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Oxygen minimum zone: An important oceanographic habitat for deep-diving northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris. [PDF]

, 2017
Little is known about the foraging behavior of top predators in the deep mesopelagic ocean. Elephant seals dive to the deep biota-poor oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) (>800 m depth) despite high diving costs in terms of energy and time, but how they ...
Adachi, Taiki, Costa, Daniel P, Mitani, Yoko, Naito, Yasuhiko, Peterson, Sarah H, Robinson, Patrick W, Takahashi, Akinori   +6 more
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Gasdermin D‐Mediated Release of IL‐33 Results in Fetal Brain Developmental Abnormalities During Maternal Colitis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Under colitis, Gsdmd mediates the release of IL‐33 from the epithelium of pregnant mice. IL‐33 can cross the placenta and enhance the proliferative capacity of neural stem cells, ultimately resulting in behavioral deficits in the offspring. Excessive pyroptosis in the colonic epithelium also triggers the translocation of LPS, which in turn increases ...
Huiyang Jia, Shukui Zhang, Kai Ma, Jie Zhou, Jianwei Jiao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foraging activity by the southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus) as a mechanism for soil turnover [PDF]

, 2012
Mammals that forage for food by biopedturbation can alter the biotic and abiotic characteristics of their habitat, influencing ecosystem structure and function.
Anderson, H., Fleming, P.A., Hardy, G.E.St.J., Valentine, L.E.   +3 more
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The Elephant Trunk Skin Inspires a Highly Sensitive and Deformable, Yet Robust, Armor Skin

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The study presents the elephant trunk‐inspired armor skin with tactile sensing (ETATS). The ETATS architecture stretches and compresses while resisting puncture and tear, and it enables optical detection of pressure and lateral strain. Morphology‐based decoupling of strain and pressure paves the way to sensitive and deformable, yet robust, soft‐robotic
Jun Chang Yang, Petr Trunin, Behnam Kamare, Lucia Beccai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ohustatud Euroopa naaritsa (Mustela lutreola) sigimine ja käitumine tehiskeskkonnas [PDF]

, 2017
Väitekirja elektrooniline versioon ei sisalda publikatsiooneEuroopa naarits on kriitiliselt ohustatud imetaja, mis on loodusest kadumas. Päästmaks liiki väljasuremisest hakati naaritsaid pidama loomaaedades. Vangistuses on loomade paljundamine keeruline,
Kiik, Kairi
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Wireless, Adaptable and Fully Implantable Battery‐powered Devices for Optical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord in Small Rodents

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Current technologies for spinal cord optogenetic stimulation rely on external power sources and face reliability constraints in freely behaving animals. Here, a fully implantable, battery‐powered optoelectronic device is introduced, enabling operation in any selected environment with wireless recharging for months‐long stimulation.
Shahriar Shalileh, Adan Moallemi, Elham Mohseni Vadeghani, Samuel Tretjakov, Brianna Tsuyuki, Alexander Golab, Benjamin Rever, Wolfram Tetzlaff, Dena Shahriari   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiac puncture as a survival and multiple blood collection method in laboratory rats

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
Background Blood collection is a vital tool for diagnosis and treatment. Cardiac puncture is considered a suitable terminal technique to attain a single large and good quality blood sample at the end of an experimental period.
Muhammad Abdel-Fattah Metwally, Atef Ali Ali, Ayman Mohamed Saber, Reham S. Desoky, Manal M. Zaki, Sohair Ramadan Fahmy, Abeer Mahmoud Badr, Khadiga Gaafar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sexual dimorphism in bite performance drives morphological variation in chameleons [PDF]

, 2014
Phenotypic performance in different environments is central to understanding the evolutionary and ecological processes that drive adaptive divergence and, ultimately, speciation.
da Silva, Jessica, Herrel, Anthony, Measey, G. John, Navas, Carlos, Tolley, Krystal   +4 more
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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urogenital schistosomiasis burden in school-aged children in Tiko, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study on prevalence, intensity, knowledge and risk factors

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2021
Background This study aimed at determining urogenital schistosomiasis (UGS) prevalence, intensity, knowledge and risk factors in school-aged children (SAC) in the new endemic focus of Tiko, Cameroon.
Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele, Doris Bennen Tabi, Rene Ning Teh, Anne Longdoh Njunda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source