Academic literature on the topic 'Biotope pool'

Present paper is focused on two topics. First topic is focused on evaluation of mollusc assemblages of northern part of the Devínska Kobyla hill (Malé Karpaty Mts.). The second topic was evaluation of all published data on molluscs of this area. The research was conducted during vegetation period of the year 1978. From 9 types of biotopes altogether 47 quantitative samples were sampled. The assemblages were evaluated on the base of constancy and dominance of the species. Altogether 7913 mollusc specimens were obtained from the samples. Composition and status of the forest mollusc assemblages in northern part of the Devínska Kobyla was shown to be determined by the substratum, age of forest stand and the degree of the biotopes disturbance. The species richest assemblage was detected within old grown forest (biotope 7) and calcareous substratum. The species poorest were assemblages found within clear-cut and young stand (biotopes 5, 8). Species rich community was found also in old growth forest with quartzite substratum, however a number of steppe species is absent within this biotope. The molluscan communities of open habitats were observed only in the northern part of the Devínska Kobyla foothill area. They occur mainly within xeric degraded grassland biotopes (vacant pastures, deforested fields). Within other non-limestone substratum biotopes only species poor coenoses composed of single or e few of species occurred (biotopes 2 and 6). The exception was the natural xeric grassland biotopes, which were typical biotopes for rich community of steppe molluscs (biotope 9). Extremely rich were limestone rocks, which are in addition partially covered by forest. The rich forest land snail community together with a number of xeric species was found here (biotope 3). In second part mollusc species composition of northern and southern part of the Devínska Kobyla massive and the Devínske Hradné Bralo hill are compared. Altogether 65 mollusc species (51 species in north part, 44 species in south part, 37 species in the Devín Castle hill) were found in whole area until nowadays. 10 mollusc species were found only in the southern part of the Devínska Kobyla massive (Bythinella austriaca, Chondrula tridens, Zebrina detrita, Vitrea subrimata, Nesovitrea hammonis, Limax cinereoniger, Limax maximus, Arion fuscus, Pisidium casertanum a P. personatum), 5 species were found only in northern part of the Massive (Platyla polita, Pyramidula pusilla, Vertigo pusilla, Vitrea crystallina, Monachoides vicinus) and 4 species were only found in the Devínske Hradné Bralo hill (Pupilla sterri, Balea perversa, Trichia striolata danubialis, Fruticicola fruticum). During our research 3 species new not published from this area were found (Platyla polita, Nesovitrea hammonis and Limax maximus).

A European biotype of Microctonus aethiopoides was identified as the best candidate biocontrol agent for Sitona lepidus a serious New Zealand pasture pest A Moroccan biotype was already present throughout the country and hence there was no requirement to obtain Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act approval to release new biotypes However as research had shown mating between the two biotypes produced hybrids with poor efficacy against target hosts and that the Moroccan biotype attacked several native weevil genera serious reservations were held about introducing the European biotype Concerns were overcome with the identification of a parthenogenetic strain of European M aethiopoides from Ireland which has little risk of hybridisation and a narrower host range than the Moroccan biotype Following regulation of M aethiopoides as a risk species this strain was considered to be a new organism Approval was sought and gained under the HSNO Act to release the strain

Schizaphis graminum is an important insect pest of several grain crops and an efficient vector of cereal-infecting luteoviruses and poleroviruses. We examined the virus transmission characteristics of several distinct populations and various developmental stages of the aphid. Seven well-characterized S. graminum biotypes maintained at the USDA-ARS laboratory in Stillwater, OK, and two biotypes maintained in New York (one collected in Wisconsin and the other collected in South Carolina) were tested for their ability to transmit five viruses that cause barley yellow dwarf disease (BYD). Four of the Oklahoma biotypes, which do not commonly colonize agronomic crops, and the Wisconsin biotype, were efficient vectors of several viruses. The three other Oklahoma biotypes, which do colonize agronomic crops, and the South Carolina biotype, were poor vectors of all five viruses. Thus, the vector specificity long associated with viruses causing BYD is not limited to the level of aphid species; it clearly extends to populations within a single species. S. graminum nymphs are reported to be more efficient vectors of Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV-SGV) than are adults. This was confirmed only for the Wisconsin biotype, but not for the other eight S. graminum biotypes. Thus, there does not appear to be a generalized developmentally regulated barrier to the transmission of BYDV-SGV in S. graminum. Furthermore, the developmentally regulated vector competency observed in the Wisconsin biotype did not extend to other viruses. BYDV-PAV and Cereal yellow dwarf virus-RPV were transmitted with similar efficiency by all S. graminum biotypes when acquired by nymphs or adults.

