Environmental variation holds a central role in determining the distribution and diversity of species. For any given taxon, the number and type of environmental variables that govern its distribution can range widely, but commonly include both abiotic parameters (e.g. temperature, salinity, wave energy, substratum shelter) and biotic variables such as food and social factors (e.g. conspecific d...

iran is one of the most important centers of diversity for onobrychismill. genus. onobrychis species collected from different habitates of kermanshah province during 2010-2012 were evaluated and the relationship among their eco-geographical distribution, geographical and ecological characteristics was analyzed using arcgis.  the results showed that most of the species of onobrychis grow in the ...

An agent-based negotiation team is a group of two or more agents with their own and possibly conflicting preferences who join together as a single negotiating party because they share a common goal which is related to the negotiation. Scenarios involving negotiation teams require coordination among party members in order to reach a good agreement for all of the party members. An intra-team stra...

  Abstract The present study begins by sketching "Chaos/Complexity Theory" (C/CT) and its applica-tion to the nature of language and language acquisition. Then, the theory of "Universal Grammar" (UG) is explicated with an eye to C/CT. Firstly, it is revealed that CCT may or may not be allied with a theory of language acquisition that takes UG as the initial state of language acquisition for ...

Global change is challenging plant and animal populations with novel environmental conditions, including increased atmospheric CO(2) concentrations, warmer temperatures, and altered precipitation regimes. In some cases, contemporary or "rapid" evolution can ameliorate the effects of global change. However, the direction and magnitude of evolutionary responses may be contingent upon interactions...

Telematics applications play an essential role in the dissemination of environmental information and environmental measures. This contribution gives an overview of the applications of environment telematics in Europe as a result of two projects which were performed on an international level. The analysis covers the situation in EC countries as well as in CEE countries, with an emphasis on regio...