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DOI: 10.5061/dryad.t1g1jwt2b
title: Pinpointing genetic breaks in the southeastern Pacific: phylogeography and genetic structure of Pyura chilensis, a commercially important tunicate

description: Aim: Accurate characterization of evolutionary units (species or
 populations) underlies all ecological and evolutionary studies and is
 crucial to conservation planning. Seascapes have long been thought to be
 highly permeable to gene flow, yet over the last decade building evidence
 has shown that barriers to gene flow in marine environments are much more
 common than previously thought. Here, we precisely characterize barriers
 to gene flow in the tunicate Pyura chilensis across 26° of latitude in the
 southeastern Pacific, assess the magnitude of said barriers, and explore
 their congruence with current biogeographic patterns of this region.
 Location: The southeastern Pacific (SEP), from Ilo, Perú (17ºS) to Chiloe,
 Chile (43ºS). Taxon: Pyura chilensis Methods: We used a
 combination of highly polymorphic microsatellite markers and a 540 bp
 fragment of the Cytochrome Oxidase subunit I (COI) to compare individuals
 sampled at 26 localities spanning approximately 2500 km of the SEP.
 Genetic diversity was analyzed using Bayesian clustering, haplotype
 networks, Isolation by Distance, and cline models. Coalescent simulators
 were used to estimate migration rates. Results: The results from both the
 microsatellite and COI markers indicate the presence of two genetic
 discontinuities: one at 34°S and one at 39°S which coincide with genetic
 breaks reported for other species. Interestingly, we were able to
 determine that genetic transitions occur abruptly and within short
 geographic distances (~ 30 km) compared with previous studies of this
 tunicate. Coalescent simulations indicate the 34ºS break is less permeable
 than the 39ºS break, and gene flow appears to be mostly unidirectional
 from north to south. Main conclusions: Our results support other studies
 that show that seascapes are complex, and also highlight the importance of
 accurately sampling distribution ranges when making conclusions about gene
 flow. Overall, the two main biogeographic barriers to gene flow
 characterized in the southeastern Pacific are not homogenously permeable
 and can be narrow (&lt; 30 km). These results are relevant for the
 management of fisheries in this region and specifically for this
 commercially important species.
description: Multilocus Genotypes for <em>Pyura
 chilensis</em> This data file includes the
 Microsatellite multilocus data for 815 individuals of <em>Pyura
 chilensis</em> collected in the southern Pacific coasts of Chile.
 Multilocus genotypes are composed of 8 independent microsatellite loci.
 Each row contains multilocus genotypic data for one individual. The first
 column contains the sampling ID, the second column contains the Population
 ID, the third column contains Sampling locality names. Details can be
 found in the main text of the associated article.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.7d7wm37v3
title: Short-term responses to a human-altered landscape do not affect fat dynamics of a migratory ungulate

description: According to risk-sensitive foraging theory, animals should make foraging
 decisions that balance nutritional costs and gains to promote fitness.
 Human disturbance is a form of perceived risk that can prompt avoidance of
 risky habitat over the acquisition of food. Consequently, behavioral
 responses to perceived risk could induce nutritional costs. Population
 declines often coincide with increases in human disturbance, which likely
 is associated with direct and indirect habitat loss. Nevertheless,
 behavioral and physiological responses to perceived risks associated with
 human disturbance could be an added nutritional deficit with
 population-level repercussions. Using GPS-collar data from three
 populations of migratory mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) exposed to a
 gradient of established industrial energy development on winter ranges
 where direct and indirect habitat loss were well documented, we evaluated
 whether exposure and behavioral responses to human disturbance alter
 changes in nutritional condition (i.e., fat reserves) over winter.
 Although animals exhibited behaviors indicative of perceived risk of human
 disturbance, such as increased movement rates and avoidance of
 infrastructure, exposure and behavioral responses to human disturbance had
 little to no measurable effect on fat loss over winter. Instead,
 catabolism of fat reserves occurred primarily as a function of the amount
 of fat animals had entering winter, suggesting that, in the short-term,
 animals were able to mitigate the energetic costs of the perceived risk of
 human disturbance over winter. Animals, however, did not appear to
 overcome persistent food limitations, and animals with less food
 availability lost more fat over winter. Our findings heed caution in using
 short-term behavioral and physiological responses to inform long-term
 nutritional consequences of human disturbance. Although animals appear to
 mitigate the energetic costs of perceived risk, food limitations
 exacerbated by broader-scale avoidance of food near human disturbance may
 be the primary pathway causing the frequently observed population declines
 following human disturbance to pristine landscapes.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tqjq2bvzv
title: Data from: Acoustic risk balancing by marine mammals: anthropogenic noise can influence the foraging decisions by seals

