A novel statistical method for classifying habitat generalists and specialists - Robin L. Chazdon; Anne Chao; Robert K. Colwell; Shang-Yi Lin; Natalia Norden; Susan G. Letcher; David B. Clark; Bryan Finegan; J. Pablo Arroyo (Ecology, 2011)
We develop a novel statistical approach for classifying generalists and specialists in two distinct habitats. Using a multinomial model based on estimated species relative abundance in two habitats, our method minimizes bias due to differences in sampling intensities between two habitat types as well as bias due to insufficient sampling within each habitat. The method permits a robust statistical classification of habitat specialists and generalists, without excluding rare species a priori. Based on a user‐defined specialization threshold, the model classifies species into one of four groups: (1) generalist; (2) habitat A specialist; (3) habitat B specialist; and (4) too rare to classify with confidence. We illustrate our multinomial classification method using two contrasting data sets: (1) bird abundance in woodland and heath habitats in southeastern Australia and (2) tree abundance in second‐growth (SG) and old‐growth (OG) rain forests in the Caribbean lowlands of northeastern Costa Rica. We evaluate the multinomial model in detail for the tree data set. Our results for birds were highly concordant with a previous nonstatistical classification, but our method classified a higher fraction (57.7%) of bird species with statistical confidence. Based on a conservative specialization threshold and adjustment for multiple comparisons, 64.4% of tree species in the full sample were too rare to classify with confidence. Among the species classified, OG specialists constituted the largest class (40.6%), followed by generalist tree species (36.7%) and SG specialists (22.7%). The multinomial model was more sensitive than indicator value analysis or abundance‐based phi coefficient indices in detecting habitat specialists and also detects generalists statistically. Classification of specialists and generalists based on rarefied subsamples was highly consistent with classification based on the full sample, even for sampling percentages as low as 20%. Major advantages of the new method are (1) its ability to distinguish habitat generalists (species with no significant habitat affinity) from species that are simply too rare to classify and (2) applicability to a single representative sample or a single pooled set of representative samples from each of two habitat types. The method as currently developed can be applied to no more than two habitats at a time.

Non-cancer mortality among people diagnosed with lymphohaematopoietic neoplasm in Australia - Peter D. Baade; Jill A. Royle; David J. Joske; Lin Fritschi (Cancer Causes & Control, 2011)

Influence of indomethacin on the ventilatory and cerebrovascular responsiveness to hypoxia - Jui-Lin Fan; Keith R. Burgess; Kate N. Thomas; Karen C. Peebles; Samuel J. E. Lucas; Rebekah A. I. Lucas; James D. Cotter; Philip N. Ainslie (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2011)

Quantitative trait loci for temperature-sensitive resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in wheat cultivar Flinor - J. Feng; L. L. Zuo; Z. Y. Zhang; R. M. Lin; Y. Y. Cao; S. C. Xu (Euphytica, 2011)

Contributions of dry and wet depositions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans to a contaminated site resulting from a penetachlorophenol manufacturing process - Hwang J. Chang; Shizoom Wang; Ya F. Wang; Hsing W. Li; Lin C. Wang (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2011)

The California Neighborhoods Data System: a new resource for examining the impact of neighborhood characteristics on cancer incidence and outcomes in populations - Scarlett Lin Gomez; Sally L. Glaser; Laura A. McClure; Sarah J. Shema; Melissa Kealey; Theresa H. M. Keegan; William A. Satariano (Cancer Causes & Control, 2011)

Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging of Intrinsic Optical Property Contrast in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease - Alexander J. Lin; Maya A. Koike; Kim N. Green; Jae G. Kim; Amaan Mazhar; Tyler B. Rice; Frank M. LaFerla; Bruce J. Tromberg (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2011)

Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in pigs in subtropical southern China - Y. He; M. J. Xu; D. H. Zhou; F. C. Zou; R. Q. Lin; C. C. Yin; X. H. He; R. Liang; M. Liang; X. Q. Zhu (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2011)

Inheritance of stripe rust resistance to predominant Chinese races in six spring wheat cultivars from the pacific Northwest of the United States - Y. Gao; Q. Sun; R. Wang; J. Feng; F. Lin; N. Cui; X. Chen; S. Xu; Y. Bai; X. Xu (Cereal Research Communications, 2011)

Genomic sequence of an avian paramyxovirus type 1 strain isolated from Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) in China - S.-H. Shi; Yu Huang; S.-J. Cui; L.-F. Cheng; G.-H. Fu; X. Li; Z. Chen; C.-X. Peng; F. Lin; J.-S. Lin; Jing-Liang Su (Archives of Virology, 2011)

Evaluation of potential integration of entrapped mixed microbial cell and membrane bioreactor processes for biological wastewater treatment/reuse - Jia Zhu; C. F. Lin; J. C. M. Kao; P. Y. Yang (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2011)

Long-term changes of dissolved oxygen, hypoxia, and the responses of the ecosystems in the East China Sea from 1975 to 1995 - X. Ning; C. Lin; J. Su; C. Liu; Q. Hao; F. Le (Journal of Oceanography, 2011)

Pelagic flatworm predation on daphniids in a subtropical reservoir: different effects on Daphnia galeata and on Ceriodaphnia quadrangula - Tian Wang; Lijuan Xiao; Qiuqi Lin; Bo-Ping Han; Henri J. Dumont (Hydrobiologia, 2011)

Mobilization and transport of coarse woody debris to the oceans triggered by an extreme tropical storm - A. J. West; C.-W. Lin; T.-C. Lin; R. G. Hilton; S.-H. Liu; C.-T. Chang; K.-C. Lin; A. Galy; R. B. Sparkes; N. Hovius (Limnology and Oceanography, 2011)
A significant consequence of Typhoon Morakot in August 2009 was the production of vast volumes of driftwood in Pacific Asia. We have quantified the flux of this coarse woody debris (CWD) to the oceans from typhoon‐triggered landslides in Taiwan, where Morakot made landfall, by combining remote sensing (using FORMOSAT‐2 imagery and aerial photography), analysis of forest biomass, and field observations. A total of 3.8–8.4 Tg CWD was transported to the oceans, carrying 1.8–4.0 Tg of organic carbon. In addition to the local effects on the marine and coastal environment from such a highly concentrated flux of carbon and nutrients, storm‐driven mobilization of CWD may represent a significant, if infrequent, transfer of terrestrial biomass to the oceans. If the frequency of relatively rare, extreme storms such as Morakot increases in a changing climate, this transport mechanism may play an important role in feedbacks between global climate, storm intensity, and carbon cycling.

Analysis of isothiazolinone biocides in paper for food packaging by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry - Q.-B. Lin; T.-J. Wang; H. Song; B. Li (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2010)

The detection of “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos” in cattle and buffalo in China - Q. L. Su; H. Q. Song; R. Q. Lin; Z. G. Yuan; J. F. Yang; G. H. Zhao; W. Y. Huang; Xing Quan Zhu (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2010)

Chromocenters and proliferation of Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus virgiana—A correlation - Yue J. Lin; Jack R. Edelman (The Nucleus, 2010)

Genetic polymorphisms of the DNA repair geneMPG may be associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis - S. Y. Chen; L. Wan; C. M. Huang; Y. C. Huang; J. J. C. Sheu; Y. J. Lin; S. P. Liu; Y. C. Lan; C. H. Lai; C. W. Lin; C. H. Tsai; F. J. Tsai (Journal of Applied Genetics, 2010)

Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Copper Sulfate or Tribasic Copper Chloride on the Growth Performance, Liver Copper Concentrations of Broilers Fed in Floor Pens, and Stabilities of Vitamin E and Phytase in Feeds - Lin Lu; Run L. Wang; Zheng J. Zhang; Fred A. Steward; Xugang Luo; Bin Liu (Biological Trace Element Research, 2010)

The impact of EPLINα (Epithelial protein lost in neoplasm) on endothelial cells, angiogenesis and tumorigenesis - Andrew J. Sanders; Lin Ye; Malcolm D. Mason; Wen G. Jiang (Angiogenesis, 2010)

Development of EST-PCR markers for Thinopyrum intermedium chromosome 2Ai#2 and their application in characterization of novel wheat-grass recombinants - M. J. Wang; Y. Zhang; Z. S. Lin; X. G. Ye; Y. P. Yuan; W. Ma; Z. Y. Xin (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2010)

Sex-specific genetic architecture of human fatness in Chinese: the SAPPHIRe Study - Y.-F. Chiu; L.-M. Chuang; H.-Y. Kao; K.-C. Shih; M.-W. Lin; W.-J. Lee; T. Quertermous; J. D. Curb; I. Chen; B. L. Rodriguez; C. A. Hsiung (Human Genetics, 2010)

Nutrient uptake estimates for woody species as described by the NST 3.0, SSAND, and PCATS mechanistic nutrient uptake models - Wen Lin; J. Michael Kelly (Plant and Soil, 2010)

The influence of Gulf of Mexico Loop Current intrusion on the transport of the Florida Current - Yuehua Lin; Richard J. Greatbatch; Jinyu Sheng (Ocean Dynamics, 2010)

Hydrological and biogeochemical controls on the timing and magnitude of nitrous oxide flux across an agricultural landscape - MICHAEL J. CASTELLANO; JOHN P. SCHMIDT; JASON P. KAYE; CHARLES WALKER; CHRIS B. GRAHAM; HENRY LIN; CURTIS J. DELL (Global Change Biology, 2010)
Anticipated increases in precipitation intensity due to climate change may affect hydrological controls on soil N 2 O fluxes, resulting in a feedback between climate change and soil greenhouse gas emissions. We evaluated soil hydrologic controls on N 2 O emissions during experimental water table fluctuations in large, intact soil columns amended with 100 kg ha −1 KNO 3 ‐N. Soil columns were collected from three landscape positions that vary in hydrological and biogeochemical properties ( N = 12 columns). We flooded columns from bottom to surface to simulate water table fluctuations that are typical for this site, and expected to increase given future climate change scenarios. After the soil was saturated to the surface, we allowed the columns to drain freely while monitoring volumetric soil water content, matric potential and N 2 O emissions over 96 h. Across all landscape positions and replicate soil columns, there was a positive linear relationship between total soil N and the log of cumulative N 2 O emissions ( r 2 = 0.47; P = 0.013). Within individual soil columns, N 2 O flux was a Gaussian function of water‐filled pore space (WFPS) during drainage (mean r 2 = 0.90). However, instantaneous maximum N 2 O flux rates did not occur at a consistent WFPS, ranging from 63% to 98% WFPS across landscape positions and replicate soil columns. In contrast, instantaneous maximum N 2 O flux rates occurred within a narrow range (−1.88 to −4.48 kPa) of soil matric potential that approximated field capacity. The relatively consistent relationship between maximum N 2 O flux rates and matric potential indicates that water filled pore size is an important factor affecting soil N 2 O fluxes. These data demonstrate that matric potential is the strongest predictor of the timing of N 2 O fluxes across soils that differ in texture, structure and bulk density.

