Search Results - "Meagher, Thomas"

The role of edaphic environment and climate in structuring phylogenetic pattern in seasonally dry tropical plant communities by Moro, Marcelo Freire, Silva, Igor Aurélio, de Araújo, Francisca Soares, Nic Lughadha, Eimear, Meagher, Thomas R, Martins, Fernando Roberto

“…Seasonally dry tropical plant formations (SDTF) are likely to exhibit phylogenetic clustering owing to niche conservatism driven by a strong environmental…”
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Using sound to understand protein sequence data: new sonification algorithms for protein sequences and multiple sequence alignments by Martin, Edward J, Meagher, Thomas R, Barker, Daniel

“…The use of sound to represent sequence data-sonification-has great potential as an alternative and complement to visual representation, exploiting features of…”
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Plant Biodiversity Drivers in Brazilian Campos Rupestres : Insights from Phylogenetic Structure by Zappi, Daniela C, Moro, Marcelo F, Meagher, Thomas R, Nic Lughadha, Eimear

“…Old, climate-buffered infertile landscapes (Ocbils) have attracted increasing levels of interest in recent years because of their exceptionally diverse plant…”
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Rapidly evolving genes and stress adaptation of two desert poplars, Populus euphratica and P. pruinosa by Zhang, Jian, Xie, Penghui, Lascoux, Martin, Meagher, Thomas R, Liu, Jianquan

“…Understanding which genes have evolved rapidly with the recent tree speciation in arid habitats can provide valuable insights into different adaptation…”
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DNA sonification for public engagement in bioinformatics by Plaisier, Heleen, Meagher, Thomas R, Barker, Daniel

“…Visualisation methods, primarily color-coded representation of sequence data, have been a predominant means of representation of DNA data. Algorithmic…”
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Do s genes or deleterious recessives control late-acting self-incompatibility in Handroanthus heptaphyllus (Bignoniaceae)? A diallel study with four full-sib progeny arrays by Bianchi, Marta B, Meagher, Thomas R, Gibbs, Peter E

“…Genetically controlled self-incompatibility (SI) mechanisms constrain selfing and thus have contributed to the evolutionary diversity of flowering plants. In…”
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Design, delivery and evaluation of a bioinformatics education workshop for 13-16-year-olds by Bain, Stevie A, Meagher, Thomas R, Barker, Daniel

“…Bioinformatics is the use of computers in biology, particularly to analyse DNA and protein sequences and associated data. Bioinformatics has become crucial to…”
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Bringing bioinformatics to schools with the 4273pi project by Bain, Stevie A, Plaisier, Heleen, Anderson, Felicity, Cook, Nicola, Crouch, Kathryn, Meagher, Thomas R, Ritchie, Michael G, Wallace, Edward W J, Barker, Daniel

“…Over the last few decades, the nature of life sciences research has changed enormously, generating a need for a workforce with a variety of computational…”
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Plotting a future for Amazonian canga vegetation in a campo rupestre context by Zappi, Daniela C, Moro, Marcelo F, Walker, Barnaby, Meagher, Thomas, Viana, Pedro L, Mota, Nara F O, Watanabe, Mauricio T C, Nic Lughadha, Eimear

“…In order to establish effective conservation strategy, drivers of local and regional patterns of biodiversity need to be understood. The composition of local…”
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How many herbarium specimens are needed to detect threatened species? by Rivers, Malin C., Taylor, Lin, Brummitt, Neil A., Meagher, Thomas R., Roberts, David L., Lughadha, Eimear Nic

“…► We assess how many herbarium specimens are needed to detect threatened species. ► Fifteen specimens produce consistent range estimates for conservation…”
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Innovative communication of molecular evolution through sound: a biological sonification concert by Martin, Edward J., Knotts, Shelly, Phillips, Michelle, Weise, Nicholas, Meagher, Thomas R., Barker, Daniel

“…Background A major challenge of evolutionary biology is making underlying concepts accessible to wide audiences. One method for doing so is to utilise…”
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Disassortative mating prevails in style-dimorphic Narcissus papyraceus despite low reciprocity and compatibility of morphs by Simón-Porcar, Violeta I., Meagher, Thomas R., Arroyo, Juan

“…Evolution to reduce inbreeding can favor disassortative (intermorph) over assortative (intramorph) mating in hermaphroditic sexually polymorphic plant species…”
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Linking the Evolution of Gender Variation to Floral Development by Meagher, Thomas R

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In the present review, I have endeavoured to conduct a joint assessment of the thinking underlying the evolutionary genetics of gender…”
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Maintaining momentum for collaborative working groups in a post-pandemic world by Srivastava, Diane S., Winter, Marten, Gross, Louis J., Metzger, Jean Paul, Baron, Jill S., Mouquet, Nicolas, Meagher, Thomas R., Halpern, Benjamin S., Pillar, Valério D.

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Subpopulations, locations and fragmentation: applying IUCN red list criteria to herbarium specimen data by Rivers, Malin C, Bachman, Steven P, Meagher, Thomas R, Nic Lughadha, Eimear, Brummitt, Neil A

“…Despite the ecological and economic importance of plants, the majority of plant species and their conservation status are still poorly known. Based on the…”
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Becoming a STEM-Focused School District: Administrators’ Roles and Experiences by Wieselmann, Jeanna R., Roehrig, Gillian H., Ring-Whalen, Elizabeth A., Meagher, Thomas

“…Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) schools and districts continue to emerge, and while some research highlights critical components to be…”
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EVOLUTION AND MEDICINE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: A PRESCRIPTION FOR ALL BIOLOGY STUDENTS by Antolin, Michael F., Jenkins, Kristin P., Bergstrom, Carl T., Crespi, Bernard J., De, Subhajyoti, Hancock, Angela, Hanley, Kathryn A., Meagher, Thomas R., Moreno-Estrada, Andres, Nesse, Randolph M., Omenn, Gilbert S., Stearns, Stephen C.

“…The interface between evolutionary biology and the biomedical sciences promises to advance understanding of the origins of genetic and infectious diseases in…”
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IS EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY STRATEGIC SCIENCE? by Meagher, Thomas R

“…There is a profound need for the scientific community to be better aware of the policy context in which it operates. To address this need, Evolution has…”
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Phenotypic impacts of repetitive DNA in flowering plants by Meagher, Thomas R., Vassiliadis, Christine

“…The discovery that nuclear DNA content varies widely among species, and even within species, was unexpected because it was thought that the number of genes…”
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Genetic variation in Delonix s.l. (Leguminosae) in Madagascar revealed by AFLPs: fragmentation, conservation status and taxonomy by Rivers, Malin C., Brummitt, Neil A., Lughadha, Eimear Nic, Meagher, Thomas R.

“…The distribution of genetic diversity has potential to inform conservation efforts but is rarely incorporated when conservation status is assigned to a…”
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