Maternal body size influences offspring immune configuration in an oviparous snake.

abstract：:We show that the spin-wave spectrum in an elliptical helix has a band character. The size of the first band gap calculated using the perturbation theory is shown to scale as square root of the eccentricity. Curved magnonic waveguides of the kind considered here could be used as structural elements of future three-dime...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Golovchan AV,Kruglyak VV,Tkachenko VS,Kuchko AN

更新日期：2018-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The question of how we attribute observed body parts as our own, and the consequences of this attribution on our sensory-motor processes, is fundamental to understand how our brain distinguishes between self and other. Previous studies have identified interactions between the illusion of ownership, and multi-sensory i...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Aymerich-Franch L,Petit D,Kheddar A,Ganesh G

更新日期：2016-08-24 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：:Humans commonly engage in a variety of search behaviours, for example when looking for an object, a partner, information or a solution to a complex problem. The success or failure of a search strategy crucially depends on the structure of the environment and the constraints it imposes on the individuals. Here, we focu...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Yahosseini KS,Moussaïd M

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate derivation of the psychophysical (a.k.a. transducer) function from just-notable differences requires accurate knowledge of the relationship between the mean and variance of apparent intensities. Alternatively, a psychophysical function can be derived from estimates of the average between easily discriminable ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Solomon JA,Tyler CW

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Predation is the primary source of reproductive failure in many avian taxa and nest defence behaviour against predators is hence an important aspect of parental investment. Nest defence is a complex trait that might consistently differ among individuals (personality), while simultaneously vary within individuals (plas...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Thys B,Lambreghts Y,Pinxten R,Eens M

更新日期：2019-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior experience influences visual perception. For example, extended viewing of a moving stimulus results in the misperception of a subsequent stimulus's motion direction-the direction after-effect (DAE). There has been an ongoing debate regarding the locus of the neural mechanisms underlying the DAE. We know the mech...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Curran W,Beattie L,Bilello D,Coulter LA,Currie JA,Pimentel Leon JM

更新日期：2019-03-27 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：:Natural selection favours a restricted host breadth in disease vector mosquitoes, indicating that there is an adaptive value associated with maintaining plasticity in host preference. One mechanism to maintain such plasticity is via the detection of generic cues by conserved peripheral olfactory pathways, which when p...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Majeed S,Hill SR,Birgersson G,Ignell R

更新日期：2016-11-09 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：:The anatomical design of the human foot is considered to facilitate generation of bipedal walking. However, how the morphology and structure of the human foot actually contribute to generation of bipedal walking remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the three-dimensional kinematics of the foot bones u...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Ito K,Hosoda K,Shimizu M,Ikemoto S,Nagura T,Seki H,Kitashiro M,Imanishi N,Aiso S,Jinzaki M,Ogihara N

更新日期：2017-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Hierarchical VOOH hollow spheres with low crystallinity composed of nanoparticles were prepared by a facile and template-free method, which involved a precipitation of precursor microspheres in aqueous solution at room temperature and subsequent hydrothermal reaction. Quasi-solid-state symmetric and asymmetric superca...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Jing X,Wang C,Feng W,Xing N,Jiang H,Lu X,Zhang Y,Meng C

更新日期：2018-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The applications of magnesium (Mg) alloys as biodegradable orthopedic implants are mainly restricted due to their rapid degradation rate in the physiological environment. In this study, Si-CaP micro-arc oxidation (MAO) coatings were prepared on a Mg-Zn-Ca alloy by a second-step MAO process at different voltages in ord...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Dou J,Zhao Y,Lu L,Gu G,Yu H,Chen C

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Flounder change colour and pattern for camouflage. We used a spectrometer to measure reflectance spectra and a digital camera to capture body patterns of two flounder species camouflaged on four natural backgrounds of different spatial scale (sand, small gravel, large gravel and rocks). We quantified the degree of spe...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Akkaynak D,Siemann LA,Barbosa A,Mäthger LM

更新日期：2017-03-08 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：:Mounting evidence suggests that we are experiencing rapidly accelerating global climate change. Understanding how climate change may affect life is critical to identifying species and populations that are vulnerable. Most current research focuses on investigating how organisms may respond to gradual warming, but anoth...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Kozlovsky DY,Branch CL,Pitera AM,Pravosudov VV

