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Lestari, Mona, Desheila Andarini, Anita Camelia, Novrikasari Novrikasari, Rizka Faliria Nandini, and Poppy Fujianti. "Wetland Fires and Its Environmental Conditions." Jurnal Ilmu Lingkungan 19, no. 1 (April 28, 2021): 21–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/jil.19.1.21-28.

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Today, many wetlands have been converted into agricultural, industrial, and residential areas. This conversion of land functions creates new problems for the environment and human, one of which is land fires. The results of land fires can also cause other problems that results in losses in various fields, such as human health, the economy, and other fields. The emergence of smog as a result of land fires can cause respiratory problems, disruption of the transportation system, conflicts between neighboring countries, and the others. South Sumatra Province is one of the largest contributors to the haze as a result of land fires, especially its wetlands. Ogan Ilir Regency is one of the areas in South Sumatra Province which has extensive wetlands and fires frequently occur. Fires are caused by triggering factors, one of which is natural factors such as a prolonged dry season, availability of water supply, and intensity of rainfall. This study is an analytic descriptive study that aimed to provide an overview of environmental conditions on land, the majority of which are wetlands which experienced fires in Ogan Ilir Regency in 2019. The environmental conditions studied included soil and vegetation types. The data obtained will be displayed through tables and graphs, then interpreted and analyzed descriptively. The type of data used is secondary data in the form of a report by the Regional Disaster Management Agency Ogan Ilir Regency related to land fires in OI Regency and processed using the Geographic Information System (GIS) application. The results of the analysis show that the area of land fires that mostly occurred in North Indralaya District was 382,7 hectares with a total of 144 hotspots. The burnt area was dominated by peat soil (53%) and scrub vegetation (43%).
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Gyllenberg, Mats, Ilkka Hanski, and Torsten Lindström. "Conditional Reproductive Strategies Under Variable Environmental Conditions." Annales Zoologici Fennici 54, no. 1-4 (April 2017): 193–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.5735/086.054.0117.

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Weiss, Martin, and Christina Wittmann. "Objective environmental conditions and perceived environmental uncertainty." Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 14, no. 1 (March 5, 2018): 33–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jaoc-11-2016-0079.

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Purpose It appears as if a gap exists between objective environmental conditions and the respective managerial perception of those conditions. This situation poses severe problems for executives deriving effective strategies and initiating successful organizational change. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop and provide a deeper understanding of the factors that lead to such a gap. Design/methodology/approach On the basis of the literature from psychology and strategic management, this paper develops a conceptual framework of the cognitive model with the perception process and potentially moderating factors. Furthermore, more precise mechanisms and relationships within the perception of environmental conditions are proposed. Findings The perception process consists of three stages, attention, encoding and storage/retrieval, which all may explain variations in how individuals interpret the environment. Moreover, dispositional factors (such as cognitive styles, cognitive structures, intelligence and motivation) as well as situational factors (such as emotion and stress) further cause variations between and within individuals, which ultimately leads to a gap between objective and perceived environmental conditions. Originality/value This study not only highlights the existence and the severe consequence of a misperception of environmental conditions, but also offers a variety of factors that could lead to this undesirable effect. Furthermore, while previous research has typically focused on single factors that might influence the perception process, this study assumes a holistic view on the cognitive model and provides more detailed and specific mechanisms on a perceptual gap.
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Hamouz, K., J. Čepl, and P. Dvořák. "Influence of environmental conditions on the quality of potato tubers." Horticultural Science 32, No. 3 (November 23, 2011): 89–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/3771-hortsci.

