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202. The strength of functional connectivity between the frontoparietal and default mode systems correlates with behavioral performance on a variety of tasks in the Human Connectome Project
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Danielle S. Bassett, Andrew Murphy, and Maxwell A. Bertolero
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Human Connectome Project ,Computer science ,Functional connectivity ,Neuroscience ,Default mode network ,Variety (cybernetics) - Published
- 2018
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203. Brain connectivity is modularly represented in the genome
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Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Danielle S. Bassett, Graham L. Baum, and Maxwell A. Bertolero
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Computational biology ,Biology ,Genome - Published
- 2018
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204. El còlit negre (Oenanthe leucura) a les Terres de l’Ebre
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Josa, Pere and Bertolero, Albert
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- 2018
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205. The importance of including survival release costs when assessing viability in reptile translocations
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Albert Bertolero, Joan Lluís Pretus, Daniel Oro, Generalitat de Catalunya, Govern de les Illes Balears, Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales (España), Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (España), Institut Menorquí d'Estudis, and Consell Insular de Menorca
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0106 biological sciences ,education.field_of_study ,Conservation management ,Mark-recapture models ,Reintroduction ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Population ,Endangered species ,Zoology ,Chromosomal translocation ,Biology ,Hermann's tortoise ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Testudo hermanni ,Population viability analysis ,education ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Body condition ,Nature and Landscape Conservation - Abstract
Translocations to restore populations of endangered species are an important conservation tool, but a reliable diagnosis is needed to assess their success. We used capture-recapture modeling to analyze the adult apparent survival of released and resident tortoises in two translocation projects in Spain monitored for 14 and 29 years. We tested if long-term survival rates differ between released and resident individuals, if survival was lower during the phase of establishment (i.e. release cost), how long acclimation lasts and if increased density due to releases affects survival. We found lower survival of released tortoises during the phase of establishment (1 to 3 years) when residents were already present. After establishment, survival was very high and unaffected by density-dependence. Body condition before release was similar between recaptured and dead/missing tortoises, and did not predict establishment survival. Stochastic population viability analysis showed that success when releasing small numbers of individuals strongly depends upon adult long-term survival. Release of small second batches of tortoises was not sensitive to a growing population, regardless of its release timing. Our results highlight long-term survival as crucial in translocation projects of long-lived species, invalidating short-term (first year) survival assessment, when survival release cost does not match long-term survival. A release cost of different duration should be included in model estimation before modeling predictions. Releasing tortoises (for welfare of captive individuals or for mitigating human negative impacts) in an already established population is not recommended under most circumstances. Acclimation cost is followed by survival approaching wild counterparts. If this milestone is not achieved, the project needs to be carefully assessed to adopt other management options or should be stopped altogether., The regional governments of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands (Generalitat of Catalonia and the Govern de les Illes Balears) and Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales (Ministerio Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Gobierno de España) authorized our scientific work. Field work in the Ebro Delta and Minorca was partially funded by the Ebro Delta Natural Park, the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Institut Menorquí d'Estudis (IME), the Consell Insular de Menorca and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (CICYT CGL2004-0473/BOS). AB is especially grateful to the Ebro Delta Natural Park staff that recognizes the importance of long-term monitoring programs. We are grateful to Evarist Coll from the GOB Menorca for kindly providing the released tortoises data. We thank several field workers who helped collect the data, especially Marta Massana, for their valuable assistance during several years, and Sam Pons and family for their friendly help and warm hospitality at Minorca. We are grateful to the two anonymous reviewers for improving the manuscript. We are also grateful to Elizabeth Rochon and Jacqueline Donoyan for improving the English on early draft.
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- 2018
206. Abwesenheit von Haematozoa bei einer Brutpopulation des SeeregenpfeifersCharadrius alexandrinus in Nordspanien
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Figuerola, Jordi, Velarde, Roser, Bertolero, Albert, and Cerdá, Francisco
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- 1996
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207. On the nature of explanations offered by network science: A perspective from and for practicing neuroscientists
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Bertolero, Maxwell A, primary and Bassett, Danielle S, additional
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- 2019
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208. Changes in social cohesion in a long-lived species under a perturbation regime
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Genovart, M., primary, Gimenez, O., additional, Bertolero, A., additional, Choquet, R., additional, Oro, D., additional, and Pradel, R., additional
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- 2019
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209. A dynamical systems framework to uncover the drivers of large-scale cortical activity
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Ashourvan, Arian, primary, Pequito, Sérgio, additional, Bertolero, Maxwell, additional, Kim, Jason Z., additional, Bassett, Danielle S., additional, and Litt, Brian, additional
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- 2019
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210. Space-independent community and hub structure of functional brain networks
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Esfahlani, Farnaz Zamani, primary, Bertolero, Maxwell A., additional, Bassett, Danielle S., additional, and Betzel, Richard F., additional
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- 2019
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211. Autumn migration of the Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos in the Ebro Delta Natural Park
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Josa, Pere, primary, Feliu, Jordi, additional, and Bertolero, Albert, additional
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- 2019
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212. Alanine scan of endothelin
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de Castiglione, R., primary, Tam, J. P., additional, Liu, W., additional, Zhang, J.-W., additional, Galantino, M., additional, Bertolero, F., additional, and Vaghi, F., additional
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- 1992
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213. Synthèse des connaissances sur le régime alimentaire de la Sterne hansel Gelochelidon nilotica en région méditerranéenne
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Bertolero, Albert and Rivaes, Sofia
