Search Results - "Rivkin, L."

The evolution of city life by Santangelo, James S, Rivkin, L Ruth, Johnson, Marc T J

“…Urbanization represents a dominant and growing form of disturbance to Earth's natural ecosystems, affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services on a global…”
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Gene flow and genetic drift in urban environments by Miles, Lindsay S., Rivkin, L. Ruth, Johnson, Marc T. J., Munshi‐South, Jason, Verrelli, Brian C.

“…Evidence is growing that human modification of landscapes has dramatically altered evolutionary processes. In urban population genetic studies, urbanization is…”
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Multivariate phenotypic divergence along an urbanization gradient by Santangelo, James S, Rivkin, L Ruth, Advenard, Carole, Thompson, Ken A

“…Evidence suggests that natural populations can evolve to better tolerate the novel environmental conditions associated with urban areas. Studies of adaptive…”
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Socio‐eco‐evolutionary dynamics in cities by Des Roches, Simone, Brans, Kristien I., Lambert, Max R., Rivkin, L. Ruth, Savage, Amy Marie, Schell, Christopher J., Correa, Cristian, De Meester, Luc, Diamond, Sarah E., Grimm, Nancy B., Harris, Nyeema C., Govaert, Lynn, Hendry, Andrew P., Johnson, Marc T. J., Munshi‐South, Jason, Palkovacs, Eric P., Szulkin, Marta, Urban, Mark C., Verrelli, Brian C., Alberti, Marina

“…Cities are uniquely complex systems regulated by interactions and feedbacks between nature and human society. Characteristics of human society—including…”
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Variation in pollinator-mediated plant reproduction across an urbanization gradient by Rivkin, L. Ruth, Nhan, Vanessa J., Weis, Arthur E., Johnson, Marc T. J.

“…Urbanization alters the landscape, degrades and fragments habitats, and can have a profound effect on species interactions. Plant–pollinator networks may be…”
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Increased herbivory but not cyanogenesis is associated with urbanization in a tropical wildflower by Rivkin, L. Ruth, Andrade, Antonio C.

“…Urbanization is associated with numerous changes to the biotic and abiotic environments, many of which lead to a loss of biodiversity. Some studies have…”
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A roadmap for urban evolutionary ecology by Rivkin, L. Ruth, Santangelo, James S., Alberti, Marina, Aronson, Myla F. J., de Keyzer, Charlotte W., Diamond, Sarah E., Fortin, Marie‐Josée, Frazee, Lauren J., Gorton, Amanda J., Hendry, Andrew P., Liu, Yang, Losos, Jonathan B., MacIvor, J. Scott, Martin, Ryan A., McDonnell, Mark J., Miles, Lindsay S., Munshi‐South, Jason, Ness, Robert W., Newman, Amy E. M., Stothart, Mason R., Theodorou, Panagiotis, Thompson, Ken A., Verrelli, Brian C., Whitehead, Andrew, Winchell, Kristin M., Johnson, Marc T. J.

“…Urban ecosystems are rapidly expanding throughout the world, but how urban growth affects the evolutionary ecology of species living in urban areas remains…”
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A global horizon scan for urban evolutionary ecology by Verrelli, Brian C., Alberti, Marina, Des Roches, Simone, Harris, Nyeema C., Hendry, Andrew P., Johnson, Marc T.J., Savage, Amy M., Charmantier, Anne, Gotanda, Kiyoko M., Govaert, Lynn, Miles, Lindsay S., Rivkin, L. Ruth, Winchell, Kristin M., Brans, Kristien I., Correa, Cristian, Diamond, Sarah E., Fitzhugh, Ben, Grimm, Nancy B., Hughes, Sara, Marzluff, John M., Munshi-South, Jason, Rojas, Carolina, Santangelo, James S., Schell, Christopher J., Schweitzer, Jennifer A., Szulkin, Marta, Urban, Mark C., Zhou, Yuyu, Ziter, Carly

“…Research on the evolutionary ecology of urban areas reveals how human-induced evolutionary changes affect biodiversity and essential ecosystem services. In a…”
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The European strategy for accelerator-based photon science by Abela, R., Biscari, C., Daillant, J., Dosch, H., Rivkin, L.

