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Fetal aortic morphometry by echocardiography: reproducibility study using stringent criteria and standardized nomenclature

open access: yesUltrasound in Obstetrics &Gynecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To establish and assess the reproducibility of standardized echocardiographic nomenclature and the protocol for comprehensive evaluation of fetal aortic morphology. Methods This was a prospective cohort study of fetuses with a normal three‐vessel branching pattern of the aortic arch, evaluated from 18–40 weeks' gestation at a single ...
P. Vazirani   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

“White and Clear” (WaC): A tunable hydrophilic tissue clearing strategy for multi‐species 3D imaging

open access: yesVIEW, EarlyView.
Optical tissue clearing methods help scientists make tissues transparent to image structures deep inside organs in 3D, but many existing techniques are limited in performance and difficulty. In this study, we developed an optimized clearing method called WaC (White and Clear), which improves upon existing techniques by combining efficient tissue ...
Vicente Llorente   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

When is the bait worth the risk? A mechanistic model of a compensatory ecological trap in seabirds

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Ecological traps occur when organisms preferentially select habitats that reduce fitness. In seabird–fishery systems, fishery‐derived trophic subsidies can increase foraging success, reinforce habitat preference and indirectly enhance reproductive output or recruitment,
Cristóbal Anguita   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Herbivore and mesocarnivore carcasses trigger divergent short‐term changes in soil properties

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Scavengers reshape nutrient cycles in soils under carrion. Compared to herbivore carcasses, smaller but longer‐lasting carnivore remains boost nutrient levels and microbial activity in dry soils. Abstract Animal corpses act as pulses of organic matter (OM) and serve a key zoogeochemical role by providing localized nutrient inputs to soils and thereby ...
Adrián Colino‐Barea   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Filtered, yet not homogenised: Urbanisation does not lead to cross‐city convergence in Mexican urban bird communities

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Urbanisation simplifies bird communities, but does not necessarily make urban avifaunas alike. Across three biogeographically distinct Mexican cities, urban bird assemblages remained regionally distinct despite strong local filtering. These results challenge assumptions of urban‐driven homogenisation and emphasise the dominant role of regional species ...
Ian MacGregor‐Fors   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elements on the move: How ungulate migration expands Alpine biogeochemical footprints

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Using a spatially explicit model parameterized with GPS telemetry, we show that migratory and resident red deer play distinct roles in nitrogen redistribution across alpine landscapes. Migrants uniquely transport nitrogen upslope and up elevation, linking ecosystem element pools and revealing how the loss of migration alters large‐scale ecosystem ...
Kristy M. Ferraro   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early‐life environment drives long‐term decrease in adult body mass in a wild bird population

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Using more than 90,000 body mass measures of adult and nestling great tits Parus major, we show that the 1 SD decline in adult mass between 1978 and 2024 is a consequence of changes in the environment (i.e. increase in population density) experienced at early life.
David López‐Idiáquez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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