The eastern migratory caribou: the role of genetic introgression in ecotype evolution.

abstract：:This comment presents acoustic and visual data showing deep seafloor depression chains similar to those reported in Marsh et al. (R. Soc. open sci. 5: 180286), though from a different deep-sea setting. Marsh et al. present data collected during cruise JC120 from polymetallic nodule rich sites within the Clarion-Clippe...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Purser A,Herr H,Dreutter S,Dorschel B,Glud RN,Hehemann L,Hoge U,Jamieson AJ,Linley TD,Stewart HA,Wenzhöfer F

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In the centuries since the enlightenment, the world has seen an increase in socioeconomic development, measured as increased life expectancy, education, economic development and democracy. While the co-occurrence of these features among nations is well documented, little is known about their origins or co-evolution. H...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Ruck DJ,Bentley RA,Lawson DJ

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171563.]. ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Limpanuparb T,Roongruangsree P,Areekul C

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Foodborne infection is a result of exposure to complex, dynamic food systems. The efficiency of foodborne infection is driven by ongoing shifts in genetic machinery. Next-generation sequencing technologies can provide high-fidelity data about the genetics of a pathogen. However, food safety surveillance systems do not...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Hill AA,Crotta M,Wall B,Good L,O'Brien SJ,Guitian J

更新日期：2017-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents simplified finite-element analysis procedures based on geometrical nonlinearity and ductile Mohr-Coulomb-Davis plasticity for analysis of bending behaviour of steel pipes subjected to lateral soil loading. A simple, and easy to implement, user-defined subroutine to represent soil stiffness using th...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Almahakeri M,Moore ID,Fam A

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we examined the kinematic function of the morpho- logically unique first thoracic vertebra in giraffes. The first thoracic vertebra of the giraffe displayed similar shape to the seventh cervical vertebra in general ruminants. The flexion experiment using giraffe carcasses demonstrated that the first thoracic vert...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Gunji M,Endo H

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently one small, native population of the culturally and ecologically important Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi, LCT, Federally listed) remains in the Truckee River watershed of northwestern Nevada and northeastern California. The majority of populations in this watershed were extirpated in...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Peacock MM,Hekkala ER,Kirchoff VS,Heki LG

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We model radicalization in a society consisting of two competing religious, ethnic or political groups. Each of the 'sects' is divided into moderate and radical factions, with intra-group transitions occurring either spontaneously or through indoctrination. We also include the possibility of one group violently attack...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Short MB,McCalla SG,D'Orsogna MR

更新日期：2017-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Social information use is common in a wide range of group-living animals, notably in humans. The role it plays in decision-making could be a key to understanding how social groups make collective decisions. The observation of road-crossing behaviours in the presence of other individuals is an ideal means to study the ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Pelé M,Bellut C,Debergue E,Gauvin C,Jeanneret A,Leclere T,Nicolas L,Pontier F,Zausa D,Sueur C

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector and feeds over 3 billion people. Bivalve shellfish aquaculture makes up 25% of global aquaculture production and is worth annually US$19 billion, but continued growth is currently limited by suboptimal diets and limited tools for disease control. New advances in microenca...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Willer D,Aldridge DC

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymer-based composites with the advantages of ceramics and polymers exhibit high dielectric constant, good processing properties and low dielectric loss. The composites with a varied content of irregular alumina (i-Al2O3) filler were prepared by UV-cured epoxy acrylic (EA). Spherical alumina (s-Al2O3) was used as a ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Bian J,Zhao Q,Hou Z,Dong J,Yang Q,Zhang G

更新日期：2019-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we perform a comprehensive theoretical study on adsorption of representative 10-electron molecules H2O, CH4 and NH3 onto defective single-walled carbon nanotubes. Results of adsorption energy and charge transfer reveal the existence of both chemical adsorption (CA) and physical adsorption (PA). While PA ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Li D,Wang F,Zhang Z,Jiang W,Zhu Y,Wang Z,Zhang RQ

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Animals are predicted to selectively observe and learn from the conspecifics with whom they share social connections. Yet, hardly anything is known about the role of different connections in observation and learning. To address the relationships between social connections, observation and learning, we investigated tra...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Kulahci IG,Rubenstein DI,Bugnyar T,Hoppitt W,Mikus N,Schwab C

更新日期：2016-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sirius Passet Lagerstätte of North Greenland contains the first exceptionally preserved mat-ground community of the Cambrian, dominated, in terms of abundance, by trilobites but particularly characterized by iconic arthropods and lobopods, some also occurring in the Burgess shale. High-resolution photography, scan...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Strang KM,Armstrong HA,Harper DA

更新日期：2016-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has long been an essential tool for understanding the structure of materials. Over the past couple of decades, this venerable technique has undergone a number of revolutions, such as the development of aberration correction for atomic level imaging, the realization of cryogenic T...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Pu S,Gong C,Robertson AW