Ecological Restoration of Polluted Plain Rivers Within the Haihe River Basin in China - W. Wang; X. Q. Tang; S. L. Huang; S. H. Zhang; C. Lin; D. W. Liu; H. J. Che; Q. Yang; Miklas Scholz (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2010)

Simple monitoring method for precaution of landslides watching tilting and water contents on slopes surface - Taro Uchimura; Ikuo Towhata; Trinh Thi Lan Anh; Jou Fukuda; Carlos J. B. Bautista; Lin Wang; Ichiro Seko; Taro Uchida; Akira Matsuoka; Yosuke Ito; Yuichi Onda; Sho Iwagami; et al. (Landslides, 2010)

Cultivation‐independent characterization of ‘ Candidatus Magnetobacterium bavaricum’ via ultrastructural, geochemical, ecological and metagenomic methods - C. Jogler; M. Niebler; W. Lin; M. Kube; G. Wanner; S. Kolinko; P. Stief; A. J. Beck; D. de Beer; N. Petersen; Y. Pan; R. Amann; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2010)
Summary ‘ Candidatus Magnetobacterium bavaricum’ is unusual among magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) in terms of cell size (8–10 µm long, 1.5–2 µm in diameter), cell architecture, magnetotactic behaviour and its distinct phylogenetic position in the deep‐branching Nitrospira phylum. In the present study, improved magnetic enrichment techniques permitted high‐resolution scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X‐ray analysis, which revealed the intracellular organization of the magnetosome chains. Sulfur globule accumulation in the cytoplasm point towards a sulfur‐oxidizing metabolism of ‘ Candidatus M. bavaricum’. Detailed analysis of ‘ Candidatus M. bavaricum’ microhabitats revealed more complex distribution patterns than previously reported, with cells predominantly found in low oxygen concentration. No correlation to other geochemical parameters could be observed. In addition, the analysis of a metagenomic fosmid library revealed a 34 kb genomic fragment, which contains 33 genes, among them the complete rRNA gene operon of ‘ Candidatus M. bavaricum’ as well as a gene encoding a putative type IV RubisCO large subunit.

Determining the subjective effects of TFMPP in human males - Reem K. Jan; Joanne C. Lin; HeeSeung Lee; Janie L. Sheridan; Rob R. Kydd; Ian J. Kirk; Bruce R. Russell (Psychopharmacology, 2010)

In Vitro–In Vivo Correlations of Scalable PLGA-Risperidone Implants for the Treatment of Schizophrenia - Laura C. Amann; Michael J. Gandal; Robert Lin; Yuling Liang; Steven J. Siegel (Pharmaceutical Research, 2010)

Positive culture for Klebsiella pneumoniae in relevant sputum samples as a predictor of rapidly fatal outcome in septic patients at medical intensive care units - T.-Y. Chuang; C.-J. Lin; T.-C. Chou; H.-H. Huang; S.-W. Lee; P.-R. Hsueh (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2010)

Observing Deformation and Fracture of Rock with Speckle Patterns - M. Haggerty; Qing Lin; J. F. Labuz (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2010)

WRN mutations in Werner syndrome patients: genomic rearrangements, unusual intronic mutations and ethnic-specific alterations - Katrin Friedrich; Lin Lee; Dru F. Leistritz; Gudrun Nürnberg; Bidisha Saha; Fuki M. Hisama; Daniel K. Eyman; Davor Lessel; Peter Nürnberg; Chumei Li; María J. Garcia-F-Villalta; Carolien M. Kets; et al. (Human Genetics, 2010)

Dopaminergic neurotoxicity following pulmonary exposure to manganese-containing welding fumes - Krishnan Sriram; Gary X. Lin; Amy M. Jefferson; Jenny R. Roberts; Rebecca S. Chapman; Bean T. Chen; Joleen M. Soukup; Andrew J. Ghio; James M. Antonini (Archives of Toxicology, 2010)

Combined Method for Reduction of High Frequency Interferences in Surface Electroenterogram (EEnG) - Y. Ye-Lin; J. Garcia-Casado; G. Prats-Boluda; J. L. Martinez-de-Juan (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2010)

Dual bio-responsive gene delivery via reducible poly(amido amine) and survivin-inducible plasmid DNA - Ran Namgung; Jonathan H. Brumbach; Ji Hoon Jeong; James W. Yockman; Sung Wan Kim; Chao Lin; Zhiyuan Zhong; Jan Feijen; Johan F. J. Engbersen; Won Jong Kim (Biotechnology Letters, 2010)

Angiotensin IV elevates oxytocin levels in the rat amygdala and produces anxiolytic-like activity through subsequent oxytocin receptor activation - Chad E. Beyer; Jason M. Dwyer; Brian J. Platt; Sarah Neal; Bin Luo; Huai-Ping Ling; Qian Lin; Robert J. Mark; Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson; Lee E. Schechter (Psychopharmacology, 2010)

Antibacterial effect of electrolysed acid water on the nasal discharge from patients with chronic rhinosinusitis - R.-S. Jiang; S.-H. Wu; K.-L. Liang; J.-F. Lin; M.-C. Su; W.-K. Chen; F.-J. Lu (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2010)

Genetic variation and conservation assessment of Chinese populations of Magnolia cathcartii (Magnoliaceae), a rare evergreen tree from the South-Central China hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas - Xue-Mei Zhang; Jun Wen; Zhi-Ling Dao; Timothy J. Motley; Chun-Lin Long (Journal of Plant Research, 2010)

Comparison of approaches for efficient gene silencing induced by microRNA-based short hairpin RNA and indicator gene expression - Z. X. Shan; Q. X. Lin; C. Y. Deng; Z. L. Zhou; H. H. Tan; Y. H. Fu; X. H. Li; J. N. Zhu; L. P. Mai; S. J. Kuang; S. G. Lin; X. Y. Yu (Molecular Biology Reports, 2010)

In vitro activities of doripenem and other carbapenems against clinically important bacteria isolated in intensive care units: nationwide data from the SMART Programme - S.-S. Jean; P.-R. Hsueh; W.-S. Lee; H.-T. Chang; M.-Y. Chou; I.-S. Chen; J.-H. Wang; C.-F. Lin; J.-M. Shyr; W.-C. Ko; J.-J. Wu; Y.-C. Liu; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2010)

Rigorous pulse detection from full-waveform airborne laser scanning data - Yu-Ching Lin; J. P. Mills; S. Smith-Voysey (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2010)

Bayesian model averaging for evaluation of candidate gene effects - Xiao-Lin Wu; Daniel Gianola; Guilherme J. M. Rosa; Kent A. Weigel (Genetica, 2010)

Mechanisms of sodium uptake by roots of higher plants - Jin-Lin Zhang; Timothy J. Flowers; Suo-Min Wang (Plant and Soil, 2010)

The inhibition of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase improves impaired cardiac function and electrical remodeling in two models of right ventricular hypertrophy: resuscitating the hibernating right ventricle - Lin Piao; Yong-Hu Fang; Virgilio J. J. Cadete; Christian Wietholt; Dalia Urboniene; Peter T. Toth; Glenn Marsboom; Hannah J. Zhang; Idith Haber; Jalees Rehman; Gary D. Lopaschuk; Stephen L. Archer (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2010)

Salicylic Acid-Altering Arabidopsis Mutants Response to NO2 Exposure - Qiang Xu; Bing Zhou; Chunyan Ma; Xin Xu; Jia Xu; Yangao Jiang; Chang Liu; Guangzhe Li; Stephen J. Herbert; Lin Hao (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2010)

Modifier gene study of meconium ileus in cystic fibrosis: statistical considerations and gene mapping results - Ruslan Dorfman; Weili Li; Lei Sun; Fan Lin; Yongqian Wang; Andrew Sandford; Peter D. Paré; Karen McKay; Hana Kayserova; Tereza Piskackova; Milan Macek; Kamila Czerska; et al. (Human Genetics, 2009)

Do otolith annular structures correspond to the first freshwater entry for yellow European eels Anguilla anguilla in the Baltic countries? - Y.‐J. Lin; J.‐C. Shiao; L. Ložys; M. Plikšs; A. Minde; Y. Iizuka; I. Rašals; W.‐N. Tzeng (Journal of Fish Biology, 2009)
To examine the relationship between freshwater entry and otolith annular structures, a total of 113 naturally recruited European eels Anguilla anguilla from Lithuania and Latvia that entered fresh water at least once were collected. In some individuals (8·3–11·3%), the first freshwater entry coincided with a dark check that was distinctly different from neighbouring annuli. In most individuals (81·7–84·9%), the first freshwater entry occurred on rings and increments indistinguishable from other annuli. For the remaining individuals (3·8–10%), the first freshwater entry did not correspond to any otolith ring, band or annulus. According to recent evidence, the observed high correspondence between the first freshwater entry and otolith annuli was more likely due to the movement into fresh water during winter when the annulus was deposited, rather than stress resulting from habitat change. Consequently, the age estimation based on otoliths might be less influenced by this habitat change during the yellow eel stage.

