Animal responses to global climate variation might be spatially inconsistent. This may arise from spatial variation in factors limiting populations' growth or from differences in the links between global climate patterns and ecologically relevant local climate variation. For example, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) has a spatially consistent relation to temperature, but inconsistent spatia...

BACKGROUND Investigation of patients, particularly children, with unexplained global developmental delay (GDD)/learning disability (LD) has been challenging due to a lack of clear guidance from specialised centres. Limited knowledge of rare diseases and a poor understanding of the purpose or limitations of appropriate investigations have been some of the principal reasons for this difficulty. ...

livestock industry (CGC, 1996). Barley is also used for malt production and a small amount is used for human Understanding the phenological development of barley (Hordeum food. Understanding the development of barley in this vulgare L.) grown under field conditions in its major growing area in the northern Great Plains, the Canadian province of Alberta, is environment is crucial to continued ad...

The European pear is a climacteric fruit species characterised by high storability. ‘Conference’ can be stored in CA (controlled atmosphere) room without major losses for half year. However, storage to successful, the must harvested when fully developed before it enters climatic maturation phase. Among various methods used determine optimal harvest date, degree-day method, which relies on sum o...

Between 1981–2000 and 1999–2018, growing season average temperatures (GST) in the main UK viticulture regions have warmed ~1.0 °C are now more reliably >14.0 GST. This warming has underpinned rapid expansion of sector its current focus on grape varieties for sparkling wine. Near-term (2021–2040) climate change may condition opportunities further variety and/or wine style changes. Using lates...

Herbicide resistance is an example of plant evolution caused by an increased reliance on herbicides with few sites of action to manage weed populations. This micro-evolutionary process depends on fitness, therefore the assessment of fitness differences between susceptible and resistant populations are pivotal to establish management strategies. Loose silky bentgrass (Apera spica-venti) is a ser...