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Long-term transportation of juvenile pacamãs Lophiosilurus alexandri at different densities

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Technology, 2017
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of long-term transportation of juvenile pacamã at different densities. The transportation lasted 11 hours at densities of 40, 55, and 70 juveniles (2.1±0.6 g weight) per bag containing 8 L of water.
Rodrigo Diana Navarro   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Classifying avian drinking behaviour: ecological insights and implications in a changing world

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water is a fundamental currency of life, and its availability significantly influences animal behaviour, physiology and distributions. However, our knowledge around the dependence on water for drinking and the direct and indirect mechanisms driving related behaviours remains partial in the context of changing climates. Here, we review patterns
Shannon R. Conradie, Marc T. Freeman
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness assessment of using water environmental microHI to predict the health status of wild fish

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology
Aquatic wildlife health assessment is critically important for aquatic wildlife conservation. However, the health assessment of aquatic wildlife (especially aquatic wild animals) is difficult and often accompanied by invasive survey activities and ...
Haile Yang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nanoplastics: Methods, Exposure and Effects on Domestic, Farm and Wild Animals

open access: yesJournal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nanoplastics (NPs) are synthetic polymer particles ranging in size from 1 nm to 1 μm that have been identified as a major concern for ecosystems and organisms due to their plethora of negative effects. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge relating to exposure and effects of NPs in domestic (i.e., farm ...
B. De Felice   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benthic megafauna and the functioning of macroalgal forests and urchin barrens

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Two temperate rocky reef food‐web models, representing the trophic diversity of the Mediterranean rocky reef communities, were built for the two stable states: macroalgal forests and barren grounds, which are characterized by opposite amounts of erect macroalgal biomass.
Chiara Bonaviri   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of human attitudes towards wolves Canis lupus in Kazakhstan

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Kazakhstan is recognized as a key stronghold for the grey wolf (Canis lupus). Nonetheless, the wolf status and the dynamics of human‐wolf coexistence in the region remain poorly understood. This study aims to fill that gap by exploring current attitudes towards wolves in Kazakhstan and identify the underlying drivers of these attitudes.
Alyona Koshkina   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The fish communities and main fish populations of the Jurien Bay Marine Park

open access: yes, 2011
The Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment funded a range of floral and faunal research projects to determine the characteristics of the marine communities in the Jurien Bay Marine Park (JBMP), which was gazetted in 2003.
Babcock, R.C.   +4 more
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Communities of gastrointestinal helminths of fish in historically connected habitats: habitat fragmentation effect in a carnivorous catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco from seven lakes in flood plain of the Yangtze River, China

open access: yes, 2009
Background Habitat fragmentation may result in the reduction of diversity of parasite communities by affecting population size and dispersal pattern of species.
Pin Nie   +16 more
core   +1 more source

Environmental Contaminant Accumulation in Freshwater Turtles Inhabiting Three Rivers of the Permian Basin, New Mexico, USA

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Freshwater turtles are valuable sentinels of aquatic systems due to their long lifespans and resilience in environments impacted by contaminants. The Permian Basin, dominated by the oil and gas sector, spans western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, USA, including the Pecos River and its tributaries, the Delaware and Black Rivers.
Ana G. G. Sapp   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carnivorous Plants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Kamivor bitkiler besin bakımından fakir topraklarda veya sularda yaşayan ve topraktan veya sudan alamadıkları besinleri diğer canlılardan elde eden bitkilerdir.
Tuğ, Gül Nilhan
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