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Lithophagy Prolongs Voluntary Dives in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)

Integrative Organismal Biology, 2019
AbstractMany vertebrates ingest stones, but the function of this behavior is not fully understood. We tested the hypothesis that lithophagy increases the duration of voluntary dives in juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). After ingestion of granite stones equivalent to 2.5% of body weight, the average duration of dives increased ...
T J Uriona, M Lyon, C G Farmer
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Pseudemys [PDF]

, 1996
Number of Pages: 7Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Ernst, Carl H., Seidel, Michael E.
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Trump Tariffs 2.0: Assessing the Impacts on US Distilled Spirits Imports

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The proposed 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada could have significant repercussions on US imports of distilled spirits. This study estimates US import demand across various spirit categories (e.g., tequila, whiskey) and assesses the potential impact of the proposed tariff.
Andrew Muhammad
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The impact of host development and density stress on the diversity of microbial communities in the gut and its surrounding environment of the Chinese alligator

Ecology and Evolution
The Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) is currently an endangered species due to a combination of factors, including climate change, anthropogenic activities, and habitat fragmentation.
Chong Wang, Changcheng Li, Peng Liu, Song Zhang, Yongkang Zhou, Xuesong Zhang, Yingchao Wang, Ruoya Liu, Xiaobing Wu, Haitao Nie   +9 more
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FIRE‐GNN: Force‐Informed, Relaxed Equivariance Graph Neural Network for Rapid and Accurate Prediction of Surface Properties

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This study introduces FIRE‐GNN, a force‐informed, relaxed equivariant graph neural network for predicting surface work functions and cleavage energies from slab structures. By incorporating surface‐normal symmetry breaking and machine learning interatomic potential‐derived force information, the approach achieves state‐of‐the‐art accuracy and enables ...
Circe Hsu, Claire Schlesinger, Karan Mudaliar, Jordan Leung, Robin Walters, Peter Schindler   +5 more
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Fauna Associated with American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Nests in Coastal South Carolina, USA

Animals
Crocodilians are considered to be “ecosystem engineers” because their modification of habitats provides opportunities for feeding, drinking, breeding, and other vital life activities to a wide variety of other animals.
Thomas R. Rainwater, Randeep Singh, Clarissa A. Tuten, Aaron M. Given, Parker W. Gibbons, Bo Song, Steven G. Platt, Philip M. Wilkinson, Catherine M. Bodinof Jachowski   +8 more
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The evolution of HoxD-11 expression in the bird wing: insights from Alligator mississippiensis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2008
BACKGROUND:Comparative morphology identifies the digits of the wing of birds as 1,2 and 3, but they develop at embryological positions that become digits 2, 3 and 4 in other amniotes. A hypothesis to explain this is that a homeotic frame shift of digital
Alexander O Vargas, Tiana Kohlsdorf, John F Fallon, John Vandenbrooks, Günter P Wagner   +4 more
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Bioprospecting the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Host Defense Peptidome

PLOS ONE, 2015
Cationic antimicrobial peptides and their therapeutic potential have garnered growing interest because of the proliferation of bacterial resistance. However, the discovery of new antimicrobial peptides from animals has proven challenging due to the limitations associated with conventional biochemical purification and difficulties in predicting active ...
Barney M Bishop, Melanie L Juba, Megan C Devine, Stephanie M Barksdale, Carlos Alberto Rodriguez, Myung C Chung, Paul S Russo, Kent A Vliet, Joel M Schnur, Monique L van Hoek   +9 more
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Advancing Efficient Error Reduction in DNA Data Storage Systems with Deep Learning‐Based Denoising Models

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Deep learning‐based denoising models are applied to DNA data storage systems to enhance error reduction and data fidelity. By integrating DnCNN with DNA sequence encoding methods, the study demonstrates significant improvements in image quality and correction of substitution errors, revealing a promising path toward robust and efficient DNA‐based ...
Seongjun Seo, Anshula Tandon, Nguyen Kim Uyen, Quoc Nam Le, Jee‐Hyong Lee, Sung Ha Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Analysis of the Phylogeny, Genomic Organization and Expression of Immunoglobulin Light Chain Genes in Alligator sinensis, an Endangered Reptile Species. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Crocodilians are evolutionarily distinct reptiles that are distantly related to lizards and are thought to be the closest relatives of birds. Compared with birds and mammals, few studies have investigated the Ig light chain of crocodilians.
Xifeng Wang, Gang Cheng, Yan Lu, Chenglin Zhang, Xiaobing Wu, Haitang Han, Yaofeng Zhao, Liming Ren   +7 more
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