School of Life and Environmental Sciences: Recent submissions
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Longevity and the drift barrier: Bridging the gap between Medawar and Hamilton
Published 2020-01-01Most organisms have finite life spans. The maximum life span of mammals, for example, is at most some years, decades, or centuries. Why not thousands of years or more? Can we explain and predict maximum life spans ...Article -
Live imaging to monitor plant defensin activity on yeast cells in vitro
Published 2020-05-01Plant defensins are small cationic peptides with antimicrobial activity and are integral part of the plant innate immune system. They have been found in leaves, tubers, flowers, pods and seeds predominantly within stomatal ...Open AccessOther -
Cochliobolus heterostrophus (Drechsler) Drechsler,(1934)
Published 2020-05-01Cochliobolus heterostrophus (anamorph, Bipolaris maydis) is a necrotophic, hetrothallic fungus which infects the leaves of maize. The species is subdivided into three races: race O, race T and race C. Race T is the most ...Open AccessOther -
Genetic diversity in the progeny of commercial Australian queen honey bees (Apis mellifera) produced in autumn and early spring
Published 2018-06-21Honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens are polyandrous, mating with an average 12 males (drones). Polyandry has been shown to confer benefits to queens and the colonies they head, including avoidance of inviable brood that can ...Open AccessDataset -
CBARQ Desexing Data
Published 2018-03-08These data underpin an original article that reports strong associations between castration and undesirable behaviour in domestic dogs. This is of importance because it indicates that denial of puberty has many long-term ...Open AccessDataset