Sentence examples for local specialization from inspiring English sources

At a time when local specialization and interregional exchange required more-liberal trade policies, craft protectionism and corporate particularism in the cities tended to hobble the course of economic growth.

Laying eggs in flowers and local specialization to one plant species are two traits that are common to all the close relatives of yucca moths, regardless of the plants on which they feed.

The human brain is a large, dynamic system with an optimal balance between local specialization and global integration.

Small-world network structures have been described in healthy anatomical [24], [25] and functional brain networks [26], [27], [28], [29] and its organizational principles of local specialization and global integration [30] are recognized as the bases supporting higher cognitive functions [31].

Most species in the genus Peromyscus are widespread, with a positive correlation between species range and number of recognized subspecies [ 19], suggesting that local specialization is common within species of this genus.

The overall objective of this study was to evaluate the extent to which vegetative performance of A. gerardii ecotypes varied across different climatic regions, thus potentially signaling local specialization, that is, genetic differentiation and adaptation of ecotypes to precipitation.

In this scenario, the central spine of the five-pronged spines ( = pentancres) found in some Thaumastodermatinae (i.e. Pseudostomella and Tetranchyroderma) would be homologous to the central spine of the bowl-shaped scale in Diplodasys and Acanthodasys, while the external four spines are probably local specializations of the bowl-shaped scale found in Diplodasyinae.

Testing local habitat specialization and estimating survey effort is needed to inform management of pine barrens for this rapidly declining avian group.

Overall, the findings suggest local processing specialization within an early cortical station of the 'what' pathway, suggesting the presence of subdivisions within more global processing streams.

The work also indicates that mechanisms other than processes linked to local ecological specialization as a driver of diversification may contribute to the high diversity of this tropical region.

The lability of edaphic preferences is consistent with the hypothesis that local-scale specialization to soil types happens rapidly, potentially contributing to rapid speciation rates in Mediterranean-climate shrublands [ 14, 15, 58].