Glyphosate-resistant biotypes of Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. have been detected in Asia, the Americas but not in Europe. The aim of this study was to evaluate resistance levels and possible target site resistance mechanisms of an E. indica biotype (19-1) collected from a plant nursery in Southern Italy where poor glyphosate efficacy was reported. Two dose-response experiments were conducted to evaluate the sensitivity of biotype 19-1 to glyphosate in comparison with two susceptible checks. 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) sequencing was performed to identify possible mutations conferring the resistance. The susceptible biotypes were completely controlled at the glyphosate recommended field dose of 360 g ae ha−1, while 50% of the plants of biotype 19-1 survived at 1440 g ae ha−1. The resistance index of biotype 19-1 ranged between 5.8 and 7.3 for the response variables of fresh weight reduction and plant survival, respectively. All the plants surviving glyphosate application and sampled for DNA analyses had the point mutation P106A. The biotype 19-1 can be confirmed as glyphosate-resistant, representing the first glyphosate-resistant population of E. indica in Europe.

Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis was used to assess the biodiversity of one of the most important dipteran pests of cereals, the Asian rice gall midge (Orseolia oryzae Wood Mason). Larvae and pupae were collected at 15 locations in five Asian countries and preserved in 95% ethanol for storage, shipment, and DNA extraction using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). Although only ~1 µg of DNA was extracted from a single pupa or larva, the use of several AFLP primers in various combinations meant that this amount of DNA was sufficient to allow many DNA fingerprints to be made per individual. Fingerprints were sufficiently reproducible, especially during selective amplification, to allow the genetic diversity within a field population to be characterized. Extraction of DNA from a pool of 20 insects yielded AFLP fingerprints in which variation among individuals was sacrificed in favor of detecting differences among populations. For each location, pooled DNA was amplified with three primer pairs. A total of 261 distinct AFLP bands were identified for the 45 fingerprints. Cluster analysis, performed by the unweighted pair-group method (UPGMA), separated the populations into two distinct groups. Group I included two populations from Guangdong province of southern China and one each from Laos and Imphal in northeastern India, while group II was comprised of eleven populations from elsewhere in India (Assam, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala) and from Nepal and Sri Lanka. AFLP analysis provided insight into the origins of gall midge biotypes. In 1992, the prevailing biotype in Imphal changed from Indian biotype 3 to a new biotype 3M. Our data show that biotype 3M belongs to group I and did not arise by a recent mutation from biotype 3, which belongs to group II. By contrast, Indian biotypes 2 and 4 are likely to have diverged through recent mutation and selection, as are Chinese biotypes 1 and 4. The almost simultaneous emergence of new biotypes in Kerala and Sri Lanka during 1985-1988 was most probably coincidental, because these biotypes are not closely related. AFLP fingerprints were also able to detect sexual dimorphism in the DNA of adult gall midges and to distinguish gall midge from its major parasite Platygaster oryzae. Key words: biotypes, Cecidomyiidae, insect, Oryza sativa, Platygaster oryzae, population, sexual dimorphism.

Objective: This clinical study was aimed at evaluating the accuracy of gingival visual inspection procedures during clinical examination and determining whether differences existed between the maxillary and mandibular gingival biotypes. Materials and Methods: The study included 53 patients and 124 clinicians. The clinicians were asked to assign to each subject, using photographic documents, one of three biotypes: thin-scalloped, thick-scalloped, or thick-flat gingival biotype. A total of 19716 responses were collected for statistical analysis. Results: Identification accuracy of the gingival biotype and the intra-examiner repeatability presented poor highlighting of the limited relevance of visual inspection. In addition, the percent of agreement between classifications based on the global view of both the maxilla and mandible and the classification based on the individual mandibular or maxillary anterior teeth was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Based on the above results, it can be concluded that a simple visual inspection is not effective for the identification of gingival biotype. Furthermore, evidence suggests that a difference of biotype between the maxilla and the mandible in the same patient is conceivable. Therefore, orthodontic clinical examination should incorporate a reproducible method of determining the individualized gingival biotype for each group of teeth that will be moved.

The paper examines the coenomorphs scheme of vascular plants species by A.L. Belgard which was introduced for the Volga River Region flora by N.M. Matveev. The coenomorphs scheme assessment has been done for 752 vascular plants species of flora by an expert and statistical approach, which included three variants of classification (by N.M. Matveev and by A.L. Belgard with halophyte and psammophyte groups identification and without it) with the use of discriminant analysis and phytoindication scales. It has been proved that it is possible to rate N.M. Matveevs coenomorphs in phytoindication scales for the forest-steppe and steppe of the Volga River Region. The biotope optimums of coenomorphs are identified for 12 edaphic and climatic factors. It is necessary to specify the halophyte coenomorph as a coenotical group of mesophytic biotopes of basic and alkaline soils with irregular and shallow moisture penetration of root zone and poor carbonate and sulphate salinization and specify the psammophyte coenomorph as a coenotical group of mesoxerophytic biotopes of subacid and poor nitrogen soils. The steppe-ruderal, meadow-ruderal and silvan-ruderal coenomorphs introduced by N.M. Matveev are not specific ecological and coenotical groups, they are not identified as ruderal and their identification as individual coenomorphs dont appear to have sufficient reasons. But these groups can be used as indicators of such biotopes: steppe on poor carbonate soils (steppe-ruderal group), mesophytic meadow (meadow-ruderal group), and not-shade (half-shade and half-light) sylvatic (silvan-ruderal group).