Molecular characterization of two potato virus S isolates from late-blight-resistant genotypes of potato (Solanum tuberosum) - Y. H. Lin; K. L. Druffel; J. Whitworth; M. J. Pavek; Hanu R. Pappu (Archives of Virology, 2009)

Identification of three immunodominant regions on leukotoxin protein of Fusobacterium necrophorum - D. B. Sun; R. Wu; G. L. Li; J. S. Zheng; X. P. Liu; Y. C. Lin; D. H. Guo (Veterinary Research Communications, 2009)

Spatio‐temporal variation in the elemental compositions of otoliths of southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii in the Indian Ocean and its ecological implication - C. H. Wang; Y. T. Lin; J. C. Shiao; C. F. You; W. N. Tzeng (Journal of Fish Biology, 2009)
The elements Na, Mg, Mn, Ca, Sr and Ba in otoliths of southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii , collected from their feeding ground in the central Indian Ocean and spawning ground between southern Java and north‐western Australia were measured by laser‐ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICPMS) and compared among sampling locations and developmental stages. The Na, Mg and Mn to Ca concentration ratios were significantly higher at the larval stage than at the adult stage, and the ratio reached a peak at the first inflection point of the otolith, mean ± s.d. 43·3 ± 4·9 days after hatching and decreased sharply to a low level thereafter. The temporal change of the elements:Ca ratios in the first inflection point corresponded to the life stage transition from larva to juvenile, indicating that the uptake rate of elements from ambient waters was significantly influenced by the ontogenetic change in the fish. The elemental composition at the otolith edge differed significantly in sub‐adults on the feeding grounds and adults on the spawning grounds. Thus, the otolith elemental composition can be used as a biological tracer to study the time of the ontogenetic shift and to reconstruct the past migratory environmental history of T. maccoyii . In addition, the elemental composition of the otolith core of the adult was similar between feeding and spawning grounds, indicating that the fish in the Indian Ocean had the same larval origin, which is consistent with the single spawning population hypothesis.

Intercomparison, interpretation, and assessment of spring phenology in North America estimated from remote sensing for 1982–2006 - MICHAEL A. WHITE; KIRSTEN M. De BEURS; KAMEL DIDAN; DAVID W. INOUYE; ANDREW D. RICHARDSON; OLAF P. JENSEN; JOHN O'KEEFE; GONG ZHANG; RAMAKRISHNA R. NEMANI; WILLEM J. D. Van LEEUWEN; JESSLYN F. BROWN; ALLARD De WIT; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2009)
Shifts in the timing of spring phenology are a central feature of global change research. Long‐term observations of plant phenology have been used to track vegetation responses to climate variability but are often limited to particular species and locations and may not represent synoptic patterns. Satellite remote sensing is instead used for continental to global monitoring. Although numerous methods exist to extract phenological timing, in particular start‐of‐spring (SOS), from time series of reflectance data, a comprehensive intercomparison and interpretation of SOS methods has not been conducted. Here, we assess 10 SOS methods for North America between 1982 and 2006. The techniques include consistent inputs from the 8 km Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer NDVIg dataset, independent data for snow cover, soil thaw, lake ice dynamics, spring streamflow timing, over 16 000 individual measurements of ground‐based phenology, and two temperature‐driven models of spring phenology. Compared with an ensemble of the 10 SOS methods, we found that individual methods differed in average day‐of‐year estimates by ±60 days and in standard deviation by ±20 days. The ability of the satellite methods to retrieve SOS estimates was highest in northern latitudes and lowest in arid, tropical, and Mediterranean ecoregions. The ordinal rank of SOS methods varied geographically, as did the relationships between SOS estimates and the cryospheric/hydrologic metrics. Compared with ground observations, SOS estimates were more related to the first leaf and first flowers expanding phenological stages. We found no evidence for time trends in spring arrival from ground‐ or model‐based data; using an ensemble estimate from two methods that were more closely related to ground observations than other methods, SOS trends could be detected for only 12% of North America and were divided between trends towards both earlier and later spring.

Effect of polymorphism in the leukemia inhibitory factor gene on litter size in Large White pigs - H. C. Lin; G. F. Liu; A. G. Wang; L. J. Kong; X. F. Wang; J. L. Fu (Molecular Biology Reports, 2009)

Nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance among Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae in intensive care units in Taiwan - S.-S. Jean; P.-R. Hsueh; W.-S. Lee; H.-T. Chang; M.-Y. Chou; I.-S. Chen; J.-H. Wang; C.-F. Lin; J.-M. Shyr; W.-C. Ko; J.-J. Wu; Y.-C. Liu; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2009)

Study on the Relationship Between Meteorological Conditions and Acid Rain in Mid-Eastern Fujian - C. C. Lin; J. X. Liu; Y. Y. Cai; B. L. Li; Z. L. Wang; B. B. Chen (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2009)

An Atlas of ShakeMaps and population exposure catalog for earthquake loss modeling - Trevor I. Allen; David J. Wald; Paul S. Earle; Kristin D. Marano; Alicia J. Hotovec; Kuowan Lin; Michael G. Hearne (Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2009)

Molecular cloning and characterization of the Dicer-like 2 gene from Brassica rapa - Fei Yan; Jiejun Peng; Yuwen Lu; Lin Lin; Hongying Zheng; Hairu Chen; Jianping Chen; Michael J. Adams (Molecular Biology Reports, 2009)

The Impact of Iodine Excess on Thyroid Hormone Biosynthesis and Metabolism in Rats - K. Wang; Y. N. Sun; J. Y. Liu; L. Zhang; Y. Ye; L. X. Lin; Y. Q. Yan; Z. P. Chen (Biological Trace Element Research, 2009)

Modelling the growth of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica in the lower reach of the Kao‐Ping River, southern Taiwan: an information theory approach - Y. J. Lin; W. N. Tzeng (Journal of Fish Biology, 2009)
Information theory was applied to select the best model fitting total length ( L T )‐at‐age data and calculate the averaged model for Japanese eel Anguilla japonica compiled from published literature and the differences in growth between sexes were examined. Five candidate growth models were the von Bertalanffy, generalized von Bertalanffy, Gompertz, logistic and power models. The von Bertalanffy growth model with sex‐specific coefficients was best supported by the data and nearly overlapped the averaged growth model based on Akaike weights, indicating a similar fit to the data. The Gompertz, generalized von Bertalanffy and power growth models were also substantially supported by the data. The L T at age of A. japonica were larger in females than in males according to the averaged growth mode, suggesting a sexual dimorphism in growth. Model inferences based on information theory, which deal with uncertainty in model selection and robust parameter estimates, are recommended for modelling the growth of A. japonica .

A negative regulator encoded by a rice WRKY gene represses both abscisic acid and gibberellins signaling in aleurone cells - Zhong-Lin Zhang; Margaret Shin; Xiaolu Zou; Jianzhi Huang; Tun-hua David Ho; Qingxi J. Shen (Plant Molecular Biology, 2009)

EMMC technology for treatment/reuse of dilute dairy wastewater - Rhoda Luo-Ting Lin; Joshua Lelemia Irvine; J. C. M. Kao; P. Y. Yang (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2009)

Impact of socioeconomic status on cancer incidence and stage at diagnosis: selected findings from the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results: National Longitudinal Mortality Study - Limin X. Clegg; Marsha E. Reichman; Barry A. Miller; Benjamin F. Hankey; Gopal K. Singh; Yi Dan Lin; Marc T. Goodman; Charles F. Lynch; Stephen M. Schwartz; Vivien W. Chen; Leslie Bernstein; Scarlett L. Gomez; et al. (Cancer Causes & Control, 2009)

The occurrence of the feline “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum” in dog in China confirmed by sequence-based analysis of ribosomal DNA - Q. J. Zhuang; H. J. Zhang; R. Q. Lin; M. F. Sun; X. J. Liang; X. W. Qin; W. J. Pu; X. Q. Zhu (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2009)

Sufficient sampling for asymptotic minimum species richness estimators - Anne Chao; Robert K. Colwell; Chih-Wei Lin; Nicholas J. Gotelli (Ecology, 2009)
Biodiversity sampling is labor intensive, and a substantial fraction of a biota is often represented by species of very low abundance, which typically remain undetected by biodiversity surveys. Statistical methods are widely used to estimate the asymptotic number of species present, including species not yet detected. Additional sampling is required to detect and identify these species, but richness estimators do not indicate how much sampling effort (additional individuals or samples) would be necessary to reach the asymptote of the species accumulation curve. Here we develop the first statistically rigorous nonparametric method for estimating the minimum number of additional individuals, samples, or sampling area required to detect any arbitrary proportion (including 100%) of the estimated asymptotic species richness. The method uses the Chao1 and Chao2 nonparametric estimators of asymptotic richness, which are based on the frequencies of rare species in the original sampling data. To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, we randomly subsampled individuals or quadrats from two large biodiversity inventories (light trap captures of Lepidoptera in Great Britain and censuses of woody plants on Barro Colorado Island [BCI], Panama). The simulation results suggest that the method performs well but is slightly conservative for small sample sizes. Analyses of the BCI results suggest that the method is robust to nonindependence arising from small‐scale spatial aggregation of species occurrences. When the method was applied to seven published biodiversity data sets, the additional sampling effort necessary to capture all the estimated species ranged from 1.05 to 10.67 times the original sample (median ≈ 2.23). Substantially less effort is needed to detect 90% of the species (0.33–1.10 times the original effort; median ≈ 0.80). An Excel spreadsheet tool is provided for calculating necessary sampling effort for either abundance data or replicated incidence data.