“…The League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources (LEAPS), comprising 19 large-scale user facilities in 10 member and associated states, has put forward…”
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The impact of urbanization on outcrossing rate and population genetic variation in the native wildflower, Impatiens capensis by Rivkin, L Ruth, Johnson, Marc T J

“…Abstract Cities are one of the fastest growing ecosystems on the planet, and conserving urban biodiversity is of primary importance. Urbanization increases…”
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Why is gynodioecy a rare but widely distributed sexual system? Lessons from the Lamiaceae by Rivkin, L. Ruth, Case, Andrea L., Caruso, Christina M.

“…Gynodioecy, a sexual system where females and hermaphrodites co-occur, is found in ≪1% of angiosperm species. To understand why gynodioecy is rare, we need to…”
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Assessing the risk of climate maladaptation for Canadian polar bears by Rivkin, L. Ruth, Richardson, Evan S., Miller, Joshua M., Atwood, Todd C., Baryluk, Steven, Born, Erik W., Davis, Corey, Dyck, Markus, Greef, Evelien, Laidre, Kristin L., Lunn, Nicholas J., McCarthy, Sara, Obbard, Martyn E., Owen, Megan A., Pilfold, Nicholas W., Roberto‐Charron, Amelie, Wiig, Øystein, Wilder, Aryn P., Garroway, Colin J.

“…The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the world, threatening the persistence of many Arctic species. It is uncertain if Arctic wildlife will…”
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Moving past the challenges and misconceptions in urban adaptation research by Winchell, Kristin M., Aviles‐Rodriguez, Kevin J., Carlen, Elizabeth J., Miles, Lindsay S., Charmantier, Anne, De León, Luis F., Gotanda, Kiyoko M., Rivkin, L. Ruth, Szulkin, Marta, Verrelli, Brian C.

“…Although the field of urban evolutionary ecology has recently expanded, much progress has been made in identifying adaptations that arise as a result of…”
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Urbanization alters interactions between Darwin's finches and Tribulus cistoides on the Galápagos Islands by Rivkin, L. Ruth, Johnson, Reagan A., Chaves, Jaime A., Johnson, Marc T. J.

“…Emerging evidence suggests that humans shape the ecology and evolution of species interactions. Islands are particularly susceptible to anthropogenic…”
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Frequency-dependent fitness in gynodioecious Lobelia siphilitica by Rivkin, L. Ruth, Case, Andrea L., Caruso, Christina M.

“…Selection is frequency dependent when an individual's fitness depends on the frequency of its phenotype. Frequency-dependent selection should be common in…”
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The effects of plant sexual system and latitude on resistance to herbivores by Rivkin, L.R., Barrett, Spencer C. H., Johnson, Marc T. J.

“…Premise of the Study The strength of plant‐herbivore interactions varies in space and time, but the factors that explain this variation are poorly understood…”
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High-precision x-ray FEL pulse arrival time measurements at SACLA by a THz streak camera with Xe clusters by Juranić, P N, Stepanov, A, Ischebeck, R, Schlott, V, Pradervand, C, Patthey, L, Radović, M, Gorgisyan, I, Rivkin, L, Hauri, C P, Monoszlai, B, Ivanov, R, Peier, P, Liu, J, Togashi, T, Owada, S, Ogawa, K, Katayama, T, Yabashi, M, Abela, R

“…The accurate measurement of the arrival time of a hard X-ray free electron laser (FEL) pulse with respect to a laser is of utmost importance for pump-probe…”
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Laser-photofield emission from needle cathodes for low-emittance electron beams by Ganter, R, Bakker, R, Gough, C, Leemann, S C, Paraliev, M, Pedrozzi, M, Le Pimpec, F, Schlott, V, Rivkin, L, Wrulich, A

“…Illumination of a ZrC needle with short laser pulses (16 ps, 266 nm) while high voltage pulses (-60 kV, 2 ns, 30 Hz) are applied, produces photo-field emitted…”
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Simulation of FEL pulse length calculation with THz streaking method by Gorgisyan, I., Ischebeck, R., Prat, E., Reiche, S., Rivkin, L., Juranić, P.

“…Having accurate and comprehensive photon diagnostics for the X‐ray pulses delivered by free‐electron laser (FEL) facilities is of utmost importance. Along with…”
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Coherent science at the SwissFEL x-ray laser by Patterson, B D, Abela, R, Braun, H-H, Flechsig, U, Ganter, R, Kim, Y, Kirk, E, Oppelt, A, Pedrozzi, M, Reiche, S, Rivkin, L, Schmidt, Th, Schmitt, B, Strocov, V N, Tsujino, S, Wrulich, A F

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