genes, proteins, and physiology.
genes are modified according to the different environment conditions and experiences. Maybe this is why some express less emotions while some are really sensitive to the things they feel.
genes, proteins, and physiology.
genes are modified according to the different environment conditions and experiences. Maybe this is why some express less emotions while some are really sensitive to the things they feel.
natural selection
does that mean that species who express differently for the same emotions are eliminated by natural selection?
Table 25.4 A sampling of expressions in animals studied by Charles Darwin to which he ascribed various emotions, some of which are shown.
different reactions for different emotions animals feel, for the time period that this table was constructed, Sir Darwin has done a good job even though some of the times are missing in this table like how anxiety is related to sweating and such.
Figure 24.21 Percentage mortality of test populations of different species in response to 48 hour exposure to cells of one of two dinoflagellate species at different concentrations. A.m., Alexandrium monilatum; G.b., Gymnodinium breve; nd, not determined (all other absent bars are 0 values). The numbers in the legend (0.7, 1.0, 5.0, and 9.9) are concentrations of cell cultures × 106. From Sievers, 1969, Figures 1-8.
Minnows are the most vulnerable under toxic condition while there's variation of how the other organisms are affected by it.
Figure 24.20 Daily surface irradiance (teal) and % PAR at 1 meter depth (purple) before, during, and after an A. minutum bloom. From Maguer et al, 2004, Figure 5
PAR level is low during the bloom since the turbidity of the water is high due to the red tide.
Figure 24.19 Concentrations of three nutrients (A and C) before, during, and after a bloom of the toxic dinoflagellate A. minutum. Uptake rates of nutrients (B and D) in samples of water collecting on the indicated dates. In C and D the purple trace is ammonium and the teal trace is phosphate
how the different levels fluctuate during the toxic bloom period. The only confusing par is in graph C & D how phosphate levels went up while the consumption of phosphate is high.
Figure 24.17 Maximum bloom of A. minutum over 3 years plotted against environmental parameters measured during each year’s bloom in an estuary off the coast of France. A, Temperature; B, salinity; C, nitrate; D, ammonium; E, phosphate.
these graphs shows the optimal conditions of different concentration levels of nutrients . Ammonia seems to be toxic to these organisms
Figure 24.16 Harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Chinese coastal waters. Note the gap between 1992 and 2007. From Zhang, 1994, Figure 3 and
we can see how the green revolution and industrialization of China cause to have more toxic blooms and 2007 till present the toxic blooms are decreasing. This is due to clean approaches in the industries and potentially because understanding the diminishing returns of N fertilizer.
Figure 24.15 Percentages of total toxic algal bloom events and total annual deposition for nutrients that occurred in each month, averaged over 6 years (1988-1993). Blooms only occurred between April and November. Data from Zhang, 1994, Figure 5.
co-relation between nutrient levels in the water and the toxic blooms. For some reason there is a toxic bloom even though there's less nutrients available.
Figure 24.14 Nutrient concentrations of water sources (A) and nutrient inputs into coastal Yellow Sea habitats (B).
Different levels of nutrients at different locations. the reason for ammonium to be high could be due to NH3 have a volatile form.
Figure 24.13 Accumulation of nitrite in bacterial cultures provided with ammonium sulfate, average +/- 1 standard error is show
evidence that microbes are a part of the process of NH3+/NH4+==> NO3
Figure 24.11 Response of chickpeas to two fertilizer conditions or rhizobia inoculation. A, Mass of nodules per plant sampled during flowering. B, Aboveground dry mass of harvested plots. C, Total nitrogen of harvested plots. D, Total nitrogen fixed on harvested plots; not determined (nd) for high nitrogen plots.
How the tree and microbes interact @ different levels of N. When there's high levels of N in the soil, trees do not produce excudates for the microbes to be attracted so N fixation can occur. Trees conserve their energy when there's high N in soil.