Acid sensing ion channel (ASIC) inhibitors exhibit anxiolytic-like activity in preclinical pharmacological models - Jason M. Dwyer; Stacey J. Sukoff Rizzo; Sarah J. Neal; Qian Lin; Flora Jow; Robert L. Arias; Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson; John Dunlop; Chad E. Beyer (Psychopharmacology, 2009)

A quick and efficient approach for gene silencing by using triple putative microRNA-based short hairpin RNAs - Z. X. Shan; Q. X. Lin; M. Yang; C. Y. Deng; S. J. Kuang; Z. L. Zhou; D. Z. Xiao; X. Y. Liu; S. G. Lin; X. Y. Yu (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2009)

Raman spectroscopic study of K-lingunite at various pressures and temperatures - Lin-gun Liu; C.-C. Lin; Y. J. Yung; T. P. Mernagh; T. Irifune (Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 2009)

Identification of novel splice variants of the Arabidopsis DCL2 gene - Fei Yan; Jiejun Peng; Yuwen Lu; Lin Lin; Hongying Zheng; Hairu Chen; Jianping Chen; Michael J. Adams (Plant Cell Reports, 2009)

Genome-wide association scan for stature in Chinese: evidence for ethnic specific loci - Shu-Feng Lei; Tie-Lin Yang; Li-Jun Tan; Xiang-Ding Chen; Yan Guo; Yan-Fang Guo; Liang Zhang; Xiao-Gang Liu; Han Yan; Feng Pan; Zhi-Xin Zhang; Yu-Mei Peng; et al. (Human Genetics, 2009)

Nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance among Enterobacteriaceae in intensive care units in Taiwan - S.-S. Jean; P.-R. Hsueh; W.-S. Lee; H.-T. Chang; M.-Y. Chou; I.-S. Chen; J.-H. Wang; C.-F. Lin; J.-M. Shyr; W.-C. Ko; J.-J. Wu; Y.-C. Liu; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2009)

The impact of chemical lateral boundary conditions on CMAQ predictions of tropospheric ozone over the continental United States - Youhua Tang; Pius Lee; Marina Tsidulko; Ho-Chun Huang; Jeffery T. McQueen; Geoffrey J. DiMego; Louisa K. Emmons; Robert B. Pierce; Anne M. Thompson; Hsin-Mu Lin; Daiwen Kang; Daniel Tong; et al. (Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2009)

Trefoil factor-3 expression in human colon cancer liver metastasis - Mark Babyatsky; Jing Lin; Xianyang Yio; Anli Chen; Jie-yu Zhang; Yan Zheng; Christina Twyman; Xiuliang Bao; Myron Schwartz; Swan Thung; J. Lawrence Werther; Steven Itzkowitz (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2009)

Nonlinear cooperation of p53-ING1-induced bax expression and protein S-nitrosylation in GSNO-induced thymocyte apoptosis: a quantitative approach with cross-platform validation - Shaojin Duan; Lin Wan; Wenjiang J. Fu; Hong Pan; Qi Ding; Chang Chen; Peiwei Han; Xiaoyan Zhu; Liying Du; Hongxiao Liu; Yuxia Chen; Ximing Liu; et al. (Apoptosis, 2009)

Coccolithophores as palaeoecological indicators for shifts of the ITCZ in the Cariaco Basin during the late Quaternary - Kenneth N. J. M. Mertens; Matt Lynn; Mylene Aycard; Hui‐Ling Lin; Stephen Louwye (Journal of Quaternary Science, 2009)
Coccoliths were studied from the ODP Hole 1002C and core PL07‐39PC in the Cariaco Basin. Increases in Emiliania huxleyi are synchronous with decreases of Gephyrocapsa oceanica and vice versa. A new index (GEX) based on the relative abundances of these two taxa is proposed, and correlates with various other proxies. It is shown that GEX can serve as upwelling proxy. This confirms that the Intertropical Convergence Zone shifted north during the Bølling/Allerød, south during the Younger Dryas and back north during the Preboreal. The upwelling proxy shows few discrepancies with the terrigenous record. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Effect of intraluminal pillars on particle motion in bifurcated microchannels - Aslihan Turhan; Akira Tsuda; Moritz A. Konerding; Miao Lin; Lino Miele; Grace Lee; Steven J. Mentzer (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2008)

Group A streptococcal infection caused by emm1 strains among children in southern Taiwan - H.-C. Lin; S.-M. Wang; Y.-L. Lin; Y.-S. Lin; J.-J. Wu; W.-J. Chuang; M. T. Lin; C.-C. Liu (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2008)

Induction potential of clavulanic acid toward L1 and L2 β-lactamases of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia - C.-W. Lin; R.-M. Hu; S.-C. Huang; Y.-J. Hsiao; T.-C. Yang (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2008)

Mapping chromosomal regions affecting flowering time in a spring wheat RIL population - F. Lin; S. L. Xue; D. G. Tian; C. J. Li; Y. Cao; Z. Z. Zhang; C. Q. Zhang; Z. Q. Ma (Euphytica, 2008)

Contrasting patterns of morphological and neutral genetic divergence among geographically proximate populations of sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka in Lake Aleknagik, Alaska - J. Lin; E. Ziegler; T. P. Quinn; L. Hauser (Journal of Fish Biology, 2008)
Levels of differentiation in morphological traits (age at maturity, body length at age, egg mass and body depth) and spawning time were examined in sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka from three geographically proximate but physically distinct creeks in Lake Aleknagik, Alaska. Happy Creek fish had significantly greater values for most measured morphological traits, and Eagle Creek fish spawned significantly later than fish in the other creeks. Phenotypic differentiation between creeks, measured as P ST , was then compared with microsatellite marker differentiation between creeks, measured as F ST . No correlations were apparent between P ST and F ST values, and P ST values were generally significantly larger than zero ( P ST = 0·0018–0·31) whereas F ST values were not ( F ST =−0·0004 to 0·0016). The insignificant pair‐wise F ST values between creek samples indicated that gene flow occurs between creeks, assuming the creek populations have reached migration–drift equilibrium. However, the strong homing behaviour of sockeye salmon precludes a scenario in which fish from the three creeks constitute a single population that segregates by body size. Rather, significant phenotypic differentiation suggests that strong divergent selection occurs on the phenotypic traits despite the homogenizing effects of gene flow.

The development of extremely dry surface air due to vertical exchanges under the exit region of a jet streak - Michael L. Kaplan; C. Huang; Y.-L. Lin; J. J. Charney (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2008)

Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate‐dependent - DIANA H. WALL; MARK A. BRADFORD; MARK G. ST. JOHN; JOHN A. TROFYMOW; VALERIE BEHAN‐PELLETIER; DAVID E. BIGNELL; J. MARK DANGERFIELD; WILLIAM J. PARTON; JOSEF RUSEK; WINFRIED VOIGT; VOLKMAR WOLTERS; HOLLEY ZADEH GARDEL; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2008)
Climate and litter quality are primary drivers of terrestrial decomposition and, based on evidence from multisite experiments at regional and global scales, are universally factored into global decomposition models. In contrast, soil animals are considered key regulators of decomposition at local scales but their role at larger scales is unresolved. Soil animals are consequently excluded from global models of organic mineralization processes. Incomplete assessment of the roles of soil animals stems from the difficulties of manipulating invertebrate animals experimentally across large geographic gradients. This is compounded by deficient or inconsistent taxonomy. We report a global decomposition experiment to assess the importance of soil animals in C mineralization, in which a common grass litter substrate was exposed to natural decomposition in either control or reduced animal treatments across 30 sites distributed from 43°S to 68°N on six continents. Animals in the mesofaunal size range were recovered from the litter by Tullgren extraction and identified to common specifications, mostly at the ordinal level. The design of the trials enabled faunal contribution to be evaluated against abiotic parameters between sites. Soil animals increase decomposition rates in temperate and wet tropical climates, but have neutral effects where temperature or moisture constrain biological activity. Our findings highlight that faunal influences on decomposition are dependent on prevailing climatic conditions. We conclude that (1) inclusion of soil animals will improve the predictive capabilities of region‐ or biome‐scale decomposition models, (2) soil animal influences on decomposition are important at the regional scale when attempting to predict global change scenarios, and (3) the statistical relationship between decomposition rates and climate, at the global scale, is robust against changes in soil faunal abundance and diversity.

Genetic structure and diversity of cultivated soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) landraces in China - Yinghui Li; Rongxia Guan; Zhangxiong Liu; Yansong Ma; Lixia Wang; Linhai Li; Fanyun Lin; Weijiang Luan; Pengyin Chen; Zhe Yan; Yuan Guan; Li Zhu; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2008)

Deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer in Western Australia - J. Girschik; Lin Fritschi; T. Threlfall; T. Slevin (Cancer Causes & Control, 2008)

Cloning and infection response of tumour‐necrosis factor alpha in large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea (Richardson) - F. J. Xie; Z. P. Zhang; P Lin; S. H Wang; Z. H Zou; Y. L. Wang (Journal of Fish Biology, 2008)
In this article, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) and real‐time PCR were used to clone the tumour‐necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α) gene of the large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea (Richardson) and to analyse its response to bacterial infection. The full‐length cDNA of TNF‐α contained a 5′‐untranslated region (5′‐UTR) of 68 bp, followed by an open reading frame (ORF) of 759 bp and a 3′‐UTR of 512 bp. The ORF was capable of encoding 252 amino acids with an estimated molecular mass of 28 kDa. In the 3′‐UTR, there were two putative endotoxin‐responsive motifs and five mRNA instability motifs. The deduced peptide had a transmembrane domain and a TNF‐α family signature. Multiple sequence alignments indicated that P. crocea TNF‐α shares relatively high similarity with both teleost and mammalian TNF‐α. Phylogenetic analysis showed that teleost TNF‐α was located independently in a different branch compared with mammalian TNF‐α. Real‐time PCR analysis demonstrated that the expression of TNF‐α in the head kidney of the P. crocea injected with Vibrio parahaemolyticus was most significantly higher than that of the control group at 2 and 4 days. In blood, at 2 days post‐injection, TNF‐α expression was significantly higher than that of the control group, while at 4 days post‐injection, it was most significantly higher than that of the control group.