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In 1995–1997 seven varieties of potatoes were cultivated in field trials in twelve localities in the Czech Republic. Six of the twelve localities were situated in lower, warmer and drier areas with fertile, predominantly loamy soils. The other localities were situated in higher, colder and more humid areas. They represent traditional potato-growing areas  in the Czech Republic. After harvest  potato tubers of all varieties were analysed for resistance to mechanical damage, dry matter content, reducing sugar (RS) content, nitrate content, polyphenol content. Glycoalkaloid (GA) content  was analysed only in Karin variety. In all experimental years potatoes cultivated at lower altitudes contained less RS (by 22%), less polyphenolic compounds (by 5.8%), higher percentage of tubers not mechanically damaged with the rebound pendulum (by 12.7%), compared to tubers from higher localities. On the other hand, tubers grown at lower altitudes contained more nitrates (by 26.8%) in all three years. Over the three years, the average of results in Karin variety did not demonstrate the influence of environmental conditions of the areas on GA content in tubers.    
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ŠPES, Michal, Ľubomír BEŇA, Michal KOSTEREC, Lukáš KRUŽELÁK, Zdeněk MÜLLER, Henryk WACHTA, and Michal MÁRTON. "IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON THE CAPACITY OF POWER LINES." Acta Electrotechnica et Informatica 17, no. 3 (September 2017): 3–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.15546/aeei-2017-0018.

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Skatkov, A. V., A. A. Bryukhovetskiy, and D. V. Moiseev. "Ranked classification of environmental conditions." Monitoring systems of environment, no. 1 (March 25, 2021): 129–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.33075/2220-5861-2021-1-129-136.

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This paper discusses the main features associated with the development and research of the device based on the methods of intelligent technology for assessing the state of the natural environment. It should be noted that natural and technical objects, as well as the processes occurring in them, are characterized by high complexity and dynamism, and a significant part of these processes has not yet been fully studied and formalized. Therefore, one of the most important areas of data analysis in this area is the use of artificial neural networks in information and measurement systems. In the works of scientists from various countries, the high efficiency of the use of artificial neural networks in solving individual data processing problems in the classification of environmental conditions is shown. The proposed approach is based on methods of nonparametric statistics using rank criteria and will allow for intelligent analysis of data on key environmental indicators, such as hydrometeorological data on the level of pollution and composition of air, soil, maximum permissible emissions of harmful substances, environmental monitoring of anomalies, and others. Static, dynamic, integral, and generalized models of classification of environmental conditions are presented. Further research plans suggest evaluating the impact of sample size on statistical sensitivity, statistical stability, and areas of confident/uncertain recognition, as well as building a decision support system for detecting the G-effect, and considering an adaptive approach to constructing an evaluation matrix.
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Shelton, Napier. "Azerbaijan: Environmental Conditions and Outlook." AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment 32, no. 4 (June 2003): 302–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1579/0044-7447-32.4.302.

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Vávrová, Eva. "INSURANCE CONDITIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY." Acta academica karviniensia 11, no. 1 (March 30, 2011): 111–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.25142/aak.2011.011.

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Tikunov, Vladimir, Tatiana Kotova, and Stanislav Belousov. "Environmental conditions: definition, indicators, mapping." InterCarto. InterGIS 27, no. 1 (2021): 165–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.35595/2414-9179-2021-1-27-165-194.

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The article provides an overview of existing approaches to assessing the ecological conditions of the environment. An integral assessment of the current ecological conditions with a high level of anthropogenic impact on the environment and the constantly increasing population of the Earth is an important task aimed at determining the strategic path of sustainable development of countries and their regions. Environmental indicators used for this purpose should be representative of environmental conditions and be suitable for regular monitoring at various scale levels. Ecological conditions is an important factor of the quality of life, the role of which is steadily increasing. The article shows approaches to assessing the quality of life, taking into account environmental conditions of countries and their regions, and provides a variant of integral assessment for Russian cities using state statistics and environmental monitoring data. A study was carried out on the applicability of various indicators to assess the quality of life. Resulted map of the Russian cities quality of life shows the spatial distribution of the quality of life over the territory of Russia.
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Thein, Lori A. "Environmental Conditions Affecting the Athlete." Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 21, no. 3 (March 1995): 158–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.1995.21.3.158.

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Robertson, Marta. "Epigenetic Response to Challenging Environmental Conditions." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6939.