Abstract Background Psychiatry aspires to disease understanding and precision medicine. Biological research supporting such missions in psychosis may be compromised by continued reliance on clinical phenomenology in the search for pathophysiological mechanisms. A transdiagnostic deep phenotyping approach, such as that used by the Bipolar-Schizophrenia Network for Intermediate Phenotypes (B-SNIP), offers a promising strategy for discovery of biological mechanisms underlying psychosis syndromes. The B-SNIP consortium has identified biological subtypes of psychosis, Biotypes, which outperform conventional DSM diagnoses when accounting for variance of multiple external validating measures. While these biological distinctions are scientifically remarkable, their resulting clinical manifestations and potential utility in clinical practice is of paramount importance. Methods Approximately 1500 psychosis cases and 450 healthy persons were administered the B-SNIP biomarker battery (including MRI, EEG, ocular motor, and cognition measures). Psychosis cases were also clinically characterized using multiple measures, including MADRS, PANSS, YMRS, and Birchwood. Numerical taxonomy approaches were used for identifying biologically homogenous psychosis subgroups (gap and TWO-STEP cluster identifications, k-means clustering, and canonical discriminant analysis). ANOVA models were used to analyze external validating measures. Multivariate discriminant models were used to identify clinical features differentiating conventional psychosis syndromes and psychosis Biotypes. Results There was remarkable similarity between previously published biomarker profiles for DSM psychosis syndromes and a new sample of psychosis cases (average r=.92). Numerical taxonomy on biomarker data recovered three subgroups (replicating previous findings), and the biomarker profiles were highly similar to previous results (average r=.87). Schizoaffective cases were both the most diverse and the most clearly differentiated from schizophrenia and bipolar cases (on conative negative symptoms, depression, and mania) in clinical feature space. The only feature that uniquely distinguished schizophrenia was social-relational negative symptoms. Biotype-1 was characterized by accentuations on clinical features consistent with their biomarker deviations (relational negative symptoms, poor social functioning, and dysfunction of cognition). Alternatively, Biotype-2, also consistent with their biomarker deviations, had clinical features indicating neurophysiological dysregulation (most specifically physiological and behavioral dysregulation). Biotype-3 cases, the most normal across biomarkers, were noticeably absent of Biotype-1 clinical features and had more restricted clinical manifestations than any other Biotype or DSM subgroup. We illustrate three possible Biotype-specific treatment targets. Discussion Replication of B-SNIP psychosis Biotypes indicates the possible utility and importance of neurobiological subtyping within psychosis that can yield specific treatment targets. In an analysis of clinical features, B-SNIP found that Biotypes have unique and defining clinical features that are consistent with their neurobiological profiles. Biotypes and DSM psychosis subgroups are neither neurobiologically nor clinically redundant. Specific treatment targets for psychosis Biotypes are not derivable from conventional clinical psychosis diagnoses. B-SNIP outcomes provide a background for future work that could establish psychiatry as a laboratory discipline, at least with regard to care of psychosis patients. This path is hypothetical at the moment but aspirational for the field.

A diversity of all-female fishes of the genus Poeciliopsis coexists with their sexual ancestor species in streams of western Mexico. All-females are hybrids that depend on the sperm of paternal species to reproduce. Rare-female advantage is one of several hypotheses that attempt to explain how the diversity of all-female biotypes is maintained within the Poeciliopsis reproductive complexes. According to this hypothesis, the uncommon all-female biotype has a mating advantage over the common ones and has been maintained by a dynamic equilibrium process. In the P. monacha reproductive complex at Arroyo de los Platanos the density of two all-female biotypes (P. 2monacha-lucida I and II) varies across pools. The objective of this study was to analyse fecundity and mating success of females from this arroyo to test the hypothesis. Female mating success was inversely correlated to their density, supporting this hypothesis.

The subject of this thesis is to design complex of natural swimming pool. The aim is to create a space where people feel comfortable and safe. There are four buildings designed, entrance building with a ticket office, cloakrooms, refreshments and wellness. The area has several playgrounds and sandbox. The terrain is contoured and planted with vegetation.