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Two simplified versions of a numerical life cycle model for diazotrophic cyanobacteria (of the order Nostocales) are developed and evaluated. Both consider two-life cycle stages, one growing, nitrogen-fixing stage and one stage that combines the resting, germinating and vegetative stages. The versions differ in the vertical resolution of the non-diazotrophic stage: version 1 collects the biomass in one layer at the bottom, version 2 considers sinking and rising of biomass explicitly. The results of the two versions are compared with a complex cyanobacteria life cycle model which describes four different life cycle stages each with two internal quotas for energy and nitrogen. The two simplified approaches show a good agreement with respect to the main characteristics of cyanobacteria dynamics (timing and duration of blooms, magnitude of nitrogen fixation, interannual variability). Our model study shows that both simplified approaches are suitable to be implemented into three-dimensional coastal or lake models. 相似文献
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Linda I. Hollén Tim Clutton-Brock Marta B. Manser 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2008,62(5):821-829
In many species, individuals suffer major mortality in their first year because of predation. Behaviours that facilitate successful
escape are therefore under strong selection, but anti-predator skills often emerge gradually during an individual’s early
development. Using long-term data and acoustic recordings of alarm calls collected during natural predator encounters, we
aimed to elucidate two largely unsolved issues in anti-predator ontogeny: (1) whether incorrect predator assignment is adaptively
age-appropriate, given that vulnerability often changes during development, or whether age-related differences reflect true
mistakes made by immature individuals; and (2) the extent to which the development of adult-like competence in alarm-call
production and usage is simply a function of maturational processes or dependent upon experience. We found that young meerkats
(Suricata suricatta) were less likely to give alarm calls than adults, but alarmed more in response to non-threatening species compared to adults.
However, stimuli that pose a greater threat to young than adults did not elicit more calling from young; this argues against
age-related changes in vulnerability as the sole explanation for developmental changes in calling. Young in small groups,
who were more likely to watch out for predators, alarmed more than less vigilant young in larger groups. Moreover, despite
similarities in acoustic structure between alarm call types, calls appeared in the repertoire at different rates, and those
that were associated with frequently encountered predators were produced relatively early on. These results indicate that
experience is a more plausible explanation for such developmental trajectories than maturation. 相似文献
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