scholarly journals Informed movement and dispersal in experimental metacommunities

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuel A. Fronhofer ◽  
Jan Klecka ◽  
Carlos J. Melián ◽  
Florian Altermatt
Keyword(s):  
Interspecific Interactions ◽  
Specific Interaction ◽  
Interaction Strength ◽  
Information Use ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Specific Interactions ◽  
Movement Behaviour ◽  
Behavioural Responses ◽  
Metacommunity Dynamics ◽  
Dynamics Stability

Dispersal, and the underlying movement behaviour, are processes of pivotal importance for understanding and predicting metapopulation and metacommunity dynamics. Generally, dispersal decisions are non-random and rely on information, such as the presence of conspecifics. However, studies on metacommunities that include interspecific interactions generally disregard information use. Therefore, it remains unclear whether and how dispersal in metacommunities is informed and whether rules derived from single-species contexts can be scaled up to (meta-)communities. Using experimental protist metacommunities, we show how dispersal and movement are informed and adjusted by the strength of inter-specific interactions. We found that predicting informed movement and dispersal in metacommunities requires knowledge on behavioural responses to intra- and inter-specific interaction strength. Consequently, metacommunity dynamics inferred directly from single-species metapopulations without taking inter-specific interactions into account are likely flawed. Our work identifies the significance of information use for understanding metacommunity dynamics, stability and the coexistence and distribution of species.

scholarly journals Interaction capacity underpins community diversity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Ushio
Keyword(s):  
Interspecific Interactions ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Interaction Strength ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Species Interaction ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Ecological Communities ◽  
Total Dna ◽  
Mathematical Equations ◽  
The Mean

AbstractHow patterns in community diversity emerge is a long-standing question in ecology. Theories and experimental studies suggested that community diversity and interspecific interactions are interdependent. However, evidence from multitaxonomic, high-diversity ecological communities is lacking because of practical challenges in characterizing speciose communities and their interactions. Here, I analyzed time-varying causal interaction networks that were reconstructed using 1197 species, DNA-based ecological time series taken from experimental rice plots and empirical dynamic modeling, and show that species interaction capacity, namely, the sum of interaction strength that a single species gives and receives, underpins community diversity. As community diversity increases, the number of interactions increases exponentially but the mean species interaction capacity of a community becomes saturated, weakening interaction among species. These patterns are explicitly modeled with simple mathematical equations, based on which I propose the “interaction capacity hypothesis”, namely, that species interaction capacity and network connectance are proximate drivers of community diversity. Furthermore, I show that total DNA concentrations and temperature influence species interaction capacity and connectance nonlinearly, explaining a large proportion of diversity patterns observed in various systems. The interaction capacity hypothesis enables mechanistic explanations of community diversity, and how species interaction capacity is determined is a key question in ecology.

Precisely controlled molecular imprinting of glutathione-s-transferase by orientated template immobilization using specific interaction with an anchored ligand on a gold substrate

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (16) ◽  
pp. 4764-4771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Kamon ◽  
Ryo Matsuura ◽  
Yukiya Kitayama ◽  
Tooru Ooya ◽  
Toshifumi Takeuchi
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Molecular Imprinting ◽  
Molecularly Imprinted Polymer ◽  
Specific Interaction ◽  
Specific Interactions ◽  
Synthetic Route ◽  
Gold Substrate ◽  
Imprinted Polymer ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Molecularly Imprinted

We demonstrate a novel synthetic route for molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) thin films using a bottom-up approach utilizing protein–ligand specific interactions.

scholarly journals At a snail’s pace: the influence of habitat disturbance on terrestrial snail movement using experimentally manipulated mesocosms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily E. Denief ◽  
Julie W. Turner ◽  
Christina M. Prokopenko ◽  
Alec L. Robitaille ◽  
Eric Vander Wal
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Movement Ecology ◽  
Behavioural Response ◽  
Habitat Alteration ◽  
Movement Behaviour ◽  
Physical Disturbance ◽  
Behavioural Responses ◽  
Cepaea Nemoralis ◽  
Experimental Mesocosms ◽  
Step Selection

