Hybridization generates a hopeful monster: a hermaphroditic selfing cichlid.

abstract：:Cooperation behaviour is an important topic in society as well as in the biological field, and many factors yield cooperation. Many social phenomena constitute Stackelberg games, but there is little literature on the relationship between Stackelberg games and cooperation. This article shows that in the repeated dynami...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Nie PY,Wang C,Cui T

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:α-Mangostin, the extract from pericarp of Garcinia mangostana L . or mangosteen fruit, has been applied in various biomedical products because of its minimal skin irritation, and prominent anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and immune-modulating activities. Owing to its low water solubility, the particle formulations ar...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Bumrung J,Chanchao C,Intasanta V,Palaga T,Wanichwecharungruang S

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Organisms continuously acquire and process information from surrounding cues. While some cues complement one another in delivering more reliable information, others may provide conflicting information. How organisms extract and use reliable information from a multitude of cues is largely unknown. We examined movement ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Brant CO,Li K,Johnson NS,Li W

更新日期：2015-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes, synonymous codons are unevenly used. Such differential usage of optimal or non-optimal codons has been suggested to play a role in the control of translation initiation and elongation, as well as at the level of transcription and mRNA stability. In the case of membrane prote...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Sanguinetti M,Iriarte A,Amillis S,Marín M,Musto H,Ramón A

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based gas sensor was decorated with Pt nanoparticles (NPs) for high sensitivity and low limit of detection (LOD) for specific gases (NH3 and H2S). The two-dimensional MoS2 film was grown at 400°C using metal organic gas vapour deposition. To fabricate the MoS2 gas sensor, ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Park J,Mun J,Shin JS,Kang SW

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Many scientists communicate with the public about risks associated with scientific issues, but such communication may have unintended consequences for how the public views the political orientations and the credibility of the communicating scientist. We explore this possibility using an experiment with a nationally re...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Vraga E,Myers T,Kotcher J,Beall L,Maibach E

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Herbaria archive a record of changes of worldwide plant biodiversity harbouring millions of specimens that contain DNA suitable for genome sequencing. To profit from this resource, it is fundamental to understand in detail the process of DNA degradation in herbarium specimens. We investigated patterns of DNA fragmenta...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Weiß CL,Schuenemann VJ,Devos J,Shirsekar G,Reiter E,Gould BA,Stinchcombe JR,Krause J,Burbano HA

更新日期：2016-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Among social mammals, humans uniquely organize themselves into communities of households that are centred around enduring, predominantly monogamous unions of men and women. As a consequence of this social organization, individuals maintain social relationships both within and across households, and potentially there i...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Koster J

更新日期：2018-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate effects of thermal treatments on major phenolics and their antioxidant contributions in Acer truncatum leaves and flowers (ATL and ATF, respectively). With ultra performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector-quadrupole time-of-flight-mass spectrometer/mass spectrometer, phenoli...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Yang L,Yin P,Ho CT,Yu M,Sun L,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare young and adult sprinters on several biomechanical parameters that were previously highlighted as performance-related and to determine the behaviour of several muscle-tendon units (MTU) in the first stance phase following a block start in sprint running. The ground reaction force (...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Aeles J,Jonkers I,Debaere S,Delecluse C,Vanwanseele B

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, enzymatic hydrolysis and cationization with epoxypropyldodecyldimethylammonium chloride of wheat protein, an economic protein complex containing great amount of disulfide bonds, were conducted to improve properties such as solubility and disassociation behaviour for recovery of damaged hair when used in...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Wang S,Meng D,Wang S,Zhang Z,Yang R,Zhao W

更新日期：2018-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Feedback is typically incorporated in word learning paradigms, in both research studies and commercial language learning apps. While the common-sense view is that feedback is helpful during learning, relatively little empirical evidence exists about the role of feedback in spoken vocabulary learning. Some work has sug...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Krishnan S,Sellars E,Wood H,Bishop DVM,Watkins KE

更新日期：2018-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Zeolitic-imidazole frameworks (ZIFs), as novel porous materials, are attracting much attention in several fields due to their special advantages such as large specific surface area, versatile porosity and well-connected networks. Here, we develop a porous ZIF-derived catalytic thin film, which was coated on the conduc...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Xu W,Sun Y,Ding B,Zhang J

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel polyamine-type starch/glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) copolymer with a high capacity for the adsorption of heavy metal ions was prepared via graft copolymerization of GMA and corn starch and a subsequent amination reaction between amino group of diethylenetriamine and epoxy group in GMA. The copolymers were charac...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Chen Y,Zhao W,Wang H,Meng X,Zhang L

