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Precision measurement of the Ds*+-Ds+ meson mass differenceNARA Subscribed
Quantification and visualization of 3D facial aging in individuals of European ancestryNARA Subscribed
Facial features undergo continuous transformations across the lifespan. This study quantified and visualized the effects of aging on facial morphology in individuals of European ancestry. Three-dimensional facial photographs of 4,038 individuals (1,455 males and 2,583 females), aged 5 to 85 years and of European descent, were analyzed. Morphological changes in the face were modeled using kernel linear regression, with a focus...
A Global Comparison of Direct and Legacy Effects of Drought on Ecosystem ProductivityNARA Subscribed
Terrestrial ecosystems serve as a major carbon (C) sink, but the increasing frequency and intensity of drought threaten the C sink and ecological communities. A comprehensive understanding of the change in ecosystem productivity due to the direct effect versus the legacy effect of drought is still lacking. We quantify the magnitude change in terrestrial gross primary production (GPP) globally due to both direct and long‐term l...
Disentangling the life-history costs of direct male-male competition and sperm productionNARA Subscribed
To achieve reproductive success, males typically invest more than their rivals to win fights and secure mating opportunities. Male-male competition can then continue after copulation as sperm competition if females mate multiply. While male reproduction often comes at the expense of other fitness-related traits (e.g., growth, immunity), the relative costs of different components of male reproduction (e.g., fighting rivals or s...
Coastal wetlands are critical blue carbon reservoirs, yet the depth‐resolved impacts of warming on belowground carbon dynamics remain poorly understood. Over the course of an 8‐year in situ experiment, we investigated plant‐derived carbon inputs, soil carbon losses via respiration, and microbially mediated carbon fixation across a 60 cm soil profile under a projected 2°C atmospheric warming scenario. Plant carbon fixation (abo...
A major and stable QTL confers impatiens necrotic spot virus resistance in lettuce cv. EruptionNARA Subscribed
Key message A large effect and environmentally stable QTL was identified on LG2 that confers high levels of INSV resistance in lettuce cultivar Eruption. Abstract Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) has recently emerged as a major threat to lettuce production in the Salinas Valley of California, the region which contributes over 60% of the US national supply. This thrips-transmitted virus can infect lettuce plants at any grow...