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1. Age‐dependent trajectories differ between within‐pair and extra‐pair paternity success

Author:
Y.‐H. Hsu; M. J. P. Simons; J. Schroeder; A. Girndt; I. S. Winney; T. Burke; S. Nakagawa
Source:
Journal of evolutionary biology 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 951-959
ISSN:
1010-061X
Subject:
Passer domesticus; males; mating behavior; monogamy; mortality; paternity; polygamy; reproductive success
Abstract:
... Reproductive success is associated with age in many taxa, increasing in early life followed by reproductive senescence. In socially monogamous but genetically polygamous species, this generates the interesting possibility of differential trajectories of within‐pair and extra‐pair siring success with age in males. We investigate these relationships simultaneously using within‐individual analyses wi ...
DOI:
10.1111/jeb.13058

2. Beneficial Rhizobacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SQR9 Induces Plant Salt Tolerance through Spermidine Production

Author:
Chen Lin; Liu Yunpeng; Wu Gengwei; Zhang Nan; Shen Qirong; Zhang Ruifu
Source:
Molecular plant-microbe interactions 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 423-432
ISSN:
0894-0282
Subject:
Arabidopsis thaliana; Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Rhizobium; Zea mays; agricultural productivity; biosynthesis; dialysis; gene expression; genes; glutamate-ammonia ligase; glutathione; glutathione-disulfide reductase; molecular weight; mutants; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reactive oxygen species; salt stress; salt tolerance; sodium; spermidine; toxicity; vacuoles
Abstract:
... The inoculation of plants with plant-growth-promoting rhizobacterium has been an effective strategy for enhancing plant salt tolerance to diminish the loss of agricultural productivity caused by salt stress; however, the signal transmitted from bacteria to the plant under salt stress is poorly understood. In this study, the salt tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays was enhanced by inocul ...
DOI:
10.1094/MPMI-02-17-0027-R

3. Centipede, Scolopendra dawydoffi (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae), predation on an egg-laying snake, Sibynophis triangularis (Squamata: Colubridae), in Thailand

Author:
Michele Chiacchio; Bartosz Stanislaw Nadolski; Ponghtep Suwanwaree; Surachit Waengsothorn
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 563-566
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Colubridae; Scolopendra; conservation areas; females; insect behavior; insectivores; predation; snakes; Thailand
Abstract:
... While typically insectivorous, large centipedes are known to attack and eat vertebrates. Though opportunistic, this behavior might be relatively frequent. Predation of centipedes on snakes is rarely observed. We report an incident, witnessed at the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Thailand, involving the predation of a scolopendrid centipede, Scolopendra dawydoffi, on a female colubrid snake, Sibynophi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-017-9642-0

4. Comparison between direct and indirect methods to diagnose malnutrition and cardiometabolic risk in haemodialisys patients

Author:
K. P. Balbino; A. P. S. Epifânio; S. M. R. Ribeiro; L. D. M. da Silva; M. G. Gouvea; H. H. M. Hermsdorff
Source:
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 646-654
ISSN:
0952-3871
Subject:
adipose tissue; bioelectrical impedance; body fat; cross-sectional studies; hemodialysis; males; malnutrition; nutritional status; obesity; patients; risk factors; waist circumference
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of patients undergoing haemodialysis (HD) by comparing nutritional risk scores with biochemical, anthropometric and body composition variables. METHODS: Eighty‐five individuals [65.9% male, mean (SD) age 62 (14) years] participated in a cross‐sectional study. Global Objective Assessment (GOA) and Modified Global Subjective Asse ...
DOI:
10.1111/jhn.12468

5. Could habits hold the key to weight loss maintenance? A narrative review

Author:
G. Cleo; E. Isenring; R. Thomas; P. Glasziou
Source:
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 655-664
ISSN:
0952-3871
Subject:
behavior change; health behavior; lifestyle; obesity; weight loss
Abstract:
... Despite the significance placed on lifestyle interventions for obesity management, most weight loss is followed by weight regain. Psychological concepts of habitual behaviour and automaticity have been suggested as plausible explanations for this overwhelming lack of long‐term weight loss success. Interventions that focus on changing an individual's behaviour are not usually successful at changing ...
DOI:
10.1111/jhn.12456