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The discovery of epigenetic mechanisms has ignited speculation into their role in ecological and evolutionary processes. In particular, the contribution of epigenetic variation to adaptation or phenotypic plasticity that is distinct from genetic variation would be an important addition to existing evolutionary mechanisms. Although the research of epigenetic mechanisms from an ecological and evolutionary (or eco-evolutionary) perspective has been growing, it is still unclear how epigenetic variation might function in natural populations and settings and to what extent it might serve to mediate population response to changing environmental conditions over time. Over the course of my dissertation, I explored the importance of DNA methylation in population response to a variety of environmental conditions. In the first chapter of my dissertation, I reviewed existing literature on the relationship between DNA methylation and environmental response. I argued that given the weight of current evidence, DNA methylation, in addition to other epigenetic mechanisms, needs to be included the evolutionary synthesis. Additionally, I identified a number of outstanding questions and outlined research directions that would help elucidate the role of epigenetic mechanisms in evolution. In my second chapter, I studied the genetic and epigenetic composition of populations of Spartina alterniflora that were impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Current evolutionary theory predicts that following a severe environmental stressor, populations may experience a bottleneck effect, in which one or only a few genotypes survive to reproduce in subsequent generations. However, it is unclear whether these patterns are reflected in epigenetic variation as well, because novel environmental perturbations may serve to induce epigenetic variation rather than diminish it. We found a significant genetic signature of oil exposure in exposed populations, but did not see a similar effect in the epigenetic composition of exposed populations. These data suggest that epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation, may not always increase in number during stressful episodes, but may instead follow genetic variation. These results provide valuable information for the development of nascent population epigenetic theory, and may help parameterize expectations about conditions that provoke epigenetic variation, particularly when genetic variation may be limited. In addition to strong, unpredictable stressors, populations also respond via phenotypic changes over time through developmental stages and life histories that coincide with seasonal, regular environmental cues. Epigenetic mechanisms influence these regulatory and developmental changes that occur within an individual over time. In my third chapter, I examined the epigenetic response to seasonality in multiple coastal plant species. We found a weak signature of single methylation polymorphisms that was associated with seasonal environmental change within the studied species, as well as global patterns of methylation that were consistent across species. The results of this study indicate the possibility of conservation of methylation patterns across phylogenetic histories. In my fourth chapter, I explored in detail how the ability to maintain methylation might affect stress response. We compared individuals of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana that were deficient in maintenance methylation machinery to control genotypes under both abiotic and biotic stresses, and then studied the growth of their offspring in the absence of stress. We found inherited phenotypic signatures of parental stress in the offspring generation and interactive effects of parental stress and genotype. This study not only reinforces the correlations that we observed in our field studies, but adds to the growing body of literature highlighting the importance of DNA methylation both in immediate environmental response and as a mechanism for heritability. Overall, this dissertation demonstrates that DNA methylation is highly abundant in natural populations and may be part of the response to various stressors at a number of time scales. The integration of DNA methylation in the evolutionary synthesis will aid in the explanation of phenomena such as phenotypic plasticity or adaptation, and will be an important contribution to the existing body of evolutionary mechanisms.
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Carmichael, Hannah. "Environmental conditions favouring ice pellet aggregation." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=18788.

