How should ecologists and evolutionary biologists analyze nonnormal data that involve
random effects? Nonnormal data such as counts or proportions often defy classical statistical …

The rapid disruption of tropical forests probably imperils global biodiversity more than any
other contemporary phenomenon 1 , 2 , 3 . With deforestation advancing quickly, protected …

Structurally intact tropical forests sequestered about half of the global terrestrial carbon
uptake over the 1990s and early 2000s, removing about 15 per cent of anthropogenic carbon …

A naturally occurring antibody that reacts with the keratinised tissue of animal oesophagus
was found in the serum of 75 out of 129 patients (58%) with classical or definite rheumatoid …

We examine the relative importance of processes that underlie plant population abundance
and distribution. Two opposing views dominate the field. One posits that the ability to …

Both liberals and conservatives accuse their political opponents of partisan bias, but is there
empirical evidence that one side of the political aisle is indeed more biased than the other? …

We report above-ground biomass (AGB), basal area, stem density and wood mass density
estimates from 260 sample plots (mean size: 1.2 ha) in intact closed-canopy tropical forests …

Adverse experiences in childhood and adolescence, defined as subjectively perceived
threats to the safety or security of the child’s bodily integrity, family, or social structures, are …

One of the most fundamental questions in ecology is how many species inhabit the Earth.
However, due to massive logistical and financial challenges and taxonomic difficulties …

Background: Passive training of specific locomotor muscle groups by means of neuromuscular
electrical stimulation (NMES) might be better tolerated than whole body exercise in …