Search Results - "Pike, A D"

Burrow-dwelling ecosystem engineers provide thermal refugia throughout the landscape by Pike, D. A., Mitchell, J. C.

“…Ecosystem engineers play fundamental ecological roles by modifying habitats in ways that affect a multitude of other species and by creating refugia with novel…”
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Maternal investment increases with altitude in a frog on the Tibetan Plateau by Chen, W., Tang, Z. H., Fan, X. G., Wang, Y., Pike, D. A.

“…Reproducing females can allocate energy between the production of eggs or offspring of different size or number, both of which can strongly influence fitness…”
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Does maternal care evolve through egg recognition or directed territoriality? by HUANG, W.‐S., PIKE, D. A.

“…The mechanism that facilitates the evolution of maternal care is ambiguous in egg‐laying terrestrial vertebrates: does the ability of mothers to recognize…”
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Reproductive modes in lizards: measuring fitness consequences of the duration of uterine retention of eggs by Radder, R. S., Elphick, M. J., Warner, D. A., Pike, D. A., Shine, R.

“…1. One of the primary axes of life-history variation involves the proportion of embryonic development for which the offspring is retained within its parent's…”
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Sea turtle rehabilitation success increases with body size and differs among species by Baker, L, Edwards, W, Pike, DA

“…Wildlife rehabilitation can contribute to species conservation by releasing healthy individuals back into the wild and educating the public about threatening…”
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Subtle - but easily reversible - anthropogenic disturbance seriously degrades habitat quality for rock-dwelling reptiles by Pike, D.A, Croak, B.M, Webb, J.K, Shine, R

“…Even apparently subtle disturbance to habitat may have severe long-term consequences if that disturbance alters specific microhabitat features upon which…”
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Identification and characterization of a novel cytochrome c(3) from Shewanella frigidimarina that is involved in Fe(III) respiration by Gordon, E H, Pike, A D, Hill, A E, Cuthbertson, P M, Chapman, S K, Reid, G A

“…Shewanella frigidimarina NCIMB400 is a non-fermenting, facultative anaerobe from the gamma group of proteobacteria. When grown anaerobically this organism…”
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Reversible inhibition of tomato fruit senescence by antisense RNA by Oeller, P.W. (University of California at Berkeley, CA), Min-Wong, L, Taylor, L.P, Pike, D.A, Theologis, A

“…Ethylene controls fruit ripening. Expression of antisense RNA to the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway of ethylene,…”
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A deterministic version of the game of zombies and survivors on graphs by Fitzpatrick, S.L., Howell, J., Messinger, M.E., Pike, D.A.

“…We consider a variant of the pursuit–evasion game Cops and Robber, called Zombies and Survivors. The zombies, being of limited intelligence, have a very simple…”
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Wary invaders and clever natives: sympatric house geckos show disparate responses to predator scent by Cisterne, Adam, Vanderduys, Eric P., Pike, David A., Schwarzkopf, Lin

“…Lay Summary Our work demonstrates that invasive and native prey can have vastly different responses to the same predator cues. Understanding the costs,…”
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Does maternal care evolve through egg recognition or directed territoriality?: Evolution of maternal care by HUANG, W.-S., PIKE, D. A.

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Removing forest canopy cover restores a reptile assemblage by Pike, David A., Webb, Jonathan K., Shine, Richard

“…Humans are rapidly altering natural systems, leading to changes in the distribution and abundance of species. However, so many changes are occurring…”
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Estimating Survival Rates of Uncatchable Animals: The Myth of High Juvenile Mortality in Reptiles by Pike, David A., Pizzatto, Lígia, Pike, Brian A., Shine, Richard

“…Survival rates of juvenile reptiles are critical population parameters but are difficult to obtain through mark—recapture programs because these small,…”
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Somatic growth rates of hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata in a northern Great Barrier Reef foraging area by Bell, I, Pike, DA

“…An understanding of the rate at which long-lived species grow is essential for determining important life history parameters, including assessments of foraging…”
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Environmental correlates of nesting in loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta by Pike, David A.

“…Little is known about the specific environmental cues that gravid females use to initiate nesting behaviours, especially in aquatic species that are restricted…”
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The time course of the strial changes produced by intravenous furosemide by Pike, D A, Bosher, S K

“…The ultrastructural abnormalities produced in the stria vascularis by intravenous furosemide (80 mg/kg) were investigated in 14 guinea pigs. The changes…”
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Chemical cues from both dangerous and nondangerous snakes elicit antipredator behaviours from a nocturnal lizard by Webb, Jonathan K., Du, Wei Guo, Pike, David A., Shine, Richard

“…Many prey species use chemical cues to detect predators. According to the threat sensitivity hypothesis, prey should match the intensity of their antipredator…”
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Three-dimensional crevice structure affects retreat site selection by reptiles by Croak, Benjamin M., Pike, David A., Webb, Jonathan K., Shine, Richard

“…When selecting retreat sites, rock-dwelling animals assess thermal and hydric properties of the rocks under which they shelter. Another obvious, but harder to…”
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Earlier Nesting Contributes to Shorter Nesting Seasons for the Loggerhead Seaturtle, Caretta caretta by Pike, David A, Antworth, Rebecca L, Stiner, John C

“…Evidence is mounting that warming air and sea temperatures are affecting nesting patterns in oviparous species by causing earlier nesting within seasons. The…”
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Context-dependent avoidance of predatory centipedes by nocturnal geckos (Oedura lesueurii) by Pike, David, Croak, Benjamin, Webb, Jonathan, Shine, Richard

“…Most research on the anti-predator behaviour of vertebrate prey has focused on their responses to vertebrate predators. Nonetheless, invertebrates are abundant…”
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