The size of water dogs, she found, is governed mainly by variations in a gene called insulin-like growth-factor 1 and that is probably true of other breeds as well.Short legs, a phenomenon known as chondrodysplasia, are characteristic of many dog breeds, perhaps most famously dachshunds and corgis.
X-ray computerized tomography (CT) is a nondestructive technique that allows three-dimensional visualization of internal structures of samples, determined mainly by variations in their density and atomic composition.
Here, we demonstrate that along-strike variations observed for tectonic tremors, slow slip events, and seismic coupling can be explained by lateral differences in the thermal structure of the subduction zone, which are controlled mainly by variations in convergence rate and friction along the plate interface.
Meteorological conditions of rainfall amount, rainfall intensity, wind speed, and wind direction had little effect on stemflow generation, which was mainly affected by variation in canopy architecture.
Habitat-specific differences in population growth rate (especially the difference between spring or autumn crops and the pasture habitats) were mainly explained by variation in first-year and/or adult survival as revealed by our life table response experiment.
Taken together, our evidence suggests that what little herbivory occurs on S. macrophylla at Cabrits is mainly driven by variation in light availability, and not distance to nearest adult-sized conspecific.
The genetic variability was mainly explained by variation among populations within each region.
Pharmacokinetic-mediated genetic susceptibility is mainly characterized by variation in genes encoding drug-metabolizing cytochrome P450 enzymes or drug transporters.
In Taiwanese mothers the associations between SES and breastfeeding practices was mainly explained by variation in parental education rather than income level.
