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Reproductive plasticity and environmental tolerance of invasive African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in a tropical Brazilian river

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Invasive alien species (IAS) pose a significant threat to biodiversity, particularly when endowed with high ecological and reproductive plasticity. The African catfish, Clarias gariepinus, is one such species, widely recognized for its ability to colonize and establish in diverse tropical ecosystems.
Michelle Torres Dumith, Alejandra Filippo Gonzalez Neves dos Santos   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Costs of Living Side-by-Side with Monkeys: Economic Impacts on Commercial Farms and Property by Toque Macaques and Proposed Deterrent Strategies in a Rural Agriculture Area of Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Jayarathne SDY, Nahallage CAD, Huffman MA.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Scratching beneath the surface: Quantification of muscle architecture and myosin heavy chain content in the forelimbs of black‐tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys, Rodentia)

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Black‐tailed prairie dogs are highly social ground squirrels that excavate communal burrow systems, most often in medium‐textured soils. Their forelimbs demonstrate morphofunctional trade‐offs for scratch‐digging and terrestrial ecology, including well‐developed and fast‐contracting proximal musculature with large mechanical advantage paired with ...
Luke A. Scheetz, Carter A. Burnett, Benjamin R. Kimble, David A. Eads, Michael T. Butcher   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Aversion to Eye-Like Stimuli as a Foraging Deterrent in Urban European Herring Gulls. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Kelley LA, Hunter Thompson R, Rowe B, Boogert NJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Land use and crop damage by Japanese macaque on Yakushima Island, Japan [PDF]

, 2018
小池 文人, 森野 真理
core   +1 more source

No Remedy: Injustice and Constrained Citizenship in Indonesia's Plantation Zone

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This contribution to the special issue examines a constrained version of citizenship in Indonesia's plantation zone. When corporations take hold of village land, residents experience devastating dispossession and a profound sense of injustice, yet they lack effective channels through which to claim rights as citizens or secure remedy from the ...
Tania Murray Li, Pujo Semedi
wiley   +1 more source

Illegal Hunting and Bushmeat Trade around Save Valley Conservancy. [PDF]

Environ Manage
Zisadza J, Mrewa AT, Khosa A, Mutematemi SA, Muvengwi J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Coexistence of Humans and Hamadryas Baboons in Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia-Emotional, Social, and Financial Aspects. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Alghamdi S, Zinner D, AlMalki M, Salamah S, Al-Ghamdi S, Althubyani M, Al-Ghamdi A, Alzahrani W, Alzahrani A, Al-Ghamdi G.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Disentangling Inequality and Exploitation in the Rice Value Chain in Northern Uganda

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although inequality between actors in agricultural value chains has been extensively studied, informal and semiformal arrangements in domestic value chains involving small‐scale actors have been explored less than formal arrangements involving large firms.
Malin J. Nystrand
wiley   +1 more source

The Leaner, Meaner State—And What It Means for Society

Sociology Lens, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Populism is an old phenomenon but one which appears to once again be in ascendance globally. Attributing a nation's problems to a wicked elite, populists seek to dismantle the old order and either remove or repurpose its institutions. This paper explores how populism changes economic governance and particularly, how its emphasis on fighting ...
Christopher A. Hartwell
wiley   +1 more source