Expression of a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin (cry1Ab) gene in cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.) chloroplasts confers high insecticidal efficacy against Plutella xylostella - Cheng-Wei Liu; Chin-Chung Lin; Jinn-Chin Yiu; Jeremy J. W. Chen; Menq-Jiau Tseng (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2008)

First Confirmation of Integron-Bearing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Zhenbo Xu; Lin Li; M. J. Alam; Liyan Zhang; Shinji Yamasaki; Lei Shi (Current Microbiology, 2008)

Expression and significance of PTEN and VEGF in canine mammary gland tumours - C. W. Qiu; D. G. Lin; J. Q. Wang; C. Y. Li; G. Z. Deng (Veterinary Research Communications, 2008)

Note: Anti-viral activity ofAilanthus altissima crude extract onRice stripe virus in rice suspension cells - J. G. Yang; Y. G. Dang; G. Y. Li; L. J. Guo; W. T. Wang; Q. W. Tan; Q. Y. Lin; Z. J. Wu; L. H. Xie (Phytoparasitica, 2008)

Selective Contrast Enhancement of Individual Alzheimer’s Disease Amyloid Plaques Using a Polyamine and Gd-DOTA Conjugated Antibody Fragment Against Fibrillar Aβ42 for Magnetic Resonance Molecular Imaging - Muthu Ramakrishnan; Thomas M. Wengenack; Karunya K. Kandimalla; Geoffry L. Curran; Emily J. Gilles; Marina Ramirez-Alvarado; Joseph Lin; Michael Garwood; Clifford R. Jack Jr.; Joseph F. Poduslo (Pharmaceutical Research, 2008)

Residential proximity to large airports and potential health impacts in New York State - S. Lin; J. P. Munsie; M. Herdt-Losavio; S. A. Hwang; K. Civerolo; K. McGarry; T. Gentile (International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2008)

Expression of a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin (cry1Ab) gene in cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.) chloroplasts confers high insecticidal efficacy against Plutella xylostella - Cheng-Wei Liu; Chin-Chung Lin; Jinn-Chin Yiu; Jeremy J. W. Chen; Menq-Jiau Tseng (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2008)

Phase-shift in coral reef communities in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), USA - Ronald J. Maliao; Ralph G. Turingan; Junda Lin (Marine Biology, 2008)

Treatment of polluted river water by a gravel contact oxidation system constructed under riverbed - D. F. Juang; W. P. Tsai; W. K. Liu; J. H. Lin (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2008)

Nitrogen versus phosphorus limitation of phytoplankton growth in Ten Mile Creek, Florida, USA - Youjian Lin; Zhenli He; Yuangen Yang; Peter J. Stoffella; Edward J. Phlips; Charles A. Powell (Hydrobiologia, 2008)

Sensitivity of future ozone concentrations in the northeast USA to regional climate change - K. E. Kunkel; H.-C. Huang; X.-Z. Liang; J.-T. Lin; D. Wuebbles; Z. Tao; A. Williams; M. Caughey; J. Zhu; K. Hayhoe (Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2008)

Tetraiodothyroacetic acid, a small molecule integrin ligand, blocks angiogenesis induced by vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor - Shaker A. Mousa; Joel J. Bergh; Emie Dier; Abdelhadi Rebbaa; Laura J. O’Connor; Murat Yalcin; Ahmad Aljada; Evgeny Dyskin; Faith B. Davis; Hung-Yung Lin; Paul J. Davis (Angiogenesis, 2008)

Population structure and phylogeography of Aphyocypris kikuchii (Oshima) based on mitochondrial DNA variation - H.‐D. Lin; K.‐C. Hsu; K.‐T. Shao; Y.‐C. Chang; J.‐P. Wang; C.‐J. Lin; T.‐Y. Chiang (Journal of Fish Biology, 2008)
Aphyocypris kikuchii is a cyprinid species endemic to northern and eastern Taiwan and is the only primary freshwater fish native east of the Coastal Mountain Range. In total, 92 individuals of A. kikuchii from seven populations in three regions of the island were surveyed for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation. High haplotype diversity ( h = 0·989) and low nucleotide diversity ( π = 0·009) of mtDNA were detected. Negative values of Tajima’s D and unimodal mismatch distributions probably reflect a history of recent demographic expansions from small populations. Three major haplotype clusters displayed geographically non‐overlapping distributions, indicating a long‐term isolation between regions. Hierarchical analysis of molecular variance showed significant genetic structuring among populations ( Φ ST = 0·66). Significant haplotype heterogeneity was also detected among populations within regions ( Φ SC = 0·41, P Φ CT = 0·43, P c. 0·11–0·39 million years ago. Haplotypes of cluster B nested as interior nodes in the haplotype network, indicating that migrations from Shueilian (SL) populations to the northern region (cluster A) and to the eastern region (cluster C) may have occurred independently. Lineages A and B + C should be managed as two distinct evolutionarily significant units, while the northern, SL and southern groups should be managed as separate management units.

Genetics of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Role of HLA matching, functional variation in immune response genes - John A. Hansen; Effie W. Petersdorf; Ming-Tseh Lin; Steven Wang; Jason W. Chien; Barry Storer; Paul J. Martin (Immunologic Research, 2008)

Ethmoid sinus mycology of chronic rhinosinusitis - R. S. Jiang; K. L. Liang; J. Y. Shiao; J. F. Lin; M. C. Su; C. H. Hsin; F. J. Lu (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2008)

Determination of Particulate-Bound Formaldehyde from Burning Incense by Solid Phase Microextraction - S. W. Liou; C. Y. Chen; T. T. Yang; J. M. Lin (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2008)

Expression and immunogenic comparison of VP2 and VP3 from marine birnavirus - H‐J Xu; J‐G Lin; C‐X Zhang; S Suzuki (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2008)
The coding regions for the major epitopes of structural protein VP2 ( vp2e ) and structural protein VP3 were amplified from marine birnavirus (MABV) cDNA and efficiently expressed as glutathione S‐transferase (GST) fusion proteins in Escherichia coli . Polyclonal antibodies against VP2e and VP3 were raised in rabbits and fish using the purified proteins of GST/VP2e and GST/VP3. The rabbit anti‐serum against VP3 was more sensitive than the rabbit anti‐VP2e serum in detecting virus in MABV‐infected fish, while fish anti‐VP2e serum showed a stronger neutralization response than fish anti‐VP3 serum.

Using FANP approach on selection of competitive priorities based on cleaner production implementation: a case study in PCB manufacturer, Taiwan - M. L. Tseng; Y. H. Lin; A. S. F. Chiu; J. C. H. Liao (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2008)

Co‐seismic surface ruptures produced by the 2005 Pakistan M w 7.6 earthquake in the Muzaffarabad area, revealed by QuickBird imagery data - A. Lin; J. Guo (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2008)

Carnivory and active hunting by the planktonic testate amoeba Difflugia tuberspinifera - Bo-Ping Han; Tian Wang; Qiu-Qi Lin; Henri J. Dumont (Hydrobiologia, 2008)

Functional characterization of the human TPH2 5′ regulatory region: untranslated region and polymorphisms modulate gene expression in vitro - Guo-Lin Chen; Eric J. Vallender; Gregory M. Miller (Human Genetics, 2008)

Growth differences between naturally recruited and stocked European eel Anguilla anguilla from different habitats in Lithuania - Y.‐J. Lin; L. Ložys; J.‐C. Shiao; Y. Iizuka; W.‐N. Tzeng (Journal of Fish Biology, 2007)
European eels Anguilla anguilla from freshwater lakes in Lithuania had slower growth rates and lower backcalculated total lengths ( L T ) than those from lagoons and coastal waters, but no significant differences were found among fish with different migratory histories or between naturally recruited and stocked fish except a higher L T at age of stocked European eels at ages 5 to 8 years. The asymptotic L T did not differ among habitats or migratory histories, but the stocked eels in the lakes had smaller K (coefficient from the von Bertalanffy growth function) than did the both naturally recruited and stocked eels in the lagoon and coastal waters. The growth rate of European eels in Lithuania might be influenced mainly by different habitats rather than different migratory histories and stocking. The lower L T at age of naturally recruited fish at ages 5–8 years compared to stocked fish might result from the extra energy costs entailed in migration from the Atlantic and across the Baltic Sea.