6. Cyclopiazonic Acid Is a Pathogenicity Factor for Aspergillus flavus and a Promising Target for Screening Germplasm for Ear Rot Resistance

Author:
Chalivendra Subbaiah C.; DeRobertis Catherine; Chang Perng-Kuang; Damann Kenneth E.
Source:
Molecular plant-microbe interactions 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 361-373
ISSN:
0894-0282
Subject:
Aspergillus flavus; adenosinetriphosphatase; aflatoxins; biochemical pathways; calcium; cell death; corn; crops; cyclopiazonic acid; cytotoxicity; ear rot; endoplasmic reticulum; fungi; genes; insects; mutants; neurotoxicity; roots; saprophytes; screening; secondary infection; secondary metabolites; seedlings; seeds; silk; soil; vertebrates; virulence
Abstract:
... Aspergillus flavus, an opportunistic pathogen, contaminates maize and other key crops with carcinogenic aflatoxins (AFs). Besides AFs, A. flavus makes many more secondary metabolites (SMs) whose toxicity in insects or vertebrates has been studied. However, the role of SMs in the invasion of plant hosts by A. flavus remains to be investigated. Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA), a neurotoxic SM made by A. fl ...
DOI:
10.1094/MPMI-02-17-0026-R

7. Differential Requirement of the Ribosomal Protein S6 and Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinase for Plant-Virus Accumulation and Interaction of S6 Kinase with Potyviral VPg

Author:
Rajamäki Minna-Liisa; Xi Dehui; Sikorskaite-Gudziuniene Sidona; Valkonen Jari P. T.; Whitham Steven A.
Source:
Molecular plant-microbe interactions 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 374-384
ISSN:
0894-0282
Subject:
Cucumber mosaic virus; Nicotiana benthamiana; Potato virus A; Tobacco mosaic virus; Turnip crinkle virus; Turnip mosaic virus; cell nucleolus; cytoplasm; fluorescence; genes; plant response; plant viruses; ribosomal proteins
Abstract:
... Ribosomal protein S6 (RPS6) is an indispensable plant protein regulated, in part, by ribosomal protein S6 kinase (S6K) which, in turn, is a key regulator of plant responses to stresses and developmental cues. Increased expression of RPS6 was detected in Nicotiana benthamiana during infection by diverse plant viruses. Silencing of the RPS6 and S6K genes in N. benthamiana affected accumulation of Cu ...
DOI:
10.1094/MPMI-06-16-0122-R

8. Does high relatedness promote cheater‐free multicellularity in synthetic lifecycles?

Author:
R. F. Inglis; E. Ryu; O. Asikhia; J. E. Strassmann; D. C. Queller
Source:
Journal of evolutionary biology 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 985-993
ISSN:
1010-061X
Subject:
clones; evolution; kin recognition; mutants
Abstract:
... The evolution of multicellularity is one of the key transitions in evolution and requires extreme levels of cooperation between cells. However, even when cells are genetically identical, noncooperative cheating mutants can arise that cause a breakdown in cooperation. How then, do multicellular organisms maintain cooperation between cells? A number of mechanisms that increase relatedness amongst co ...
DOI:
10.1111/jeb.13067

9. Effect of magnesium supplementation on type 2 diabetes associated cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Author:
H. Verma; R. Garg
Source:
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 621-633
ISSN:
0952-3871
Subject:
blood glucose; cardiovascular diseases; confidence interval; databases; death; guidelines; high density lipoprotein; low density lipoprotein; magnesium; meta-analysis; models; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; patients; randomized clinical trials; risk factors; systematic review; systolic blood pressure; triacylglycerols; variance
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disorders remain the leading cause of death in type 2 diabetic patients. In the present study, a systematic review and a meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were conducted aiming to evaluate the effect of magnesium supplementation on type 2 diabetes (T2D) associated cardiovascular risk factors in both diabetic and nondiabetic individuals. METHODS: PubMed ...
DOI:
10.1111/jhn.12454

10. Effect of stage‐based education provided by dedicated dietitians on hyperphosphataemic haemodialysis patients: results from the Nutrition Education for Management of Osteodystrophy randomised controlled trial

