Multi-proxy palaeoecological analyses of lake cores from two sites on northern Vancouver
Island reveal previously undocumented non-arboreal environments in the region during the …

Shortening winter ice-cover duration in lakes highlights an urgent need for research focused
on under-ice ecosystem dynamics and their contributions to whole-ecosystem processes …

Exposure to disinfection by-products (DBPs) has been found to induce a range of toxic
effects in aquatic organism. Previous studies have consistently demonstrated that a majority …

Investigating the origin of parthenogenesis through interspecific hybridization can provide
insight into how meiosis may be altered by genetic incompatibilities, which is fundamental …

Crustaceans are a morphologically, physiologically, and ecologically highly diverse animal
group and correspondingly diverse are their reproductive characteristics. They have evolved …

Harmful substances like the cyanotoxin microcystin-leucine-arginine (MC-LR) are commonly
found in eutrophic freshwater environments, posing risks to aquatic organisms. The water …

Background Diapause is a form of dormancy that is genetically predetermined to allow
animals to overcome harsh environmental conditions. It is induced by predictive …

While light controls dormancy occurrence in various groups of organisms, it may play
different roles in its initiation and termination. Seasonally changing photoperiod is frequently …

Dormancy is a lifecycle delay that allows organisms to escape suboptimal environmental
conditions. As a genetically programmed type of dormancy, diapause is usually …

While plants are famously known to use their dormant forms for both temporal and spatial
dispersal, animals are generally recognized to use them mostly for periodic survival in …