更新日期：2018-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Waptia fieldensis Walcott, 1912 is one of the iconic animals from the middle Cambrian Burgess Shale biota that had lacked a formal description since its discovery at the beginning of the twentieth century. This study, based on over 1800 specimens, finds that W. fieldensis shares general characteristics with pancrustac...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Vannier J,Aria C,Taylor RS,Caron JB

更新日期：2018-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Social interactions are a defining behavioural trait of social animals. Discovering characteristic patterns in the display of such behaviour is one of the fundamental endeavours in behavioural biology and psychology, as this promises to facilitate the general understanding, classification, prediction and even automati...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Bode NW,Sutton A,Lacey L,Fennell JG,Leonards U

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthropogenic activities affect fish populations worldwide. River dams have profound impacts on ecosystems by changing habitats and hindering migration. In an effort to counteract such effects, a range of mitigation measures have been installed at hydroelectric power plants. However, not all individuals in a populatio...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Haraldstad T,Haugen TO,Kroglund F,Olsen EM,Höglund E

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans stand out among animals for their unique capacities in domains such as language, culture and imitation, yet it has been difficult to identify cognitive elements that are specifically human. Most research has focused on how information is processed after it is acquired, e.g. in problem solving or 'insight' tasks...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Ghirlanda S,Lind J,Enquist M

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Metacommunity theory highlights the potential of β-diversity as a useful link to empirical research, especially in diverse systems where species exhibit a range of stage-dependent dispersal characteristics. To investigate the importance of different components and scales of β-diversity in community assembly, we conduc...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Chiantore M,Thrush SF,Asnaghi V,Hewitt JE

更新日期：2018-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a study of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) films hydrothermally grown on a dome-shaped titanium diaphragm. Few articles in the literature address the implementation of hydrothermal PZT films on curved-diaphragm substrates for resonators. In this study, a 50-μm-thick titanium sheet is embossed using b...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Feng GH,Lee KY

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180442.]. ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Tang HM,Tang HL

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The challenge of cell division is to distribute partner chromosomes (pairs of homologues, pairs of sex chromosomes or pairs of sister chromatids) correctly, one into each daughter cell. In the 'standard' meiosis, this problem is solved by linking partners together via a chiasma and/or sister chromatid cohesion, and th...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Brady M,Paliulis LV

更新日期：2015-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), an important component of the modern conservation toolkit, is being eroded in indigenous communities around the world. However, the dynamics of TEK loss in response to ecosystem change and disruption to social-ecological systems, and patterns of variation in vulnerability and re...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Turvey ST,Bryant JV,McClune KA

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, nanoflower-like MoS2 grown on the surface of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)/polyaniline (PANI) nano-stem is synthesized via a facile in situ polymerization and hydrothermal method. Such a novel hierarchical structure commendably promotes the contact of PANI and electrolyte for faradaic energy sto...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Zhang R,Liao Y,Ye S,Zhu Z,Qian J

更新日期：2018-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Language has long been identified as a powerful communicative tool among humans. Yet, pre-linguistic communication, which is common in many species, is also used by human infants prior to the acquisition of language. The potential communicational value of pre-linguistic vocal interactions between human infants and mot...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Bourvis N,Singer M,Saint Georges C,Bodeau N,Chetouani M,Cohen D,Feldman R

更新日期：2018-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the pathways of introduction of the African baobab, Adansonia digitata, to the Indian subcontinent, we examined 10 microsatellite loci in individuals from Africa, India, the Mascarenes and Malaysia, and matched this with historical evidence of human interactions between source and destination regions. G...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Bell KL,Rangan H,Kull CA,Murphy DJ

更新日期：2015-09-09 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：:Many drum communication systems around the world transmit information by emulating tonal and rhythmic patterns of spoken languages in sequences of drumbeats. Their rhythmic characteristics, in particular, have not been systematically studied so far, although understanding them represents a rare occasion for providing ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Seifart F,Meyer J,Grawunder S,Dentel L

更新日期：2018-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Frugal products possess a proper mix of features including minimal consumption of resources, good functionality under nominal conditions and low cost. Therefore, increasing use of frugal products, that are designed and also fabricated systematically, is crucial to all-round sustainable development. However, their low ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Rao BC

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180687.]. ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Dvurecenska K,Graham S,Patelli E,Patterson EA

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00