Table 24.2 Soil nitrogen used and returned in different treatments of three initial crops and total nitrogen in harvested sorghum plants. All values in kg/ha. Fr
When talks are added there's less nitrogen, this could be due to roots being a better source of N. When the stalks are added the Carbon to Nitrogen ratio is high there for less decomposition occurs.
Table 24.1 Source of nitrogen for three crops. All values are in kg/ha
this shows how faba beans and peas get their extra nitrogen through nitrogen fixation. (N2 to NH3 and NH4)
Figure 24.8 Nitrogen content of aboveground portions of crops. Barley plots had either the same amount of nitrogen fertilizer as faba bean and pea or three times as much (high N
this figure indicates that Faba beans and peas have more nitrogen (another source of nitrogen) since all 3 plants were given the same amounts of Nitrogen.
Figure 24.6 Effects of shaking on the growth of four dinoflagellate species grown in the laboratory (A to D) and effects of nitrogen source (E) and concentration of ammonium (F) on growth of A. carterae. Figures 1 and 4 from Dixon and Syrett, 1988, © 2006, John Wiley and Sons.
A. Carterae is the only one that was not affected by the shaking. E&F graphs proves that these species is toxic to Ammonia
Figure 24.4 Growth curves of L. plantarum grown at 18.2 (a) and 35oC (b). Figures 2 and 3. From Zweitering et al. 1990 Figures 2 and 3. Modeling of the bacterial growth curve. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 56(6):1875–1881. Reprinted with permission from American Society for Microbiolo
even though the both the graphs looks the same, the x axis have a different scale in graph B proving that there is a optimal temp for this species.
Figure 24.1 Schematic of cell division for yeast observed on agar plates under microscope. The shaded cell is the original parent cell; its first division yielded one offspring cell (A). The second generation is shown in B, and the third and fourth generations are shown in C. Roman numerals indicate the generation and Arabic numerals number of minutes, in 5 minute increments, for the indicated cell to appear. Each cell, including the parent cell, divided in each generation.
each divided cell, divides more at about the same intervals of time.
Figure 23.16 Effects of loss of p16Ink4a on stem cell colony self-renewal (A), proliferation (B), and BrdU incorporation (C) in adult CNS stem cells and stem cell colony self-renewal (D), proliferation (E), and BrdU incorporation (F) in PNS stem cells. Self-renewal was measured as the ratio of spherical stem cells to original isolated stem cells. * indicates that the p16Ink4a deficient mouse stem cells had a statistically different response than stem cells from normal mice. Error bars equal 1 SE. Figure 3c-f from Molofsky et al., 2003, reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
when p16 is deficient we can see that the cells are dividing faster and more than the regular rates. once again graph C shows support evidence for that
Figure 23.15 Effects of loss of Bmi-1 on stem cell colony proliferation (A), cell death (B), and 5-bromodeoxyuridine incorporation (BrdU+) (C). In A, CNS stem cells from newborn mice were dissociated and plated in cultures, and the number of cells per colony was counted after 4, 7, and 14 days. * indicates that the Bmi-1 deficient mouse stem cells had a statistically different response from normal mice. Figure 2 from Molofsky et al., 2003, reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
when Bmi 1 is deficient we can see that the cells are not dividing as they are supposed to. Graph C shows more evidence for that
Table 23.6 Brain transplant experiments of R. prolixus individuals to determine the source of molting hormone. In each experiment, the indicated organ or part of the brain was transplanted from a post-critical period R. prolixus and transplanted to a fourth stage precritical period R. prolixus.
can observe that the first 3 rows (Whole brain, dorsal half, small dorsal is responsible for secreting the chemicals that are needed for molting.
