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The results supported the interpretation that blue mussels evolved a shell-thickening response to the presence of green crabs within 50 to 100 years, and the observed morphological response to Asian shore crabs by the southern but not the northern mussel populations represented a case of rapid evolution (within 15 years) by mussels to an invasive species of predator.

One morphological response to urbanization is degradation of riffle-pool sequences.

It is urgent to analyze the estuarine morphological response to the basin-wide disturbance to enable a better management of estuarine environments.

These results demonstrate the validity of the microfluidic flowcell system as an effective platform for future investigations of biofilm mechanical and morphological response to dynamic environmental conditions.

The latter streams deeply carve the Cretaceous limestone of the Matera Horst for they represent the morphological response to the tectonic uplift of the area and clearly post-date the former features.

The objective of this study was to determine the traits and mechanisms associated with the above-ground morphological response to rewatering after early-season drought, by comparing three rice lines with contrastive plant architectures.

Considering the potential of Phi to mimic the PSR in terms of auxin responsive gene expression, the effect on morphological responses to Pi starvation was investigated, as Pi status acting through auxin signalling is important for determining root architecture [ 19- 21].

Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) is thought to mediate morphological responses to a variety of extracellular signals.

Morphological responses to drought stress have been widely studied, with a focus on seedling growth, and biomass accumulation and partition (Zhang et al. 2004; Lei et al. 2006; Anjum et al. 2011).

Thus, the stand-alone SED-sensor can be applied to monitor sediment surface dynamics with high vertical and temporal resolution, which provides opportunities to pinpoint morphological responses to various forces in intertidal environment.

Overall these results indicate that S. nigra may demonstrate unique morphological responses to heterogeneity in soil saturation, but localized amelioration of anoxia, rather than reallocation predominates under mildly reducing conditions.