Author:
R. Rizk; M. Karavetian; M. Hiligsmann; S. M. A. A. Evers
Source:
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 554-562
ISSN:
0952-3871
Subject:
analysis of variance; blood serum; cost effectiveness; diet; dietitians; hemodialysis; hospitals; inflammation; malnutrition; nutrition education; nutritional status; patients; phosphorus; Lebanon
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The Nutrition Education for Management of Osteodystrophy trial showed that stage‐based nutrition education by dedicated dietitians surpasses existing practices in Lebanon with respect to lowering serum phosphorus among general haemodialysis patients. The present study explores the effect of nutrition education specifically on hyperphosphataemic patients from this trial. METHODS: Hyperp ...
DOI:
10.1111/jhn.12472

11. Emigrating on the Fly: a Novel Method of Army Ant Colony Movement Observed in Eciton mexicanum

Author:
Sean O’Donnell; Terrence P. McGlynn
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 471-474
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Eciton; ant colonies; foraging; insect behavior; trail pheromones
Abstract:
... We describe an emigration of the Neotropical army ant Eciton mexicanum where the head of the emigration column was separated in time from previous raid column activity, and the emigration was not connected to the new bivouac site by a column of workers. Over 12 h elapsed between raid activity and the onset of emigration, suggesting the emigration followed a long-lasting pheromone trail. We suggest ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-017-9635-z

12. Evaluation of a dietary screener: the Mediterranean Eating Pattern for Americans tool

Author:
L. A. Cerwinske; H. E. Rasmussen; S. Lipson; A. S. Volgman; C. C. Tangney
Source:
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 596-603
ISSN:
0952-3871
Subject:
Americans; Mediterranean diet; alcohols; ascorbic acid; carotenoids; central nervous system diseases; cross-sectional studies; eating habits; fish; folic acid; food frequency questionnaires; green leafy vegetables; health care workers; magnesium; nuts; olive oil; patients; potassium; small fruits; telephones; women; United States
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Evidence exists for an association between accordance with a Mediterranean diet pattern and slower rates of cognitive decline. However, an ‘Americanised’ version of the Mediterranean diet screener is needed to assess accordance in the USA. Thus, the Mediterranean Eating Pattern for Americans (MEPA) tool was developed to assess accordance with a Mediterranean‐like food pattern when time ...
DOI:
10.1111/jhn.12451

13. Evaluation of the quality and health literacy demand of online renal diet information

Author:
K. Lambert; J. Mullan; K. Mansfield; A. Koukomous; L. Mesiti
Source:
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 634-645
ISSN:
0952-3871
Subject:
Internet; adults; diet; dietitians; educational institutions; guidelines; kidney diseases; literacy; nutrition information; patient education; readability
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Dietary modification is critical in the self‐management of chronic kidney disease. The present study describes the accuracy, quality and health literacy demand of renal diet information for adults with kidney disease obtained from the Internet and YouTube (www.youtube.com). METHODS: A comprehensive content analysis was undertaken in April and July 2015 of 254 eligible websites and 161 ...
DOI:
10.1111/jhn.12466

14. Evidence for rapid evolutionary change in an invasive plant in response to biological control

Author:
M. Stastny; R. D. Sargent
Source:
Journal of evolutionary biology 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 1042-1052
ISSN:
1010-061X
Subject:
Coleoptera; Lythrum salicaria; biological control; biological control agents; branches; correlation; defoliation; genotype; greenhouse experimentation; herbivores; imagos; invasive species; larvae; plants (botany); vigor; Canada
Abstract:
... We present evidence that populations of an invasive plant species that have become re‐associated with a specialist herbivore in the exotic range through biological control have rapidly evolved increased antiherbivore defences compared to populations not exposed to biocontrol. We grew half‐sib families of the invasive plant Lythrum salicaria sourced from 17 populations near Ottawa, Canada, that dif ...
DOI:
10.1111/jeb.13078

15. The Evolution of Food Security Governance and Food Sovereignty Movement in China: An Analysis from the World Society Theory

Author:
Scott Y. Lin
Source:
Journal of agricultural & environmental ethics 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 667-695
ISSN:
1187-7863
Subject:
corporations; ethics; farmers; food production; food security; food sovereignty; governance; international trade; markets; peasantry; social networks; society; China
Abstract:
... Originating in a 1983 Mexican Government Program, the term ‘food sovereignty’ was coined in 1996 by La Via Campesina—a global peasant network—to address concerns within the civil society for food security. Rather than to accept the neoliberal framework of mainstream food security definition and governance, the food sovereignty movement seeks to view food security as the right of peoples to define ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10806-017-9694-3

