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Jinkai Xue Seyed Hesam-Aldin Samaei Jianfei Chen Ariana Doucet Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng 《Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering》2022,16(5):58
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Although many avian eggs appear to be cryptically colored, many species also lay vibrant blue green eggs. This seemingly conspicuous
coloration has puzzled biologists since Wallace, as natural selection should favor reduced egg visibility to minimize predation
pressure. The sexual signaling hypothesis posits that blue green egg coloration serves as a signal of female quality and that
males exert post-mating sexual selection on this trait by investing more in the nests of females laying more intensely blue
green eggs. This hypothesis has received mixed support to date, and most previous studies have been conducted in cavity-nesting
species where male evaluation of his partner’s egg coloration, relative to that of other females, may be somewhat limited.
In this study, we test the sexual signaling hypothesis in colonially nesting ring-billed gulls (Larus delawarensis) where males have ample opportunity to assess their mate’s egg coloration relative to that of other females. We used correlational
data and an experimental manipulation to test four assumptions and predictions of the sexual signaling hypothesis: (1) blue
green pigmentation should be limiting to females; (2) extent of blue green egg coloration should relate to female quality;
(3) extent of blue green egg coloration should relate to offspring quality; and (4) males should provide more care to clutches
with higher blue green chroma. Our data provide little support for these predictions of the sexual signaling hypothesis in
ring-billed gulls. In light of this and other empirical data, we encourage future studies to consider additional hypotheses
for the evolution of blue green egg coloration. 相似文献
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The microstructure and composition, including chemical speciation of sulphur (S), of two mollusc shells were investigated using a combination of scanning electron microscopy, X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy (XANES) and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). The shell of Pinna is composed of monocrystalline, and Pinctada, of polycrystalline, calcite prisms separated by organic-rich walls. Sulphur speciation information from XANES spectra using a scanning X-ray microscope showed that the protein S content of the interprismatic walls is higher than the SO4 content, whereas the reverse is true for the intraprismatic structures. High-spatial-resolution XANES maps for the different S species across adjacent calcite prisms confirm their distinctive distributions in the molluscan shells and illustrate the presence of narrow, submicron transverse growth features. On a larger scale, a series of wider growth zones, incorporating the submicron zones, are aligned parallel to each other and cross-cut many calcite prisms. EPMA element maps for magnesium (Mg) and S demonstrate that these growth increments are compositionally zoned, comprising alternating layers of high mineral (Mg-rich) and high organic (S-rich) components. Additionally, these maps confirm that the organic interprismatic walls have lower Mg and higher S than the intraprismatic structures. 相似文献
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Doucet FJ Lead JR Maguire L Achterberg EP Millward GE 《Journal of environmental monitoring : JEM》2005,7(2):115-121
The applicability of environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM; imaging of hydrated samples) and conventional high vacuum scanning electron microscopy (SEM; imaging of dried samples at high vacuum) for the observation of natural aquatic colloids and particles was explored and compared. Specific attention was given to the advantages and limitations of these two techniques when used to assess the sizes and morphologies of complex and heterogeneous environmental systems. The observation of specimens using SEM involved drying and coating, whereas ESEM permitted their examination in hydrated form without prior sample preparation or conductive coating. The two techniques provided significantly different micrographs of the same sample. SEM provided sharper images, lower resolution limits (10 nm or lower), but more densely packed particles, suggesting aggregation, and different morphological features than ESEM, suggesting artefacts due to drying. ESEM produced less easily visualised materials, more complex interpretation, slightly higher resolution limits (30-50 nm), but these limitations were more than compensated for by the fact that ESEM samples retained, at least to some extent, their morphological integrity. The results in this paper show that SEM and ESEM should be regarded as complementary techniques for the study of aquatic colloids and particles and that ESEM should be more widely applied to aquatic environmental systems than hitherto. 相似文献
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Guillaume Rieucau William L. Vickery G. Jean Doucet 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2009,63(6):891-897
The giving-up density of food (GUD), the amount of food remaining in a patch when a forager ceases foraging there, can be
used to compare the costs of foraging in different food patches. But, to draw inferences from GUDs, specific effects of foraging
costs (predation risk, metabolic and missed opportunities costs) on GUDs have to be identified. As high predation risk, high
metabolic costs and abundant food all should produce high GUDs, this does not allow us to infer directly the quality of a
habitat. In order to separate the effect of each foraging cost, we developed an optimal foraging model based on food supplementation.
