Sentence examples for ephemeral trait from inspiring English sources

Alternatively, skeletal formation in these early corals might have been an ephemeral trait [ 5, 6], or skeleton-forming coral lineages went extinct.

The "naked coral" hypothesis, first put forward by Stanley and Fautin (2001) to explain the sudden appearance of diverse scleractinian fauna in the middle Triassic, is based on the idea that the skeleton has been an ephemeral trait during coral evolution.

Additionally, due to the ephemeral traits of technology, the pair worry the data they collect and report will not be relevant in the future.

While physicality and tactile qualities stand out in this show, Ms. Stockholder also deliberately sought work that balanced these traits with more ephemeral ones.

This, however was not always the generally held belief, with some earlier authorities stating that in their view personality traits are quite ephemeral concepts (eg. [ 31]).

A stem age for Hydatellaceae of ~127 Ma (see Results and Additional file 3) suggests that stem lineage Hydatellaceae were colonizing aquatic environments in the Lower Cretaceous, although when Hydatellaceae acquired the unique suite of traits suited for ephemeral aquatic habitats is unclear.

Moss spores are able to survive in mud for prolonged periods of time, a trait considered important for ephemeral species [ 64].

The concept of heritability is central to the controversy surrounding intelligence; but heritability of any complex trait (much less a composite trait) is an ephemeral unit of measurement influenced by thousands of genes and genomic components and myriad environmental and cultural factors.

We used the ratio of foliage biomass to fine-root biomass (RFF) as an architectural trait to describe the allocation of biomass within ephemeral tissues.

For an insect with ephemeral food sources, such as D. melanogaster, starvation resistance is a complex trait which is quite likely to interact with canonical life history traits such as fecundity [ 3, 4].

One remarkable feature of this trait is that rain without a previous fire does not stimulate seeds of fire-ephemerals to germinate.