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Winter precipitation is an important issue in Canada because of its common occurrence and associated destructive consequences. Prediction of the precipitation type when temperatures are near 0°C is often difficult because so many types can occur. This study examines the microphysics of ice pellet formation, in particular the ability of these to form aggregates and the consequences of these aggregates. This issue was examined by modelling the freezing of a distribution of precipitation particles as they fall through the atmosphere and interact through collisions. Three mechanisms for aggregation were examined, collisions among the particles involved in these mechanisms were modelled and the relative importance of each mechanism was determined. It is shown that, for the conditions considered, aggregates are often able to collect freezing rain drops and that aggregation can sometimes be very effective at eliminating freezing rain but the conditions need to be precise for this to occur.
Les divers types de précipitations observées durant les tempêtes hivernales sont souvent la cause d'inconvénients durant cette période au Canada. Il est difficile de prédire ces divers types de précipitations du fait de leur sensibilité à certaines conditions atmosphériques, en particulier à des températures près de 0°C. Cette étude examine la microphysique de la formation des granules de glace. Plus précisément, la capacité de ces granules de former des agrégats et les conséquences de ces agrégats sur les autres types de précipitation présents. Cette recherche repose sur l'étude du regel d'une distribution de pluie verglaçante dans une atmosphère sous le point de congélation à l'aide de simulations incluant les interactions entre particules. Une attention particulière a été prêtée sur trois principaux aspects. Premièrement, trois mécanismes formant des agrégats de particules ont été étudiés. Deuxièmement, les collisions parmi les particules entraînées dans ces mécanismes ont été modélisées. Finalement, l'importance relative de chaque mécanisme a été déterminée. Les résultats illustrent que pour les conditions atmosphériques considérées, la pluie verglaçante est souvent collectée par les agrégats de particules formés durant leur descente dans l'atmosphère. De plus, l'agrégation de particules s'avère efficace à l'élimination complète de la pluie verglaçante dans des conditions atmosphériques précises et favorables.
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Ferreira, Ana Helena Ferreira. "Peptides in Cyanobacteria under different environmental conditions." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2006. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=979948371.

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GASTOLDI, LUCIA. "Cyanobacteria Sulfur Metabolism under Precambrian environmental Conditions." Doctoral thesis, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11566/274568.

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Durante il Precambriano, le variazioni di SO42- negli oceani sono state così importanti da ipotizzare che la disponibilità di S abbia influenzato l’evoluzione del fitoplancton. Ho investigato come la regolazione del suo metabolismo nei cianobatteri possa essere cambiata nel tempo, concentrandomi sul primo step della catena assimilativa controllato dalla ATP sulforilasi (ATPS). I cambiamenti ambientali preistorici hanno influenzato la chimica oceanica portando ad un aumento del SO42- disponibile, a una diminuzione del Fe disciolto e ad un aumento nel consumo di equivalenti riducenti. Questi fattori avrebbero potuto influenzare l'uso di equivalenti riducenti negli organismi unicellulari primitivi, con evidenti ripercussioni sulla regolazione del metabolismo e sulla distribuzione delle risorse. Poiché la prima produzione primaria dipendeva principalmente dai cianobatteri fotossigenici, mi sono concentrata su di essi, studiandone le prestazioni fisiologiche, la composizione chimica e la ripartizione di risorse in ambiente proterozoico ricostruito e in quello moderno. Per comprendere l'impatto che i cambiamenti ambientali potrebbero aver avuto sull'ecologia degli oceani, ho analizzato le conseguenze sulla qualità della biomassa cianobatterica. I risultati ottenuti indicano 1) che le variazioni della disponibilità di O2 influenzano il tasso di crescita nei cianobatteri, 2) che la limitazione dei nutrienti unita alla variazione del potere riducente disponibile ha un effetto sull'attività delle ATPS (la concentrazione di nutrienti sembra avere un effetto più forte), e 3) che la limitazione dei nutrienti influenza l'assimilazione degli elementi e il pool macromolecolare. È possibile concludere che l'ossigenazione del pianeta potrebbe non essere stata l'unico vincolo evolutivo per lo sviluppo di una regolazione redox nelle ATPS. Inoltre i risultati biochimici supportano la teoria per cui i cianobatteri evolvendosiin acqua dolce hanno conquistato solo secondariamente l'oceano.
During Precambrian, sulfate variations were so strong that one hypothesis guesses that S availability influenced phytoplankton evolution/radiation in the oceans. Considering this concept, I investigated how sulfate metabolism regulation in cyanobacteria may have changed through geological times focusing on the first step of the S assimilation pathway, which is controlled by the ATP sulfurylase (ATPS) protein. Precambrian environmental changes caused variation in the ocean chemistry, leading to an increase of sulfate availability, a decrease of dissolved Fe and, an increase in sinks for reducing equivalents in cell metabolism. Since all these factors could have influenced the usage of reducing equivalents in primitive unicellular organisms, evident repercussions on their metabolism regulation and resource/energy allocation/distribution are ensuing. Since the early primary production mostly depended on photo-oxygenic cyanobacteria, I focused on them studying their physiological performance, their chemical composition, and their resource and energy partitioning in the reconstructed proterozoic environment and in the modern one. To understand the impact that environmental changes may have had on ocean ecology, I also studied consequences on cyanobacterial biomass quality, to comprehend the consequences on the trophic webs. Present results point out that (1) oxygen availability variations influence growth rate in cyanobacteria, (2) nutrient limitation combined with redox power variation has an effect on the ATPS activity, but the nutrient concentration seems to be the strongest one, (3) nutrient limitation influences elements assimilation and macromolecular pool in cyanobacteria. It is possible to conclude that the oxygenation of the planet may not have been the only evolutive constraint for redox regulation in ATPS enzymes. Moreover, biochemical results support the theory stating cyanobacteria evolved in the freshwater environment and only secondly conquered the ocean.
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Roncarati, Francesca <1977&gt. "Phytoplankton physiological responses under changing environmental conditions." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/541/1/roncarati_francesca_tesi.pdf.

