Nitrogen isotope variability of macroalgae from a small fishing village, Staithes Harbour, Yorkshire, UK.

Macroalgal nitrogen isotope analysis (δN) is a reliable method for the identification of nitrogen pollutant sources. Understanding δN geospatial variation within small bays and/or harbour environments can help identify point sources of nitrogen pollution. This study sampled over 300 Fucus vesiculosus and Ulva sp.

Understanding hormonal crosstalk in Arabidopsis root development via emulation and history matching.

A major challenge in plant developmental biology is to understand how plant growth is coordinated by interacting hormones and genes. To meet this challenge, it is important to not only use experimental data, but also formulate a mathematical model. For the mathematical model to best describe the true biological system, it is necessary to understand the parameter space of the model, along with the links between the model, the parameter space and experimental observations.

Nucleus Isthmi Is Required to Sustain Target Pursuit during Visually Guided Prey-Catching.

Animals must frequently perform a sequence of behaviors to achieve a specific goal. However, the neural mechanisms that promote the continuation and completion of such action sequences are not well understood. Here, we characterize the anatomy, physiology, and function of the nucleus isthmi (NI), a cholinergic nucleus thought to modulate tectal-dependent, goal-directed behaviors.