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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Synthesis of the knowledge about Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica diet in the Mediterranean area This work analyses diet composition and trophic diversity of the Gull-billed Tern in 11 colonies in the Mediterranean basin based on published papers and original data from the Ebro Delta (NE Spain). Spearman correlation and correspondence analysis were used to assess the relationship between diet characteristics (trophic diversity and composition) and geographic localization of colonies. Insects were predominant in the diet of the Gull-billed Tern in the Ebro Delta (77.6%), as well as for most of the populations studied (mean of 59.4 % by population). Within insects, coleopterans and orthopterans were the most consumed. For the populations preferring aquatic prey (two localities), crustaceans were the most consumed prey. Vertebrates were less abundant in number (median of 8.5 % by population) and within this group, amphibians were predominant. We did not find any similarity in the diet depending on the geographic proximity of the populations nor any relationship between latitude of population and trophic diversity (reciprocal of index of Simpson 1/H). Finally, in the Mediterranean basin the diet of the Gull-billed Tern is basically formed by insects caught in terrestrial habitats., Ce travail analyse le régime alimentaire de la Sterne hansel dans 11 colonies localisées en région Méditerranéenne à partir de travaux publiés et de données originales du delta de l’Èbre (NE Espagne). Nous avons utilisé le coefficient de corrélation de Spearman et l’analyse factorielle des correspondances pour déterminer s’il y a des relations entre le régime alimentaire (diversité trophique et composition) et la localisation géographique des colonies. Les insectes constituent la proie prédominante dans le régime alimentaire de la Sterne hansel du delta de l’Èbre (77,6 %) ainsi que dans la plupart des colonies (moyenne de 59,4 % par colonie). Parmi les insectes, les Coléoptères et les Orthoptères sont les plus consommés. Dans les populations où les proies aquatiques abondent (deux colonies), les crustacés sont les proies prédominantes. Les vertébrés sont numériquement peu abondants (médiane 8,5 % par colonie), les amphibiens étant les plus nombreux dans ce groupe. Les colonies les plus proches ne présentent pas une plus grande similarité dans le régime alimentaire et on ne trouve pas de relation entre la latitude des colonies et leur diversité trophique (inverse de l’indice de Simpson 1/H). Finalement, en région Méditerranéenne, le régime alimentaire de la Sterne hansel est constitué principalement d’insectes capturés dans les milieux terrestres., Bertolero Albert,Rivaes Sofia. Synthèse des connaissances sur le régime alimentaire de la Sterne hansel Gelochelidon nilotica en région méditerranéenne. In: Revue d'Écologie (La Terre et La Vie), tome 70, n°1, 2015. pp. 83-90.
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- 2015
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214. Geographic variation in body size among French populations of the European pond turtle.
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Mignet, Fabien, Barnagaud, Jean-Yves, Barthe, Laurent, Bertolero, Albert, Bosc, Valérie, Escot, Florine, Fleuriau, Romain, Joubert, Laurent, Joyeux, André, Lerat, Damien, Massez, Grégoire, Olivier, Anthony, Owen-Jones, Zoey, Perrot, Kathleen, Petit, Jérémiah, Poitevin, Françoise, Poulet, Laetitia, Priol, Pauline, Rivière, Vincent, and Roy, Cédric
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BODY size ,EMYDIDAE ,MARINE west coast climate ,SPECIES distribution ,BIRD populations - Abstract
The processes underlying macroecological gradients in body size are widely debated, in part because their intraspecific variability remains poorly described even in well-studied taxa such as vertebrates. In this study, we investigated how climate, habitat, genetic lineage and sex explain body size variations in French populations of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis). We measured 7016 adult individuals captured in 41 populations, covering most of the species' distribution in metropolitan France, including Corsica. Body size variation in our sample was wide and comparable to that found across the species' worldwide range. Variation was similar in magnitude at regional and local levels, suggesting that body size is influenced by local factors as much as by regional factors such as climate or genetic lineage. Smaller sizes were associated with Mediterranean or altered oceanic climates, and with two lineages (E. o. galloitalica and E. o. galloitalica / E. o. orbicularis), while larger sizes were associated with northern environments and the orbicularis lineage. Body size variations recorded at local level reflect an adaptive response to environmental constraints, suggesting that habitat is also an important factor in understanding size variation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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215. Conservation of the endangered Mediterranean tortoise Testudo hermanni hermanni: The contribution of population genetics and historical demography
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Giorgio Bertorelle, Raphaël Leblois, Giuseppe Sotgiu, Véronique Arnal, Albert Bertolero, Saliha Zenboudji, Marc Cheylan, Claudine Montgelard, Guillelme Astruc, Joan Lluís Pretus, Mario Lo Valvo, Zenboudji, S., Cheylan, M., Arnal, V., Bertolero, A., Leblois, R., Astruc, G., Bertorelle, G., Pretus, J., LO VALVO, M., Sotgiu, G., Montgelard, C., Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL), Picampall, the Terres de l'Ebre Ornithological Association, Partenaires INRAE, Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations (UMR CBGP), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Università degli Studi di Ferrara (UniFE), Dept Ecol, University of São Paulo (USP), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Association Zirichiltaggi Sardinia Wildlife Conservation, University of Johannesburg (UJ), and Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB: Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversite) , CORSEPYR project , French National Action Plan (PNA: Plan National d'Action) , French ministery of ecology grants (DREAL-PACA): CNRS contract, Ebro Delta Natural Park , Generalitat de Catalunya, Institut Menorqui d'Estudis (IME) , Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Conservation genetics ,Demographic history ,Tortoise ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Population ,Endangered species ,Settore BIO/05 - Zoologia ,Zoology ,Biology ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Testudo hermanni ,03 medical and health sciences ,14. Life underwater ,education ,Microsatellites ,Conservation genetic ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Nature and Landscape Conservation ,Testudo hermanni Genetic structure ,Conservation issues ,education.field_of_study ,Ecology ,Ambientale ,Microsatellite ,15. Life on land ,biology.organism_classification ,Conservation genetics, Demographic history, Microsatellites, Testudo hermanni, Genetic structure, Conservation issues ,030104 developmental biology ,Threatened species ,Genetic structure - Abstract
International audience; Estimating the genetic variation and demographic trends of species in decline is of major concern in conservation genetics. This study contributes to understanding how historical and anthropogenic factors shape the distribution of current genetic diversity in one of the most endangered reptiles in Western Europe, the Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni hermanni. We used 17 microsatellite loci, chosen from a pyrosequencing library specifically developed for the subspecies to genotype eight populations distributed over about 30 sample localities covering almost the entire geographic distribution of the sub-species. The population genetic results reflect a very strong genetic structure and identify three major clusters among the Hermann's tortoise in the occidental Mediterranean basin: a continental cluster (Albera in Spain, Var in France and continental Italy), an insular cluster (Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily) and a cluster of mixed lineage (Minorca). Each of the eight studied populations is characterized by only one lineage except for Minorca, in which two lineages were identified. In contrast to what most empirical studies predict, the genetic diversity of the Hermann's tortoise is greater on islands than on the continent. Islands can therefore be considered as genetic sanctuaries with high conservation potential for this species, particularly in Corsica. Historical demographic patterns inferred with a generalized stepwise-mutation model (GSM) using maximum likelihood showed significant past demographic changes in only two of the eight sampled populations: a demographic bottleneck was detected in the Albera population (Spain) and a demographic expansion in Corsica (France). In contrast to what was argued in previous studies, these results indicate that the Hermann's tortoise lineage found in Corsica is autochthonous. The origin of both lineages found in Minorca remains speculative. Lastly, our study identifies the six most relevant management units (sensu Moritz, 1994) for conservation purposes on the basis that they represent a significant part of the evolutionary legacy of the species. Some conservation recommendations were proposed, in particular for the most threatened population in Albera.