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we construct a generalization of the Blum-François Beta-splitting model for evolutionary trees, which was itself inspired by Aldous' Beta-splitting model on cladograms. The novelty of our approach allows for asymmetric shares of diversification rates (or diversification 'potential') between two sister...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Sainudiin R,Véber A

更新日期：2016-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Arc faults in low-voltage electrical circuits are the main hidden cause of electric fires. Accurate identification of arc faults is essential for safe power consumption. In this paper, a detection algorithm for arc faults is tested in a low-voltage circuit. With capacitance coupling and a logarithmic detector, the hig...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Yang JH,Fang HY,Zhang RC,Yang K

更新日期：2018-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1098/rsos.181295.]. ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Hansford JP,Turvey ST

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This article studies correlated two-person games constructed from games with independent players as proposed in Iqbal et al. (2016 R. Soc. open sci.3, 150477. (doi:10.1098/rsos.150477)). The games are played in a collective manner, both in a two-dimensional lattice where the players interact with their neighbours, and...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Alonso-Sanz R

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Contamination of body surfaces can negatively affect many physiological functions. Insects have evolved different adaptations for removing contamination, including surfaces that allow passive self-cleaning and structures for active cleaning. Here, we study the function of the antenna cleaner in Camponotus rufifemur an...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Hackmann A,Delacave H,Robinson A,Labonte D,Federle W

更新日期：2015-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce 14 articles published as part of the 'New talent' special collection of invited articles to showcase some of the exciting work being funded by the Royal Society. As Royal Society University Research Fellows or Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship holders, the contributors to this collection are rising stars in thei...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Sanders JKM,Stace A

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In plants, plant fructokinases (FRKs) are considered to be the main gateway of fructose metabolism as they can phosphorylate fructose to fructose-6-phosphate. Chinese white pears (Pyrus bretschneideri) are one of the popular fruits in the world market; sugar content is an important factor affecting the quality of the ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Cao Y,Li S,Han Y,Meng D,Jiao C,Abdullah M,Li D,Jin Q,Lin Y,Cai Y

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Online evolution of behavioural control on real robots is an open-ended approach to autonomous learning and adaptation: robots have the potential to automatically learn new tasks and to adapt to changes in environmental conditions, or to failures in sensors and/or actuators. However, studies have so far almost exclusi...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Silva F,Correia L,Christensen AL

更新日期：2017-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the extent to which adolescents who spend time playing violent video games exhibit higher levels of aggressive behaviour when compared with those who do not. A large sample of British adolescent participants (n = 1004) aged 14 and 15 years and an equal number of their carers were intervi...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Przybylski AK,Weinstein N

更新日期：2019-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the framework of The Heterogeneous dust Evolution Model for Interstellar Solids (THEMIS), this work explores the surface processes and chemistry relating to core/mantle interstellar and cometary grain structures and their influence on the nature of these fascinating particles. It appears that a realistic consid...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Jones AP

更新日期：2016-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient, high-yield and rapid synthesis of (E)-1,5-dimethyl-4-((2-((substituted-2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-yl)methoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)methyleneamino)-2-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-one derivatives (3a-3i) containing Schiff base structures under microwave-irradiation has been described. Schiff base is a potential target to...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Chavan RR,Hosamani KM

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A global response function (GRF) of an elastic network is introduced as a generalization of the response function (RF) of a rigid network, relating the average flow along the network with the pressure difference at its extremes. The GRF can be used to explore the frequency behaviour of a fluid confined in a tree-like ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Yáñez D,Travasso RDM,Corvera Poiré E

更新日期：2019-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Lignocellulosic bioethanol production results in huge amounts of stillage, a potentially polluting by-product. Stillage, rich in heavy metals and, mainly, inhibitors, requires specific toxicity studies to be adequately managed. To this purpose, we applied an FTIR ecotoxicological bioassay to evaluate the toxicity of l...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Roscini L,Favaro L,Corte L,Cagnin L,Colabella C,Basaglia M,Cardinali G,Casella S

更新日期：2019-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to present an analytical method, namely the improved F-expansion method combined with the Riccati equation, for finding exact solutions of nonlinear evolution equations. The present method is capable of calculating all branches of solutions simultaneously, even if multiple solutions are ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Islam MS,Khan K,Akbar MA,Mastroberardino A

更新日期：2014-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Nano-size EVONIK AEROXIDE® P25 titanium dioxide, TiO2, powder was heat-treated at temperatures, 700-900°C, in air. An X-ray diffraction study showed that the P25 powder is composed of approximately 20 and approximately 80 mass% of rutile and anatase phases, respectively. It was also shown that the transformation from ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Ishigaki T,Nakada Y,Tarutani N,Uchikoshi T,Tsujimoto Y,Isobe M,Ogata H,Zhang C,Hao D

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00