Effects of SGLT1 and GLUT2 on glucose accumulation and blood plasma glucose, as measured by amount of radioactive tracer. Purple bars are wild-type, and teal bars are mutant mice. A, Mean accumulation of glucose in intestinal tissue samples for sglt1 wild-type and mutant mice. B, Mean amount of glucose in blood plasma for sglt1 wild-type and mutant mice. C, Mean accumulation of glucose in intestinal tissue samples for glut2 wild-type and mutant mice. D, Mean amount of glucose in blood plasma for glut2 wild-type and mutant mice. Error bars represent + 1 standard error (SE). Statistical analyses were performed using a t-test. *, p-value < 0.05; **, p-value < 0.01. n = 4 to 6 mice per group. Röder et al. 2014, Figures 1 and 3. PLoS One 9(2): e89977. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0089977. © 2014 Röder et al.
these 2 graphs pretty much explains the 2 types of diabetes. When the glucose is not absorbed and when the glucose is not leaving the cells.
Activation of parietal cells.
three different things that contributes to produce HCL in the gut.
Prevalence of Giardia in beaver and nutria captured in east Texas. Data from Dunlap and Thies, 2002, Tables 1 and 2.
proof that same parasite can have different hosts
Figure 22.15 Distribution of G. lamblia cell types in gerbils in four sections of the intestines (A to D). Each point is the mean of three samples from each intestinal section for the four gerbils killed on any particular day, and error bars represent 1 SE of the mean.
shows the different stages of Lambia how it prepares to find a new host as it reaches the big intestines
Table 22.6 A, Percentages of tissues from ten mice injected with either non-engineered or genetically engineered B. burgdorferi that showed active bacterial infections 30 days after injection. B, Percentages of tissues from six mice injected with a particular dose of either non-engineered or genetically engineered B. burgdorferi that showed active bacterial infections 30 days after injection.
different amounts of cells that needed to be affected by the disease
KC activity of cell culture supernatants. The first 200 leucocytes observed in each sample were identified as either neutrophils or monocytes. The percentage shown is the overall percentage for all mice sampled. Bb, B. burgdorferi;
importance of chemokine to send a signal to the white blood cells to attack different threats
Table 22.5 Percentages of mice and ticks infected with the indicated strain of B. burgdorferi. The final column is the percentage of ticks that were reinfected by feeding on mice that had been infected in the experimen
with out OSP-C the the lyme disease causing bacterium can not pass through the tick to host.
Table 22.4. Incidence of the malaria parasite in blood of normal and sickle-cell children from a small community in Uganda, Africa, and adult males dosed with the malaria parasite.
when there's mild sickle cells malaria parasites can not inhibit the cells.
able 22.3. Solubility (g/L) of normal and sickle-cell hemoglobin at different ionic strengths. de-O2, deoxygenated; O2, oxygenated forms of hemoglobin. Data from Per
money table since it's shows how the sickle cell can't dissolve O2 in high ionic strengths
able 22.2. Amino acid sequence alignment for the peptide hemoglobin chain #4 from Figure 22.3, reconstructed from peptide fragments in Figure 22.4. E, Glutamic acid; H, histidine; K, lysine; L, leucine; P, proline; T, threonine; V, valine. Data from Ingram, 1957, Figure 2.
shows the difference in the sequence between normal and scikling cell. Figures 22.3 and 22.3 shows where it occurs this table pin points the peptide chain where the change is.
Figure 22.2 The distribution pattern of hemoglobin represented as scanning diagrams of hemoglobin from normal individuals (A), individuals with sickle cell anemia (B), individuals with the mild form of sickling (C), and an artificial mixture of hemoglobin from normal and sickle-cell anemia individuals at pH 6.9 (D). Each peak represents a distinct band and the arrows represent the line of no movement
the arrows suggest that the problem occurs in one place in the gene and C&D graphs have 2 humps since to it's a mix of normal and mild sickling
Movement of normal and sickle-cell hemoglobin at different pHs. Data from Pauling et
we can see that the polarity movement is different in sickle cell than the normal cell.
