LATITUDINAL VARIATION IN THE ASYNCHRONY OF SEASONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGHER RATES OF POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION AND SPECIATION IN THE TROPICS

Latitudinal variation in the asynchrony of seasons: implications for higher rates of population differentiation and speciation in the tropics

Speciation rates for some taxa increase from the poles towards the equator, augmenting the number of species in the tropics.The causes of latitudinal variation in speciation rates are presently unknown.Here we present and discuss the Asynchrony of Seasons Hypothesis that invokes latitudinal differences in the spatial asynchrony of climate, and the

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Stability Simulation of a Vehicle with Wheel Active Steering

This paper deals with the possibility of increasing the Sockets vehicle driving stability at a higher speed.One of the ways how to achieve higher stability is using the 4WS system.Mathematical description of vehicle general movement is a very complex task.For simulation, models which are aptly simplified are used.For the first approach, so-called s

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Familiarizing conservation-restoration students with risk assessment and risk management using outdoor sculptures as case studies

Aim.The paper describes a problem-based learning assignment through which conservation-restoration students become acquainted with the assessment and management of risks to cultural heritage.The assignment includes identification of threats, writing incident scenarios, proposing mitigation measures and identifying persons/institutions that can impl

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The Incompatibility of Pareto Optimality and Dominant-Strategy Incentive Compatibility in Sufficiently-Anonymous Budget-Constrained Quasilinear Settings

We Revolving Chopper analyze the space of deterministic, dominant-strategy incentive compatible, individually rational and Pareto optimal combinatorial auctions.We examine a model with multidimensional types, nonidentical items, private values and quasilinear preferences for the players with one relaxation; the players are subject to publicly-known

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