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216. The importance of including survival release costs when assessing viability in reptile translocations
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Generalitat de Catalunya, Govern de les Illes Balears, Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales (España), Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (España), Institut Menorquí d'Estudis, Consell Insular de Menorca, Bertolero, Albert, Pretus, Joan Lluís, Oro, Daniel, Generalitat de Catalunya, Govern de les Illes Balears, Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales (España), Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (España), Institut Menorquí d'Estudis, Consell Insular de Menorca, Bertolero, Albert, Pretus, Joan Lluís, and Oro, Daniel
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Translocations to restore populations of endangered species are an important conservation tool, but a reliable diagnosis is needed to assess their success. We used capture-recapture modeling to analyze the adult apparent survival of released and resident tortoises in two translocation projects in Spain monitored for 14 and 29 years. We tested if long-term survival rates differ between released and resident individuals, if survival was lower during the phase of establishment (i.e. release cost), how long acclimation lasts and if increased density due to releases affects survival. We found lower survival of released tortoises during the phase of establishment (1 to 3 years) when residents were already present. After establishment, survival was very high and unaffected by density-dependence. Body condition before release was similar between recaptured and dead/missing tortoises, and did not predict establishment survival. Stochastic population viability analysis showed that success when releasing small numbers of individuals strongly depends upon adult long-term survival. Release of small second batches of tortoises was not sensitive to a growing population, regardless of its release timing. Our results highlight long-term survival as crucial in translocation projects of long-lived species, invalidating short-term (first year) survival assessment, when survival release cost does not match long-term survival. A release cost of different duration should be included in model estimation before modeling predictions. Releasing tortoises (for welfare of captive individuals or for mitigating human negative impacts) in an already established population is not recommended under most circumstances. Acclimation cost is followed by survival approaching wild counterparts. If this milestone is not achieved, the project needs to be carefully assessed to adopt other management options or should be stopped altogether.
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- 2018
217. A native bird as a predator for the invasive apple snail, a novel rice field invader in Europe
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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), SEO/BirdLife, Bertolero, Albert, Navarro, Joan, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), SEO/BirdLife, Bertolero, Albert, and Navarro, Joan
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1. Since 2009 the apple snail Pomacea maculata has become a new invader of Oryza sativa (rice) fields and wetlands in Europe, only invading the Ebro Delta (north‐eastern Spain) thus far. It is considered a highly invasive and damaging species, resulting in large economic losses worldwide. 2. Despite the severe impact of the invasive apple snail on both cultivated and natural wetlands, it has become an abundant potential resource for native avian predators. 3. In this study, stable isotope analysis was used to assess the consumption of the apple snail by the glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus in the Ebro Delta. 4. The results indicate the importance of the apple snail in the diet of this native bird. In particular, isotopic results indicated that apple snails and freshwater coleopterans were the main prey in the diet of glossy ibis chicks, accounting for 26–40% of their diet. Thus, this native bird species could potentially help in the biological control of this invasive snail, but is not expected to eradicate it. 5. Although the spread of this pest in rice fields and wetlands is not desirable, we predict that the apple snail will follow a path similar to other invasive species, such as the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii, in establishing itself as part of the wetland food web
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- 2018
218. Predator arrival elicits differential dispersal, change in age structure and reproductive performance in a prey population
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Payo-Payo, Ana, Sanz-Aguilar, Ana, Genovart, Meritxell, Bertolero, Albert, Piccardo, Julia, Camps, David, Ruiz-Olmo, J., Oro, Daniel, Payo-Payo, Ana, Sanz-Aguilar, Ana, Genovart, Meritxell, Bertolero, Albert, Piccardo, Julia, Camps, David, Ruiz-Olmo, J., and Oro, Daniel
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Predators are an important ecological and evolutionary force shaping prey population dynamics. Ecologists have extensively assessed the lethal effects of invasive predators on prey populations. However, the role of non-lethal effects, such as physiological stress or behavioural responses like dispersal, has been comparatively overlooked and their potential population effects remain obscure. Over the last 23 years, we developed a mark-recapture program for the Audouin’s gull and an intensive carnivore monitoring program to assess how the appearance and invasion of the study site by carnivores affects population dynamics. We evaluate changes in turnover of discrete breeding patches within the colony, age structure and breeding performance. Once carnivores entered the colony, the number of occupied patches increased, indicating a higher patch turnover. Breeders responded by moving to areas less accessible to carnivores. More importantly, the presence of carnivores caused differential (and density-independent) breeding dispersal: experienced, better-performing breeders were more likely to leave the colony than younger breeders. This differential dispersal modified the age structure and reduced the reproductive performance of the population. Our results confirm the importance experience in the study of populations. The role of differential dispersal for animal population dynamics might be more important than previously thought, especially under scenarios of global change.