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Roncarati, Francesca <1977&gt. "Phytoplankton physiological responses under changing environmental conditions." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/541/.

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Kiorapostolou, Natasa. "Tree growth responses to different environmental conditions." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Padova, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3425789.

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Increasing frequency and intensity of droughts affect forest ecosystems. There are already higher rates of tree mortality and forest drought-induced dieback. Since climate change affects the soil conditions, the precipitation rates and the growth seasons, it is expected that trees will develop acclimation and adaptation strategies in order to maintain vigor. Since the two most important reasons of mortality are carbon starvation and hydraulic failure, adjustments in physiological traits are expected to be related to the maintenance of the tree carbon and water balances. This thesis focused on understanding how trees respond under different environmental conditions (e.g. wet vs dry) both at the intraspecific and interspecific level. The conducted studies focused on biomass allocation, xylem and phloem anatomies of stem and branches, xylem anatomy of leaves, plant hydraulics, and wood density. Mostly, data from personal measurements were used, but also published data to compare the results. The aim was to understand which structural traits are linked to the acclimation and adaptation strategies of trees and how. The structure of the thesis is: (i) general introduction, (ii) five main chapters based on different studies, (iii) one main chapter describing in short three more studies, (iv) overall conclusion, (v) additional information for each of the main chapters (if applicable), (vi) acknowledgments, (vii) anatomical images for some chapters, (viii) literature cited listed per chapter.
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Bernelot, Moens Rachel. "Environmental conditions regulating gene transfer in Rhodobacter capsulatus." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43523.

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Rhodobacter capsulatus is a metabolically versatile α-proteobacterium that produces a bacteriophage-like particle called the gene transfer agent (RcGTA) that is capable of mediating horizontal gene transfer. RcGTA particles transfer random 4.5 kb fragments of genomic DNA that integrate into recipient genomes by allelic replacement. This thesis addresses certain environmental conditions, in particular carbon limitation and the presence of subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics, that influence gene transfer by RcGTA. A new transduction assay was developed to test the effects of various substances on gene transfer. Using this transduction assay, both carbon limitation and low levels of DNA gyrase inhibitors were found to increase the frequency of gene transfer, although by different mechanisms. Carbon limitation caused an increase in production and release of RcGTA. This effect was a general response to carbon limitation, and was independent of carbon source. Gyrase inhibitors, on the other hand, did not influence production or release of RcGTA and instead were thought to act on the recipient cells via DNA gyrase. GyrB overexpression constructs were made in order to confer resistance to novobiocin. The presence of these constructs negated the novobiocin-mediated increase in gene transfer. The results of this thesis suggest that certain antibiotics as well as carbon limitation affect gene transfer in R. capsulatus and may be relevant to microbial genetic exchange in natural ecosystems.
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Husby, Arild. "Ecological genetics of populations experiencing changing environmental conditions." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5672.

