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Is the Anthropause a useful symbol and metaphor for raising environmental awareness and promoting reform?
- Nathan Young, Andrew N Kadykalo, Christine Beaudoin, Diana M Hackenburg, Steven J Cooke
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- Environmental Conservation / Volume 48 / Issue 4 / December 2021
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- 28 July 2021, pp. 274-277
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Lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily restricted human activity and removed people from many places of work and recreation. The resulting ‘Anthropause’ generated much media and research interest and has become an important storyline in the public history of the pandemic. As an ecological event, the Anthropause is fleeting and unlikely to alter the long-term human impact on the planet. But the Anthropause is also a cultural symbol whose effects may be more enduring. Will the Anthropause inspire people and governments to mobilize for meaningful reform, or does it present a misleading and too-comforting portrayal of resilient nature and wildlife that could ultimately discourage action? While it is too early to gauge the impact of the Anthropause on human behaviour and politics, we use existing research on environmental symbols and metaphors to identify factors that may influence long-term behavioural and political responses to this globally significant period of time.
Fertilisation in fish: a cortical alveolar lectin and its potential role in the block to polyspermy
- Shigeki Yasumasu, Nathan J. Wardrip, Bruce D. Zenner, Young M. Lee, Alan J. Smith, Jerry L. Hedrick
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An animal egg such as amphibian, mammalian or sea urchin egg receives only a single sperm at fertilisation. After binding of the first sperm, the egg is prevented from allowing the entry of additional sperm. In fact, polyspermy results in aborted development of the zygote. It has been generally accepted that a molecule(s) released from cortical granules participates in the block to polyspermy. As one such molecule, a cortical granule lectin has been isolated from unfertilised Xenopus eggs (Xenopus cortical granule lectin; XCGL). XCGL is released into the perivitelline space after fertilisation, and forms a complex with J1 jelly molecules to form an F layer, resulting in a block to additional sperm penetration.
A lectin molecule has also been purified from the eggs of several species of fish. The fish egg lectin is located in the cortical alveoli and is released from them after fertilisation. However, its biological function is unclear. We isolated cortical alveolar lectin from unfertilised eggs of Chinook salmon through affinity column chromatography (salmon egg lectin; SEL). The lectin activity was estimated by haemagglutination. The activity of the purified SEL was most strongly inhibited by L-rhamnose and D-galactose, but not by EDTA. Further analysis by C4 reverse-phase column chromatography using HPLC revealed that the lectin was composed of three subunit proteins: 24K, 26Ka and 26Kb proteins. In addition, we cloned cDNAs for them by RT-PCR. The deduced amino acid sequence of the 26Ka protein was homologous with that of the 26Kb protein (identity, 96.4%). Identities of the 24K with the 26Ka and the 26Kb proteins were 55.9% and 66.7%, respectively. A database search revealed that a lectin molecule similar to the SEL had been identified in Anthocidaris crassispina egg (sea urchin egg lectin; SUEL). The SUEL is composed of 105 amino acids, and is similar to both amino-terminal and carboxyl-terminal halves of the SELs. Thus, the SEL molecule is composed of two repeats of such SUEL-like domains, suggesting that the SEL gene was produced by gene duplication.
Efficacy of Preplant Corn and Soybean Herbicides on Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) in No-Till Crop Production
- Nathan R. Johanning, Julie M. Young, Bryan G. Young
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- Weed Technology / Volume 30 / Issue 2 / June 2016
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- 20 January 2017, pp. 391-400
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Field research was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of preplant herbicides commonly used in no-till corn and soybean production and to determine the efficacy of three application timings in the spring for star-of-Bethlehem bulb management. A single, preplant application of herbicide treatments that included flumioxazin, sulfentrazone, or paraquat resulted in 91 to 97% control of star-of-Bethlehem at 14 d after treatment (DAT). Star-of-Bethlehem control from atrazine and metribuzin was moderate (70 to 75%) at the Marion location but poor (< 20%) at Murphysboro. Regardless of the initial foliar control at 14 DAT from treatments included in the corn and soybean herbicide screen, only applications containing paraquat resulted in extensive control (75 to 86%) of star-of-Bethlehem foliar regrowth by 1 yr after treatment. Star-of-Bethlehem was most responsive to herbicide applications in mid-March in southern Illinois when compared with applications made March 1 and April 11. The mid-March application timing corresponded to the vegetative reproductive stage, approximately 3 wk prior to flowering. The average density of star-of-Bethlehem bulbs in nontreated plots occupied 7.9% of the field soil volume in the upper 7.6 cm of the soil profile. Spring applications of paraquat (repeated 2 yr consecutively) reduced bulb density in the soil by 88%, compared with 5% or less bulb reduction for consecutive applications of glyphosate or 2,4-D ester applied alone. Overall, paraquat and paraquat tank mixtures provided the most effective and consistent control of star-of-Bethlehem foliage and underground bulbs, which is paramount for long-term management of this invasive species.
