BACKGROUND Inbreeding depression is an important evolutionary factor, particularly when new habitats are colonized by few individuals. Then, inbreeding depression by drift could favour the establishment of later immigrants because their hybrid offspring would enjoy higher fitness. Rotifers are the only major zooplanktonic group where information on inbreeding depression is still critically scar...

We present a Boltzmann equation-based model for transport and reaction in micrometer-scale features such as those found in integrated circuit fabrication. We focus on the adsorption and desorption of one species to understand the transient responses to step changes at the reactor scale. The transport model has no adjustable parameters; the assumptions are detailed. Adsorption and desorption rea...