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Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has become a critical threat to wildlife, shifting from a seasonal epizootic to a persistent, year‐round panzootic with global consequences. Here, we summarise the origin, evolutionary mechanisms, and expanding host range of the current H5N1 virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) and assess its impact on wildlife. Over
Ulrich Knief, Sandra Bouwhuis, Anja Globig, Anne Günther, Wouter Courtens   +4 more
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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
wiley   +1 more source

Social Behavior and Group Formation in Male Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus): The Effects of Age and Musth in Wild and Zoo-Housed Animals

Animals, 2022
Asian elephants are endangered, and the long-term viability of the species depends on integrative approaches to address the sustainability of in-situ and ex-situ populations.
Chase A. LaDue, Rajnish P. G. Vandercone, Wendy K. Kiso, Elizabeth W. Freeman   +3 more
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Human biomarker navigator

iMeta, EarlyView.
The Human Biomarker Navigator integrates the disease continuum, biomarker dynamics, cross‐organ biomarker networks, biomarker classification, and technology‐driven paradigms. It maps how biomarkers link multi‐system physiology and pathology across the nervous, respiratory, endocrine, circulatory, immune, digestive, urinary, reproductive, and ...
Meng‐Yao Li, Qian Zhang, Zijie Wang, Zeping Gui, Jing Liu, Jingda Li, Maojun Jiang, Zukang Chang, Qingqing Han, Bendong Yang, Tariq Saeed, Jun Li, Jinghan Jia, Chenghu Song, Tong Shao, Tianhuan Peng, Xueying Zhang, Pingping Guo, Jun Luo, Gangao Yang, Yuan Wan, Gokhan Zengin, Quan Yuan, Lingru Li, Xiaohui Fan, Yang Luo, Lvyun Zhu, Yanfei Zheng, Wenjun Mao, Wenlong Sun   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of FTIR spectral library for the identification of Asian elephant ivory: an innovative approach in wildlife forensics

Discover Applied Sciences
The illegal ivory trade remains a prime threat to elephant populations. Identification of ivory is crucial for combating illicit ivory trading. Studies have demonstrated that FTIR spectroscopy is one of the most suitable techniques for identifying ivory ...
Shinta Ann Jose, Kalaiyarasan Boopathy Thiyagarajan, Subhashree Ganesan, Bala Amarnath Chandrasekaran, Chanthini Baskar, Rajinder Singh, Dhayanithi Vasantha Kumari, M.G. Ganesan, A. Udhayan   +8 more
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First report on the soil seed bank damage due to fire at the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The composition, density, and damage of the soil seed bank were studied at Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp (the world's largest refugee settlement), Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, after a major human‐induced fire on March 22, 2021, causing huge damage to human lives, settlements, and the ecosystem.
Mohammad Golam Kibria, Md. Hosenuzzaman, Md. Shamsuzzoha, Md. Anwarul Abedin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Partial recovery of large seed arrival following ecological restoration in fragmented tropical rainforests

Oikos, EarlyView.
Forest restoration success depends crucially on the reinitiation of ecological processes such as seed arrival that drive natural regeneration. We know little about whether, by increasing and diversifying local seed sources to alleviate seed limitation, and attracting animal frugivores to alleviate dispersal limitation, restoration could shift seed ...
Aparna Krishnan, Jyotsna Nag, S. Arun, Divya Mudappa, T. R. Shankar Raman, Mahesh Sankaran, Anand M. Osuri   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatio‐temporal patterns, associated factors and mitigation of tiger and leopard attacks on people in western Himalayas

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Coexistence with large carnivores becomes extremely difficult in areas where there are large number of attacks on humans. An understanding of the factors that explain the spatio‐temporal context of such attacks would guide policy and management to mitigate conflict, conserve carnivores and assist coexistence.
Aman Deep Rathi, Keshab Gogoi, Rajiv Bhartari, Yadvendradev V. Jhala   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomics Reveals Distinct Evolutionary Lineages in Asian Elephants

Ecology and Evolution
This study introduces, for the first time, whole‐genome sequencing (WGS) data from predominantly wild‐born Asian elephants currently housed in European zoos, covering the distribution range of Asian elephants.
Jeroen Kappelhof, Emma Diepeveen, Martijn F. L. Derks, Ole Madsen, Rebekah Rogers, Benoit Goossens, Reeta Sharma, Martien A. M. Groenen, Jack J. Windig, Mirte Bosse   +9 more
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Detection of subclinical EEHV infection in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Peninsular Malaysia through a molecular approach

Veterinary Integrative Sciences
Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) is a highly destructive viral disease affecting both Asian and African elephants, posing a threat in captivity and the wild.
Millawati Gani, Kayal Vizi Karuppannan, Mohd Firdaus Ariff Abdul Razak, Ahmad Azhar Mohammed   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source