Instituto de Ecología

2 months ago | academic.oup.com | Instituto de Ecología |Ciudad Universitaria

Abiotic factors are important for defining population structure and limiting gene flow, especially in ectotherm species. In amphibians, abiotic factors like temperature and precipitation can facilitate or restrict gene flow. The challenge is identifying if these factors can lead to a pattern of isolation by environment. Our study aims to quantify the extent to which divergence is driven by abiotic factors such as temperature, precipitation and elevation.

Nov 30, 2024 | link.springer.com | Universidad de Chile |Departamento de Ecología |Instituto de Ecología

AbstractRodents play essential ecological roles but are also significant reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens, posing risks to humans. Individuals with frequent occupational contact with rodents face an elevated risk of exposure to rodent-borne diseases. This study examines the knowledge, risk perceptions, and practices of Chilean environmental consultants (ECs) concerning rodents and rodent-borne diseases.

Oct 8, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Instituto de Ecología |Instituto de Biotecnología

The balance between cell growth, proliferation and differentiation emerges from gene regulatory networks coupled to various signal transduction pathways, including reactive oxygen species (ROS) and transcription factors (TFs), enabling developmental responses to environmental cues. The Arabidopsis thaliana's primary root has become a valuable system for unraveling such networks. Recently, the role of TFs that mediate the ROS's inhibition of primary root growth has begun to be characterized.

Jun 25, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Paula F. Zermoglio |Departamento de Ecología |Genética y Evolución |Instituto de Ecología

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no competing interests. Supporting Information Filename Description eea13491-sup-0001-FigureS1-S3.zipZip archive, 495.4 KB Figure S1. Host consumption by Mallophora ruficauda parasitoid larvae. At first, the parasitoid larva has a small relative size compared with its host. Then, after molting to the third instar, the parasitoid larva starts consuming its host and increases in size.

Jun 14, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Luc De Meester |Ella Vázquez-Domínguez |Instituto de Ecología |Rees Kassen

1 INTRODUCTION Given the multitude of challenges Earth is facing, sustainability science is of key importance to our continued existence. Sustainability science studies the interactions between natural and social systems, and how those interactions affect the challenge of sustainability: meeting the needs of present and future generations while substantially increasing human well-being and conserving the planet's life support systems (Clark & Dickson, 2003).