Host populations tend to show less ability to discriminate against parasites when living in their absence. However, comparison of rejection rates among sympatric and allopatric host populations does not allow determination of whether the greater tolerance in allopatric populations reflects a genetic change or phenotypic plasticity. Here we test the existence of changes in a host’s adaptation to...

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The biological effects of UV radiation vary enormously with wavelength and for this reason the UV spectrum is further subdivided into three regions: UVA, UVB, and UVC. Quantities of UV radiation are expressed using radiometric terminology. A particularly important term in clinical photobiology is the standard erythema dose (SED...

In conventional microclimate environment modelling, and the development of tree planning strategies for urban heat mitigation, crown surface albedo any given species is assumed to be a constant. However, our recent research into radiative performance at level implied that changes over time. Based on in-situ spectroscopy protocols established previously measure transflectance, variation in chara...

In situations of aggressive mimicry, predators adapt their color to that of the substrate on which they sit for hunting, a behavior that is presumed to hide them from prey as well as from their own predators. Females of few crab-spider species encounter such situations when lying on flowers to ambush pollinators. To evaluate the efficiency of spider camouflage on flowers, we measured by spectro...

We have built a micro-optical spectroscopy system coupled with a Nd:YLF laser heating system for performing high pressure–temperature in situ Raman measurements in diamond anvil cells (DAC). A variety of materials can be investigated, providing information about structural and dynamical properties of condensed matter under extreme conditions. We report on a method for laser heating transparent ...