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Assessing the Health Impacts of Contaminants on Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Along the Southern Coast of Brazil

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemical pollutants pose a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Among these contaminants are trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Green turtles can be employed to evaluate the oceans' health due to their coastal habitats and exposure to multiple threats.
Camila Roberta da Silva Ribeiro, Andressa Maria Rorato Nascimento de Matos, Eloiza Teles Caldart, Liana Rosa, Camila Domit, Guilherme dos Santos Lima, Ana Paula Frederico Rodrigues Loureiro Bracarense   +6 more
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Erratum

, 2023
Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
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Deep learning-based image segmentation for predicting hot carcass weight in tropical beef cattle. [PDF]

Trop Anim Health Prod
de Freitas Assis GJ, de Souza NF, Schultz EB, de Castro Nunes CL, Costa AHF, Neto AAS, Nacif JAM, da Silva LB, Ferreira RDS, Chizzotti ML.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Radiographic evaluation of gastroliths in a group of 49 juvenile saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in the UK

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Gastrolith ingestion is a known inherent behaviour in crocodiles. However, the interpretation of coelomic radiographs in crocodilians is challenging due to the limited informative literature in this field. Methods Dorsoventral coelomic radiographs of 49 juvenile saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) were acquired twice, with an ...
Charlotte R. Nix, Ellie R. John, Iain Cope, Katherine Hughes, Marie‐Aude Genain   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of short feed restriction to compensatory growth on the performance, body measurements, and carcass and non-carcass traits of Bunaji and Sokoto Gudali Nigerian bulls. [PDF]

Trop Anim Health Prod
Madziga II, Adesote AA, Jaiyeoba BB, Perreira Filho JM, Lucena KHOS, Bezerra LR.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Home range and core area characteristics of urban and rural coyotes and red foxes in southern Wisconsin

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Second‐order habitat selection is influenced by a variety of factors, including individual‐ and species‐specific traits and resource requirements, as well as landscape characteristics. By comparing home range characteristics across individuals, species, and landscapes, we can draw conclusions regarding whether and how different factors influence home ...
Morgan J. Farmer, Timothy R. Van Deelen, Daniel J. Storm, Marcus A. Mueller, David Drake   +4 more
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Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir, Borgný Katrínardóttir, Bruce J. McAdam   +2 more
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Morphometric and carcass traits of indigenous chickens under the prevailing scavenging production system in Farta District of South Gondar Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia. [PDF]

Vet Anim Sci
Worku WE, Habesha AA, Achenef MG, Wubaye AM, Worku TE.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Saving Bambi from the mower? Using a drone with thermal camera to evaluate a low‐tech scaring technique to reduce roe deer fawn mortality during grass harvest

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Roe deer is a species that hides their neonates as an anti‐predator strategy. This may prove efficient against mammalian predators, such as the red fox; however, it might be an ecological trap as large numbers of fawns are killed by tractors with harvesters each year during grass harvest.
Thomas Vogler, Neri H Thorsen, Simen Pedersen   +2 more
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Drivers of zoonotic <i>Campylobacter</i> Species transmission in slaughterhouse settings: Insights from Nigeria for global One Health improvement. [PDF]

One Health
Njoga EO, Chah KF, Oguttu JW.
europepmc   +1 more source