Sentence examples for ecologically relevant levels of from inspiring English sources

In this study we investigated the potential for interactive effects of ecologically relevant levels of temperature and pCO2 on germination, dormancy and mortality of zoospores of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera, a foundation species of temperate reef ecosystems.

Clearly, more studies that jointly manipulate the parasite environment and immunocompetence under ecologically relevant levels of resource availability are needed in order to address these issues further.

Reported ATR concentrations in impacted agricultural areas are reported to be 6 to 20 ppb [11], illustrating that significant increases in endogenous aromatase expression are observed at ecologically relevant levels of this compound.

In these cases, little if any adaptation occurs in response to ecologically relevant levels of CO2 enrichment.

During the winter, captive male starlings were fed mealworms containing ecologically relevant levels of a mixture of EDCs found in worms in contaminated sites during the winter.

In a multigenerational study of fathead minnows, chronic exposure (7 years) of natural populations to ecologically relevant levels of ethinyl estradiol led to near extinction (Kidd et al. 2007).

Our study has shown that ecologically-relevant levels of EDC intake affect immune function, neural development and behaviour in male starlings and may therefore contribute to their population decline.

Not only are these results contrary to traditional thinking but they also occur at ecologically relevant levels (Hayes et al. 2003; Huber 1993).

To the best of our knowledge, our study provides the first experimental test of the effects of ecologically relevant dose levels of endocrine disrupters on avian neural development and behaviour.

Since we found substantial levels of both natural and synthetic estrogenic compounds [22], we then tested the effects of ecologically-relevant dose levels of either i) 17-β estradiol alone (E2) or ii) a mixture of all the estrogenic compounds found, including E2, on the behaviour and immune function of wild starlings in captivity.

As publications reporting steady state CCM gene expression and acclimations to ecologically relevant pCO2 levels are scarce we will use the available literature to discuss our data.