description: Avoidance of anthropogenic sounds has been measured in many species. The
 results, which are typically based on observations in limited exposure
 contexts, are frequently used to inform policy and the regulation of
 industrial activities. However, the occurrence and magnitude of avoidance
 may be a consequence of complex risk-balancing decisions made by animals.
 The importance of the factors in decision-making, such as perceived risks
 associated with the sounds or prey quantity and quality during sound
 exposure, is unknown. Here we address this knowledge gap by measuring the
 relative influence of perceived risk of a sound (silence, pile driving,
 and a tidal turbine) and prey patch quality on decision making and
 foraging success in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus). Seals were
 given access to two underwater ‘prey patches’ in an experimental pool
 where fish were delivered at controlled rates to simulate a low density
 (LD) and a high density (HD) prey patch. Acoustic playbacks were made
 using an underwater speaker above one of the prey patches (randomised
 during the study), and three decision and foraging metrics (foraging
 duration, foraging effort allocation between the prey patches, and
 foraging success) were measured. Foraging success was highest during
 silent controls and was similar regardless of speaker location (LD/HD).
 Under the tidal turbine and pile driving treatments, foraging success was
 similar to the controls when the speaker was located at the HD prey patch
 but was significantly reduced (~16-28% lower) when the speaker was located
 at the LD prey patch.  Foraging decisions by the seals were
 consistent with a risk/profit balancing approach.  Avoidance
 rates depend on the quality of the prey patch as well as the perceived
 risk. Policy implications: The results suggest that foraging context is
 important when interpreting avoidance behaviour and should be considered
 when predicting the effects of anthropogenic activities. For example,
 sound exposure in different prey patch qualities may result in markedly
 different avoidance behaviour, potentially leading to contrasting
 predictions of impact in Environmental Assessments. We recommend future
 studies explicitly consider foraging context, and other contextual factors
 such as behavioural state (e.g. foraging or travelling) and habitat
 quality.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.b2rbnzsfd
title: Coordination of leaf economics traits within the family of the world’s fastest growing plants (Lemnaceae)

description: The duckweed family (Lemnaceae) is a group of free-floating aquatic plants
 with bodies consisting of single floating fronds that multiply clonally.
 Although they are known to have the fastest relative growth rate (RGR)
 among higher plants, their functional trait coordination in relation to
 within-family variation of RGR is poorly understood. We tested how
 duckweed species fit within the trait covariation patterns known as the
 worldwide leaf economics spectrum (LES). To this end, several functional
 traits were evaluated for 15 duckweed species, and their covariation
 patterns were compared with those in the global database of plant
 functional traits. As a group, duckweeds exhibited the most acquisitive
 suite of traits, with extremely small leaf mass per area (LMA), short
 lifespan, and high mass-based photosynthetic rate (Amass). These LES
 traits showed a tight correlation with RGR, corroborating our hypothesis
 that acquisitive leaf resource economics underpins their extremely high
 RGR. However, unlike other higher plants, LMA showed weak association with
 leaf lifespan and Amass within duckweed family. We also found a unique
 positive correlation between duckweed LMA and area-based photosynthetic
 rates, an indication that their LMA represents different functional
 significance compared to typical higher plants. Synthesis. Duckweeds, the
 world’s fastest-growing plants, mostly follow the worldwide LES and locate
 at its extreme end. The slight deviation from the LES highlights that
 duckweeds experience some physical and chemical constraints not faced by
 other higher plants.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.31165894
title: Additional file 3 of Severe obesity as an oligogenic condition: evidence from 1714 adults seeking treatment in the UK National Health Service

description: Supplementary Material 3.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.31165894.v1
title: Additional file 3 of Severe obesity as an oligogenic condition: evidence from 1714 adults seeking treatment in the UK National Health Service

description: Supplementary Material 3.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.hhmgqnkgq
title: Habitats and environmental variables investigated in a diversity survey on Polynucleobacter bacteria revealed by amplicon sequencing of priB genes