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A major goal in evolutionary biology is to understand how ecological factors shape the phenotypic and genetic variation that we observe in natural populations and in this thesis I examine how rapid changes in temperature have influenced phenotypic and genetic variation in morphological and life history traits in long-term studies of great tits. In Chapter 1 I review what is known about the effects of environmental change on natural populations, and outline the quantitative genetic framework that is available to study genetic variation in natural populations. Much focus on the effects of climate change has concerned species’ phenology, far less attention has been given to other traits. In Chapter 2 I examine the effects changing environmental conditions have had on the proportion of females that produce second broods. Temperature operates mainly through indirect effects (such as food abundance) but may also have more direct effects. In Chapter 3 I show that over a 36 year period body size have declined in line with predictions from Bergmann’s rule and I explore the genetic basis of this decline and the environmental factors involved. Although we can learn much from population level responses, there is a great deal of additional information to be gained by studying between-individual responses. In Chapter 4 I therefore compare the multivariate pattern of between-individual variation in phenotypic plasticity and its genetic basis for laying date and clutch size, in two great tit populations. Environmental changes may also directly affect the expression of genetic variance as well as the strength of selection acting on a trait, and in Chapter 5 I show that, for laying date, the environment induces a positive covariance between strength of selection and the expression of additive genetic variance, something that may enhance the rate of adaptation. Finally, in Chapter 6 I discuss and summarise the wider implications of the findings from this thesis.
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Perkins, Kerry. "Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) camouflage in varying environmental conditions." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2017. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/68322/.

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Cephalopods first appeared around 500 million years ago. Since then they have developed from the external shelled ammonites, belemnites and nautiloid's to the soft bodied organisms we find today. By becoming soft bodied, protection which would have been provided by the shell was lost and a different approach to predator avoidance was adopted. Modern day cephalopods such as octopus, squid and cuttlefish frequently use camouflage techniques to avoid detection. In addition to countershading, which is an often used camouflage technique by aquatic species, the presence of chromatophores allow a versatile and rapid response in relation to stimuli. Cuttlefish expression of these chromatic responses can be categorised into chromatic components. It is the intensity and combination of the expression which makes them an interesting organism to study, when looking at how the environment influences camouflage decisions. In this thesis, I present six experiments looking at how external environmental factors influence camouflage in Sepia officinalis. The first experimental chapter looks at how 3D objects and proximity play a role in not only camouflage, but behavioural responses. The first set of experiments discuss how factors such as contrast and size of an object may elicit different responses both behaviourally and chromatically. The proximity of the cuttlefish to the object was then investigated to determine if visual input was a possible cause for the differences. Size of the object, proximity and contrast produced a differing response to that of a cuttlefish on a uniform background. The two subsequent chapters look at differing light information and whether cuttlefish treat these differences similar to that of low contrast. Reaction to turbid and low light levels show similar responses in camouflage, suggesting that similar mechanisms are employed when there is reduced light and high scatter information. In respect to luminance versus reflectance, cuttlefish seem to be able to differentiate between a projected and reflected image where they appear to treat projected images like a lower contrast value. The last experimental chapter investigates motion camouflage in respect to predation. Prey and distance had a large effect on behaviour and how camouflage was expressed. Over greater distances behavioural variance reduced. Darkening of the head region and arm waving was also present over a greater distance. Camouflage varied in relation to background with a more uniform background producing reduced expression when moving. Stationary predation therefore elicits a different response than that of motion camouflage in cuttlefish.
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Books on the topic "Environmental conditions"

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Metro Toronto Remedial Action Plan. Environmental conditions and problem definition. [Toronto: The Plan], 1989.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. Flight in adverse environmental conditions. Neuilly sur Seine, France: AGARD, 1989.