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- 2018
219. Colonisation in social species: the importance of breeding experience for dispersal in overcoming information barriers
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Meritxell Genovart, Julia Piccardo, Manuel García-Tarrasón, José Luis Greño, Daniel Oro, Ana Sanz-Aguilar, Ana Payo-Payo, and Albert Bertolero
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0106 biological sciences ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Population ,Decision Making ,Population Dynamics ,Metapopulation ,Biology ,Breeding ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,Charadriiformes ,biology.animal ,Mediterranean Sea ,Animals ,education ,media_common ,Population Density ,Public information ,education.field_of_study ,Multidisciplinary ,business.industry ,Ecology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Environmental resource management ,Colonisation ,Biological dispersal ,Evolutionary ecology ,Psychological resilience ,Seabird ,business - Abstract
Este artículo contiene 7 páginas, 3 figuras, 1 tabla., Studying colonisation is crucial to understand metapopulations, evolutionary ecology and species resilience to global change. Unfortunately, few empirical data are available because field monitoring that includes empty patches at large spatiotemporal scales is required. We examine the colonisation dynamics of a long-lived seabird over 34 years in the western Mediterranean by comparing population and individual data from both source colony and the newly-formed colonies. Since social information is not available, we hypothesize that colonisation should follow particular dispersal dynamics and personal information must be crucial in decision making. We test if adverse breeding conditions trigger colonisation events, if personal information plays a role in colonisation and if colonisers experience greater fitness. Our results show a temporal mismatch between colonisation events and both density-dependence and perturbations at the source colony, probably because colonisers needed a longer prospecting period to compensate for the lack of public information. Colonisers were mostly experienced individuals gaining higher breeding success in the new colony. Our results highlight the demographic value that experienced individuals can have on metapopulation dynamics of social longlived organisms., FPU (ref. FPU2012-000869), IBISES (ref. CGL2013- 42203-R) and MINOW (ref. H2020-634495)
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- 2017
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220. The effect of growth rate and ageing on colour variation of European pond turtles
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Alfonso Marzal, Alejandro Ibáñez, Albert Bertolero, and José Martín
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0106 biological sciences ,Aging ,genetic structures ,Carotenoid-based coloration ,Ontogeny ,Biology ,Freshwater turtles ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,Predation ,law ,Animals ,Growth rate ,Turtle (robot) ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Ecology ,Pigmentation ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,food and beverages ,General Medicine ,Body size ,Carotenoids ,Diet ,Turtles ,Ageing ,Variation (linguistics) ,Crypsis ,Omnivore - Abstract
Many chelonians have colourful dots, patches and stripes throughout their body that are made up, at least in part, of carotenoids. Therefore, turtles are very suitable models to study the evolution and functionality of carotenoid-based colouration. Recent studies suggested a close link between colouration and immune system in these taxa. However, more research is needed to understand the role of these colourful stripes and patches in turtle visual signalling. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between growth rate and colouration in European pond turtles. In particular, we wanted to answer the question of whether there is a trade-off between growth and colour expression. We also aimed to explore the effect of body size and age on colour variation. Turtles from a reintroduction-breeding program were recaptured, weighed and measured over an 8-year period to estimate their growth rates and age. We also measured with a spectrometer the reflectance of colour patches in two different body parts: shell and forelimb. We found that turtles with a faster growth rate had brighter limb stripes independently of their age. On the other hand, shell colouration was related to body size with larger turtles having brighter shell stripes and higher values of carotenoid chroma. Our results suggest that fast-growers may afford to express intense colourful limb stripes likely due to their higher intake of carotenoids that would modulate both growth and colour expression. However, shell colouration was related to body size probably due to ontogenetic differences in the diet, as juveniles are strictly carnivorous while adults are omnivorous. Alternatively, shell colouration might be involved in crypsis as the shell is visually exposed to predators.
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- 2017
221. Mauremys leprosa (Schoepff in Schweigger 1812) – Mediterranean Pond Turtle, Spanish Terrapin, Mediterranean Stripe-necked Terrapin
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Albert Bertolero and Stephen D. Busack
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- 2017
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222. PHALANGEAL REDUCTION IN TESTUDO HERMANNI GMELIN, 1789 IN DELTA DE L'EBRE POPULATION
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Torres, Cristina, Àngel H Luján, Bertolero, Albert, and Mariona Ferrandiz-Rovira
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- 2017
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223. Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis: From Consensus to Discovery Science
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Yeo, Thomas, Bertolero, Maxwell, and Ngo, Gia H
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OHBM2017 Symposium on multimodal functional cartography: from connectivity to cognition
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- 2017
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224. Linking Individual Differences in Personalized Functional Network Topography to Psychopathology in Youth
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Cui, Zaixu, Pines, Adam, Li, Hongming, Moore, Tyler, Adebimpe, Azeez, Vogel, Jacob, Shanmugan, Sheila, Larsen, Bart, Bertolero, Maxwell, Gur, Raquel, Gur, Ruben, Oathes, Desmond, Alexander-Bloch, Aaron, Roalf, David, Shinohara, Russell, Wolf, Daniel, Davatzikos, Christos, Bassett, Danielle, Fair, Damien, Fan, Yong, and Satterthwaite, Theodore
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- 2021
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225. Sex Differences in Functional Topography of Association Networks
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Shanmugan, Sheila, Seidlitz, Jakob, Cui, Zaixu, Adebimpe, Azeez, Bassett, Danielle S., Bertolero, Maxwell A., Davatzikos, Christos, Fair, Damien A., Gur, Raquel E., Gur, Ruben C., Li, Hongming, Pines, Adam, Raznahan, Armin, Roalf, David R., Shinohara, Russell T., Vogel, Jacob, Wolf, Daniel H., Fan, Yong, Alexander-Bloch, Aaron, and Satterthwaite, Theodore D.
