The biology of Chernobyl
TA Mousseau - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Environmental disasters offer the unique opportunity for landscape-scale ecological and
evolutionary studies that are not possible in the laboratory or small experimental plots. The …
evolutionary studies that are not possible in the laboratory or small experimental plots. The …
Dose assessment in environmental radiological protection: State of the art and perspectives
Exposure to radiation is a potential hazard to humans and the environment. The Fukushima
accident reminded the world of the importance of a reliable risk management system that …
accident reminded the world of the importance of a reliable risk management system that …
Colour and pattern change against visually heterogeneous backgrounds in the tree frog Hyla japonica
C Kang, YE Kim, Y Jang - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Colour change in animals can be adaptive phenotypic plasticity in heterogeneous
environments. Camouflage through background colour matching has been considered a …
environments. Camouflage through background colour matching has been considered a …
The impact of sampling scale: A comparison of methods for estimating external contaminant exposure in free-ranging wildlife
HL Bontrager, TG Hinton, K Okuda… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The impacts of contaminants on wildlife are dose dependent, and thus being able to track or
predict exposure following contamination events is important for monitoring ecosystem …
predict exposure following contamination events is important for monitoring ecosystem …
Effect of rosmarinic acid and ionizing radiation on glutathione in melanoma B16F10 cells: a translational opportunity
A Olivares, M Alcaraz-Saura, DG Achel, M Alcaraz - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
To explain a paradoxical radiosensitizing effect of rosmarinic acid (RA) on the melanoma
B16F10 cells, we analyzed the glutathione (GSH) intracellular production on this cell …
B16F10 cells, we analyzed the glutathione (GSH) intracellular production on this cell …
Ionizing radiation from Chernobyl affects development of wild carrot plants
Radioactivity released from disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima is a global hazard and
a threat to exposed biota. To minimize the deleterious effects of stressors organisms adopt …
a threat to exposed biota. To minimize the deleterious effects of stressors organisms adopt …
Comparable response of wild rodent gut microbiome to anthropogenic habitat contamination
Species identity is thought to dominate over environment in shaping wild rodent gut
microbiota, but it remains unknown whether the responses of host gut microbiota to shared …
microbiota, but it remains unknown whether the responses of host gut microbiota to shared …
Fitness costs of increased cataract frequency and cumulative radiation dose in natural mammalian populations from Chernobyl
A cataract is a clouding of the lens that reduces light transmission to the retina and it
decreases the visual acuity of the bearer. The prevalence of cataracts in natural populations …
decreases the visual acuity of the bearer. The prevalence of cataracts in natural populations …
Repeated evolution of camouflage in speciose desert rodents
Z Boratyński, JC Brito, JC Campos, JL Cunha… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
There are two main factors explaining variation among species and the evolution of
characters along phylogeny: adaptive change, including phenotypic and genetic responses …
characters along phylogeny: adaptive change, including phenotypic and genetic responses …
Evolutionary constraints of warning signals: a genetic trade-off between the efficacy of larval and adult warning coloration can maintain variation in signal expression
To predict evolutionary responses of warning signals under selection, we need to determine
the inheritance pattern of the signals, and how they are genetically correlated with other …
the inheritance pattern of the signals, and how they are genetically correlated with other …