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Borghesi, Simone. Global sustainability: Social and environmental conditions. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Thermal environmental conditions for human occupancy. Atlanta, GA: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2004.

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Hendrickson, C. L. Flight testing under extreme environmental conditions. Neuilly sur Seine, France: AGARD, 1988.

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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Thermal environmental conditions for human occupancy. Atlanta, GA: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2013.

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Borghesi, Simone. Global sustainability: Social and environmental conditions. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

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Hendrickson, C. L. Flight testing under extreme environmental conditions. Neuilly sur Seine, France: AGARD, 1988.

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Environmental Protection Indicators for California (EPIC) Project. Environmental protection indicators for California: Understanding environmental conditions through indicators. [Sacramento]: California Environmental Protection Agency [and] California Resources Agency, 2002.

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Mwichabe, Situma. Environmental problems in Kenya: Surviving a spoiled environment. Nairobi, Kenya: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2002.

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Book chapters on the topic "Environmental conditions"

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Nakhutsrishvili, George. "Environmental Conditions." In The Vegetation of Georgia (South Caucasus), 1–3. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29915-5_1.

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Combes, Claude. "Environmental Conditions." In Encyclopedia of Parasitology, 949–51. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_1074.

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Heubeck, Christoph, and Nicholas Arndt. "Archean Environmental Conditions." In Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, 1–3. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_97-3.

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Heubeck, Christoph, and Nicholas Arndt. "Archean Environmental Conditions." In Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, 123–25. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44185-5_97.

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Kesselring, Paul, and Clifford S. Selvage. "Environmental Conditions — Reflectivity." In The IEA/SSPS Solar Thermal Power Plants, 53–141. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82682-5_4.

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Arndt, Nicholas. "Archean Environmental Conditions." In Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, 60–61. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11274-4_97.

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Tipton, Michael. "Environmental Conditions: Cold." In Triathlon Medicine, 57–78. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22357-1_5.

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Heubeck, Christoph, and Nicholas Arndt. "Archean Environmental Conditions." In Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, 167–69. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65093-6_97.

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Dyke, Philip. "Boundary Conditions." In Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 77–94. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4786-7_4.

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Rosato, Donald V., David P. Di Mattia, and Dominick V. Rosato. "Environmental Conditions Affecting Plastics." In Designing with Plastics and Composites: A Handbook, 253–301. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9723-0_4.

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Dwivedi, Utkarsh, and Anirban Dasgupta. "Enabling Compliance of Environmental Conditions." In ACM DEV '15: Annual Symposium on Computing for Development. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2830629.2835223.

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Isshiki, Masaki. "Standardization Of Environmental Test Conditions." In 1988 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, edited by Peter Langenbeck. SPIE, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.949467.

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Russo, F., and A. Vitetta. "Urban transportation system analysis in emergency conditions." In Environmental Health Risk 2003. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/ehr030211.

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Popov, V., R. Gospavic, J. Kreyenschmidt, and S. Bruckner. "Microbial growth modelling under variable temperature conditions." In ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK 2009. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/ehr090311.

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Jones, Harry, James Cavazzoni, and Paul Keas. "Crop Models for Varying Environmental Conditions." In International Conference On Environmental Systems. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-2520.

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Hirsch, David, Sam Motto, Fu-Yu Hshieh, and Harold Beeson. "Limiting Conditions for Flammability of Polymers." In International Conference On Environmental Systems. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-2284.

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Sohn, Hoon, Keith Worden, and Charles R. Farrar. "Novelty detection under changing environmental conditions." In SPIE's 8th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, edited by S. C. Liu. SPIE, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.434110.

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Yang, Dongfang, Sixi Zhu, Xiaoli Zhao, Yunjie Wu, and Fengyou Wang. "Environmental conditions of Jiaozhou Bay, 1981." In 2015 International Forum on Energy, Environment Science and Materials. Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/ifeesm-15.2015.143.