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- 2021
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226. Factors determining the abundance and occurrence of Hermann’s tortoise Testudo hermanni in France and Spain: Fire regime and landscape changes as the main drivers
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Thibaut Couturier, Aurélien Besnard, Albert Bertolero, Marc Cheylan, Guillelme Astruc, and Valérie Bosc
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Mediterranean climate ,education.field_of_study ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Fire regime ,Occupancy ,Ecology ,Population ,Endangered species ,Vegetation ,Shrubland ,Geography ,Abundance (ecology) ,education ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Nature and Landscape Conservation - Abstract
Major landscape transformations have occurred in the northern Mediterranean over the last decades, including urbanization, agricultural intensification and land abandonment, which, in turn, increase the risk of the propagation of fire. We used repeated-count surveys conducted at 369 sites in France and Spain to jointly model the effects of environmental covariates on the abundance, occupancy and detection of Hermann’s tortoise, a long-lived and endangered species, using a novel zero-inflated approach. We also employed a large dataset of presence-only data collected in Provence to model environmental influences on occurrence probability using maximum entropy models. In both France and Spain, sites that experienced wildfires over the last 50 years hosted 31% fewer individuals than unburned sites. In Provence, higher wildfire frequency decreased this species’ occurrence probability, from 50% when 0–1 fire had occurred over the last 50 years, to 7% in areas that had burned at least 3 times. We also showed that abundance required a long recovery time (more than 25 years) after wildfires. In Provence, the highest occurrence probability for this species was found in patchy landscapes and scrub and/or herbaceous vegetation. The lowest species occurrence was found in extensive artificial areas, vineyards and arable lands. These results suggest a high risk of population extinction in the future if these types of habitats continue to expand in plains and coastal areas to the detriment of scrublands. Higher wildfire frequency predicted by climate change scenarios in the Mediterranean is also likely to increase the risk of extinction for some populations.
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- 2014
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227. Endocarditis and Aortic Root Abscess Infection Caused by Mycobacterium avium Complex
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Russell A. Rawling, Andrea Bertolero, Paul A. Granato, and Katrina M. Zeglin
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Microbiology (medical) ,biology ,business.industry ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Aortic root abscess ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Infectious Diseases ,Medicine ,Endocarditis ,Mycobacterium avium complex ,030212 general & internal medicine ,business - Published
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228. The community structure of functional brain networks exhibits scale-specific patterns of inter- and intra-subject variability
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Danielle S. Bassett, Evan M. Gordon, Maxwell A. Bertolero, Caterina Gratton, Richard F. Betzel, and Nico U.F. Dosenbach
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Adult ,Male ,Cognitive Neuroscience ,Individuality ,Neuroimaging ,Context (language use) ,Variation (game tree) ,Article ,050105 experimental psychology ,Intra Subject Variability ,Task (project management) ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Modularity (networks) ,Biological Variation, Individual ,business.industry ,Dimensionality reduction ,05 social sciences ,Community structure ,Brain ,Modular design ,Data science ,Neurology ,Female ,Nerve Net ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
The network organization of the human brain varies across individuals, changes with development and aging, and differs in disease. Discovering the major dimensions along which this variability is displayed remains a central goal of both neuroscience and clinical medicine. Such efforts can be usefully framed within the context of the brain's modular network organization, which can be assessed quantitatively using powerful computational techniques and extended for the purposes of multi-scale analysis, dimensionality reduction, and biomarker generation. Though the concept of modularity and its utility in describing brain network organization is clear, principled methods for comparing multi-scale communities across individuals and time are surprisingly lacking. Here, we present a method that uses multi-layer networks to simultaneously discover the modular structure of many subjects at once. This method builds upon the well-known multi-layer modularity maximization technique, and provides a viable and principled tool for studying differences in network communities across individuals and within individuals across time. We test this method on two datasets and identify consistent patterns of inter-subject community variability, demonstrating that this variability – which would be undetectable using past approaches – is associated with measures of cognitive performance. In general, the multi-layer, multi-subject framework proposed here represents an advancement over current approaches by straighforwardly mapping community assignments across subjects and holds promise for future investigations of inter-subject community variation in clinical populations or as a result of task constraints.
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229. Isolation and Characterization of 32 Microsatellite Markers in Hermann's Tortoise, Testudo hermanni (Testudinidae)
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Zenboudji, Saliha, primary, Arnal, Véronique, additional, Cheylan, Marc, additional, Bertolero, Albert, additional, Druelle, Geoffrey, additional, Dubois, Marie-Pierre, additional, and Montgelard, Claudine, additional
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230. Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Mercury in Gulls Eggs from the Iberian Peninsula
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Pereira, M. Glória, primary, Lawlor, Alan, additional, Bertolero, Albert, additional, Díez, Sergi, additional, Shore, Richard F., additional, and Lacorte, Silvia, additional
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231. Global Conservation Status of Turtles and Tortoises (Order Testudines)
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Rhodin, Anders G.J., primary, Stanford, Craig B., additional, Dijk, Peter Paul Van, additional, Eisemberg, Carla, additional, Luiselli, Luca, additional, Mittermeier, Russell A., additional, Hudson, Rick, additional, Horne, Brian D., additional, Goode, Eric V., additional, Kuchling, Gerald, additional, Walde, Andrew, additional, Baard, Ernst H.W., additional, Berry, Kristin H., additional, Bertolero, Albert, additional, Blanck, Torsten E.G., additional, Bour, Roger, additional, Buhlmann, Kurt A., additional, Cayot, Linda J., additional, Collett, Sydney, additional, Currylow, Andrea, additional, Das, Indraneil, additional, Diagne, Tomas, additional, Ennen, Joshua R., additional, Forero-Medina, Germán, additional, Frankel, Matthew G., additional, Fritz, Uwe, additional, García, Gerardo, additional, Gibbons, J. Whitfield, additional, Gibbons, Paul M., additional, Shiping, Gong, additional, Guntoro, Joko, additional, Hofmeyr, Margaretha D., additional, Iverson, John B., additional, Kiester, A. Ross, additional, Lau, Michael, additional, Lawson, Dwight P., additional, Lovich, Jeffrey E., additional, Moll, Edward O., additional, Páez, Vivian P., additional, Palomo-Ramos, Rosalinda, additional, Platt, Kalyar, additional, Platt, Steven G., additional, Pritchard, Peter C.H., additional, Quinn, Hugh R., additional, Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, additional, Randrianjafizanaka, Soary Tahafe, additional, Schaffer, Jason, additional, Selman, Will, additional, Shaffer, H. Bradley, additional, Sharma, Dionysius S.K., additional, Haitao, Shi, additional, Singh, Shailendra, additional, Spencer, Ricky, additional, Stannard, Kahleana, additional, Sutcliffe, Sarah, additional, Thomson, Scott, additional, and Vogt, Richard C., additional
