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Divergence Linked to Possible Ecological Speciation in Blind Mole Rats: Integration of Thermal Biology and Bite Force in the Upper Galilee Blind Mole Rat (Nannospalax galili)

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Basalt‐dwelling blind mole rats maintain lower body temperatures, show greater post‐digging thermal increases, and dig more efficiently than those from rendzina soils. Although metabolic rates and bite force did not differ between populations, these thermal and physiological shifts align with the greater mechanical resistance and seasonal hypoxia of ...
Matěj Lövy, Jan Okrouhlík, František Vejmělka, Pavlína Schwarzová, Maja Rendulić, Eviatar Nevo, Radim Šumbera   +6 more
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Polymorphism of BGN gene (g.77807325 G>C) and its association with fatty acid and carcass characteristics of Indonesian meat lamb

Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture
Fatty acid content and carcass characteristics are two meat quality traits consumers choose to ob tain healthy and high-quality lamb. Genetic improvement of fatty acid content and carcass characteris tics in sheep is important to increase the public ...
M. F. Amin, C. Sumantri, I. I. Arief, A. Jayanegara, K. Listyarini, R. S. Harahap, A. Gunawan   +6 more
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Beyond the Individual: Multisite Population‐Level Consequences of Road Mortality on a Declining Mammal

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
We used a comparative study design to quantify population densities, structure, survival, cause‐specific mortality and female productivity in four West‐European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) populations, and to forecast the impact of road mortality on population viability.
Lauren J. Moore, Silviu O. Petrovan, Adam J. Bates, Helen L. Hicks, Philip J. Baker, Sarah E. Perkins, David E. Wembridge, Richard W. Yarnell   +7 more
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Cache‐Cache: Dans les souffles du Grand Fleuve…

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Between ventriloquism and divination, devotion and consecration, an old and sublime marine game unfolds each day, with living breaths shared in the waters of the great river. In Tadoussac, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary, at the mouth of the Saguenay, the rumor of whales has long resonated.
David Jaclin, Alexis Aubin‐Laperrière, Nicolas Cadieux, Patrick Weldon   +3 more
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Lithic analysis in African archaeology: Advances and key themes

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Stone artifacts (lithics) preserve for extended periods; thus they are key evidence for probing the evolution of human technological behaviors. Africa boasts the oldest record of stone artifacts, spanning 3.3 Ma, rare instances of ethnographic stone tool‐making, and stone tool archives from diverse ecological settings, making it an anchor for ...
Deborah I. Olszewski, Amanuel Beyin, Justin Pargeter   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can you really change your stripes? Stable wing ornamentation suggests limited condition‐dependent signalling in female common eiders

Ibis, EarlyView.
Variation in the expression of white ornaments, such as flank spots or wing stripes, has previously been related to indices of individual quality in birds. We measured the white wing stripes of colour‐banded female common eiders Somateria mollissima in three islands in Iceland from 2014 to 2023, to determine whether the expression of these ornaments is
Jón Einar Jónsson, Elisabeth Knudsen, James A. Fletcher, Ellen Magnúsdóttir, Árni Ásgeirsson, Jamie N. Carroll   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Predictive Value of Estimated Breeding Values of Piétrain Sires for Uniformity and Survival in Their Crossbred Progeny

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High litter sizes in pigs are associated with lower birth weights and increased within‐litter variation, which poses challenges to pig farming. Improving piglet uniformity and survival via genetic selection of terminal boars could be a strategy to enhance these traits.
Katrijn Hooyberghs, Sophie Goethals, Roel Meyermans, Léa Chapard, Jaro De Kort, Inne Patteet, Sam Millet, Steven Janssens, Nadine Buys, Wim Gorssen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Control of Canalization for Twinning Rates in Polypay and Rambouillet Sheep Using Threshold or Double Hierarchical Generalized Linear Models

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In most sheep production systems, the ideal scenario is for every ewe to lamb and successfully raise twins. However, selection for increased number of lambs born (NLB) is often accompanied by a higher incidence of triplet and higher‐order births, which increases management challenges and producer reluctance to intensify selection for this ...
Carrie S. Wilson, J. Bret Taylor, Luiz F. Brito   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population Differentiation and Polygenic Selection in the Finnish Ayrshire Cows Selected on Genomic Information

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Finnish Ayrshire cattle belong to the Nordic Red breeds. The basis of selection in Nordic Red breeds shifted from traditional pedigree‐based breeding values to genomic breeding values between 2011 and 2014. Joint genetic evaluation and admixture among the Nordic Red breeds have led to the formation of a composite Nordic Red population ...
Katri Sarviaho, Minna Koivula, Terhi Iso‐Touru, Pekka Uimari, Katja Hänninen   +4 more
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Genetic Evaluation for Functional Longevity in Nellore Cattle

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Stayability (STAY) presents limitations in capturing genetic variability among animals with varying calving records up to 76 months of age. Furthermore, because STAY is measured late in life (typically at 6 years of age), it inherently prolongs generation intervals.
Gabriele de Souza Silva Fernandes, Dalila Ribeiro dos Santos, Arione Augusti Boligon, Mário Luiz Santana, Gilberto Romeiro de Oliveira Menezes, Denise Rocha Ayres, Annaiza Braga Bignardi, Rodrigo Junqueira Pereira   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source