Salmonellae and Campylobacters in Household and Stray Dogs in Northern Taiwan - H.-J. Tsai; H.-C. Huang; C.-M. Lin; Y.-Y. Lien; C.-H. Chou (Veterinary Research Communications, 2007)

Stable chloroplast transformation in cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.) by particle bombardment - Cheng-Wei Liu; Chin-Chung Lin; Jeremy J. W. Chen; Menq-Jiau Tseng (Plant Cell Reports, 2007)

In vitro flowering of green and albino Dendrocalamus latiflorus - Choun-Sea Lin; C. J. Liang; H. W. Hsaio; M. J. Lin; W. C. Chang (New Forests, 2007)

Dissipation of Pendimethalin in the Garlic (Allium sativum L.) under Subtropical Condition - H. T. Lin; S. W. Chen; C. J. Shen; C. Chu (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2007)

Functional morphology of scale hinges used to transport water: convergent drinking adaptations in desert lizards (Moloch horridus and Phrynosoma cornutum) - Wade C. Sherbrooke; Andrew J. Scardino; Rocky de Nys; Lin Schwarzkopf (Zoomorphology, 2007)

Poster abstracts - J. Ferrie; M. Shipley; F. Cappuccio; E. Brunner; M. Miller; M. Kumari; M. Marmot; A. Coenen; J. L. Castillo; F. Araya; G. Bustamante; L. Montecino; et al. (Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 2007)

Genetic analysis of an attenuated Papaya ringspot virus strain applied for cross-protection - Chu-Hui Chiang; Chun-Yee Lee; Ching-Hsien Wang; Fuh-Jyh Jan; Shih-Shun Lin; Tsung-Chi Chen; Joseph A. J. Raja; Shyi-Dong Yeh (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2007)

CIB1 and CaBP1 bind to the myo1c regulatory domain - Nanyun Tang; Tianming Lin; Jun Yang; J. Kevin Foskett; E. Michael Ostap (Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 2007)

Image processing of FORMOSAT‐2 data for monitoring the South Asia tsunami - C.‐C. Liu; J.‐G. Liu; C.‐W. Lin; A.‐M. Wu; S.‐H. Liu; C.‐L. Shieh (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2007)

Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide peptide reduced the production of proinflammatory cytokines in activated rheumatoid synovial fibroblast - Y. W. Ho; J. S. L. Yeung; P. K. Y. Chiu; W. M. Tang; Z. B. Lin; R. Y. K. Man; C. S. Lau (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2007)

High expression of capsid protein of red‐spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus in an avian cell line requires viral RNA2 non‐coding regions - J N Huang; L Lin; S P Weng; J G He (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2007)

Endosperm-specific hypomethylation, and meiotic inheritance and variation of DNA methylation level and pattern in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) inter-strain hybrids - M. S. Zhang; H. Y. Yan; N. Zhao; X. Y. Lin; J. S. Pang; K. Z. Xu; L. X. Liu; B. Liu (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2007)

Livestock Odour Dispersion as Affected by Natural Windbreaks - X.-J. Lin; S. Barrington; J. Nicell; D. Choinière; S. King (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2007)

Salicylic acid inhibits gibberellin-induced alpha-amylase expression and seed germination via a pathway involving an abscisic-acid-inducible WRKY gene - Zhen Xie; Zhong-Lin Zhang; Shane Hanzlik; Everett Cook; Qingxi J. Shen (Plant Molecular Biology, 2007)

Soil Nutrient Load and Drain Water Quality in Seepage Fields Receiving Milk House Wastewater - S. Morin; J. K. Whalen; S. Barrington; X. Lin (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2007)

A numerical study of the influence of urban expansion on monthly climate in dry autumn over the Pearl River Delta, China - W. S. Lin; C.-H. Sui; L. M. Yang; X. M. Wang; R. R. Deng; S. J. Fan; C. S. Wu; A. Y. Wang; S. K. Fong; H. Lin (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2007)

Okadaic acid and trifluoperazine enhance Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in eastern white pine - Wei Tang; Jinxing Lin; Ronald J. Newton (Plant Cell Reports, 2007)

Quality of race, Hispanic ethnicity, and immigrant status in population-based cancer registry data: implications for health disparity studies - Limin X. Clegg; Marsha E. Reichman; Benjamin F. Hankey; Barry A. Miller; Yi D. Lin; Norman J. Johnson; Stephen M. Schwartz; Leslie Bernstein; Vivien W. Chen; Marc T. Goodman; Scarlett L. Gomez; John J. Graff; et al. (Cancer Causes & Control, 2007)

The functional haplotype of peptidylarginine deiminase IV (S55G, A82V and A112G) associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis dominates apoptosis of acute T leukemia Jurkat cells - Hui-Chih Hung; Chien-Yu Lin; Ya-Fan Liao; Pei-Chen Hsu; Gregory J. Tsay; Guang-Yaw Liu (Apoptosis, 2007)

Analysis of extended HLA haplotypes in multiple sclerosis and narcolepsy families confirms a predisposing effect for the class I region in Tasmanian MS patients - Justin P. Rubio; Melanie Bahlo; Jim Stankovich; Rachel K. Burfoot; Laura J. Johnson; Stewart Huxtable; Helmut Butzkueven; Ling Lin; Bruce V. Taylor; Terence P. Speed; Trevor J. Kilpatrick; Emmanuel Mignot; et al. (Immunogenetics, 2007)

Numerical comparison study of cloud microphysical parameterization schemes for a moderate snowfall event in North China - W. S. Lin; C.-H. Sui; C. Bueh; A. Wang; S. Fan; C. Wu; S. Fong; J. Li; J. Meng (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2007)

Reduction in the in vitro expression of Brain–Pancreas Relative Protein by oxygen and glucose-deprivation - Yan-Hua Lin; Ai-Hua Liu; Yan Pan; Christel Westenbroek; Gert J Ter Horst; He-Ming Yu; Xue-Jun Li (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2007)

Cytotoxic kurubasch aldehyde from Trichilia emetica - Maminata Traore; Lin Zhai; Ming Chen; Carl Erik Olsen; Nacoulma Odile; Guissou I. Pierre; Ouédrago J. Bosco; Guigemdé T. Robert; S. Brøgger Christensen (Natural Product Research, 2007)

Isolation of Endophytic Actinomycetes from Different Cultivars of Tomato and their Activities Against Ralstonia solanacearum in Vitro - H. M. Tan; L. X. Cao; Z. F. He; G. J. Su; B. Lin; S. N. Zhou (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2006)

Characterization of Gas and Particle Emission from Smoldering Incenses with Various Diameters - T. T. Yang; C. C. Chen; J. M. Lin (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2006)

Characterizing the severe turbulence environments associated with commercial aviation accidents. A real-time turbulence model (RTTM) designed for the operational prediction of hazardous aviation turbulence environments - M. L. Kaplan; J. J. Charney; K. T. Waight; K. M. Lux; J. D. Cetola; A. W. Huffman; A. J. Riordan; S. D. Slusser; M. T. Kiefer; P. S. Suffern; Y.-L. Lin (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2006)

Serum Heat Shock Protein (HSP70) and Its Antibody (Anti-HSP70) Levels in Male Foundry Workers in Taiwan - C.-J. Chen; H.-J. Wen; S.-H. Liu; M.-S. Lin; T.-S. Lin (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2006)

Pressure effect on the electronic structure of iron in (Mg,Fe)(Si,Al)O3 perovskite: a combined synchrotron Mössbauer and X-ray emission spectroscopy study up to 100 GPa - J. Li; W. Sturhahn; J. M. Jackson; V. V. Struzhkin; J. F. Lin; J. Zhao; H. K. Mao; G. Shen (Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 2006)

Antizyme, a natural ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor, induces apoptosis of haematopoietic cells through mitochondrial membrane depolarization and caspases’ cascade - G.-Y. Liu; Y.-F. Liao; P.-C. Hsu; W.-H. Chang; M.-C. Hsieh; C.-Y. Lin; T.-C. Hour; M.-C. Kao; G. J. Tsay; H.-C. Hung (Apoptosis, 2006)

Contribution of BKCa-Channel Activity in Human Cardiac Fibroblasts to Electrical Coupling of Cardiomyocytes-Fibroblasts - Ya-Jean Wang; Ruey J. Sung; Ming-Wei Lin; Sheng-Nan Wu (The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2006)

Expression of a transcription factor from Capsicum annuum in pine calli counteracts the inhibitory effects of salt stress on adventitious shoot formation - Wei Tang; Ronald J. Newton; Jinxing Lin; Thomas M. Charles (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2006)

Phenotypic characterization of Bbs4 null mice reveals age-dependent penetrance and variable expressivity - Erica R. Eichers; Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr; Richard Paylor; Richard Alan Lewis; Weimin Bi; Xiaodi Lin; Thomas P. Meehan; David W. Stockton; Samuel M. Wu; Elizabeth Lindsay; Monica J. Justice; Philip L. Beales; et al. (Human Genetics, 2006)

Immunogold labeling of CM-cellulase in Sinorhizobium fredii CCRC15769 by electron microscopy - Chun-Yi Hu; Shu-Ling Hsieh; Jaang J. Wang; Yo-Chia Chen; Liang-Ping Lin (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2006)

Identification of ESTs differentially expressed in green and albino mutant bamboo (Bambusa edulis) by suppressive subtractive hybridization (SSH) and microarray analysis - Choun-Sea Lin; Yi-Hwa Lai; Chih-Wen Sun; Nien-Tzu Liu; Hsing-Shen Tsay; Wei-Chin Chang; Jeremy J. W. Chen (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2006)

Detection of Hong Kong 97-like H5N1 influenza viruses from eggs of Vietnamese waterfowl - Y. Li; Z. Lin; J. Shi; Q. Qi; G. Deng; Z. Li; X. Wang; G. Tian; H. Chen (Archives of Virology, 2006)

Computational Simulations of the Human Magneto- and Electroenterogram - A. S. Lin; M. L. Buist; L. K. Cheng; N. P. Smith; A. J. Pullan (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2006)

Extent and pattern of DNA methylation alteration in rice lines derived from introgressive hybridization of rice and Zizania latifolia Griseb - Z. Y. Dong; Y. M. Wang; Z. J. Zhang; Y. Shen; X. Y. Lin; X. F. Ou; F. P. Han; B. Liu (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2006)