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232. Endocarditis and Aortic Root Abscess Infection Caused by Mycobacterium avium Complex
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Rawling, Russell A., primary, Zeglin, Katrina, additional, Bertolero, Andrea, additional, and Granato, Paul A., additional
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233. The community structure of functional brain networks exhibits scale-specific patterns of variability across individuals and time
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Betzel, Richard F., primary, Bertolero, Maxwell A., additional, Gordon, Evan M., additional, Gratton, Caterina, additional, Dosenbach, Nico U.F., additional, and Bassett, Danielle S., additional
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- 2018
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234. Non-assortative community structure in resting and task-evoked functional brain networks
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Betzel, Richard F., primary, Bertolero, Maxwell A., additional, and Bassett, Danielle S., additional
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- 2018
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235. A native bird as a predator for the invasive apple snail, a novel rice field invader in Europe
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Bertolero, Albert, primary and Navarro, Joan, additional
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236. Predator arrival elicits differential dispersal, change in age structure and reproductive performance in a prey population
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Payo-Payo, A., primary, Sanz-Aguilar, A., additional, Genovart, M., additional, Bertolero, A., additional, Piccardo, J., additional, Camps, D., additional, Ruiz-Olmo, J., additional, and Oro, D., additional
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- 2018
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237. Brain connectivity is modularly represented in the genome
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Bertolero, Maxwell, primary, Baum, Graham, additional, Satterthwaite, Theodore, additional, and Bassett, Danielle, additional
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- 2018
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238. The strength of functional connectivity between the frontoparietal and default mode systems correlates with behavioral performance on a variety of tasks in the Human Connectome Project
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Murphy, Andrew, primary, Bertolero, Maxwell, additional, and Bassett, Danielle, additional
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239. Is Holism A Problem For Inductive Inference? A Computational Analysis
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Bertolero, Maxwell A., Bertolero, Maxwell A., Griffiths, Tom L., Bertolero, Maxwell A., Bertolero, Maxwell A., and Griffiths, Tom L.
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240. Generalizable Links Between Borderline Personality Traits and Functional Connectivity.
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Shafiei, Golia, Keller, Arielle S., Bertolero, Maxwell, Shanmugan, Sheila, Bassett, Dani S., Chen, Andrew A., Covitz, Sydney, Houghton, Audrey, Luo, Audrey, Mehta, Kahini, Salo, Taylor, Shinohara, Russell T., Fair, Damien, Hallquist, Michael N., and Satterthwaite, Theodore D.
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FUNCTIONAL magnetic resonance imaging , *LARGE-scale brain networks , *FUNCTIONAL connectivity , *BORDERLINE personality disorder , *YOUNG adults , *PERSONALITY , *ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
Symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) often manifest during adolescence, but the underlying relationship between these debilitating symptoms and the development of functional brain networks is not well understood. Here, we aimed to investigate how multivariate patterns of functional connectivity are associated with borderline personality traits in large samples of young adults and adolescents. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging data from young adults and adolescents from the HCP-YA (Human Connectome Project Young Adult) (n = 870, ages 22–37 years, 457 female) and the HCP-D (Human Connectome Project Development) (n = 223, ages 16–21 years, 121 female). A previously validated BPD proxy score was derived from the NEO Five-Factor Inventory. A ridge regression model with cross-validation and nested hyperparameter tuning was trained and tested in HCP-YA to predict BPD scores in unseen data from regional functional connectivity. The trained model was further tested on data from HCP-D without further tuning. Finally, we tested how the connectivity patterns associated with BPD aligned with age-related changes in connectivity. Multivariate functional connectivity patterns significantly predicted out-of-sample BPD scores in unseen data in young adults (HCP-YA p perm u ted =.001) and older adolescents (HCP-D p perm ut ed =.001). Regional predictive capacity was heterogeneous; the most predictive regions were found in functional systems relevant for emotion regulation and executive function, including the ventral attention network. Finally, regional functional connectivity patterns that predicted BPD scores aligned with those associated with development in youth. Individual differences in functional connectivity in developmentally sensitive regions are associated with borderline personality traits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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241. Estimating abundance and population trends when detection is low and highly variable: A comparison of three methods for the Hermann's tortoise
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Albert Bertolero, Guillelme Astruc, Marc Cheylan, Aurélien Besnard, and Thibaut Couturier
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Abundance estimation ,education.field_of_study ,Distance sampling ,Ecology ,Testudo hermanni ,biology ,Population size ,Population ,Sampling (statistics) ,biology.organism_classification ,Mark and recapture ,Abundance (ecology) ,Statistics ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,education ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Nature and Landscape Conservation ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
Assessing population trends is a basic prerequisite to carrying out adequate conservation strategies. Selecting an appropriate method to monitor animal populations can be challenging, particularly for low-detection species such as reptiles. This study compares 3 detection-corrected abundance methods (capture–recapture, distance sampling, and N-mixture) used to assess population size of the threatened Hermann's tortoise. We used a single dataset of 432 adult tortoise observations collected at 118 sampling sites in the Plaine des Maures, southeastern France. We also used a dataset of 520 tortoise observations based on radiotelemetry data collected from 10 adult females to estimate and model the availability (g0) needed for distance sampling. We evaluated bias for N-mixture and capture–recapture, by using simulations based on different values of detection probabilities. Finally, we conducted a power analysis to estimate the ability of the 3 methods to detect changes in Hermann's tortoise abundances. The abundance estimations we obtained using distance sampling and N-mixture models were respectively 1.75 and 2.19 times less than those obtained using the capture–recapture method. Our results indicated that g0 was influenced by temperature variations and can differ for the same temperature on different days. Simulations showed that the N-mixture models provide unstable estimations for species with detection probabilities
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242. The Human Thalamus Is an Integrative Hub for Functional Brain Networks.
