This is indicative of a conspicuous high rate of gene duplication in this part of the tree, with 133 families showing significant changes in gene numbers (FDR < 0.05; 127 gains and 6 losses; fig. 2 and table 2).
Studies on a limited number of imprinted genes in mouse and rat did not provide evidence for conspicuous mutation rates or positive selection in the rodent lineage [ 9, 10].
"In contrast, it turns out that conspicuous coloration increases speciation rates without increasing extinction rates", said Dr Wüster.
An observed rate was conspicuous if both lower and upper boundaries were outside the reference range defined by the target value published by the HELIOS Hospital Group (InMed HELIOS assessment).
We successfully identified three mutant alleles, which separately and together reduce the glycerol yield in a subtle way without affecting, at least not in a conspicuous way, the overall rate and characteristics of the fermentation process.
There is a conspicuous upward trend in rates over the first 4 years overall, particularly in the oldest age groups where the rate per 100,000 population doubles during this time.
According to a study of amphibians published today in the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, chemical defence and conspicuous colouration enhance speciation rates in prey species, as predicted.
His team rated how conspicuous the frogs were against a typical background, and found that this correlated strongly with how toxic their poison was.
And, what's worse, the Bank of England's ability to offset the potential harm is constrained by the conspicuous fact that interest rates here and in most of the rich west are still pretty much as low as they can go.
If predators use visual cues to locate nests, then larger nests should be more conspicuous and suffer higher rates of predation [15].
