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Anuran call properties as reliable indicators of environmental suitability for reproduction

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.
The onset of animal breeding activity is often accompanied by auditory signals, typically produced by males, that indicate reproductive status to potential mates and competitors. Here, using male anuran advertisement calls as a case study, we present the novel hypothesis that characteristics of ectotherm auditory signals that are modulated by ...
Julianne E Pekny, Brian D Todd, Eric Post   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clashing in Murky Waters: On Amphibian Mosquito Suppression. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Boerlijst SP, Ummels A, Spitzen-van der Sluijs AM, Spitzen J, Bouman RW, Boelee E, van Bodegom PM, Schrama M.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Programmable crack dynamics engineering enables flexible strain sensors with high linearity

FlexMat, EarlyView.
First‐decoupling theoretical framework of crack evolution elucidating the control methods, mechanistic insights, and structure‐activity relationships is established. Crack propagation from uncontrollable randomness systematically evolves into spatially ordered states.
Chunjin Wu, Shaolong Wang, Xu Wang, Heng Zhu, Yongliang Tian, Xinchen Jiang, Xin Rao, Yutong Han, Changrun Wang, Wen‐Yong Lai   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Artificial Light at Night on Thyroid Gland Histology in <i>Triturus</i> Newts (Urodela, Salamandridae). [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Ajduković M, Drobnjaković M, Šošić-Jurjević B, Vučić T, Petrović T, Prokić M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental DNA metabarcoding facilitates integrative conservation assessments and species rediscoveries in tropical biodiversity hotspots. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Plewnia A, Hildwein T, Quezada Riera AB, Terán-Valdez A, Crawford AJ, Heine C, Franco-Mena D, Székely D, Armijos-Ojeda D, Siavichay FR, Arpi JD, Salazar J, Erens J, Páez-Vacas MI, Székely P, Böning P, Stassen R, Carvajal-Endara S, Lötters S, Guayasamin JM.   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Two Problems for the Political Inclusion of Animals

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, the field of animal ethics has taken a political turn, with scholars arguing that sentient nonhuman animals should be included in the political sphere. This article explores two key challenges arising from this turn towards the political inclusion of animals: the Conflict Problem and the Numbers Problem.
David Paaske, Angela K. Martin
wiley   +1 more source

The oral eukaryotic microbiome of <i>Melanophryniscus admirabilis</i>, a microendemic and critically endangered toad. [PDF]

PeerJ
Jacry C, Bertoni Mann M, Abadie M, Borges-Martins M, Frazzon J, Kothe CI, Guedes Frazzon AP.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Health Biomarkers of Pesticide Exposure in Rural Populations of Santa Fe, Argentina: Oxidative Stress and Genotoxicity

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to quantify pesticide residues in environmental matrices and plasma and to evaluate their potential effects on oxidative stress and DNA damage in rural populations of Santa Fe province. Soil and rainwater samples were collected, and biological samples and semistructured surveys were obtained from volunteers in three ...
María Priscila Dechiara, Carlina Leila Colussi, Lucía Magdalena Odetti, Damián Marino, María Fernanda Simoniello   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity patterns in terrestrial tetrapod clades are governed by equilibrium dynamics. [PDF]

PLoS Biol
Cerezer FO, Machac A, Smyčka J, Rubio-López I, Quétin M, Storch D.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source