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Hwang, Kai, Hwang, Kai, Bertolero, Maxwell A, Liu, William B, D'Esposito, Mark, Hwang, Kai, Hwang, Kai, Bertolero, Maxwell A, Liu, William B, and D'Esposito, Mark
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The thalamus is globally connected with distributed cortical regions, yet the functional significance of this extensive thalamocortical connectivity remains largely unknown. By performing graph-theoretic analyses on thalamocortical functional connectivity data collected from human participants, we found that most thalamic subdivisions display network properties that are capable of integrating multimodal information across diverse cortical functional networks. From a meta-analysis of a large dataset of functional brain-imaging experiments, we further found that the thalamus is involved in multiple cognitive functions. Finally, we found that focal thalamic lesions in humans have widespread distal effects, disrupting the modular organization of cortical functional networks. This converging evidence suggests that the human thalamus is a critical hub region that could integrate diverse information being processed throughout the cerebral cortex as well as maintain the modular structure of cortical functional networks.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The thalamus is traditionally viewed as a passive relay station of information from sensory organs or subcortical structures to the cortex. However, the thalamus has extensive connections with the entire cerebral cortex, which can also serve to integrate information processing between cortical regions. In this study, we demonstrate that multiple thalamic subdivisions display network properties that are capable of integrating information across multiple functional brain networks. Moreover, the thalamus is engaged by tasks requiring multiple cognitive functions. These findings support the idea that the thalamus is involved in integrating information across cortical networks.
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243. The effect of growth rate and ageing on colour variation of European pond turtles
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Ibáñez Ricomá, Alejandro, Martín Rueda, José, Marzal, A., Bertolero, Albert, Ibáñez Ricomá, Alejandro, Martín Rueda, José, Marzal, A., and Bertolero, Albert
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Many chelonians have colourful dots, patches and stripes throughout their body that are made up, at least in part, of carotenoids. Therefore, turtles are very suitable models to study the evolution and functionality of carotenoid-based colouration. Recent studies suggested a close link between colouration and immune system in these taxa. However, more research is needed to understand the role of these colourful stripes and patches in turtle visual signalling. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between growth rate and colouration in European pond turtles. In particular, we wanted to answer the question of whether there is a trade-off between growth and colour expression. We also aimed to explore the effect of body size and age on colour variation. Turtles from a reintroduction-breeding program were recaptured, weighed and measured over an 8-year period to estimate their growth rates and age. We also measured with a spectrometer the reflectance of colour patches in two different body parts: shell and forelimb. We found that turtles with a faster growth rate had brighter limb stripes independently of their age. On the other hand, shell colouration was related to body size with larger turtles having brighter shell stripes and higher values of carotenoid chroma. Our results suggest that fast-growers may afford to express intense colourful limb stripes likely due to their higher intake of carotenoids that would modulate both growth and colour expression. However, shell colouration was related to body size probably due to ontogenetic differences in the diet, as juveniles are strictly carnivorous while adults are omnivorous. Alternatively, shell colouration might be involved in crypsis as the shell is visually exposed to predators.
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244. The importance of including survival release costs when assessing viability in reptile translocations [Dataset]
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Parque Natural del Delta del Ebro, Generalitat de Catalunya, Institut Menorquí d'Estudis, Consell Insular de Menorca, Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología, CICYT (España), Bertolero, Albert, Pretus, Joan Lluís, Oro, Daniel, Parque Natural del Delta del Ebro, Generalitat de Catalunya, Institut Menorquí d'Estudis, Consell Insular de Menorca, Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología, CICYT (España), Bertolero, Albert, Pretus, Joan Lluís, and Oro, Daniel
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Translocations to restore populations of endangered species are an important conservation tool, but a reliable diagnosis is needed to assess their success. We used capture-recapture modeling to analyze the adult apparent survival of released and resident tortoises in two translocation projects in Spain monitored for 14 and 29 years. We tested if long-term survival rates differ between released and resident individuals, if survival was lower during the phase of establishment (i.e. release cost), how long acclimation lasts and if increased density due to releases affects survival. We found lower survival of released tortoises during the phase of establishment (1 to 3 years) when residents were already present. After establishment, survival was very high and unaffected by density-dependence. Body condition before release was similar between recaptured and dead/missing tortoises, and did not predict establishment survival. Stochastic population viability analysis showed that success when releasing small numbers of individuals strongly depends upon adult long-term survival. Release of small second batches of tortoises was not sensitive to a growing population, regardless of its release timing. Our results highlight long-term survival as crucial in translocation projects of long-lived species, invalidating short-term (first year) survival assessment, when survival release cost does not match long-term survival. A release cost of different duration should be included in model estimation before modeling predictions. Releasing tortoises (for welfare of captive individuals or for mitigating human negative impacts) in an already established population is not recommended under most circumstances. Acclimation cost is followed by survival approaching wild counterparts. If this milestone is not achieved, the project needs to be carefully assessed to adopt other management options or should be stopped altogether.
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245. Predictable anthropogenic food subsidies, density-dependence and socio-economic factors influence breeding investment in a generalist seabird
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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), European Commission, Xunta de Galicia, Generalitat Valenciana, Real Garcia, Enric, Oro, Daniel, Martínez-Abraín, Alejandro, Igual, José Manuel, Bertolero, Albert, Bosch, M., Tavecchia, Giacomo, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), European Commission, Xunta de Galicia, Generalitat Valenciana, Real Garcia, Enric, Oro, Daniel, Martínez-Abraín, Alejandro, Igual, José Manuel, Bertolero, Albert, Bosch, M., and Tavecchia, Giacomo
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Recent European policies on the ban of fishing discards and the closure of open-air landfills are expected to reduce predictable and abundant food resources for generalist seabirds. In order to forecast the consequences of this reduction on seabird breeding investment it is important to understand whether diverse anthropogenic foraging resources act synergistically or not and whether their influence is mediated by density-dependent mechanisms. To assess these effects at large spatio-temporal scale, we measured mean egg volume as a proxy of breeding investment in ca. 5,000 three-egg clutches of the Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) from 20 colonies of the Western Mediterranean, located both along European and African coasts. In European gull colonies, egg volume increased with the availability of fishing discards and landfills in the vicinity of the colony. However, the landfill effect was weaker than the effect of fishing discards, probably due to the lower quality of waste as food for gulls. In contrast, none of the anthropogenic food subsidies influenced egg volume in African colonies, likely due to socio-economic differences (i.e. a much lower availability and predictability of both discards and waste food. Finally, results showed that the positive association between fishing discards and open-air landfills on egg volume was mediated by negative density-dependent mechanisms probably related to an increase in competition for food.