AbstractThe Anthropocene marks great changes to environments and the animals that inhabit them. Changes, such as disturbance, can affect the manner in which animals interact with their environments, such as moving and selecting habitats. To test how animals might respond to changing disturbance regimes, we employ an experimental approach to movement ecology. We used integrated step selection analysis (iSSA) to test the behavioural responses of individually-marked grove snails (Cepaea nemoralis) exposed to a gradient of physical disturbance in their habitat. We used a before-after control-impact (BACI) experimental design within semi-controlled mesocosms to manipulate edge and disturbance variables by altering the area of the mesocosm covered by bricks. We showed that grove snails perceive edges of enclosures and edges of bricks as risks, and responded to such risks by altering their movement. Grove snails displayed a bimodal response to risk by taking shelter in place or moving faster to be farther from the disturbance. Furthermore, individuals tended to modulate their behavioural response to the degree of risk. Our study highlights the usefulness of experimental mesocosms in movement ecology and in determining the effects of habitat alteration and human-imposed risk on movement behaviour.

scholarly journals Do syntopic host species harbour similar symbiotic communities? The case ofChaetopterusspp. (Annelida: Chaetopteridae)

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e2930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temir A. Britayev ◽  
Elena Mekhova ◽  
Yury Deart ◽  
Daniel Martin
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Interspecific Interactions ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Intraspecific Interactions ◽  
Mean Intensity ◽  
Species Dominance ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
Symbiotic Community

To assess whether closely related host species harbour similar symbiotic communities, we studied two polychaetes,Chaetopterussp. (n = 11) andChaetopteruscf.appendiculatus(n = 83) living in soft sediments of Nhatrang Bay (South China Sea, Vietnam). The former harboured the porcellanid crabsPolyonyxcf.heokandPolyonyxsp., the pinnotherid crabTetriassp. and the tergipedid nudibranchPhestillasp. The latter harboured the polynoid polychaeteOphthalmonoe pettiboneae, the carapid fishOnuxodon fowleriand the porcellanid crabEulenaios cometes, all of which, exceptO. fowleri, seemed to be specialized symbionts. The species richness and mean intensity of the symbionts were higher inChaetopterussp. than inC.cf.appendiculatus(1.8 and 1.02 species and 3.0 and 1.05 individuals per host respectively). We suggest that the lower density ofChaetopterussp. may explain the higher number of associated symbionts observed, as well as the 100% prevalence (69.5% inC.cf.appenciculatus). MostChaetopterussp. harboured two symbiotic species, which was extremely rare inC.cf.appendiculatus, suggesting lower interspecific interactions in the former. The crab and nudibranch symbionts ofChaetopterussp. often shared a host and lived in pairs, thus partitioning resources. This led to the species coexisting in the tubes ofChaetopterussp., establishing a tightly packed community, indicating high species richness and mean intensity, together with a low species dominance. In contrast, the aggressive, strictly territorial species associated withC.cf.appendiculatusestablished a symbiotic community strongly dominated by single species and, thus, low species richness and mean intensity. Therefore, we suggest that interspecific interactions are determining species richness, intensity and dominance, while intraspecific interactions are influencing only intensity and abundance. It is possible that species composition may have influenced the differences in community structure observed. We hypothesize that both host species could originally be allopatric. The evolutionary specialization of the symbiotic communities would occur in separated geographical areas, while the posterior disappearance of the existing geographical barriers would lead to the overlapped distribution.

Carbohydrate-Carbohydrate Recognition Promotes Cell Adhesion

2005 ◽  
Vol 872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Gourier ◽  
Eric Perez ◽  
Yongmin Zhang ◽  
Pierre Sinaÿ
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Specific Interaction ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Specific Interactions ◽  
Carbohydrate Recognition ◽  
Giant Vesicles ◽  
Angle Measurements ◽  
Contact Angle Measurements ◽  
New Type

