29 research outputs found
Immature stages of Spodoptera albula (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Developmental parameters and host plants
A new species of Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae) from Sardinia (Italy)
The new species Aquilegia cremnophila (Ranunculaceae) from the Italian island of Sardinia is here described and
illustrated. It occurs in shady rocky crevices, near the upper parts of Mt. Corrasi (Supramontes Region), where it is a
member of chasmophilous communities. This species is morphologically, phenologically, ecologically and genetically
well differentiated from the other Sardinian taxa, showing some relationships mainly with A. nugorensis, an endemic
species of Central-Eastern Sardinia. Its conservation status is examined. A key of all taxa present in Sardinia is also
provided
Spatial genetic structure of Aquilegia taxa endemic to the island of Sardinia
Background and Aims The Mediterranean Basin is one of the most important regions for the Earth’s plant biodiversity;
however, the scarcity of studies on fine scale patterns of genetic variation in this region is striking.
Here, an assessment is made of the spatial genetic structure of all known locations of the three Sardinian
endemic species of Aquilegia in order to determine the relative roles of gene flow and genetic drift as underlying
evolutionary forces canalizing the divergence of Sardinian Aquilegia taxa, and to see if the spatial genetic structure
found fits the current taxonomic differentiation of these taxa.
†Methods DNA from 89 individuals from all known locations of Aquilegia across Sardinia was analysed by
means of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. Both principal co-ordinates analysis
(PCoA) and Bayesian clustering analyses were used to determine the spatial genetic structure irrespective of
any taxonomic affiliation. Historical effects of gene flow and genetic drift were assessed by checking for the existence
of isolation-by-distance patterns.
†Key Results STRUCTURE and PCoA analyses revealed a pattern of genetic variation geographically structured
into four spatial genetic groups. No migration–drift equilibrium was detected for Aquilegia in Sardinia, when
analysed either as a whole or in individual groups. The scenario approached a Case III pattern sensu
Hutchinson and Templeton, which is associated with extreme isolation conditions where genetic drift has historically
played a dominant role over gene flow.
†Conclusions The pattern of genetic variation of Sardinian taxa of Aquilegia indicates that genetic drift has been
historically more influential than gene flow on population structure of Sardinian species of Aquilegia. Limited
seed dispersal and divergent selection imposed by habitat conditions have been probably the main causes reinforcing
post-Pleistocene geographical isolation of Aquilegia populations. The spatial genetic structure found here is not fully
compatible with current taxonomic affiliations of Sardinian Aquilegia taxa. This is probably a consequence of the
uncoupling between morphological and genetic patterns of differentiation frequently found in recently radiated taxa
Schede per una Lista Rossa della Flora vascolare e crittogamica Italiana: Aquilegia nugorensis Arrigoni et E.Nardi
Schede per una Lista Rossa della Flora vascolare e crittogamica Italiana: Aquilegia nuragica Arrigoni & E. Nardi.
Disability Management
none1noSummary
Diversity management manifests in a set of transversal
business practices – under the “umbrella”
of the corporate social responsibility policies –
that affect the corporate culture, the strategy, the
financial and control management system, the
operational activities, as well as the system of
relations with the stakeholders and the company
reporting (Angeloni 2013; D’Amato 2009;
Metallo et al. 2009; Migliaccio 2016). The growing
attention paid by policy makers, businesses,
and institutions to diversity management is attributable
to the increased complexity of society,
characterized by a multiplicity of social, cultural,
and individual subjectivities tied to gender, age,
ethnic origins, disability, sexual orientation,
personality characteristics, cognitive styles, level
of education, background, etc. In such a context
disability management is conceived as a proactive
strategy aimed at identifying and solving the factors
that prevent people with any type of disability
from accessing work (Geisen and Harder 2011).
While diversity management consists in practices
that an organization implements to create an
inclusive climate and an organizational culture
(Oberfield 2014), aimed to allow workers attitudes
and capabilities flourish and ensure growth
and success of their personal and professional
paths, disability management is not only limited
to a process or to a set of procedures (O’Brien
2013; Sabharwal 2014), but it represents a professional
activity which considers all the relational
aspects (personal contacts and interactions)
that contribute to the success of disability
management. Currently disability strategies are
often implemented as a reaction to the problems
of a single person or an organization, while empirical
studies suggest to consider such problems
in advance through appropriate policies and
procedures for overcoming and preventing them
(Geisen and Harder 2011). Namely, workplace
disability management concerns all cases of disability
from personal and congenital disabilities tothose acquired during the working period (ranging
from accidents to chronic-degenerative diseases).
In this sense, disability management is conceived
as a proactive strategy oriented to identify and
remove all the factors that prevent people, with
any type of disability, from accessing to developing
a professional path (Bruyére and Filiberto
2013; Rahim et al. 2017). This conception differs
from a more restrictive one according to which
disability management coincides with the return
to work, of disable people who are already
working.https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-030-02006-4
Book Springer Series: CSR, Sustainabiliy, Ethics & Governance.
ISSN 2196-7075 ISSN 2196 – 7083 (electronic) E227181
Bibliographic information
• DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02006-4
• Copyright Information Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
• Publisher NameSpringer, Cham
• Online ISBN 978-3-030-02006-4
• eBook PackagesBusiness and ManagementReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesrestrictedDel Baldo, MaraDel Baldo, Mar