Short-term change in male sexually selected traits and female mate preference in the guppy Poecilia reticulata

We evaluated the association between short-term change in body mass index (BMI) and breast density during a 1 year weight-loss intervention (Manchester, UK). We included 65 premenopausal women (35–45 years, ≥7 kg adult weight gain, family history of breast cancer). BMI and breast density (semi-automated area-based, automated volume-based) were measured at baseline, 1 year, and 2 years after study entry (1 year post intervention). Cross-sectional (between-women) and short-term change (within-women) associations between BMI and breast density were measured using repeated-measures correlation coefficients and multivariable linear mixed models. BMI was positively correlated with dense volume between-women (r = 0.41, 95%CI: 0.17, 0.61), but less so within-women (r = 0.08, 95%CI: −0.16, 0.28). There was little association with dense area (between-women r = −0.12, 95%CI: −0.38, 0.16; within-women r = 0.01, 95%CI: −0.24, 0.25). BMI and breast fat were positively correlated (volume: between r = 0.77, 95%CI: 0.69, 0.84, within r = 0.58, 95%CI: 0.36, 0.75; area: between r = 0.74, 95%CI: 0.63, 0.82, within r = 0.45, 95%CI: 0.23, 0.63). Multivariable models reported similar associations. Exploratory analysis suggested associations between BMI gain from 20 years and density measures (standard deviation change per +5 kg/m2 BMI: dense area: +0.61 (95%CI: 0.12, 1.09); fat volume: −0.31 (95%CI: −0.62, 0.00)). Short-term BMI change is likely to be positively associated with breast fat, but we found little association with dense tissue, although power was limited by small sample size.

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Short-Term Change in Distance Walked in 6 Min Is an Indicator of Outcome in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure in Clinical Practice

Journal of the American College of Cardiology ◽

10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.061 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 99-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Andrea Passantino ◽

Rocco Lagioia ◽

Filippo Mastropasqua ◽

Domenico Scrutinio

Keyword(s):

Heart Failure ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Chronic Heart Failure ◽

Short Term ◽

Short Term Change ◽

Term Change

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Short-Term Change in a Population of the Meat Ant Iridomyrmex Purpureus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

Australian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1071/zo9750511 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 511 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

PJM Greenslade

Keyword(s):

Seasonal Variation ◽

Colony Size ◽

Critical Factor ◽

Nest Entrance ◽

Short Term ◽

Growth And Survival ◽

Short Term Change ◽

Term Change ◽

Rates Of Growth ◽

Size And Structure

A population of the mound-building meat ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus s. s., was studied from 1971 to 1974 near the cool, wet end of its South Australian range. Seasonal variation in the numbers of nest mounds, and in number of nest entrance holes used by the population, indicate that it is under climatic stress in winter and summer. It is also subject to human interference and many mounds have been damaged; the fate of such colonies suggests that the mounds affect nest temperatures and are important in reducing winter stress. Comparison of parts of the population from areas differing in aspect and drainage shows that colony size and structure are controlled by rates of growth and survival of nests, depending largely on summer and winter stress respectively. The latter appears to be the critical factor in this population.

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Female mate preference for egg-caring males in the giant water bug Diplonychus rusticus (Heteroptera Belostomatidae)

Ethology Ecology & Evolution ◽

10.1080/03949370.2018.1438517 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (5) ◽

pp. 477-484 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Shin-ya Ohba ◽

Sayaka Matsuo ◽

Thi T. Trang Huynh ◽

Shin-ichi Kudo

Keyword(s):

Mate Preference ◽

Female Mate Preference ◽

Female Mate

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