Climatic Change, Wars and Dynastic Cycles in China Over the Last Millennium - David D. Zhang; C. Y. Jim; George C-S Lin; Yuan-Qing He; James J. Wang; Harry F. Lee (Climatic Change, 2006)

Potential Volatile Organic Compound Exposure from Dry Process Photocopiers in Operation-Idle Mode - D.-J. Hsu; H.-L. Huang; H.-Y. Lin; T.-S. Lin (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2006)

Enhanced viability of a nervous necrosis virus‐infected stable cell line over‐expressing a fusion product of the zfBcl‐x L and green fluorescent protein genes - S‐P Chen; H‐L Yang; H‐Y Lin; M‐C Chen; J‐L Wu; J‐R Hong (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2006)
Nervous necrosis virus (NNV) infection induces host cell apoptosis by an ill‐understood process. We utilized a fusion between enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and the zfBcl‐x L gene in GL‐av cells to select for zfBcl‐x L stable cell lines and to assess the effectiveness of the anti‐apoptotic protein Bcl‐x L in circumventing NNV‐induced cell death. Stable EGFP and EGFP‐Bcl‐x L ‐expressing clones were obtained at high purity within 2.5–3 months. In the latter, the EGFP‐Bcl‐x L fusion protein (approximately 58.2 kDa, as ascertained by Western blot) was predominantly targeted to mitochondria. We assayed for apoptosis in red‐spotted grouper NNV Tainan no. 1 (RGNNV TN1)‐infected cells with terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)‐mediated end labelling (TUNEL) of DNA at different virus doses. NNV infection of NNV Bcl‐x L GL‐av cell line revealed a protective effect, with a decrease in TUNEL‐positive cells of 7%, 8% and 31.8% at 24, 48 and 72 h, respectively. In addition, RGNNV infection of the Bcl‐x L GL‐av cell line revealed a protective effect, with an enhanced viability of 3%, 40% and 73% at 24, 48, and 72 h, respectively. We conclude that NNV‐induced apoptotic cell death can be lessened in transgenic grouper fish cells.

Ancient paddy soils from the Neolithic age in China’s Yangtze River Delta - Z. H. Cao; J. L. Ding; Z. Y. Hu; H. Knicker; I. Kögel-Knabner; L. Z. Yang; R. Yin; X. G. Lin; Y. H. Dong (The Science of Nature, 2006)

Detection and characterisation of a second potyvirus from Thunberg fritillary in China - J. Chen; H.-Y. Zheng; Y.-H. Shi; M. J. Adams; C.-B. Wei; L. Lin; J.-P. Chen (Archives of Virology, 2006)

Protoplast electrofusion between common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and regeneration of mature cybrids - T. M. Ge; X. H. Lin; F. L. Qin; S. W. Yu; Y. J. Yu (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2006)

Trophic modification of essential fatty acids by heterotrophic protists and its effects on the fatty acid composition of the copepod Acartia tonsa - Adriana J. Veloza; Fu-Lin E. Chu; Kam W. Tang (Marine Biology, 2006)

Probability density estimation in stochastic environmental models using reverse representations - E. van den. Berg; A. W. Heemink; H. X. Lin; J. G. M. Schoenmakers (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2006)

Potential Exposure to VOCs Caused by Dry Process Photocopiers: Results From a Chamber Study - D.-J. Hsu; H.-L. Huang; C.-H. Chien; T.-S. Lin (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2005)

Industrial wideband noise reduction for hearing aids using a headset with adaptive-feedback active noise cancellation - J. -H. Lin; P. -C. Li; S. -T. Tang; P. -T. Liu; S. -T. Young (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2005)

Characterisation of the welsh onion isolate of Shallot yellow stripe virus from China - J. Chen; C.-B. Wei; H.-Y. Zheng; Y.-H. Shi; M. J. Adams; L. Lin; Q.-Y. Zhang; S.-J. Wang; J.-P. Chen (Archives of Virology, 2005)

Evaluation of Candidate Gene Effects for Beef Backfat via Bayesian Model Selection - Xiao-Lin Wu; Michael D. MacNeil; Sachinadan De; Qian-Jun Xiao; Jennifer J. Michal; Charles T. Gaskins; Jerry J. Reeves; Jan R. Busboom; Raymond W. Wright; Zhihua Jiang (Genetica, 2005)

Acute Toxicity of Thallium to Daphnia magna and Ceriodaphnia dubia - T.-S. Lin; P. Meier; J. Nriagu (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2005)

Components of Honeybee Royal Jelly as Deterrents of the Parasitic Varroa Mite, Varroa destructor - F. P. Drijfhout; J. Kochansky; S. Lin; N. W. Calderone (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2005)

Isolation and characterization of actinomycetes antagonistic to pathogenic Vibrio spp. from nearshore marine sediments - J. L. You; L. X. Cao; G. F. Liu; S. N. Zhou; H. M. Tan; Y. C. Lin (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2005)

A new potyvirus from Thunberg fritillary (Fritillaria thunbergii Miq.) in Zhejiang, China - C.-B. Wei; J. Chen; Q.-Y. Zhang; Y.-H. Shi; L. Lin; H.-Y. Zheng; M. J. Adams; J.-P. Chen (Archives of Virology, 2005)

Suppression ofMeloidogyne javanica by antagonistic and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria - Bin Li; Guan-lin Xie; A. Soad; J. Coosemans (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2005)

Differentiation of xanthomonads causing the bacterial leaf spot of poinsettia in China from the pathotype strain of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola - Bin Li; Guan-lin Xie; J. Swings (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2005)

Perfluorinated Compounds in Aquatic Organisms at Various Trophic Levels in a Great Lakes Food Chain - Kurunthachalam Kannan; Lin Tao; Ewan Sinclair; Stephanie D Pastva; Dave J Jude; John P Giesy (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2005)

Characterizing the severe turbulence environments associated with commercial aviation accidents. Part 1: A 44-case study synoptic observational analyses - M. L. Kaplan; A. W. Huffman; K. M. Lux; J. J. Charney; A. J. Riordan; Y.-L. Lin (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2005)

Characterizing the severe turbulence environments associated with commercial aviation accidents. Part 2: Hydrostatic mesoscale numerical simulations of supergradient wind flow and streamwise ageostrophic frontogenesis - M. L. Kaplan; A. W. Huffman; K. M. Lux; J. D. Cetola; J. J. Charney; A. J. Riordan; Y.-L. Lin; K. T. Waight (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2005)

Trefoil factor family-3 is associated with aggressive behavior of colon cancer cells - Xianyang Yio; Jie-yu Zhang; Mark Babyatsky; Anli Chen; Jing Lin; Qui-Xiang Fan; J. Lawrence Werther; Steven Itzkowitz (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2005)

Large dose ketamine inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in rats - J. Yang; W. Li; M. Duan; Z. Zhou; N. Lin; Z. Wang; J. Sun; J. Xu (Inflammation Research, 2005)

Characterization of Usher syndrome type I gene mutations in an Usher syndrome patient population - Xiao Mei Ouyang; Denise Yan; Li Lin Du; J. Fielding. Hejtmancik; Samuel G. Jacobson; Walter E. Nance; An Ren Li; Simon Angeli; Muriel Kaiser; Valerie Newton; Steve D. M. Brown; Thomas Balkany; et al. (Human Genetics, 2005)

Evaluation of Genotoxicity of Combined Pollution by Cadmium and Atrazine - A. J. Lin; Y. G. Zhu; Y. P. Tong; C. N. Geng (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2005)

Effect of Air Flow on Emission of Smoldering Incense - T. T. Yang; C. C. Chen; J. M. Lin (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2005)

Manganese Uptake and Accumulation by Two Populations of Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. (Phytolaccaceae) - S. G. Xue; Y. X. CHEN; A. J. M. Baker; R. D. Reeves; X. H. Xu; Q. Lin (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2005)

Optimising the tissue culture conditions for high efficiency transformation of indica rice - Y. J. Lin; Qifa Zhang (Plant Cell Reports, 2005)

Cocaine increases human immunodeficiency virus type 1 neuroinvasion through remodeling brain microvascular endothelial cells - Milan Fiala; Amy J Eshleman; John Cashman; Justin Lin; Albert S Lossinsky; Vannina Suarez; Wendy Yang; Jun Zhang; Waldemar Popik; Elyse Singer; Francesco Chiappelli; Eva Carro; et al. (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2005)

Further molecular characterisation of potyviruses infecting aroid plants for medicinal use in China - Y.-H. Shi; X.-Y. Hong; J. Chen; M. J. Adams; H.-Y. Zheng; L. Lin; B.-X. Qin; J.-P. Chen (Archives of Virology, 2005)

The role of halogen substitution in classical cannabinoids: A CB1 pharmacophore model - Spyros P. Nikas; Jolanta Grzybowska; Demetris P. Papahatjis; Avgui Charalambous; Ali R. Banijamali; Ravi Chari; Pusheng Fan; Therapia Kourouli; Sonyuan Lin; Albert J. Nitowski; Gilbert Marciniak; Yan Guo; et al. (The AAPS Journal, 2004)

Polymorphic variation of CYP1A1 is associated with the risk of gastric cardia cancer: a prospective case?cohort study of cytochrome P-450 1A1 and GST enzymes - Mark J. Roth; Christian C. Abnet; Laura Lee Johnson; Steven D. Mark; Zhi Wei Dong; Philip R. Taylor; Sanford M. Dawsey; You-Lin Qiao (Cancer Causes & Control, 2004)

Fisheries of two tropical lagoons in Ghana, West Africa - H. R. Dankwa; J. M. Shenker; J. Lin; P. K. Ofori‐Danson; Y. Ntiamoa‐Baidu (Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2004)
The fisheries of two coastal lagoons, Keta and Songor, were studied as part of Ghana Coastal Wetlands Management Project (GCWMP) aimed at sustainable exploitation of wetland resources. Fish samples were obtained with seine nets and cast net as well as from local fishermen. Water quality parameters (pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature and turbidity) were similar in the two lagoons, except for salinity, which was significantly different ( P Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell, and the redchin tilapia, Tilapia guineensis (Bleeker), being the most important commercial fishes in both lagoons. The number of individuals for each species in Songor Lagoon were far more abundant, with densities several orders of magnitude higher than in Keta Lagoon. However, both species were significantly larger ( P S. melanotheron and T. guineensis respectively. Over‐fishing, use of small‐size mesh nets, limited mixing of marine and fresh water were some of the factors limiting fish production in both lagoons.

