Concepts

The energetic cost of provisioning brood cells, measured by number of foraging flights per completed cell and provision mass

Species that define ecosystems and provide critical habitat structure, where big sagebrush is a foundation species in steppe ecosystems of western North America

Statistical method to identify correlations between species traits and environmental variables

The number and extent of fractures in bedrock that control fluid flow and transport properties

Statistical modeling approach that allows for nonlinear relationships using smooth functions while accounting for random effects structure

The mean age of females when they lay eggs or give birth, calculated as the inverse of the sum of elasticities of population growth rate to changes in fecundities

Computational method to improve genome assembly accuracy by using short reads to correct errors in long-read assemblies

Linear scratches and grooves carved into bedrock by glacial ice movement

hypothesis that large animals should follow high quality forage at the leading edge of green-up in the spring

Process of estimating or gap-filling missing entries in groundwater time series data

Social organization where individuals aggregate in groups, potentially providing antipredator benefits through collective vigilance and dilution effects

Blood parasites including Haematazoa subclass with four main genera: Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus, Plasmodium, and Trypanosoma, vectored by dipterans

Molecular chaperones that help cells cope with protein folding stress under adverse conditions

Environmental contamination by toxic metals such as lead, arsenic, nickel, zinc, and cadmium from mining operations

Specialization of left and right brain hemispheres to carry out specific activities, with right hemisphere processing threats and left hemisphere processing conspecifics

Systematic tendency for historical plant collectors to preferentially collect rare or uncommon species while avoiding common, dominant species

Ability of plants to survive exposure to elevated temperatures, measured as lethal temperature causing 50% electrolyte leakage (LT50)

The area traversed by an individual in its normal activities of food gathering, mating and caring for young

Physical habitat constraints related to water flow and stream geomorphology that affect oviposition site availability

Patterns of stream flow including magnitude, timing, and duration of high and low flow periods

Parameter describing the water uptake ability of aerosol particles using κ-Köhler theory

Lifetime reproductive output of individual organisms, measured as total brood cell production across all nests for female bees

High diversity of life-history traits among individuals within populations, potentially masking life-history trade-offs

The ability to devise a novel solution to a novel or existing problem, measured as successful opening of puzzle box

The distance between branch whorls on conifers, used to measure annual growth

The angle between the paths of predator and prey to the prey's refuge, expressing degree to which prey must run towards an approaching predator

Asymmetric intraguild predation (IGP) between caddisflies where larger, faster-growing species prey on smaller competitors