Nanoscale imaging of major and minor ampullate silk from the orb-web spider Nephila Madagascariensis

Autor: Irina Iachina, Jacek Fiutowski, Horst-Günter Rubahn, Fritz Vollrath, Jonathan R. Brewer

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)

Abstract Spider silk fibres have unique mechanical properties due to their hierarchical structure and the nanoscale organization of their proteins. Novel imaging techniques reveal new insights into the macro- and nanoscopic structure of Major (MAS) a

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/b0ca9729e94c4565af3b4e34626ff48d

Silk micrococoons for protein stabilisation and molecular encapsulation

Autor: Ulyana Shimanovich, Francesco S. Ruggeri, Erwin De Genst, Jozef Adamcik, Teresa P. Barros, David Porter, Thomas Müller, Raffaele Mezzenga, Christopher M. Dobson, Fritz Vollrath, Chris Holland, Tuomas P. J. Knowles

Publikováno v: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)

Silk fibres currently used in biotechnology are chemically reconstituted silk fibroins (RSF), which are more stable than native silk fibroin (NSF) but possess different biophysical properties. Here, the authors use microfluidic droplets to encapsulat

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/5e55ade2d4624f17b46ee071cd7a7c5c

Energy landscapes direct the movement preferences of elephants

Autor: Emilio Berti, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Ulrich Brose, Fritz Vollrath

The movement of animals affects the biodiversity, ecological processes, and resilience of an ecosystem. For the animals, moving has costs as well as benefits and the use of a given landscape provides insights into animal decisions and behavioral ecol

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::86689208110bf257afb8ae8455f07bbe
https://doi.org/10.22541/au.168373276.62196439/v1

The r package enerscape : A general energy landscape framework for terrestrial movement ecology

Autor: Jens-Christian Svenning, Jördis F. Terlau, Ulrich Brose, Myriam R. Hirt, Emilio Berti, Fritz Vollrath, Oskar Liset Pryds Hansen, Marco Davoli, Alexander Dyer, Robert Buitenwerf

Publikováno v: Berti, E, Davoli, M, Buitenwerf, R, Dyer, A, Hansen, O L P, Hirt, M, Svenning, J C, Terlau, J F, Brose, U & Vollrath, F 2022, ' The r package ENERSCAPE : A general energy landscape framework for terrestrial movement ecology ', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 60-67 . https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13734

Ecological processes and biodiversity patterns are strongly affected by how animals move through the landscape. However, it remains challenging to predict animal movement and space use. Here we present our new r package enerscape to quantify and pred

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::5643e6ad0d9b96db7fad5a31d37d58cb
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13734

Human footprint and protected areas shape elephant range across Africa

Autor: Fiona Maisels, Stephen Blake, Michelle Henley, Valerie LeMay, J.G. Ferwerda, Brian Klinkenberg, Jake Wall, George Wittemyer, Samantha Strindberg, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Fritz Vollrath

Publikováno v: Current biology, 31(11), 2437-2445. Cell Press

Summary Over the last two millennia, and at an accelerating pace, the African elephant (Loxodonta spp. Lin.) has been threatened by human activities across its range. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 We investigate the correlates of elephant home range size

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::a4cda25fcf1fa0ddaeab5a7795adc46e
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.042