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Fine root dynamics across pantropical rainforest ecosystemsNARA Subscribed
Fine roots constitute a significant component of the net primary productivity (NPP) of forest ecosystems but are much less studied than aboveground NPP. Comparisons across sites and regions are also hampered by inconsistent methodologies, especially in tropical areas. Here, we present a novel dataset of fine root biomass, productivity, residence time, and allocation in tropical old‐growth rainforest sites worldwide, measured u...
Patterns of selection on P lasmodium falciparum erythrocyte‐binding antigens after the colonization of the N ew W orldNARA Subscribed
Pathogens, which have recently colonized a new host species or new populations of the same host, are interesting models for understanding how populations may evolve in response to novel environments. During its colonization of South America from Africa, P lasmodium falciparum , the main agent of malaria, has been exposed to new conditions in distinctive new human populations (Amerindian and populations of mixed origins) that l...
Since its immigration in the Pacific island of New Caledonia in 1942 (i.e. about 240 tick‐generations ago), the cattle tick Boophilus microplus has experienced a remarkable adaptive diversification there. In order to better understand the population factors involved, we have investigated the B. microplus population structure on that main host‐species, Bos taurus . This study was based microsatellite loci and confirmed that the...
Sex‐specific correlation between heterozygosity and clone size in the trematode Schistosma mansoniNARA Subscribed
The mode of reproduction (sexual and/or asexual) and the mating system determine the patterns of gene transmission and genotype formation across generations. Schistosoma mansoni is a dioecious trematode that necessarily alternates sexual and asexual reproduction during its life cycle. In a previous study of the distribution of S. mansoni genetic variability within and between definitive host individuals, we noticed that deleti...