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Meta-analysis reveals that pollinator functional diversity and abundance enhance crop pollination and yield by Woodcock, B. A., Garratt, M. P. D., Powney, G. D., Shaw, R. F., Osborne, J. L., Soroka, J., Lindström, S. A. M., Stanley, D., Ouvrard, P., Edwards, M. E., Jauker, F., McCracken, M. E., Zou, Y., Potts, S. G., Rundlöf, M., Noriega, J. A., Greenop, A., Smith, H. G., Bommarco, R., van der Werf, W., Stout, J. C., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Morandin, L., Bullock, J. M., Pywell, R. F.

“…How insects promote crop pollination remains poorly understood in terms of the contribution of functional trait differences between species. We used…”
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Influence of Atchafalaya River Discharge and Winter Frontal Passage on Suspended Sediment Concentration and Flux in Fourleague Bay, Louisiana by Perez, B.C., Day, J.W., Rouse, L.J., Shaw, R.F., Wang, M.

“…Suspended sediment concentrations and fluxes between Fourleague Bay, Louisiana and the northern Gulf of Mexico were sampled every 3h for 3 months to examine…”
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Larval development of five species of blenny (Teleostei: Blenniidae) from the western central North Atlantic, with a synopsis of blennioid family characters by Ditty, J. G., Shaw, R. F., Fuiman, L. A.

“…Light trap collections on oil and gas platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana from 1995 to 1997 contained young of tessellated blenny…”
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Fluctuating Silicate:Nitrate Ratios and Coastal Plankton Food Webs by Turner, R. Eugene, Qureshi, Naureen, Rabalais, Nancy N., Dortch, Quay, Justic, Dubravko, Shaw, Richard F., Cope, Joseph

“…Marine diatoms require dissolved silicate to form an external shell, and their growth becomes Si-limited when the atomic ratio of silicate to dissolved…”
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Conservative fit of the Schaefer model for a multispecies fishery by Ould Dedah, S., Condrey, R.E., Shaw, R.F.

“…We outline a procedure by which conservative management (defined as management which errs on the side of the resources in the face of uncertainty) can use a…”
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Variations in the age and growth of yellowfin tuna larvae, Thunnus albacares, collected about the Mississippi River plume by Lang, K.L. (NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC, Woods Hole, MA (USA)), Grimes, C.B, Shaw, R.F

“…Eight hundred and one yellowfin tuna larvae ranging from 2.57-7.48 mm SL were collected near the Mississippi River discharge plume in the Gulf of Mexico during…”
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Larval development, distribution, and ecology of cobia Rachycentron canadum (family: Rachycentridae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico by Ditty, J G, Shaw, R F

“…Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) is a highly prized recreational species of worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical seas, but the development,…”
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The question of natural selection against mutable-to-terminator codons by Shaw, R F

“…Codons that differ from a terminator triplet by only a single base are sometimes thought, because of their greater risk of undergoing a harmful mutation, to be…”
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High-efficiency organic solar cells by Morel, D. L., Ghosh, A. K., Feng, T., Stogryn, E. L., Purwin, P. E., Shaw, R. F., Fishman, C.

“…Organic solar cells based on merocyanine dyes have exhibited sunlight efficiencies in excess of 1% at ∼100 mW/cm2. This represents a significant improvement…”
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Effects of current speed and turbidity on stationary light-trap catches of larval and juvenile fishes by Lindquist, David C, Shaw, Richard F

“…Light traps are one of a number of different gears used to sample pelagic larval and juvenile fishes. In contrast to conventional towed nets, light traps…”
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Larval development of tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis (Pisces: Lobotidae), and their spatial and temporal distribution in the northern Gulf of Mexico by Ditty, J G, Shaw, R F

“…The tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis, is the only member of the family Lobotidae in the western Atlantic Ocean, and its life history is poorly understood. We…”
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Spatial and temporal trends of sea surface temperature in the northwest African region by Ould-Dedah, Sidina, Wiseman, William J, Shaw, Richard F

“…The timing and structure of sea surface temperature (SST) changes were investigated using data from the continental shelf of the northwest African region and…”
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A comparison of larval and postlarval gulf menhaden, Brevoortia patronus, growth rates between an offshore spawning ground and an estuarine nursery by Raynie, R C, Shaw, R F

“…The fishery for gulf menhaden, Brevoortia patronus, was the largest by weight in the United States from 1963 through 1988 and has had a significant impact on…”
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Distribution patterns of larval and juvenile fishes at offshore petroleum platforms in the north-central Gulf of Mexico by Lindquist, David C., Shaw, Richard F., Hernandez, Frank J.

“…Vertical and horizontal distribution patterns of larval and juvenile fishes were described from five offshore petroleum platforms in the north-central Gulf of…”
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The Use of Logistic Models for the Analysis of Codon Frequencies of DNA Sequences in Terms of Explanatory Variables by Amfoh, Kweku K., Shaw, Richard F., Bonney, George E.

“…The development of the regressive logistic model applicable to the analysis of codon frequencies of DNA sequences in terms of explanatory variables is…”
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Age validation, growth, and mortality of larval Atlantic bumper (Carangidae: Chloroscombrus chrysurus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico by Leffler, D L, Shaw, R F

“…Age, growth, and mortality of larval Atlantic bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurus were compared between cruise samples collected during August-September 1986 and…”
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Cocaine- and methamphetamine-related deaths in San Diego County (1987): homicides and accidental overdoses by Bailey, D N, Shaw, R F

“…Cocaine- and methamphetamine-related homicides and fatal accidental overdoses in San Diego County were studied retrospectively for the 1987 calendar year…”
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The distribution, abundance, and transport of larval sciaenids collected during winter and early spring from the continental shelf waters off West Louisiana by Cowan, JH Jr, Shaw, R F

“…The larvae of six species of Sciaenidae were collected in continental shelf waters off west Louisiana on five midmonthly ichthyoplankton cruises from December…”
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Organic photovoltaic cells. Correlations between cell performance and molecular structure by Morel, D. L, Stogryn, E. L, Ghosh, A. K, Feng, T, Purwin, P. E, Shaw, R. F, Fishman, C, Bird, G. R, Piechowski, A. P

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Small-scale spatial and temporal variability in growth and mortality of fish larvae in the subtropical northcentral Gulf of Mexico: implications for assessing recruitment success by Comyns, Bruce H, Shaw, Richard F, Lyczkowski-Shultz, Joanne

“…Extensive plankton collections were taken during seven September cruises (1990-93) along the inner continental shelf of the northcentral Gulf of Mexico (GOM)…”
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