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Extreme Silk Toughness in Caerostris Spiders Is Limited to Adult Females

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We ask whether species with exceptionally tough silk, like Caerostris bark spiders, show different developmental patterns in silk toughness between ontogenetic stages and sexes. We found that only large females produce exceptionally tough silk with higher initial stiffness, while juvenile females as well as adult and juvenile males produce inferior ...
Matjaž Gregorič, Kuang‐Ping Yu, Jeremia Ravelojaona, Todd A. Blackledge, Matjaž Kuntner   +4 more
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Coevolution and its influencing factors of the water resources–economy–society–environment composite system in the Yellow River basin

Ecological Indicators
Improving the coevolution level of the water resources–economy–society–environment (WESE) composite system is important for guaranteeing resource security, maintaining an ecological balance and realizing sustainable development.
Jiaqi Li, Bo Qu, Enhui Jiang, Lingang Hao, Chang Liu, Ying Liu, Yuhang Bian   +6 more
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Cenozoic Tectonics Ignite Mitochondrial Codon Innovations Propelling Canid Body Size Evolution and Transcontinental Radiations

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We decode mitochondrial genomes across all extant canids, revealing lineage‐specific codon optimization driven by altitude, predation, and body size. A tripartite framework integrates geological events, metabolic constraints, and adaptive radiation to explain carnivore evolution.
Xiaoyang Wu, Xibao Wang, Yongquan Shang, Yao Chen, Haotian Cai, Tian Xia, Qinguo Wei, Weilai Sha, Honghai Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Restoring the Missing Late Cretaceous Arc of Iran

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Persistent arc magmatism archives fluid transport and mantle partial melting in subduction zones. However, arc magmatism often exhibits different magmatic records along the strike, as seen in the Tethyan orogenic belt.
Yiyang Lei, Yang Chu, Mark B. Allen, Wei Lin, Bo Wan, Ling Chen, Morteza Talebian, Guangyao Xin, Tanjie Liu, Yilin Guo, Lin Guo   +10 more
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Gut Microbiota of Gray Snub‐Nosed Monkeys: Adaptation to Seasonal Variations Through Energy Compensation and Thermogenesis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Based on metagenome‐assembled genomes (MAGs), the gut microbiota of the gray snub‐nosed monkeys recovered 1229 non‐redundant MAGs. The gut microbiota showed an enhanced capacity to produce energy substrates with increased conversion activity of these substrates during winter.
Yue Sun, Mingyi Zhang, Xiaochen Wang, Xiaolong Huang, Yanze Yu, Huijuan Pan, Haibo Li, Lei Shi, Wei Yang, Chen Zhang, Bo Ding, Xun Liu, Jianfeng Li, Changjiang Qian, Boxing Cheng, Chao Zhang, Jingcheng Ran, Ming Li   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detectable Continental Crust in the Earth's Deep Interior Inferred From Thermodynamic Modeling

Geophysical Research Letters
Compelling evidence indicates that continental crust can subduct to >300 km and even enter the mantle transition zone (MTZ). However, detecting continental materials within the deep Earth is challenging due to our incomplete knowledge about their ...
Yibing Li, Yi Chen, Richard M. Palin, Xiaobo Tian, Xiaofeng Liang, Lijun Liu   +5 more
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Delimitation of Landslide Areas in Optical Remote Sensing Images Across Regions via Deep Transfer Learning

IEEE Access
Optical remote sensing images, with their high spatial resolution and wide coverage, have emerged as invaluable tools for landslide analysis. However, visual interpretation and manual delimitation of landslide areas in optical remote sensing images is ...
Zan Wang, Shengwen Qi, Yu Han, Bowen Zheng, Yu Zou, Yue Yang   +5 more
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Snake Gut Microbiota as a Source of Anti‐Inflammatory Probiotics: Isolation and Functional Characterization of Two Novel Strains

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study assessed the probiotic potential of intestinal microbiomes from five snake species using metagenomics and in vitro isolation, identifying two promising strains (Lactobacillus johnsonii DA0116 and Limosilactobacillus reuteri DA0218) through comprehensive screening.
Xuena Kang, Lan Hu, Jiarong Song, Zhenjie Zhang, Yi Li, Qingqing Zhang, Cuiling Luo, Yu Pang, Peng Guo, Bisong Yue, Ping Li, Zhenxin Fan   +11 more
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Repacking Accelerates High‐Silica Melts Extraction: Insights From Microstructural Record and Numerical Modeling

Geophysical Research Letters
Repacking enhances crystal mush permeability, accelerating melt extraction. However, identifying microstructural records of repacking is challenging, creating a gap in quantifying its effect on magmatic reservoirs. We identified extracted melt (rhyolite)
Hou‐Bin Chen, Boda Liu, Wei‐Qiang Ji, Shao‐Hua Zhang, Kai Zhao, Fu‐Yuan Wu   +5 more
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Hidden Losses: Assessing the Risk of Coextinction Among Ectoparasitic Flies and Their Bat Host Species in Brazil

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
The potential impact of bat species extinction on the number of their ectoparasitic fly species, based on interaction data for Brazil. As bat host species are removed over time, more connected species (green) would experience steeper declines and lead to greater ectoparasite losses when compared to a random extinction model (gray).
Nathan Lorenzo de Sena Gotti, Jonathan Ramos Ribeiro, Eder Barbier, Enrico Bernard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source