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Gueret, Renaud, and Subhajit Lahiri. "Umbilical Lay In Challenging Environmental Conditions." In SPE Offshore Europe Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/166565-ms.

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Rohan, Pucha, Priyanka Singh, and Manoranjan Mohanty. "Effect of Environmental Conditions on PRNU." In 2021 IEEE 24th International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/cse53436.2021.00031.

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Reports on the topic "Environmental conditions"

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Sturrock, Peter A. Environmental Conditions Responsible for Solar Activity. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, June 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada382987.

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Ji, Yi, Bob McCullouch, and Zhi Zhou. Evaluation of Anti-Icing/De-Icing Products Under Controlled Environmental Conditions. Purdue University, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317253.

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Snow and ice removal are important tasks during the winter season and large amounts of anti-icing and de-icing chemicals are used and there is a critical need to review and synthesize information from the literature to compare and contrast anti-icing and de-icing chemicals to understand their environmental impact and support decision making. The effectiveness, costs, and environmental impact of commonly used and alternative anti-icing and de-icing chemicals were reviewed in this study. Application of anti-icing and de-icing chemicals may increase ion concentrations in soils and change nitrogen cycle, soil pH, and trace metal concentrations, affect surface water and groundwater, and increase public health risks. Life cycle assessment was conducted to quantitively evaluate environmental impact of selected anti-icing and de-icing chemicals. A decision support tool on environmental impact was developed to evaluate environmental impact of anti-icing and de-icing chemicals in ten different environmental impact categories. The results showed the environmental life cycle assessment tool developed in this study can be used to compare multiple environment impacts to support decision making for winter operation chemicals.
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Miller, R. O. Environmental seabed conditions of the Lunenburg Marine Park. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/207613.

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Kregel, Kevin, Zhongjie Xun, Ibolja Cernak, and Joseph LaManna. Improving Warfighters' Sustainment and Performance in Extreme Environmental Conditions. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, February 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada483680.

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Spiehs, Mindy, Bryan Woodbury, Beth E. Doran, Roger Eigenberg, Kris Kohl, Vince Varel, Elaine Berry, and James Wells. Environmental Conditions in Beef Deep-Bedded Mono-Slope Facilities. Ames (Iowa): Iowa State University, January 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.31274/ans_air-180814-455.

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McGuire, R. R., J. S. Haas, and R. J. Eagle. The decay of chemical weapons agents under environmental conditions. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), April 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/10181924.

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Echeverria, D., V. Barnes, and A. Bittner. The impact of environmental conditions on human performance: A handbood of environmental exposures. Volume 1. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/10187782.

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Thornton, Robert, and Frank Guardiani. The Relationship Between Environmental Conditions and UH-60 Cockpit Temperature. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, July 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada255722.

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Kin, Yulian B. Fatigue Failure Analysis of Polycarbonate Transparencies in Different Environmental Conditions. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, December 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada305093.

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Slone, Scott, Marissa Torres, Alexander Stott, Ethan Thomas, and Robert Ibey. CRREL Environmental Wind Tunnel upgrades and the Snowstorm Library. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), January 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48077.

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Environmental wind tunnels are ideal for basic research and applied physical modeling of atmospheric conditions and turbulent wind flow. The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory's own Environmental Wind Tunnel (EWT)—an open-circuit suction wind tunnel—has been historically used for snowdrift modeling. Recently the EWT has gone through several upgrades, namely the three-axis chassis motors, variable frequency drive, and probe and data acquisition systems. The upgraded wind tunnel was used to simulate various snowstorm conditions to produce a library of images for training machine learning models. Various objects and backgrounds were tested in snowy test conditions and no-snow control conditions, producing a total of 1.4 million training images. This training library can lead to improved machine learning models for image-cleanup and noise-reduction purposes for Army operations in snowy environments.
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