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Precessing spherical shells: flows, dissipation, dynamo and the lunar core by Cébron, D, Laguerre, R, Noir, J, Schaeffer, N

“…SUMMARY Precession of planets or moons affects internal liquid layers by driving flows, instabilities and possibly dynamos. The energy dissipated by these…”
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Potential effects of nectar microbes on pollinator health by Martin, Valerie N, Schaeffer, Robert N, Fukami, Tadashi

“…Floral nectar is prone to colonization by nectar-adapted yeasts and bacteria via air-, rain-, and animal-mediated dispersal. Upon colonization, microbes can…”
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Yeasts in nectar enhance male fitness in a montane perennial herb by Schaeffer, Robert N., Irwin, Rebecca E.

“…Floral nectar of many plant species is prone to colonization by microbial organisms such as yeasts. Their presence and metabolism of nectar chemical components…”
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Subcritical Thermal Convection of Liquid Metals in a Rapidly Rotating Sphere by Kaplan, E J, Schaeffer, N, Vidal, J, Cardin, P

“…Planetary cores consist of liquid metals (low Prandtl number Pr) that convect as the core cools. Here, we study nonlinear convection in a rotating (low Ekman…”
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Microbial metabolites elicit distinct olfactory and gustatory preferences in bumblebees by Schaeffer, Robert N, Rering, Caitlin C, Maalouf, Isabelle, Beck, John J, Vannette, Rachel L

“…Animals such as bumblebees use chemosensory cues to both locate and evaluate essential resources. Increasingly, it is recognized that microbes can alter the…”
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Local estimation of quasi-geostrophic flows in Earth’s core by Schwaiger, T, Jault, D, Gillet, N, Schaeffer, N, Mandea, M

“…SUMMARY The inference of fluid motion below the core–mantle boundary from geomagnetic observations presents a highly non-unique inverse problem. We propose a…”
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Microbial Co-Occurrence in Floral Nectar Affects Metabolites and Attractiveness to a Generalist Pollinator by Rering, Caitlin C., Vannette, Rachel L., Schaeffer, Robert N., Beck, John J.

“…Microbial metabolism can shape cues important for animal attraction in service-resource mutualisms. Resources are frequently colonized by microbial…”
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Rotating double-diffusive convection in stably stratified planetary cores by Monville, R, Vidal, J, Cébron, D, Schaeffer, N

“…SUMMARY In planetary fluid cores, the density depends on temperature and chemical composition, which diffuse at very different rates. This leads to various…”
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Torsional Alfvén waves in a dipolar magnetic field: experiments and simulations by Tigrine, Z, Nataf, H-C, Schaeffer, N, Cardin, P, Plunian, F

“…SUMMARY The discovery of torsional Alfvén waves (geostrophic Alfvén waves) in the Earth’s core (Gillet et al. 2010) calls for a better understanding of their…”
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Chronic impacts of invasive herbivores on a foundational forest species: a whole-tree perspective by Wilson, Claire M., Schaeffer, Robert N., Hickin, Mauri L., Rigsby, Chad M., Sommi, Amanda F., Thornber, Carol S., Orians, Colin M., Preisser, Evan L.

“…Forests make up a large portion of terrestrial plant biomass, and the long-lived woody plants that dominate them possess an array of traits that deter…”
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Nectar yeasts in the tall Larkspur Delphinium barbeyi (Ranunculaceae) and effects on components of pollinator foraging behavior by Schaeffer, Robert N, Phillips, Cody R, Duryea, M Catherine, Andicoechea, Jonathan, Irwin, Rebecca E

“…Microorganisms frequently colonize the nectar of angiosperm species. Though capable of altering a suite of traits important for pollinator attraction, few…”
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Paths to selection on life history loci in different natural environments across the native range of Arabidopsis thaliana by Fournier‐Level, Alexandre, Wilczek, Amity M, Cooper, Martha D, Roe, Judith L, Anderson, Jillian, Eaton, Deren, Moyers, Brook T, Petipas, Renee H, Schaeffer, Robert N, Pieper, Bjorn, Reymond, Matthieu, Koornneef, Maarten, Welch, Stephen M, Remington, David L, Schmitt, Johanna

“…Selection on quantitative trait loci (QTL) may vary among natural environments due to differences in the genetic architecture of traits, environment‐specific…”
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Predictors of outcome after temporal lobectomy for the treatment of intractable epilepsy by Jeha, L E, Najm, I M, Bingaman, W E, Khandwala, F, Widdess-Walsh, P, Morris, H H, Dinner, D S, Nair, D, Foldvary-Schaeffer, N, Prayson, R A, Comair, Y, O'Brien, R, Bulacio, J, Gupta, A, Lüders, H O

“…To assess short- and long-term seizure freedom, the authors reviewed 371 patients who underwent anterior temporal lobectomy to treat pharmacoresistant…”
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Bacteria and Competing Herbivores Weaken Top-Down and Bottom-Up Aphid Suppression by Blubaugh, Carmen K, Carpenter-Boggs, Lynne, Reganold, John P, Schaeffer, Robert N, Snyder, William E

“…Herbivore suppression is mediated by both plant defenses and predators. In turn, plant defenses are impacted by soil fertility and interactions with soil…”
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On symmetry and anisotropy of Earth-core flows by Schaeffer, N., Pais, M. A.

“…Quasi‐geostrophic (QG) flows are a recently developed and very promising paradigm for modeling decadal secular variation (SV). Here we examine the effects of…”
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Detoxification of Mercury by Bacteria Using Crude Glycerol from Biodiesel as a Carbon Source by Giovanella, P., Costa, A. P., Schäffer, N., Peralba, M. C. R., Camargo, F. A. O., Bento, F. M.

“…Bacteria that harbor the mer operon in their genome are able to enzymatically reduce mercury (II) to the volatile form of mercury Hg (0). Detoxification of…”
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Correction to “The Floral Microbiome and Its Management in Agroecosystems: A Perspective” by Burgess, Emily C., Schaeffer, Robert N.

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Bee microbiomes in a changing climate: Investigating the effects of temperature on solitary bee life history and health by Crowley, Bailey L., Schaeffer, Robert N.

“…Abstract Climate change is rapidly warming thermal environments, an important abiotic stimulus governing interactions between microbial symbionts and their…”
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The Floral Microbiome and Its Management in Agroecosystems: A Perspective by Burgess, Emily C., Schaeffer, Robert N.

“…Disease management is critical to ensuring healthy crop yields and is often targeted at flowers because of their susceptibility to pathogens and direct link to…”
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Consequences of a nectar yeast for pollinator preference and performance by Schaeffer, Robert N., Mei, Yu Zhu, Andicoechea, Jonathan, Manson, Jessamyn S., Irwin, Rebecca E.

“…Summary Pollinators utilize floral resources that vary in colour, scent and reward quality. Variation in such traits, including nectar rewards, in addition to…”
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