For the first time, our phylogenetic placement of a bryophilous species of Cudonia found recently in Yunnan, China, ecologically links the Cudoniaceae to the endophytic/pathogenic fungi that are so characteristic of the Rhytismatales.
The dependent plant response we observed at CNP is much more noticeable at an individual species level than on a life-form level; this reflects the fact that ecophysiological responses can be highly variable even between ecologically closely linked taxa (Saldaña et al. 2005).
It would be considered very unusual if the Choiseul pigeon were truly endemic to Choiseul as the island hosts no other endemic species, and the pigeon was never linked ecologically with another species on the island.
Ironically, despite the cult of celebrity worship that Limbaugh, Hannity, and Savage gleefully court for themselves, they derive a sneering glee in trying to discredit ecologically-minded progressives linked to the entertainment industry who promote anything green.
Ambient salinity levels are typically higher on the southern side of Tutuilia [31], and the noted differences have previously been linked with ecologically distinct reef assemblages [32], [33].
Nothwithstanding the scarcity of comparative studies, the cited examples indicate that climbing habit, leaf longevity and defences appear to be linked in ecologically meaningful ways.
EST-derived SNPs are also a rich source of candidate polymorphisms underlying important traits leading to the identification of quantitative trait nucleotides (QTN) (e.g. [ 69]) linked to ecologically relevant genes.
These studies provide essential information on evolutionary history with respect to the paleohistories of discrete, ecologically homogeneous regions, but do not reveal how these distinct ecological regions are linked.
It may be argued that the different perception is due to the strong urban-rural bias between the Flemish and the Walloon communities; however, we would not repudiate a stronger ecological consciousness of Dutch-speaking Flanders to be linked to the ecologically more modernized Netherlands.
Together, these four lines of evidence show that natural variations in allele frequencies are linked to ecologically-relevant differences in enzymatic performance, ultimately leading to differences in organismal fitness on which selection can act [ 27].