AbstractRecently, carbohydate-carbohydrate recognition has emerged as a new type of interaction in cell adhesion processes. One of these carbohydrates, the LewisX determinant (LeX), has been shown to be involved in murine embryogenesis. Here we confirm the existence of this specific interaction by measuring the adhesion between giant vesicles functionalised with synthetic Lex bearing lipids providing to the LeXdeterminent a high orientational freedom. This was obtained by micropipette aspiration and contact angle measurements. By using a simple model involving the several contributions to the adhesion free energy, specific and non specific interactions could be separated and quantified. In a second step, using natural Lex bearing sphingolipids, we could underscore the high sensitivity of LeX-LeX recognition to molecular structure and prove that the possible orientations provided by the natural LeX bearing molecules not only allow but strongly favor LeX-LeX recognition.

scholarly journals Invisible barriers: anthropogenic impacts on inter- and intra-specific interactions as drivers of landscape-independent fragmentation

2019 ◽  
Vol 374 (1781) ◽  
pp. 20180049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oded Berger-Tal ◽  
David Saltz
Keyword(s):  
Anthropogenic Disturbance ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Anthropogenic Impacts ◽  
Interspecific Interactions ◽  
Specific Interactions ◽  
Physical Transformation ◽  
Wildlife Populations ◽  
Induced Changes ◽  
Species Declines ◽  
Dynamics Of Populations

Anthropogenically induced fragmentation constitutes a major threat to biodiversity. Presently, conservation research and actions focus predominantly on fragmentation caused directly by physical transformation of the landscape (e.g. deforestation, agriculture, urbanization, roads, etc.). While there is no doubt that landscape features play a key role in fragmenting populations or enhancing connectivity, fragmentation may also come about by processes other than the transformation of the landscape and which may not be readily visible. Such landscape-independent fragmentation (LIF) usually comes about when anthropogenic disturbance alters the inter- and intra-specific interactions among and within species. LIF and its drivers have received little attention in the scientific literature and in the management of wildlife populations. We discuss three major classes of LIF processes and their relevance for the conservation and management of species and habitats: (i) interspecific dispersal dependency, in which populations of species that rely on other species for transport and propagation become fragmented as the transporting species declines; (ii) interspecific avoidance induction, where species are excluded from habitats and corridors owing to interspecific interactions resulting from anthropogenically induced changes in community structure (e.g. exclusions by increased predation pressure); and (iii) intraspecific behavioural divergence, where populations become segregated owing to anthropogenically induced behavioural differentiation among them. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Linking behaviour to dynamics of populations and communities: application of novel approaches in behavioural ecology to conservation'.

scholarly journals Non-Specific and Specific Interactions of Hydrocarbons with the Surface of a Non-Swelling Organo-Substituted Layer Silicate

1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu.I. Tarasevich ◽  
S.V. Bondarenko ◽  
Yu.V. Shulepov ◽  
E.V. Aksenenko
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Method ◽  
Specific Interaction ◽  
Benzene Molecule ◽  
Adsorption Complex ◽  
Specific Interactions ◽  
Layer Silicate ◽  
Energy Characteristics ◽  
Kaolinite Surface

A molecular statistical method has been used to describe both specific and non-specific sorption of hydrocarbons on the surface of a non-swelling layer silicate (kaolinite) modified with octadecylammonium chloride. Sorption of n-hexane on this surface appears to be determined primarily by dispersion attraction to the modified overlayer, while specific interaction has been shown to play a major role in the case of benzene sorption. The energy characteristics of the benzene—RNH3+ adsorption complex have been estimated and the assumption that the benzene molecule is partially delocalized on the modified kaolinite surface shown to be reasonable.

scholarly journals Solubility–insolubility interconversion of sophoragrin, a mannose/glucose-specific lectin in Sophora japonica (Japanese pagoda tree) bark, regulated by the sugar-specific interaction

2004 ◽  
Vol 382 (3) ◽  
pp. 821-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruko UEDA ◽  
Hisako FUKUSHIMA ◽  
Yasumaru HATANAKA ◽  
Haruko OGAWA
Keyword(s):  
Specific Interaction ◽  
Sugar Concentration ◽  
Tree Bark ◽  
Specific Interactions ◽  
Sophora Japonica ◽  
Legume Lectin ◽  
Insoluble Polymer ◽  
Parenchymal Cells ◽  
Self Aggregation ◽  
Soluble Complexes

