, impeding production of therapeutic proteins. Many…”
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Assessing tropical forest restoration after fire using birds as indicators: An afrotropical case study by Rurangwa, Marie Laure, Matthews, Thomas J., Niyigaba, Protais, Tobias, Joseph A., Whittaker, Robert J.

“…•Human-induced fires lead to declines in avian taxonomic and functional diversity.•Avian diversity is associated with increased tree species diversity and…”
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ecological impact of city lighting scenarios: exploring gap crossing thresholds for urban bats by Hale, James D, Fairbrass, Alison J, Matthews, Thomas J, Davies, Gemma, Sadler, Jon P

“…As the global population urbanizes, dramatic changes are expected in city lighting and the urban form, which may threaten the functioning of urban ecosystems…”
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Effects of land-use change on avian taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity in a tropical montane rainforest by Rurangwa, Marie Laure, Aguirre-Gutiérrez, Jesús, Matthews, Thomas J., Niyigaba, Protais, Wayman, Joseph P., Tobias, Joseph A., Whittaker, Robert J.

“…AIM: Although land use change is a leading cause of biodiversity loss worldwide, there is scant information on the extent to which it has affected the…”
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Marine debris knows no boundaries: Characteristics of debris accumulation in marine protected areas of the Florida Keys by Renchen, Gabrielle F., Butler, Casey B., Matthews, Thomas R.

“…Marine debris is a persistent and pervasive threat worldwide including inside marine protected areas (MPAs). To assess marine debris accumulation rates and…”
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L-band radar quantifies major disturbance of birds by fireworks in an urban area by Wayman, Joseph P., Atkinson, George, Jahangir, Mohammed, White, Daniel, Matthews, Thomas J., Antoniou, Michail, Reynolds, S. James, Sadler, Jon P.

“…Fireworks and other pyrotechnics are acknowledged as sources of disturbance to wildlife, with evidence that many species react adversely to their sight and…”
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A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of "The Theory of Island Biogeography" by Patiño, Jairo, Whittaker, Robert J., Borges, Paulo A.V., Fernández-Palacios, José María, Ah-Peng, Claudine, Araújo, Miguel B., Ávila, Sergio P., Cardoso, Pedro, Cornuault, Josselin, de Boer, Erik J., de Nascimento, Lea, Gil, Artur, González-Castro, Aarón, Gruner, Daniel S., Heleno, Ruben, Hortal, Joaquín, Illera, Juan Carlos, Kaiser-Bunbury, Christopher N., Matthews, Thomas J., Papadopoulou, Anna, Pettorelli, Nathalie, Price, Jonathan P., Santos, Ana M. C., Steinbauer, Manuel J., Triantis, Kostas A., Valente, Luis, Vargas, Pablo, Weigelt, Patrick, Emerson, Brent C.

“…Aims The 50th anniversary of the publication of the seminal book, The Theory of Island Biogeography, by Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson, is a timely…”
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Generation of anatomically realistic numerical phantoms for photoacoustic and ultrasonic breast imaging by Lou, Yang, Zhou, Weimin, Matthews, Thomas P, Appleton, Catherine M, Anastasio, Mark A

“…Photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) and ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) are emerging modalities for breast imaging. As in all emerging imaging…”
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Mapping lightscapes: spatial patterning of artificial lighting in an urban landscape by Hale, James D, Davies, Gemma, Fairbrass, Alison J, Matthews, Thomas J, Rogers, Christopher D F, Sadler, Jon P

“…Artificial lighting is strongly associated with urbanisation and is increasing in its extent, brightness and spectral range. Changes in urban lighting have…”
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