Browsing by Subject "fitness"
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(2020-11-27)We tested the potential and extent to which β-lactam antimicrobials already approved for use in U.S. livestock operations may differentially select for resistance to unapproved highest priority antibiotics such as carbapenems. ...
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Defining the Role of Operational Sex Ratio in Fitness of Organisms With Sexually Antagonistic Genes (2020-04-23)In many species, populations vary in size and reproductive sex ratio, producing situations in which small population sizes are paired with strongly skewed effective sex ratios. This imbalance among sexes is particularly ...
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(2019-07-17)Physical inactivity is one of the primary modifiable risk behaviors for illness and disease. Thus, promoting regular physical activity (PA) is a top priority for most public health organizations. Despite the increasing ...
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(2022-01-13)Despite mitochondrial DNA being one of the most popular and powerful molecular markers used to study eukaryotic evolution, much about its biology remains poorly understood. Mitochondrial genomes are challenging to engineer, ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Thelohania solenopsae Knell, Allen and Hazard is a microsporidian pathogen that infects the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren. This five part study examined the effects that T. solenopsae has on constructs of ...
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(2019-05-15)The best teachings come from stories. People can relate to given circumstances which they have gone through themselves. This study uses Action Research to do just that; tell the story of impact on an organization and grow ...
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(2021-05-03)One of the earliest samples of Caenorhabditis elegans was isolated in Bergerac, France. Early estimates indicated that a Bergerac strain had a high copy-number of the transposable element Tc1 and also displayed diminished ...