description: Freshwater habitats (ditches, ponds, lakes and rivers) sampled for a
 biodiversity survey on subcluster PnecC of the genus Polynucleobacter
 (Bacteria, Proteobacteria, Burkholderiaceae). Subcluster PnecC represents
 a monophyletic linage within the genus Polynucleobacter and equals a
 subgenus. The dataset contains data on the geographic location of the
 habitats and the measured environmental variables. The obtained molecular
 data and reference sequences of the priB gene and genome sequences of
 reference strains were deposited in GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ.
description: In total, 102 freshwater habitats (Habitat_ID) were sampled. Some
 of the habitats were sampled two to three times at different dates
 (usually in different years). Samples 2_Ounas47 and 2_Ounas48 represent
 the same sample, which was used twice as a technical replicate for the
 determination of the priB diversity by Illumina sequencing (two Illumina
 libraries were established). The habitats were classified in three
 different categories (ditch, Lake_Pond, River). All samples represent
 surface water samples. Some variables were measured on location, while the
 absorbance values and the major ion concentrations (mg/L) were measured in
 the laboratory by using 0.2µm-filtered (on location) samples, which were
 cooled upon arrival in the laboratory. Major ions concentrations were
 determined by ion chromatography. No concentrations are given if
 concentrations of ion species were below the detection limit or outside
 the calibration range. Geographic coordinates were recorded on location.
 Altitude (m) and surface area (ha) of the standing water habitats were
 inferred by using Google Earth. For running waters no surface area data
 are given. Absorbance values were determined for 0.2µm-filtered water
 samples by using 1cm cuvettes.
description: Besides a few missing data (see below) the data set is complete.
 A few oxygen and temperature data could not be measured due to problems
 with the mobile device (presented as n.d., not determined). Empty fields
 of ion concentrations indicate that the respective ion species was below
 detection limit or the meassured concentration was outside the
 callibration range of the ion chromatography instrument. Used
 abreviations: Temp_C, temperature (°C); Cond_µm_cm, conductivity (µm
 cm<sup>-1</sup>); Oxy, oxygen; Abs250, absorbance at 250 nm;
 Abs365, absorbance at 365 nm; Abs430, absorbance at 430 nm; Abs436,
 absorbance at 436 nm; NH4, ammonia; K, potassium; Mg, magnesium; Ca,
 calcium; Cl, chloride; NO2, nitrite; NO3, nitrate; PO4, phosphate; SO4,
 sulfate. The column headings of the data table are explained in the
 Read_Me.txt file.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18397081
title: CHALLENGES AND SUCCESS FACTORS OF LEAN TRANSFORMATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18397082
title: CHALLENGES AND SUCCESS FACTORS OF LEAN TRANSFORMATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.zpc866t8b
title: Data from: Shale-hosted biota from the Dismal Lakes Group in Arctic Canada supports an early Mesoproterozoic diversification of eukaryotes

description: The Mesoproterozoic is an important era for the development of eukaryotic
 organisms in oceans. The earliest unambiguous eukaryotic microfossils are
 reported in late Paleoproterozoic shales from China and Australia. During
 the Mesoproterozoic, eukaryotes diversified in taxonomy, metabolism and
 ecology, with the advent of eukaryotic photosynthesis, osmotrophy,
 multicellularity, and predation. Despite these biological innovations,
 their fossil record is scarce before the late Mesoproterozoic. Here, we
 document an assemblage of organic-walled microfossils from the 1590-1270
 Ma Dismal Lakes Group in Canada. The assemblage comprises 25 taxa,
 including 11 morphospecies identified as eukaryotes, a relatively high
 diversity for this time period. We also report one new species
 Dictyosphaera smaugi n. sp. and one unnamed taxon. The
 diversity of eukaryotic forms in this succession is comparable to slightly
 older assemblages from China and is higher than worldwide contemporaneous
 assemblages, and supports the hypothesis of an earlier diversification of
 eukaryotes in the Mesoproterozoic.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.59zw3r275
title: Discovery of new Trichophyton members, T. persicum and T. spiraliforme spp. nov., as a cause of highly inflammatory tinea cases in Iran and Czechia

description: Pathogens from the Trichophyton benhamiae complex are one of the most
 important causes of animal mycoses with significant zoonotic potential. In
 the light of the recently revised taxonomy of this complex, we
 retrospectively identified 38 Trichophyton isolates that could not be
 resolved in any of the existing species. These strains were isolated from
 Iranian and Czech patients during molecular epidemiological surveys on
 dermatophytosis and were predominantly associated with highly inflammatory
 tinea corporis cases suggesting possible zoonotic etiology. Subsequent
 phylogenetic (4 markers), population-genetic (10 markers) and phenotypic
 analyses supported recognition of two novel species. The first species, T.
 persicum sp. nov., was identified in 36 cases of human dermatophytosis and
 one case of feline dermatophytosis, mainly in Southern and Western Iran.
 The second species, T. spiraliforme sp. nov., is only known from a single
 case of tinea corporis in a Czech patient who probably contracted the
 infection from a dog. Although the zoonotic source of infections
 summarized in this study is very likely, little is known about the host
 spectrum of these pathogens. Awareness of these new pathogens among
 clinicians should refine our knowledge about their poorly explored
 geographic distribution.
description: Single-gene alignments (4 fasta files) and combined alignment (1
 fasta file) comprising members of the Trichophyton benhamiae complex,
 including two newly described species. List of
 Trichophyton strains examined in this study: provenance and results of
 molecular analyses (1 excel file). Two supplementary
 Figures S1-S2 (phylogenies) and one Supplementary Table S1 (substitutions
 in the ITS region).
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.z34tmpgdg
title: Pedicularis sudetica morphology