Sophoragrin, a mannose/glucose-specific lectin in Sophora japonica (Japanese pagoda tree) bark, was the first lectin found to show self-aggregation that is dependent on the sugar concentration accompanying the interconversion between solubility and insolubility [Ueno, Ogawa, Matsumoto and Seno (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266, 3146–3153]. The interconversion is regulated by the concentrations of Ca2+ and specific sugars: mannose, glucose or sucrose. The specific glycotopes for sophoragrin were found in the sophoragrin subunit and an endogenous galactose-specific lectin, B-SJA-I (bark S. japonica agglutinin I), and the lectin subunit that binds to the glycotope was identified by photoaffinity glycan probes. Remarkably, the insoluble polymer of sophoragrin is dissociated by interaction with B-SJA-I into various soluble complexes. Based on these results, self-aggregation of sophoragrin was shown to be a unique homopolymerization due to the sugar-specific interaction. An immunostaining study indicated that sophoragrin localizes mainly in vacuoles of parenchymal cells coincidently with B-SJA-I. These results indicate that sophoragrin can sequester endogenous glycoprotein ligands via sugar-specific interactions, thus providing new insights into the occurrence and significance of the intravacuolar interaction shown by a legume lectin.

scholarly journals The Effect of Artificial Mowing on the Competition of Phragmites australis and Spartina alterniflora in the Yangtze Estuary

Scientifica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Yuan ◽  
Chao Zhang ◽  
Dezhi Li
Keyword(s):  
Spartina Alterniflora ◽  
Phragmites Australis ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Interspecific Interactions ◽  
Interaction Strength ◽  
Yangtze Estuary ◽  
The Yangtze Estuary ◽  
Neighbor Effect ◽  
Index Effect

Spartina alterniflora Loisel. is one of the most invasive species in the world. However, little is known about the role of artificial mowing in its invasiveness and competiveness. In this work, we studied the effect of mowing on its interspecific interactions with native species Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin ex Steud of the Yangtze Estuary, China. We calculated their relative neighbor effect (RNE) index, effect of relative crowding (Dr) index, and interaction strength (I) index. The results showed that the RNE of Phragmites australis and Spartina alterniflora was 0.354 and 0.619, respectively, and they have competitive interactions. The mowing treatments can significantly influence the RNE of Phragmites australis and Spartina alterniflora on each other. Concretely, the RNE of Spartina alterniflora in the removal treatments was significantly higher than the value in the controls. But the RNE of Phragmites australis in the removal treatments was significantly lower than the value in the controls. Meanwhile, Dr of the two species on the targets was higher in the removal treatments than that in the controls, and the opposite was for I. We concluded that artificial mowing could promote the invasion of Spartina alterniflora by increasing its competitive performance compared with native species.

scholarly journals Division of labour between different PP2A-B56 complexes during mitosis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Vallardi ◽  
Lindsey A Allan ◽  
Lisa Crozier ◽  
Adrian T Saurin
Keyword(s):  
Sister Chromatid ◽  
Critical Region ◽  
Spindle Assembly Checkpoint ◽  
Specific Interaction ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Specific Interactions ◽  
Microtubule Attachment ◽  
Chromatid Cohesion ◽  
Terminal Loop ◽  
Selective Interactions

PP2A-B56 is a serine/threonine phosphatase complex that regulates several major mitotic processes, including sister chromatid cohesion, kinetochore-microtubule attachment and the spindle assembly checkpoint. We show here that these key functions are divided between B56 isoforms that localise differentially to either the centromere or kinetochore. The centromeric B56 isoforms rely on a specific interaction with Sgo2, whereas the kinetochore isoforms bind preferentially to BubR1 and other proteins containing an LxxIxE motif. In addition to these selective interactions, Sgo1 also contributes to both localisations by collaborating with BubR1 to maintain B56 isoforms at the kinetochore and helping to anchor the Sgo2/B56 complex at the centromere. A series of chimaeras were used to map the critical region in B56 to a small C-terminal loop that specifies which interactions are favoured and therefore defines where B56 isoforms localise during prometaphase. Together, this study describes how different PP2A-B56 complexes utilise isoform-specific interactions to control distinct processes during mitosis.

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