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- By Tod C. Aeby, Melanie D. Altizer, Ronan A. Bakker, Meghann E. Batten, Anita K. Blanchard, Brian Bond, Megan A. Brady, Saweda A. Bright, Ellen L. Brock, Amy Brown, Ashley Carroll, Jori S. Carter, Frances Casey, Weldon Chafe, David Chelmow, Jessica M. Ciaburri, Stephen A. Cohen, Adrianne M. Colton, PonJola Coney, Jennifer A. Cross, Julie Zemaitis DeCesare, Layson L. Denney, Megan L. Evans, Nicole S. Fanning, Tanaz R. Ferzandi, Katie P. Friday, Nancy D. Gaba, Rajiv B. Gala, Andrew Galffy, Adrienne L. Gentry, Edward J. Gill, Philippe Girerd, Meredith Gray, Amy Hempel, Audra Jolyn Hill, Chris J. Hong, Kathryn A. Houston, Patricia S. Huguelet, Warner K. Huh, Jordan Hylton, Christine R. Isaacs, Alison F. Jacoby, Isaiah M. Johnson, Nicole W. Karjane, Emily E. Landers, Susan M. Lanni, Eduardo Lara-Torre, Lee A. Learman, Nikola Alexander Letham, Rachel K. Love, Richard Scott Lucidi, Elisabeth McGaw, Kimberly Woods McMorrow, Christopher A. Manipula, Kirk J. Matthews, Michelle Meglin, Megan Metcalf, Sarah H. Milton, Gaby Moawad, Christopher Morosky, Lindsay H. Morrell, Elizabeth L. Munter, Erin L. Murata, Amanda B. Murchison, Nguyet A. Nguyen, Nan G. O’Connell, Tony Ogburn, K. Nathan Parthasarathy, Thomas C. Peng, Ashley Peterson, Sarah Peterson, John G. Pierce, Amber Price, Heidi J. Purcell, Ronald M. Ramus, Nicole Calloway Rankins, Fidelma B. Rigby, Amanda H. Ritter, Barbara L. Robinson, Danielle Roncari, Lisa Rubinsak, Jennifer Salcedo, Mary T. Sale, Peter F. Schnatz, John W. Seeds, Kathryn Shaia, Karen Shelton, Megan M. Shine, Haller J. Smith, Roger P. Smith, Nancy A. Sokkary, Reni A. Soon, Aparna Sridhar, Lilja Stefansson, Laurie S. Swaim, Chemen M. Tate, Hong-Thao Thieu, Meredith S. Thomas, L. Chesney Thompson, Tiffany Tonismae, Angela M. Tran, Breanna Walker, Alan G. Waxman, C. Nathan Webb, Valerie L. Williams, Sarah B. Wilson, Elizabeth M. Yoselevsky, Amy E. Young
- Edited by David Chelmow, Virginia Commonwealth University, Christine R. Isaacs, Virginia Commonwealth University, Ashley Carroll, Virginia Commonwealth University
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- Acute Care and Emergency Gynecology
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- 05 November 2014
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- 30 October 2014, pp ix-xiv
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- By Joanne R. Adler, David A. Alexander, Laurence Alison, Catherine C. Ayoub, Peter Banister, Anthony R. Beech, Amanda Biggs, Julian Boon, Adrian Bowers, Neil Brewer, Eric Broekaert, Paula Brough, Jennifer M. Brown, Kevin Browne, Elizabeth A. Campbell, David Canter, Michael Carlin, Shihning Chou, Martin A. Conway, Claire Cooke, David Cooke, Ilse Derluyn, Robert J. Edelmann, Vincent Egan, Tom Ellis, Marie Eyre, David P. Farrington, Seena Fazel, Daniel B. Fishman, Victoria Follette, Katarina Fritzon, Elizabeth Gilchrist, Nathan D. Gillard, Renée Gobeil, Agnieszka Golec de Zavala, Jane Goodman-Delahunty, Lynsey Gozna, Don Grubin, Gisli H. Gudjonsson, Helinä Häkkänen-Nyholm, Guy Hall, Nathan Hall, Roisin Hall, Sean Hammond, Leigh Harkins, Grant T. Harris, Camilla Herbert, Robert D. Hoge, Todd E. Hogue, Clive R. Hollin, Lorraine Hope, Miranda A. H. Horvath, Kevin Howells, Carol A. Ireland, Jane L. Ireland, Mark Kebbell, Michael King, Bruce D. Kirkcaldy, Heidi La Bash, Cara Laney, William R. Lindsay, Elizabeth F. Loftus, L. E. Marshall, W. L. Marshall, James McGuire, Neil McKeganey, T. M. McMillan, Mary McMurran, Joav Merrick, Becky