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246. Colonisation in social species: the importance of breeding experience for dispersal in overcoming information barriers
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Payo-Payo, Ana, Genovart, Meritxell, Sanz-Aguilar, Ana, Greño, J. L., García-Tarrasón, M., Bertolero, Albert, Piccardo, Julia, Oro, Daniel, Payo-Payo, Ana, Genovart, Meritxell, Sanz-Aguilar, Ana, Greño, J. L., García-Tarrasón, M., Bertolero, Albert, Piccardo, Julia, and Oro, Daniel
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Studying colonisation is crucial to understand metapopulations, evolutionary ecology and species resilience to global change. Unfortunately, few empirical data are available because field monitoring that includes empty patches at large spatiotemporal scales is required. We examine the colonisation dynamics of a long-lived seabird over 34 years in the western Mediterranean by comparing population and individual data from both source colony and the newly-formed colonies. Since social information is not available, we hypothesize that colonisation should follow particular dispersal dynamics and personal information must be crucial in decision making. We test if adverse breeding conditions trigger colonisation events, if personal information plays a role in colonisation and if colonisers experience greater fitness. Our results show a temporal mismatch between colonisation events and both density-dependence and perturbations at the source colony, probably because colonisers needed a longer prospecting period to compensate for the lack of public information. Colonisers were mostly experienced individuals gaining higher breeding success in the new colony. Our results highlight the demographic value that experienced individuals can have on metapopulation dynamics of social longlived organisms.
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247. The Laser Industry: Present and Future
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Bertolero, Arthur A., Joffe, Stephen N., editor, and Oguro, Yanao, editor
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248. Influence of Temperature on Taste Intensity and Degree of Liking of Drinking Water
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Pangborn, Rose Marie and Bertolero, Linda L.
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249. Consecutive cohort effects driven by density-dependence and climate influence early-life survival in a long-lived bird
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Albert Bertolero, Roger Pradel, Ana Payo-Payo, Meritxell Genovart, Daniel Oro, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Miquel Marques, 21, Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avancats (IMEDEA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Universidad de las Islas Baleares (UIB)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Universidad de las Islas Baleares (UIB), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UM3), and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] (CSIC)-Universidad de las Islas Baleares (UIB)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] (CSIC)-Universidad de las Islas Baleares (UIB)
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0106 biological sciences ,Survival ,Climate ,Longevity ,Population Dynamics ,Population ,[Density dependence ,Density dependence ,Models, Biological ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Early-life conditions ,Charadriiformes ,Animals ,Juvenile ,First-year ,education ,Research Articles ,General Environmental Science ,CNRS1 ,Population Density ,education.field_of_study ,First ,General Immunology and Microbiology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Winter ,Larus audouinii ,General Medicine ,Long-lived seabird ,Early life ,Highly sensitive ,Geography ,Cohort effect ,Food ,Seasons ,[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,Demography - Abstract
Conditions during early life, including maternal cohort effects, can influence the future fitness of individuals. This may be particularly true for longdistance migrating birds, because, apart from conditions experienced by cohorts during rearing, conditions during early life in regions far from breeding grounds may also influence their population dynamics. Very little is known about the fitness consequences of those conditions experienced by juveniles after independence, especially in wild populations and for longlived birds. We used multi-event capture-recapture-recovery models and a unique 26-year dataset for the Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii) to assess for the first time whether survival was influenced by early conditions, both during the rearing period (i.e. a maternal cohort effect potentially affected by density dependence) and the first winter (i.e. a cohort effect driven by climate when birds disperse to wintering grounds). Our results show that juvenile survivalwas highly sensitive to early-life conditions and that survival decreased with stronger density dependence and harsh climate. The two consecutive cohort effects were of similar magnitude and they may represent a selection filter. Thus, early-life conditions had a strong impact on survival, and neglecting this complexity may hinder our understanding on how populations of long-lived animals fluctuate and respond to perturbations.
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250. Persistent Organic Pollutants in gull eggs of two species (Larus michahellis and Larus audouinii) from the Ebro delta Natural Park
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Jordi Parera, Jorge E. Olmos, Joana G. Vicente, Albert Bertolero, Maria Generosa Martrat, Laura Morales, Esteban Abad, Manuela Ábalos, Francisco Javier Santos, and Silvia Lacorte
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Environmental Engineering ,Eggs ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Dioxins ,Charadriiformes ,Polybrominated diphenyl ethers ,Chlorinated paraffins ,Natural park ,Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers ,Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated ,Animals ,Environmental Chemistry ,Benzofurans ,Pollutant ,biology ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Larus audouinii ,General Medicine ,General Chemistry ,Pesticide ,Larus michahellis ,biology.organism_classification ,Polychlorinated Biphenyls ,Pollution ,Habitat ,Spain ,Environmental chemistry ,Environmental science ,Environmental Pollutants ,Environmental Monitoring - Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the impact of priority and emerging Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in gull eggs from two species, the scavenger Larus michahellis and the protected species, Larus audouinii. These two species share habitat in the Natural Park of the Ebro delta (Catalonia, Spain). Compounds studied are included or under consideration in the Stockholm Convention and comprise polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorinated compounds (OCs), perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). Four methods based in selective extraction and gas or liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry were used and quality parameters are provided. OC pesticides and marker PCBs were the most abundant chemical families detected in eggs from the two species, followed by PFCs, PBDEs (especially BDE 209) and SCCPs. Dioxin-like PCBs and PCDD/Fs were also detected in all samples. The overall widespread presence of POPs is discussed in terms of feeding habits, bird ecology and anthropogenic pressures in the protected Ebro delta breeding area.
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