Mapping QTL associated with resistance to Fusarium head blight in the Nanda2419נWangshuibai population. I. TypeII resistance - F. Lin; Z. X. Kong; H. L. Zhu; S. L. Xue; J. Z. Wu; D. G. Tian; J. B. Wei; C. Q. Zhang; Z. Q. Ma (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2004)

Differential Response of Four Cyanobacterial and Green Algal Species to Triazophos, Fentin Acetate, and Ethephon - J. Ma; F. Lin; W. Qin; P. Wang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2004)

Productivity gradients cause positive diversity–invasibility relationships in microbial communities - Lin Jiang; Peter J. Morin (Ecology Letters, 2004)
Models predict that community invasibility generally declines with species diversity, a prediction confirmed by small‐scale experiments. Large‐scale observations and experiments, however, find that diverse communities tend to be more heavily invaded than simple communities. One hypothesis states that large‐scale environmental heterogeneity, which similarly influences native and invasive species, can cause a positive correlation between diversity and invasibility, overriding the local negative effects of diversity on invasibility. We tested this hypothesis using aquatic microbial communities consisting of protists and rotifers consuming bacteria and nanoflagellates. We constructed a productivity gradient to simulate large‐scale environmental heterogeneity, started communities with the same number of species along this gradient, and subjected equilibrial communities to invasion by non‐resident consumer species. Both invaders and most resident species increased their abundances with resource enrichment, resulting in a positive correlation between diversity and invasibility. Intraspecific interference competition within resident species and the positive effect of enrichment on the number of available resources probably accounted for the higher invasibility with enrichment. Our results provide direct experimental evidence that environmental heterogeneity in productivity can cause a positive diversity–invasibility relationship.

Molecular diversity of methanotrophs in Transbaikal soda lake sediments and identification of potentially active populations by stable isotope probing - Ju‐Ling Lin; Stefan Radajewski; Bulat T. Eshinimaev; Yuri A. Trotsenko; Ian R. McDonald; J Colin Murrell (Environmental Microbiology, 2004)
Summary Soda lakes are an environment with an unusually high pH and often high salinity. To identify the active methanotrophs in the Soda lake sediments, sediment slurries were incubated with a 10% (v/v) 13 CH 4 headspace and the 13 C‐labelled DNA was subsequently extracted from these sediments following CsCl density gradient centrifugation. This DNA was then used as a template for PCR amplification of 16S rRNA genes and genes encoding PmoA and MmoX of methane monooxygenase, key enzymes in the methane oxidation pathway. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA genes, PmoA and MmoX identified that strains of Methylomicrobium , Methylobacter , Methylomonas and ‘Methylothermus’ had assimilated the 13 CH 4 . Phylogenetic analysis of PmoA sequences amplified from DNA extracted from Soda lake sediments before Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) treatment showed that a much wider diversity of both type I and type II methanotroph sequences are present in this alkaline environment. The majority of methanotroph sequences detected in the 13 C‐DNA studies were from type I methanotrophs, with 50% of 16S rRNA clones and 100% of pmoA clones from both Lake Suduntuiskii Torom and Lake Gorbunka suggesting that the type I methanotrophs are probably responsible for the majority of methane oxidation in this environment.

DNA extraction from archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues: heat-induced retrieval in alkaline solution - Shan-Rong Shi; Ram Datar; Cheng Liu; Lin Wu; Zina Zhang; Richard J. Cote; Clive R. Taylor (Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 2004)

Investigating Tendon Fascicle Structure–Function Relationships in a Transgenic-Age Mouse Model Using Multiple Regression Models - Paul S. Robinson; Tony W. Lin; Abbas F. Jawad; Renato V. Iozzo; Louis J. Soslowsky (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2004)

Acute Toxicity Assessment of 20 Herbicides to the Green Alga Scenedesmus quadricauda (Turp.) Breb. - J. Ma; F. Lin; S. Wang; L. Xu (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2004)

A new potyvirus from tuberose ( Polianthes tuberosa ) in China - L. Lin; H.-Y. Zheng; J. Chen; J.-P. Chen; Q.-Y. Zhang; M.-F. Zhao; J. F. Antoniw; M. J. Adams (Archives of Virology, 2004)

Adaptive processing bandwidth adjustment for laser Doppler flowmetry - Y. Y. Chen; Y. H. Lin; I. C. Jan; R. S. Liu; N. K. Chou; G. -J. Jan (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2004)

Mycobacterium Reverse Hybridization Line-Probe Assay Used to Diagnose Disseminated Mycobacterium haemophilum Infection in a Child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - F. Bosma; J. M. Deckers-Kocken; S. S. N. de Graaf; T. Schlin; W. J. G. Melchers; J. A. Hoogkamp-Korstanje (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2004)

Kinetic Studies on the Effects of Organophosphorus Pesticides on the Growth of Microcystis aeruginosa and Uptake of the Phosphorus Forms - P.-J. Zhou; H. Shen; J. Lin; L.-R. Song; Y.-D. Liu; Z.-B. Wu (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2004)

Kinetic Studies on the Combined Effects of Lanthanum and Cerium on the Growth of Microcystis aeruginosa and their Accumulation by M. aeruginosa - P.-J. Zhou; J. Lin; H. Shen; T. Li; L.-R. Song; Y.-W. Shen; Y.-D. Liu (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2004)

Pilot point temperature regulation for thermal lesion control during ultrasound thermal therapy - H. -L. Liu; Y. -Y. Chen; J. -Y. Yen; W. -L. Lin (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2004)

Detection and classification of allexiviruses from garlic in China - J. Chen; H.-Y. Zheng; J. F. Antoniw; M. J. Adams; J.-P. Chen; L. Lin (Archives of Virology, 2004)

A virus related to Soybean mosaic virus from Pinellia ternata in China and its comparison with local soybean SMV isolates - J. Chen; H.-Y. Zheng; L. Lin; M. J. Adams; J. F. Antoniw; M.-F. Zhao; Y.-F. Shang; J.-P. Chen (Archives of Virology, 2004)

QTLs for Na+ and K+ uptake of the shoots and roots controlling rice salt tolerance - H. X. Lin; M. Z. Zhu; M. Yano; J. P. Gao; Z. W. Liang; W. A. Su; X. H. Hu; Z. H. Ren; D. Y. Chao (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2004)

RETINOIC ACID, BROMODEOXYURIDINE, AND THE Δ205 MUTANT POLYOMA VIRUS MIDDLE T ANTIGEN REGULATE EXPRESSION LEVELS OF A COMMON ENSEMBLE OF PROTEINS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY STAGES OF INDUCING HL-60 LEUKEMIC CELL DIFFERENTIATION - ANDREW YEN; DAVID M. LIN; THOMAS J. LAMKIN; SUSI VARVAYANIS (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2004)

Excavating Y-chromosome haplotype strata in Anatolia - Cengiz Cinnioglu; Roy King; Toomas Kivisild; Ersi Kalfoglu; Sevil Atasoy; Gianpiero L. Cavalleri; Anita S. Lillie; Charles C. Roseman; Alice A. Lin; Kristina Prince; Peter J. Oefner; Peidong Shen; et al. (Human Genetics, 2004)

Efficacy and Safety of Cefotaxime in Combination with Metronidazole for Empirical Treatment of Brain Abscess in Clinical Practice: A Retrospective Study of 66 Consecutive Cases - A.-K. Jansson; P. Enblad; J. Sjlin (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2004)

The EGF-TM7 family: a postgenomic view - Siamon Gordon; Hsi-Hsien Lin; Jrg Hamann; Mark J. Kwakkenbos; Else N. Kop; Martin Stacey; Mourad Matmati (Immunogenetics, 2004)

Application of a ?Big-Tree? model to regional climate modeling: a sensitivity study - X.-M. Zeng; M. Zhao; R.-C. Yu; N.-S. Lin; Y.-Q. Zheng; L.-J. Zhang; R.-J. Zhang (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2003)

Evidence of a founder effect for the 235delC mutation of GJB2 (connexin26) in east Asians - Denise Yan; Hong-Joon Park; Xiao Mei Ouyang; Arti Pandya; Katsumi Doi; Raadnabazar Erdenetungalag; Li Lin Du; Naoki Matsushiro; Walter E. Nance; Andrew J. Griffith; Xue Zhong Liu (Human Genetics, 2003)

Occurrence and sequences of Lily mottle virus and Lily symptomless virus in plants grown from imported bulbs in Zhejiang province, China - H.-Y. Zheng; J. Chen; M.-F. Zhao; L. Lin; J.-P. Chen; J. F. Antoniw; M. J. Adams (Archives of Virology, 2003)

Small-angle X-ray scattering measurement of the internal microstructure of natural zircon crystals - A. P. Radlinski; J. Claou-Long; A. L. Hinde; E. Z. Radlinska; J.-S. Lin (Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 2003)