Figure 21.22 Growth rates of two mussels in a bare rock patch in the low intertidal zone. Data points represent shell lengths of the ten largest individuals found in the patch on each sampling date. Dashed lines to the x-axis indicate estimated times of settlement and initial growth in the patch. Arrows on the growth curves indicate the smallest size at which each species may reach sexual maturity. Figure 4 from Suchanek, 1981, reprinted with kind permission from Springer Science and Business Media.
blue mussels have adapted to develop sexual maturity much ealier than Cali due to the disturbances to ensure reproduction.
Figure 21.20 Percent of studies reporting spawning activity of the California mussel (Cal) and the blue mussel (blue) in different months. N = 10 studies for California and 7 for blue mussel. Sporadic spawning refers to a low level of spawning. D
while Cali spawns are year around, Blue shells only reproduce during the winterish months and spring.
Figure 21.19 Cumulative frequency distributions of heights of resprouting stems of two savanna tree species. The thick line is the distribution of monkey bread tree resprouted stems, and the thin lines are for ordeal tree resprouted stems. The dashed line is the cumulative frequency distribution of the ordeal stem heights multiplied
money bread trees have adapted to grow 2.26 time faster than ordeal trees as a response to the disturbance(fire)
Figure 21.18 Stems that survived (open squares) or died (black circles) after exposure to a particular temperature for both the ordeal tree (A) and the monkey bread tree (B). The line represents the regression of the estimated lethal temperature for each diameter, defined as the midpoint of the maximum diameter dead point and minimum diameter live point at each temperature.
at the same widths of the trunk Ordeal trees can survive better than Monkey bread trees.
Photosynthetic and respiration characteristics of hydrilla plants grown under several light levels. Light levels are µEinsteins/m2/sec, and rates are µmoles of CO2/mg chlorophyll/hour. Values from first two columns are estimates from a best fit curve of CO2 change versus light level, and values from last two columns are means of 6 plants + 1 SD
ability to adapt to different light levels for max photosynthesis and also changing the respiration rates is the reason why they are able to reproduce survive in a variety of conditions
Figure 21.16 LUE as a function of the duration of light flashes. A, Values for leaves that had been induced with high light intensity to produce maximum photosynthesis response, followed by a period of time in shade, prior to light flash exposure. B, Values for leaves that had not been induced prior to light flash exposure.
these 2 graphs shows how understory trees get the maximum use of the light even though it gets low light levels.
Figure 21.15 Percentage of maximum induction after 60 second exposure to bright light. A, Leaves were kept in shade for several hours. Understory shrubs are U1-U3, edge species are E1 and E2, and the open clearing specialist is C1. Similar letters above each bar indicate groups that were not statistically different from each other, and different letters above two bars indicate significant differences. B, Leaves were kept in bright light, followed by varying exposure times to shade, prior to exposure to bright light. Orange squares, brown circles, and green triangles are understory species, pink diamonds and teal triangles are edge/gap species, and the purple hexagons are for the clearing species. Values are means + 1 SD.
we can see that induction after 60 secs is very high in understory trees compared to clearing trees.
Properties of the light environment in the forest understory near edges or small gaps and in clearings in a Panama rainforest. A, Average total daily light photons, which is a quantitative measure of light intensity. B, Number of time periods that receive high light intensity, correlated with number of light flashes. C, Duration of high light intensity periods, a measure of the length of light flashes. D, Percentage of total light from A that was attributed to light flashes
even though the cumulative light energy is low for understory the number of high intesity periods are high for understory trees
Table 21.1. Seasonal variation of fruits from Spanish plants whose fruits are dispersed by birds. Means + 1 SD are shown. The second column contains terms from the OP equation described in text. s.s. = statistically significant among seasons.