更新日期：2018-05-09 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：:Ligninolytic enzymes, including laccase (Lac), manganese peroxidase (MnP) and lignin peroxidase (LiP), have attracted much attention in the degradation of contaminants. Genes of Lac (1827 bp), MnP (1134 bp) and LiP (1119 bp) were cloned from Aspergillus sp. TS-A, and the recombinant Lac (69 kDa), MnP (45 kDa) and LiP ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Liu S,Xu X,Kang Y,Xiao Y,Liu H

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of geolocated information and communication technologies opens the possibility of exploring how people use space in cities, bringing an important new tool for urban scientists and planners, especially for regions where data are scarce or not available. Here we apply a functional network approach to determin...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Lenormand M,Picornell M,Cantú-Ros OG,Louail T,Herranz R,Barthelemy M,Frías-Martínez E,San Miguel M,Ramasco JJ

更新日期：2015-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In the field of evaluative conditioning (EC), two opposing theories-propositional single-process theory versus dual-process theory-are currently being discussed in the literature. The present set of experiments test a crucial prediction to adjudicate between these two theories: Dual-process theory postulates that eval...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Heycke T,Aust F,Stahl C

更新日期：2017-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendrobium is the largest genus of orchids most of which have excellent medicinal properties. Fresh stems of some species have been consumed in daily life by Asians for thousands of years. However, there are differences in flavour and clinical efficacy among different species. Therefore, it is necessary for a detector...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Wang Y,Zuo ZT,Huang HY,Wang YZ

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:When we represent real-world systems as networks, the directions of links often convey valuable information. Finding module structures that respect link directions is one of the most important tasks for analysing directed networks. Although many notions of a directed module have been proposed, no consensus has been re...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Takaguchi T,Yoshida Y

更新日期：2016-11-30 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：:The evolution of multicellularity was a major transition in evolution and set the stage for unprecedented increases in complexity, especially in land plants and animals. Here, we explore the genetics underlying a de novo origin of multicellularity in a microbial evolution experiment carried out on the green alga Chlam...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Herron MD,Ratcliff WC,Boswell J,Rosenzweig F

更新日期：2018-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigate the concept of the targeted delivery of pharmaceutical drug aerosols in an anatomically realistic geometry of the human upper and central respiratory system. The geometry considered extends from the mouth inlet to the eighth generation of the bronchial bifurcations and is identical...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Kenjereš S,Tjin JL

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:By the slight adjustment of oxides constituting thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) substrate glass, including equal mole fraction substitution of Al2O3, GeO2, B2O3, P2O5 and ZrO2 for SiO2, as well as the substitution of CaO for SrO with the total contents unchanged, the structural and physico-chemic...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Cui J,Cao X,Shi L,Zhong Z,Wang P,Ma L

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The shapes of vertebrate teeth are often used as hallmarks of diet. Here, however, we demonstrate evidence of frequent piscivory by cartilaginous fishes with pebble-like teeth that are typically associated with durophagy, the eating of hard-shelled prey. High-resolution micro-computed tomography observation of a jaw s...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Dean MN,Bizzarro JJ,Clark B,Underwood CJ,Johanson Z

更新日期：2017-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper develops a closed-form approximate solution for a penny-shaped hydraulic fracture whose behaviour is determined by an interplay of three competing physical processes that are associated with fluid viscosity, fracture toughness and fluid leak-off. The primary assumption that permits one to construct the solu...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Dontsov EV

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Todiramphus chloris is the most widely distributed of the Pacific's 'great speciators'. Its 50 subspecies constitute a species complex that is distributed over 16 000 km from the Red Sea to Polynesia. We present, to our knowledge, the first comprehensive molecular phylogeny of this enigmatic radiation of kingfishers. ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Andersen MJ,Shult HT,Cibois A,Thibault JC,Filardi CE,Moyle RG

更新日期：2015-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A method developed based on the capillary effect and capillary condensation theory was used to synthesize an innovative Fe/C/Pd composite in this study. This composite (Fe@CNTs@Pd) consists of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with nanoscale zerovalent iron (NZVI) on the inner surface and palladium nanoparticles supported on th...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Wang X,Wang W,Lowry G,Li X,Guo Y,Li T

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00