Understanding the hierarchy of populations from the scale of metapopulations to mesopopulations and member local populations is fundamental to understanding the population dynamics of any species. Jellyfish by definition are planktonic and it would b...
Considerable research efforts have been devoted to probabilistic modeling of genetic population structures within the past decade. In particular, a wide spectrum of Bayesian models have been proposed for unlinked molecular marker data from diploid or...
The Eurostat projections indicate that, by 2050, most of the European Union member states will see a fall in their population size, a drop in the share of young people, and a simultaneous rise in the share of elderly persons. There exist visible disp...
To explore the population structures and dynamics of Rhododendron shrub communities at different stages of succession in northwest Guizhou, China, this study examined the populations of Rhododendron annae and Rhododendron irroratum shrub with tw...
In the light of complex adaptive system thinking, population age structures in Europe have increasingly reflected the interplay between ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ socioeconomic dynamics driven by natural population growth and migration...
During the design and validation of structural engineering, the focus is on a population of similar structures, not just one. These structures face uncertainties from external environments and internal configurations, causing variability in responses...
This study addresses the optimization of actuator arrangements in adaptive cable–strut tension structures to enhance structural controllability and performance. Two novel optimization criteria are proposed: (1) a weighted sensitivity criterion...
In the oceans, Chaetognatha can contribute significantly to the total zooplankton biomass (up to 10–30%). The genus Eukrohnia, the dominant Chaetognath genus in the western subarctic Pacific, includes E. hamata and E. bathypelagica. Although it...
The accelerated growth of urban areas has resulted in substantial alterations to the spatial structure of these settlements. The accurate identification of the multi-centre spatial structure is a fundamental prerequisite for the assessment of urban s...
Studying the genetic diversity and population structure of natural forest populations is essential for evaluating their ability to survive under future environmental changes and establishing conservation strategies. Pinus koraiensis is a conifer spec...
Biodiversity is crucial for humankind. It encompasses three main levels: ecosystem, species, and intraspecific genetic diversity. Species consist of populations that exhibit deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) variability, which is a key component of intrasp...
Classical economic theory assumes that people are rational and selfish, but behavioral experiments often point to inconsistent behavior, typically attributed to “other regarding preferences.” The Ultimatum Game, used to study fairness, and the Trust...
Local Sudanese sheep populations inhabiting diverse environmental conditions and holding opposing morphologies provide opportunities for molecular-genetic research. Characterizing their genome is crucial for sustainable breeding improvement and targe...
Forest population structure and dynamics represent core research areas in forest ecology, encompassing multiple components such as quantitative analyses of population changes, age structure, life tables, and species dynamics within specific spatial a...
This paper expanded the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) model through the introduction of urbanization, residents’ consumption, and other factors, and decomposed carbon emission changes in China into carbon emission factor effect, energy intens...
Rhododendron huadingense is a nationally protected wild plant species in China with a small population and narrow natural distribution, which is experiencing severe anthropogenic threats. The demographic structure and trends of R. huadingense on Moun...
Populations of vector-borne pathogens are shaped by the distribution and movement of vector and reservoir hosts. To study what impact host and vector association have on tick-borne pathogens, we investigated the population structure of Borrelia lusit...
Indigenous pig populations, including Bamei pigs (BM), Hezuo pigs (HZ), Huixian Qingni Black pigs (HX), and Minxian Black pigs (MX) in Gansu Province, live in a particular climate and a relatively closed geographical environment. These local pig bree...
The Colorado potato beetle (CPB, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) is one of the most successful invasive species worldwide. It has been present in Croatia since 1947, where it has caused significant damage to potato plants and developed resistance to s...
Genetic diversity enrichment is urgently necessary to develop climate-resilient faba bean cultivars. The present study aimed to measure the enrichment of genetic diversity and changes in the population structure of faba bean, following induced mutage...
Background: X-chromosomal short tandem repeats (X-STRs) are crucial in forensic applications, particularly in complex kinship cases, and play an important role in population genetics. However, there is limited data on X-STR variation in Pakistani pop...
The yellowfin seabream Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782) belongs to the order Spariformes and family Sparidae and is tender, rich in fat, and nutritious, making it a high-value seafood variety along the China coast. The fry can be used for large-s...
Fraxinus sogdiana Bunge is a class II key protected plant in China, known as the “living fossil of broad-leaved trees”. It is commonly found in multi-stemmed cespitose forms created by the sprouting of its root systems and stumps. We samp...
1 December 2022
The question of how to proactively respond to population aging has become a major global issue. As a country with the largest elderly population in the world, China suffers a stronger shock from population aging, which makes it more urgent to transfo...
Guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub] was domesticated in India and Pakistan. It is mainly self-pollinated, bushy, and deeply tap-rooted. Guar seed endosperm contains galactomannan gum, which is used in many food products, pharmaceuticals, cosmeti...