16. Evolution of antigenic diversity in the tick‐transmitted bacterium Borrelia afzelii: a role for host specialization?

Author:
L. Råberg; Å. Hagström; M. Andersson; S. Bartkova; K. Scherman; M. Strandh; B. Tschirren
Source:
Journal of evolutionary biology 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 1034-1041
ISSN:
1010-061X
Subject:
Borrelia afzelii; adaptive immunity; antigenic variation; bacteria; coevolution; correlation; hosts; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; rodents; shrews; surface proteins; ticks
Abstract:
... Antigenic diversity in pathogenic microbes can be a result of at least three different processes: diversifying selection by acquired immunity, host–pathogen coevolution and/or host specialization. Here, we investigate whether host specialization drives diversity at ospC (which encodes an immunodominant surface protein) in the tick‐transmitted bacterium Borrelia afzelii. We determined prevalence an ...
DOI:
10.1111/jeb.13075

17. Exploring Agroecological Sustainability: Unearthing Innovators and Documenting a Community of Practice in Southeast Australia

Author:
Rebecca Cross; Peter Ampt
Source:
Society & natural resources 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 585-600
ISSN:
1521-0723
Subject:
Stipa; business enterprises; farm management; farming systems; grasslands; grazing; indigenous species; Australia
Abstract:
... In this article we describe a movement to regenerate and sustainably use native grasslands using innovative grazing and cropping strategies. We find that this movement has the essential characteristics of a “community of practice” (COP) and is a strong example of a bottom-up transition toward a sustainable agroecological farming system. This COP was identified and described using participatory rur ...
DOI:
10.1080/08941920.2016.1230915

18. Exploring the influence of individual courtship behaviors on male mating success in a blow fly

Author:
Stephanie D. Jones; Phillip G. Byrne; James F. Wallman
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 528-543
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Chrysomya; courtship; females; insect behavior; males; observational studies; reproductive success; vibration
Abstract:
... Male courtship behavior and displays influence female mating decisions, and therefore affect mating success in a diverse range of organisms. While there is substantial evidence confirming that females prefer males who invest more in courtship, less attention has been paid to the relative importance of individual behaviors, and the discrete sequences of courtship that result in mating success. The ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-017-9633-1

19. Factors Influencing the Development of Rangeland Fire Protection Associations: Exploring Fire Mitigation Programs for Rural, Resource-Based Communities

Author:
Amanda M. Stasiewicz; Travis B. Paveglio
Source:
Society & natural resources 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 627-641
ISSN:
1521-0723
Subject:
environmental health; fire fighting; interviews; land management; professionals; rangelands; risk; social networks; wildfires; Idaho
Abstract:
... Increases in wildfire frequency and extent in rangelands pose a growing threat to private property and ecosystem health. The state of Idaho, USA, recently promoted rangeland fire protection associations (RFPAs)—nonprofit organizations of local citizens who contribute to firefighting efforts on public rangelands—as one way to mitigate rangeland wildfire risk. This study used in-depth interviews wit ...
DOI:
10.1080/08941920.2016.1239296

20. Farm Animal Welfare Influences on Markets and Consumer Attitudes in Latin America: The Cases of Mexico, Chile and Brazil

Author:
Einar Vargas-Bello-Pérez; Genaro C. Miranda-de la Lama; Dayane Lemos Teixeira; Daniel Enríquez-Hidalgo; Tamara Tadich; Joop Lensink
Source:
Journal of agricultural & environmental ethics 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 697-713
ISSN:
1187-7863
Subject:
animal welfare; beef; consumer attitudes; economic development; ethics; farmed animal species; food industry; geography; international organizations; livestock production; markets; politics; production technology; Africa; Asia; Brazil; Chile; Europe; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:
... In recent years, animal welfare has become an important element of sustainable production that has evolved along with the transformation of animal production systems. Consumer attitudes towards farm animal welfare are changing around the world, especially at emerging markets of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Survey-based research on consumer attitudes towards farm animal welfare has increased. Ho ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10806-017-9695-2