Butterflies are a diverse and charismatic insect group that are thought to have evolved with
plants and dispersed throughout the world in response to key geological events. However, …

The origin of taxa presenting a disjunct distribution between Africa and Asia has puzzled
biogeographers for more than a century. This biogeographic pattern has been hypothesized to …

Understanding the relative importance of multiple processes on structuring species interactions
within communities is one of the major challenges in ecology. Here, we evaluated the …

We previously reported the anti-inflammatory effects of cilostazol, a selective inhibitor of
phosphodiesterase 3, and two antioxidants, enzymatically modified isoquercitrin and α-lipoic …

… It has been shown by Maruyama [4] and by Munro and … Maruyama was with the
Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. He is now with the IBM T …

Current efforts in digital data transmission over hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) networks will
provide an efficient data transport mechanism for the "last mile" to residential users and will …

Most tropical plants rely on animals for pollination, thus engaging in complex interaction
networks. Here, we present a global overview of pollination networks and point out research …

The procedure described here employs face-to-face intersection analysis to determine
whether two or more polyhedral objects intersect. As means to minimize the number of pairs of …

If an unlimited number of processors is available, then for any given number of steps s, s≥1,
polynomials of degree as large as C2 n-δ can be evaluated, where C= √2 and δ ≈ √2s. …

Interactions between flowers and their visitors span the spectrum from mutualism to antagonism.
The literature is rich in studies focusing on mutualism, but nectar robbery has mostly …