A central goal of population ecology is to identify the factors that regulate population growth.Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) in eastern North America re-colonize the breeding range over several generations that result in population densities that vary across space and time during the breeding season.We used laboratory experiments to measu
Rotaviruses (RVs) are non-enveloped multilayered dsRNA viruses that are major etiologic agents of diarrheal disease in humans and in the young in a large number of animal species.The viral particle is composed of three different protein layers that enclose the segmented dsRNA genome and the transcriptional complexes.Each layer defines a unique subp
In modern urban construction, irregular buildings are increasingly constructed to fulfill architectural and functional requirements.However, these buildings revealed unfavorable seismic performance during the Shorts past earthquake records.When the seismic design codes deal with the issue of building irregularity, little attention is paid to the lo