Trees have evolved to have different amounts of nutrients needed by the birds for each season to ensure the reproduction. Since it's more than 1 species acting as a selective agent, this is diffuse coevolution
Responses of garter snakes to newts. A, Percent resistance in snakes that consumed newts and lived or died and in snakes that rejected newts. Resistance is as defined in text. B, Time that snakes were exposed to (held in mouth prior to swallowing or rejecting) and time it took for snakes to recover after encounter with newts.
Newts have adapted to create more toxins for better survival (newts that do not have grater toxins are eliminated through natural selection and same goes for the snakes when they do not create grater resistance, low resistant linage of snakes stops.
Figure 21.6 Average measures of yucca plant response as a function of pollen quantity and source. Purple bars = pollen from self, teal bars = pollen from a single other plant, and orange bars = pollen from multiple other plants. Error bars = 1 SE. A, Percent seed set is the % number of fertile seeds out of total seeds. B, Percentage of germinating seeds out of total selected for planting. C, Biomass of seedlings.
more pollination with different Yuca plants is better for the best reproduction probability of both months and Yuca plants
Average number of fruits retained in each plant in yucca plants as a function of pollen load (small vs. large) and pollen source. Pollen sources are the individual self, one other yucca, and more than one other yucca. Error bars = 1 standard error (SE)
Reason why some moths have attempted pollinating the flowers that are already pollinated.
The percentage of flower visits grouped by whether pollination was attempted and whether flowers had been visited previously. A, Moths that did not possess pollen during visit. B, Moths that possessed pollen during visit. The sum of all bars in both A and B add up to 100%
Moths might be conserving energy by going to a flower that is already visited when they don't carry any pollen. More pollination have attempted in the flowers that are already pollinated since fruits might be aborted from the trees. which we will find later on in the text
Plot of the percentages of (A) grazing mammals, (B) tree-climbing/dwelling mammals, and (C) fruit-eating mammals found in hominid fossil localities over time. The vertical dotted lines represent 2.5 and 1.8 MYA. Diamonds represent averages for east Africa locales, and circles represent averages for southern Africa locales.
can make an inference that bipedalism occurred since the species were adapting to live in busy savannas, that is have more scouting ability to be safe from predators
Figure 20.19 Evolutionary reconstruction of hominids; the human family tree. Age ranges of fossils are shown by red lines, and tan lines represent inferred relationships based on fossil evidence. Major groups are contained within colored boxes. Au. = Australopithecus; P. = Paranthropus; H. = Homo. From
we can see that towards the recent ancestors of the homonoids the trees becomes bushy rather than a tree. This could be due to the amount of fossils we have found in our recent ancestors
Skull measurements for unknown hominid fossil and several known species. If the range from multiple specimens is known, that is shown. Empty cells represent missing data. The upper lip length is the distance from the base of the nasal cavity to the base of the upper teeth. Canines are teeth. A. = Australopithecus, P. = Paranthropus, Pan troglodytes is the chimpanzee.
we can see how the the different features have changed over time in different species. Chad fossil is the oldest common ancestor found so far. Figure 20.17 also shows how skulls have differentiated over time due to environmental factors and for the best survival.
Specialized habitats of the forest canopy, pictured as a representative tree on left. The graph shows the frequency distribution of species (teal bars) and numbers of individuals (purple bars) in the habitats.
We can see that how Orchids have adapted to grow in different parts of the tress due to lack of resources(sun light) even though there are few disadvantages growing above the ground.
Morphology and pollen packet placement of modern orchids thought to be related to Meliorchis caribea (A) and hypothetical reconstruction of floral morphology of M. caribea (B). Orchid flowers often have a lip (lp) upon which pollinators land. The pollen packet (pl) lies at the end of the erect anther (an).
Shows how the pollen collecting part of the pollinator have evolved over time as the Orchids evolved over time
Evolutionary tree of major groups of plant species. The base of the tree trunk represents the common ancestor of plants. Flowering plants include orchids. See text for explanation of a, b, and c.
Main idea is that all species have a common ancestor and phylogenetic tree branches off as more features are added to a species.