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  • Polymer and Materials Science  (3)
  • phenolics  (3)
  • Female choice  (1)
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    Multiple paternity in meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus): investigating the role of the female (1999)
    Springer
    Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 45 (1999), S. 283-291 
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    ISSN: 1432-0762
    Keywords: Key words Sexual selection ; Female choice ; Microtus pennsylvanicus ; Multiple paternity ; Meadow vole
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract Multiple paternity in single litters conceived in the wild was recently demonstrated in meadow voles (Microtuspennsylvanicus). In this study, we used an experimental approach (males tethered and females allowed to mate freely with one or several males) to investigate the role of female meadow voles in multiple paternity. We found that among 29 (of 39) females that copulated during our experiment, 79.3% chose to mate with more than one male. Female behavior in meadow voles thus clearly promotes multiple paternity and their role is an active one. Some of the hypotheses explaining promiscuity in meadow voles should be reconsidered in light of this result. We do not know the primary determinant of female mate choice, but male body mass played a secondary role in driving female preferences. The partial dependence between male body mass and female choice, coupled with the active role played by females, indicates that intersexual selection has the potential for reinforcing the effects of intrasexual selection (male-male dominance relationships) in this species. Finally, we demonstrate that the time period over which tests are conducted is an important part of the design of experiments aimed at understanding the role of females in multiple paternity.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002650050563
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    Branch-cutting behavior by the vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) (1990)
    Springer
    Journal of chemical ecology 16 (1990), S. 735-741 
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    ISSN: 1573-1561
    Keywords: Meadow vole ; Microtus pennsylvanicus ; plant-animal interaction ; conifers ; phenolics ; tannins
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract While investigating the preferences of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) toward various coniferous species, we noted they often cut the branches of young trees, and then left them lying on the snow for two days or more before eating them completely. We tested whether this “behavioral manipulation” of a potential food resource resulted in a decrease in the level of secondary metabolites in branches. We found that after being cut for more than three days, the branches of young conifers had significantly less phenolics and condensed tannins. These postmanipulation levels of secondary metabolites were similar to those found in preferred summer food resources. Voles were thus capable of transforming a low-quality resource into one that was more compatible with their feeding patterns and detoxification mechanisms.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01016484
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    Role of phenolics of coniferous trees as deterrents against debarking behavior of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) (1990)
    Springer
    Journal of chemical ecology 16 (1990), S. 801-808 
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    ISSN: 1573-1561
    Keywords: Voles ; Microtus pennsylvanicus ; phenolics ; conifers ; Picea ; Pinus ; deterrents ; food choice ; preference by rank
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Preferences of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) toward various coniferous species were tested under winter conditions. Cafeteria tests showed preferences for Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Norway pine (Pinus resinosa) and rejection of white pine (Pinus strobus) and white spruce (Picea glauca). When phenolic extracts of these species were prepared and added to a low 8% protein diet, food intake of voles and preferences by rank followed the same patterns. Determination of the concentration of phenolics in branch samples using the Singleton and Rossi procedure showed that Norway pines contained the smallest amount (2.15%/g dry matter) while spruces yielded the most (2.76%/g dry matter). These experiments lead us to expect high losses of Norway pine and Norway spruce in habitats harboring high vole densities.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01016490
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    Preference of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) for conifer seedlings: Chemical components and nutritional quality of bark of damaged and undamaged trees (1990)
    Springer
    Journal of chemical ecology 16 (1990), S. 2569-2579 
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    ISSN: 1573-1561
    Keywords: Picea ; Pinus ; meadow voles ; Microtus pennsylvanicus ; selection ; monoterpenes ; phenolics ; protein ; nonstructural carbohydrates ; plant defense
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus Ord.) of the 1987–1988 population density peak left several seedling plantations of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Norway pine (Pinus resinosa) severely damaged in southern Quebec, Canada, while white spruce (Picea glauca) and white pine (Pinus strobus) suffered no damage. We compared levels of crude protein, total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC), total phenols, and monoterpenes in the bark to detect differences between damaged and undamaged seedlings within and between plantations. There were no significant differences in levels of nutritional components between both types of seedlings within the same plantation. However, differences were noted among tree plantations for protein, TNC, and phenolics content but these differences could not be assigned to the voles' selection for particular species. Quantitative and qualitative differences also were registered in monoterpene levels between species. β-Myrcene and bornyl acetate were found only in seedlings of undamaged species. Moreover, the latter contained higher levels of limonene. We conclude that the presence of specific monoterpenes is more important in defense mechanisms of conifer seedlings than relative levels of nutrients (protein or TNC) or total phenolics.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01017479
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    Thermochromic properties of polythiophenes: structural aspects (1993)
    New York : Wiley-Blackwell
    Die Makromolekulare Chemie 194 (1993), S. 869-877 
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    ISSN: 0025-116X
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Notes: Temperature-dependent optical absorption measurements have revealed important thermochromic effects in poly(3-dodecylthiophene) and poly(3-octyloxy-4-methylthiophene) between 25 and 150°C which are related to a planar to non-planar transition of the main polymer chain. This conformational transition is caused by an increase of the repulsive intrachain steric interactions upon heating, which then force the thiophene backbone to adopt a non-planar conformation. On the other hand, as observed with poly(3-octyloxythiophene), if the side chains do not lead to large steric interactions, the polymer can maintain a highly conjugated structure even at high temperatures while, if the steric interactions are too strong (e.g. poly(3,3′-dihexyl-2,2′-bithiophene)), no co-planar conformation can be adopted.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1993.021940311
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    Monomer reactivity vs. regioregularity in polythiophene derivatives (1997)
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 198 (1997), S. 1709-1722 
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    ISSN: 1022-1352
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Notes: It has been recently reported that a simple chemical oxidation of 3-alkoxy-4-methylthiophenes leads to highly regioregular polymers with enhanced electrical and optical properties. A joint experimental and theoretical study on different alkyl-, alkylthio-, and alkoxy-substituted thiophenes and bithiophenes has revealed a strong correlation between the distribution of the unpaired electron π-spin density in the oxidized starting compounds and the regionchemical structure of the resulting polymers. In particular, these calculations have clearly indicated that an asymmetric reactivity of the oxidized monomers or dimers at the 2- and 5-positions can lead to polymers with a high head-to-tail content. This theoretical tool should be useful for the future design of regioregular and nonregioregular polymers from chemical or electrochemical oxidative polymerization reactions.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1997.021980602
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    Chromic phenomena in neutral polythiophene derivatives (1996)
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 197 (1996), S. 2077-2087 
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    ISSN: 1022-1352
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Notes: Thermochromic phenomena in various regioregular and non-regioregular polythiophene derivatives have been investigated both in the solid state and in solution. These studies have revealed the existence of two different types of thermochromic phenomena which are correlated to the substitution pattern of the polymers. Formation of delocalized conformational defects (twistons) has been observed in regioregular polythiophene derivatives but did not occur in non-regioregular polythiophenes. For the latter polymers, only localized conformational defects can be created along the polymer backbone leading to a monotonic blue shift of the absorption maximum upon heating. It is suggested that all these optical features are driven by order-disorder transitions of the side-chains, side-chain disordering increasing their steric hindrance and/or disrupting short-range ordered assemblies, which then force the thiophene backbone to adopt a nonplanar conformation. It has been also found that non-covalent interactions between alkali metal ions and regioregular ether-substituted polythiophenes can modify the side-chain organization and can lead to interesting ionochromic effects. It is believed that chromic phenomena can be induced via a large range of external stimuli which should lead to the development of novel affinitychromic and photochromic materials.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1996.021970701
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