description: Pedicularis sudetica Willd. can be a difficult complex to identify and
 classify using herbarium specimens.  Colors fade rendering
 corolla patterns indistinct.  Especially problematic is the
 presence of spots on the lobes of the lower lip and color patterns of the
 galea.   Spots are either clearly visible or so faded
 that only a few spots were visible on one or two flowers in the
 inflorescence.  Galeas are either unequivocally bicolored, solid,
 or indistinctly diffuse.  Other characters have been
 inconsistently applied by taxonomists and/or are difficult to
 discern.  All these factors combined only serve to confound taxon
 identity and classification and members of the complex have been
 classified as species, subspecies, or even varieties by different
 taxonomists. Multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) of qualitative traits
 and principal component analysis (PCA) of quantitative traits was employed
 to explore the character and taxonomic structure of the group. 
 MCA revealed that only three characters are necessary to classify the four
 taxa of the complex.  No taxon structure was evident with
 PCA.  Abundance of intermediate specimens over a broad geographic
 range indicates hybridization is extensive among members of the complex
 and suggests that a subspecific classification of the group is
 appropriate. 
description: Direct observation and scoring of categorical characters were
 made from herbarium specimens.  Data analyzed with multiple correspondence
 analysis. Flowers were carefully removed from herbarium
 specimen and treated with a 50:50 mixture of glycerin and water until
 floral parts were soft enough to manipulate and separate.  All floral
 parts, along with a metric scale bar, were digitally photographed with a
 macro lens.  Measurements in millimeters were made directly on the images
 using the tpsDig2 version 2.0 program (Rohlf 2017).  Data analyzed with
 principal component analysis. Leaves were photographed
 while still attached to herbarium specimens and measured as described
 above for flowers.  Data analyzed with principal component
 analysis.
description: Files open with Excel and can be opened in SPSS for statistical
 analysis.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.gqnk98sn0
title: Data from: Socio-economic impacts of energy access through off-grid systems in rural communities: A case study of South-West Nigeria

description: The development of resilient energy systems is important for sustainable
 cities and communities. However, in countries with insufficient national
 energy supply, electricity distributors rarely consider remote communities
 due to their distant settlement, low electricity demand and poor payment
 capabilities. The United Nations has set a goal to deliver universal
 energy access by 2030, hence, it has become imperative to deploy clean and
 affordable off-grid mini-grid solutions to previously abandoned
 communities. Access to energy in rural communities is expected to result
 in unlocking their economic potentials. This paper investigates the impact
 of a solar hybrid mini-grid on the socio-economic growth of local
 entrepreneurs in Gbamu Gbamu village, Nigeria. A total of 83 Micro and
 Small Enterprises has been surveyed, descriptive statistics, paired-sample
 t-test, cross-tabulation, and Chi-square test, were used to assess the
 performance of businesses before and after electrification. The outcomes
 include the number of business enterprises created, employment statistics,
 energy expenses and income generated. Regression analysis was conducted on
 the relationship between the average income generated by businesses and
 independent socio-economic variables such as gender, marital status,
 household size, age, education level, years of business establishment,
 hours of operation, building tenure, capital source, number of employees,
 generator ownership and the days of operation.
description: This study investigated the impact
 of mini-grid on business activities by comparing the socio-economic
 situation of MSE in the village before and after the electric power system
 was developed. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire
 with carefully and scientifically formulated questions on; social
 information of business owners, income-generating activities in the
 village, income generated by the business owners, energy expenses, and
 pattern of usage of petrol or diesel generator for businesses. The
 questionnaires were administered by a face-to-face method to 83 business
 owners in the village. The respondents consisted of individuals who own or
 rent commercial outlets or kiosks and require electricity. The results
 from the field survey were analyzed with Statistical Package for Social
 Sciences (SPSS) version 23. Statistical tests were also conducted to
 compare the relationship between the sampled
 variables.