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Bruce D Patterson

Curator Emeritus of Mammals, Field Museum of Natural History
Verified email at fieldmuseum.org
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A comparative analysis of nested subset patterns of species composition

DH Wright, BD Patterson, GM Mikkelson, A Cutler… - Oecologia, 1997 - Springer
We present a broad comparative assessment of nested subsets in species composition
among ecological communities. We assembled presence-absence data from a broad range of …

Nested subsets and the structure of insular mammalian faunas and archipelagos

BD Patterson, W Atmar - Biological journal of the Linnean …, 1986 - academic.oup.com
The nested subset hypothesis was formulated to describe and explain patterns in the community
structure of insular mammal faunas which are in the state of ‘relaxation’. The hypothesis …

[HTML][HTML] Absence of an effect of liposuction on insulin action and risk factors for coronary heart disease

…, AR Coggan, C Kilo, BW Patterson… - … England Journal of …, 2004 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Liposuction has been proposed as a potential treatment for the metabolic
complications of obesity. We evaluated the effect of large-volume abdominal liposuction on …

Patterns of known and novel small RNAs in human cervical cancer

WO Lui, N Pourmand, BK Patterson, A Fire - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
Recent studies suggest that knowledge of differential expression of microRNAs (miRNA) in
cancer may have substantial diagnostic and prognostic value. Here, we use a direct …

The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

…, W Olech, WRL Oliver, M Oprea, BD Patterson… - Science, 2008 - science.org
Knowledge of mammalian diversity is still surprisingly disparate, both regionally and
taxonomically. Here, we present a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status and …

Muonium states in semiconductors

BD Patterson - Reviews of Modern Physics, 1988 - APS
Positive muons implanted into diamond and zincblende-structured semiconductors often
form hydrogen-like paramagnetic muonium (μ+− e−) states whose characteristics can be …

The measure of order and disorder in the distribution of species in fragmented habitat

W Atmar, BD Patterson - Oecologia, 1993 - Springer
Species distribution patterns within naturally fragmented habitat have been found to often
exhibit patterns of pronounced nestedness. Highly predictable extinction sequences are …

Human apoE isoforms differentially regulate brain amyloid-β peptide clearance

…, H Jiang, RB DeMattos, BW Patterson… - Science translational …, 2011 - science.org
The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset,
sporadic Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The APOE ε4 allele markedly increases AD risk and …

Intrahepatic fat, not visceral fat, is linked with metabolic complications of obesity

…, T Pietka, NA Abumrad, BW Patterson… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is an important risk factor for obesity-related metabolic disorders.
Therefore, a reduction in VAT has become a key goal in obesity management. However, …

Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements

…, LGR Oliveira-Santos, KA Olson, BD Patterson… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Animal movement is fundamental for ecosystem functioning and species survival, yet the
effects of the anthropogenic footprint on animal movements have not been estimated across …