Milne, Joanne M. Nadkarni, Claire Nee, M. D. O’Brien, William O’Donohue, Darragh O’Neill, Jane Palmer, Adria Pearson, Derek Perkins, Devon L. L. Polaschek, Louise E. Porter, Charlotte C. Powell, Graham E. Powell, Martine Powell, Christine Puckering, Ethel Quayle, Vernon L. Quinsey, Marnie E. Rice, Randall Richardson-Vejlgaard, Richard Rogers, Louis B Schlesinger, Carolyn Semmler, G. A. Serran, Ralph C. Serin, John L. Taylor, Max Taylor, Brian Thomas-Peter, Paul A. Tiffin, Graham Towl, Rosie Travers, Arlene Vetere, Graham Wagstaff, Helen Wakeling, Fiona Warren, Brandon C. Welsh, David Wexler, Margaret Wilson, Dan Yarmey, Susan Young
- Edited by Jennifer M. Brown, London School of Economics and Political Science, Elizabeth A. Campbell, University of Glasgow
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
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- 06 July 2010
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- 29 April 2010, pp xix-xxiii
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16 - Sivapithecus and hominoid evolution: some brief comments
- from PART III - Miocone hominoids: function and phylogeny
- Edited by Louis de Bonis, Université de Poitiers, George D. Koufos, University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Peter Andrews, Natural History Museum, London
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- Hominoid Evolution and Climatic Change in Europe
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- 06 January 2010
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- 03 May 2001, pp 349-364
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Introduction
‘I cannot but recall that the Miocene hominoid fossil record seemed a lot less confusing before the discovery of two Sivapithecus humeri…’
(Larson, 1998: p. 97)We address here, briefly, a particular problem, the relationship of Sivapithecus and Pongo, but we also review some more general issues involving Miocene apes and the phylogenetic analyses of fossils. As is not well known, certain features suggest a specific Sivapithecus–orang-utan link (Pilbeam, 1982; Ward & Kimbel, 1983; Ward & Brown, 1986; Moyà-Solà & Köhler, 1995; Begun & Kordos, 1997), for example: frontal bone shape and internal architecture; orbital shape and interorbital distance; facial profile; and (especially) palatal– premaxillary morphology. But as is also now well known, other features – postcranial, facial, mandibular and dental – either do not show such similarities, or fail to show similarities to any living apes large or small (Corruccini, 1975; Corruccini & McHenry, 1980; Ward & Brown, 1986; Pilbeam et al., 1990; Rose, 1997; Uchida, 1998).
Clearly there are very interesting patterns of homoplasy involving either facial, dental or postcranial regions, or all of the above. One immediate question concerns the region in which homoplasy is most likely to occur – postcranial, cranial, or dental? We detect something of a tendency to point the finger at the postcranium (Begun, 1993; Moyà-Solà & Köhler, 1996; Ward, 1997; Richmond, 1999). The ‘Sivapithecus dilemma’ has served as a trigger for a series of recent analyses of living hominoid postcranial morphology addressing the extent to which crown hominoid postcranial similarities are homoplasies. Thus Begun (1993) and Larson (1998) have argued that some of the postcranial characters traditionally used to define the living hominoids are likely to be homoplasies (either convergences or parallelisms).
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