We illustrate the use of our model in a study where we assessed the impact of a power line right-of-way in a white-tailed
deer (Odocoileus virginianus) winter yard by determining whether the negative effects of cover loss outweigh the positive effects of browse regeneration. 相似文献
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Gupta Medhavi Ho Dang Santoro Domenico Torfs Elena Doucet Julie Vanrolleghem Peter A. Nakhla George 《Environmental science and pollution research international》2018,25(17):16743-16753
Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Cellulose, mostly in the form of toilet paper, forms a major component of the particulates in raw municipal wastewater, which could lead to... 相似文献
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A standardized micro-pilot scale continuous flow apparatus has been built up, using two types of differential photoreactors, and equipped with a refined control of the working conditions in order to study the photocatalytic degradation as a way to abate VOCs in air. Kinetic measurements have been carried out on trichloroethylene (TCE), methanol and benzene as model pollutants. The absence of diffusional limitation and of reaction product effect on the kinetics have both been demonstrated under our working conditions. The influences of concentration, light flux and temperature on the initial degradation rate have been studied. A simple Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic model has been verified for TCE and methanol, whereas benzene degradation was more complex and did not follow this simple mechanism. The determined experimental data aim at being useful in the scaling-up of photocatalytic reactors. 相似文献
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Mennill Daniel J. Doucet Stéphanie M. Montgomerie Robert Ratcliffe Laurene M. 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2003,53(6):350-357
Sexual dichromatism and phenotypic variation in elaborate male traits are common products of sexual selection. The spectral properties of carotenoid and structurally-based plumage colors and the patch sizes of melanin-based plumage colors have received considerable attention as sexual signals in birds. However, the importance of variation in achromatic plumage colors (white, gray and black) remains virtually unexplored, despite their widespread occurrence. We investigated a potential signal function of the achromatic black and white plumage of black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapilla). We captured and color-banded 178 free-living chickadees and assessed winter flock dominance hierarchies by tabulating pairwise interactions at feeders. We recaptured 73 of these birds and measured plumage coloration for six body regions using a reflectance spectrometer and the area of melanin-based plumage patches from standardized photographs. We found extensive individual variation in chickadee plumage traits and considerable sexual dichromatism. Male black-capped chickadees have significantly brighter white plumage than females, larger black patches, and greater plumage contrast between adjacent white and black plumage regions. We also found rank differences in the plumage reflectance of males; high-ranking males, who are preferred by females as both social and extra-pair partners, exhibit significantly darker black plumage and grow their feathers more rapidly than low-ranking males. This variation among individuals reveals a potential signal function for achromatic plumage coloration in birds. 相似文献
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M. de Beer J.P. Maree L. Liebenberg F.J. Doucet 《Waste management (New York, N.Y.)》2014,34(11):2373-2381
The production of elemental sulphur and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) from gypsum waste can be achieved by thermally reducing the waste into calcium sulphide (CaS), which is then subjected to a direct aqueous carbonation step for the generation of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and CaCO3. H2S can subsequently be converted to elemental sulphur via the commercially available chemical catalytic Claus process. This study investigated the carbonation of CaS by examining both the solution chemistry of the process and the properties of the formed carbonated product. CaS was successfully converted into CaCO3; however, the reaction yielded low-grade carbonate products (i.e. <90 mass% as CaCO3) which comprised a mixture of two CaCO3 polymorphs (calcite and vaterite), as well as trace minerals originating from the starting material. These products could replace the Sappi Enstra CaCO3 (69 mass% CaCO3), a by-product from the paper industry which is used in many full-scale AMD neutralisation plants but is becoming insufficient. The insight gained is now also being used to develop and optimize an indirect aqueous CaS carbonation process for the production of high-grade CaCO3 (i.e. >99 mass% as CaCO3) or precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC). 相似文献
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Doucet JJ Hill L Stout P Bansal V Lee J Fortlage D Potenza B Workman P Coimbra R 《Journal of Safety Research》2011,42(2):131-135
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Pedicabs are a new and controversial transportation innovation for tourists in congested areas in several U.S. cities. Scant literature on this trauma mechanism exists. The purpose of this study is to identify the incidence, demographics, morbidity, mortality, and potential for injury prevention of pedicab incidents amongst major trauma admissions at an urban, academic Level I Trauma Center.Patients & Methods
Researchers conducted a retrospective review of the Trauma Registry from 2000 to 2009. All patients identified as being injured in a pedicab incident were reviewed. Demographics, diagnoses, toxicology, treatments, and injury severity scale (ISS) were collected. Outcomes included mortality, ICU, and hospital length of stay (LOS), discharge disposition, and hospital charges. A photographic survey of 50 local pedicabs was examined for the presence and use of safety equipment.Results
During the period of January 2000 to July 2009 there were 15 major trauma victims from identified pedicab incidents. Falling from the pedicab was the mechanism of injury in 14 of 15 cases. There were two fatalities in victims following severe traumatic brain injury. Traumatic brain injury, skull fracture, or loss of consciousness was seen in 11/15 victims. Ethanol ingestion was detected in blood tests of 10 of the 14 adult victims. Median charges of hospitalization due to a pedicab related injury was US$29,956 ± 77,482. A photographic survey of 50 local pedicabs reveals very limited use of safety belts by passengers despite existing city ordinances.Conclusions
Major trauma victims of pedicab incidents in the United States suffer significant injuries and death. Most cases occurred in passengers falling from the pedicab at night after alcohol ingestion. There is an opportunity for implementation of strategies toward improved injury prevention with this new form of transport. 相似文献
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