Trophic interactions are often deduced from body size differences, assuming that predators prefer prey smaller than themselves because larger prey are more difficult to subdue. This has mainly been confirmed in aquatic ecosystems, but rarely in terrestrial ecosystems, especially in arthropods. Our goal was to validate whether body size ratios can p...
Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) is not one of the founder crops domesticated in Southwest Asia in the early Holocene, but was domesticated in northeast China by 6000 BC. In Europe, millet was reported in Early Neolithic contexts formed by 6000 BC, but recent radiocarbon dating of a dozen 'early' grains cast doubt on these claims. Archaeobot...
Con el objetivo de estudiar el efecto de la disponibilidad de recursos sobre la amplitud del nicho trófico en peces de la Amazonia boliviana, comparamos los nichos isotópicos (como sustituto del nicho trófico) de tres especies de peces (Acestrorhynchus altus, Hoplias malabaricus y Pygocentrus nattereri) en un gradiente de disponibilidad de presas. ...
During cold periods (from November to April) in France, PM concentrations regularly exceed the standard prescribed 50 μg.m-3 limit, which about 50 % in mass is composed on ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) (Rouïl et al. 2015). The continental scale of such events is a threat to human health and decrease significantly the quality of our environment. The amm...
Two well-dated delta 18O-speleothem records from Shatuca cave, situated on the northeastern flank of the Peruvian Andes (1960 m asl) were used to reconstruct high-resolution changes in precipitation during the Holocene in the South American Summer Monsoon region (SASM). The records show that precipitation increased gradually throughout the Holocene...
Two well-dated delta 18O-speleothem records from Shatuca cave, situated on the northeastern flank of the Peruvian Andes (1960 m asl) were used to reconstruct high-resolution changes in precipitation during the Holocene in the South American Summer Monsoon region (SASM). The records show that precipitation increased gradually throughout the Holocene...