This paper proposes and studies a discrete-time model for a sex-structured population with non-overlapping generations under density-dependent regulation of survival. The population is assumed to have genetic variety among individuals in terms of rep...
The goose is an economically important poultry species and was one of the first to be domesticated. However, studies on population genetic structures and domestication in goose are very limited. Here, we performed whole genome resequencing of geese f...
Understanding the genetic basis of locally adapted indigenous cattle populations is essential to design appropriate strategies and programs for their genetic improvement and conservation. Here, we report genetic diversity measures, population differe...
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) alter ecosystems, affect the economy, and carry diseases that can be transmitted to livestock, humans, and wildlife. Understanding wild pig movements and population structure data, including natural population boundaries and di...
AMOVA is a widely used approach that focuses on variance within and among strata to study the hierarchical genetic structure of populations. The recently developed Shannon Informational Diversity Translation Analysis (SIDTA) instead tackles explorati...
Based on the data obtained on carbon emissions in Guangdong Province, China, from 1997 to 2019, this study focused on the relationship between energy consumption and population development in Guangdong Province. This study quantitatively analyzed the...
Understanding how changes of any origin interact with the structure and survival of entire populations is very important for the protection and conservation of threatened, rare and/or endemic species. In this study, structure and population dynamics...
Marssonina brunnea is an important fungal pathogen of poplar trees. We collected 32 M. brunnea f.sp. multigermtubi (MbMu) and three M. brunnea f.sp. monogermtubi (MbMo) isolates from four poplar species in three Chinese regions and performed genome r...
Endangered plants are essential components of most forest ecosystems and reflect the ecological integrity of forests. The study of the population structure and spatial pattern of Alsophila spinulosa is of great significance for its conservation. In t...
To investigate the genetic diversity and structure of farmed Chinese three-keeled pond turtles (Mauremys reevesii), we performed whole-genome resequencing on 238 individuals from eight farms across six Chinese regions. Genetic diversity indices (nucl...
The effects of four cycles of recurrent selection on the allele frequencies of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and population structure were examined in the Maksimir 3 Synthetic (M3S) maize population (Zea mays L.). Genotyping of 32 plants from...
The spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White) (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), is a polyphagous pest originating in China and now widely distributed in Asian countries. This is one of the more serious forestry pests with a broad host range and causes si...
Sonneratia ovata is an important tree species for ornamental, economic, ecological, and medicinal value and is identified as an endangered species. There are very few studies on the reproductive traits, genetic diversity, and population structure of...
This study focuses on the impact of population structure changes on carbon emissions in China from 1995 to 2018. This paper constructs the multiple regression model and uses the ridge regression to analyze the relationship between population structur...
In this work, using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, we present new insights into the genetic diversity, differentiation, and structure of Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima of western Iberia and the Azores and Madeira islands and of B. macrocarpa fr...
Lassa mammarenavirus (LASV) is the etiologic agent of Lassa fever. In endemic regions in West Africa, LASV genetic diversity tends to cluster by geographic area. Seven LASV lineages are recognized, but the role of viral genetic determinants on diseas...
We investigated the genetic structure and diversity between populations of a rare butterfly, the Florida duskywing (Ephyriades brunnea floridensis E. Bell and W. Comstock, 1948) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) across a network of South Florida pine rockla...
Juniperus seravschanica Kom. is a species that grows widely in the mountain ranges from Central Asia to Oman. It is an important tree for the formation of shrub–forest massifs in mountainous areas and for draining and fixing soils from middle t...
Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser is a fast-growing deciduous tree species and belongs to the Neolamarckia genus of the Rubiaceae family. This species has great economic and medical values in addition to being an important timber species for multip...
The article proves that despite a significant growth in the service sector in recent years, industry remains the main engine of economic growth. Moreover, using the analysis of statistical data, it is shown that the development of industrial complexe...
We aimed to reveal the dispersal and gene flow of the local wild boar (Sus scrofa) population and find their genetic boundary in Fukushima Prefecture. After the nuclear incident in 2011, the land was considered a difficult-to-return zone, and the inc...
Five pig breeds have been developed in Chongqing and are economically important livestock resources in this region: Hechuan Black pigs (HC), Luopanshan pigs (LP), Penzhou Mountain pigs (PZ), Quxi pigs (QX), and Rongchang pigs (RC). Understanding the...
Agave hybrid cultivar 11,648 has been planted for sisal fiber production in China since the 1960s. However, little is known about the population structure and genetic diversity of agave germplasms in China. Therefore, we developed a group of core SNP...
Primula beesiana is a perennial herbaceous plant predominantly distributed in the alpine wetland regions of Yunnan Province, China. This species faces dual threats from habitat fragmentation and climate change, but research into its genetic backgroun...
Small, isolated populations are more vulnerable to natural disturbances and loss of genetic diversity. Scots pine, an abundant tree species in the boreal forest of Eurasia, has a scattered natural distribution across Eastern and Southern Carpathian M...
of 288