scholarly journals RAPD variation in relation to population size and plant fitness in the rare Gentianella germanica (Gentianaceae)

1998 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 811-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Fischer ◽  
Diethart Matthies
Keyword(s):  
Population Size ◽  
Plant Fitness ◽  
Rapd Variation ◽  
Gentianella Germanica

scholarly journals POPULATION SIZE AND THE NATURE OF GENETIC LOAD IN GENTIANELLA GERMANICA

Evolution ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2242-2251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Paland ◽  
Bernhard Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Population Size ◽  
Genetic Load ◽  
Gentianella Germanica

POPULATION SIZE AND THE NATURE OF GENETIC LOAD IN GENTIANELLA GERMANICA

Evolution ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Paland ◽  
Bernhard Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Population Size ◽  
Genetic Load ◽  
Gentianella Germanica

Reduction of spermatogonia and testosterone in rat testes flown on space lab-3

1986 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 248-249
Author(s):  
Delbert E. Philpott ◽  
W. Sapp ◽  
C. Williams ◽  
T. Fast ◽  
J. Stevenson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Physiological Response ◽  
Social Rank ◽  
Reproductive Function ◽  
Testicular Development ◽  
Organ Weights ◽  
Reproductive Maturation ◽  
Metabolic Activities

Space Lab 3 (SL-3) was flown on Shuttle Challenger providing an opportunity to measure the effect of spaceflight on rat testes. Cannon developed the idea that organisms react to unfavorable conditions with highly integrated metabolic activities. Selye summarized the manifestations of physiological response to nonspecific stress and he pointed out that atrophy of the gonads always occurred. Many papers have been published showing the effects of social interaction, crowding, peck order and confinement. Flickinger showed delayed testicular development in subordinate roosters influenced by group numbers, social rank and social status. Christian reported increasing population size in mice resulted in adrenal hypertrophy, inhibition of reproductive maturation and loss of reproductive function in adults. Sex organ weights also declined. Two male dogs were flown on Cosmos 110 for 22 days. Fedorova reported an increase of 30 to 70% atypical spermatozoa consisting of tail curling and/or the absence of a tail.

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