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Host defence peptide LEAP2 contributes to antimicrobial activity in a mustache toad (Leptobrachium liui)

open access: yesBMC Veterinary Research, 2023
Background The liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 (LEAP2) is essential in host immunity against harmful pathogens and is only known to act as an extracellular modulator to regulate embryonic development in amphibians.
Jie Chen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geographic variation in walking activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum

open access: yesPopulation Ecology, EarlyView.
This study examined whether there is geographic variation in field populations, focusing on the moving activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Results showed significant differences in moving activity among field populations but no correlation with latitude or meteorological factors.
Kentarou Matsumura
wiley   +1 more source

occumb: An R package for site occupancy modeling of eDNA metabarcoding data

open access: yesPopulation Ecology, EarlyView.
This study introduces a new R package, occumb, for the convenient application of site occupancy modeling using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding data. We outline a data analysis workflow, including data setup, model fitting, model assessment, and comparison of potential study settings based on model predictions, all of which can be performed using
Keiichi Fukaya, Yuta Hasebe
wiley   +1 more source

10 years of advancing diversity within the Mycological Society of America [PDF]

open access: yesIMA Fungus
Like most Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, mycology has been dominated by white male scientists, while representation of marginalised groups (e.g., women, persons from different racial and ethnic groups, persons with ...
Mycological Society of America Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
doaj   +3 more sources

Moving in the Dark: Enlightening the Spatial Population Ecology of European Cave Salamanders

open access: yesPopulation Ecology, EarlyView.
We assessed individual interactions, movement ecology and activity patterns of a subterranean population of Speleomantes strinatii, applying spatial capture–recapture modeling to a photographic dataset of 104 individuals. ABSTRACT Space use and movement are fundamental aspects of organisms' ecology, mirroring individual fitness, behavior, and life ...
Giacomo Rosa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The complete mitochondrial DNA for the Fujian Bamboo-leaf Frog Odorrana exiliversabilis (Anura: Ranidae) by next-generation sequencing

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
The complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) for Odorrana exiliversabilisLi, Ye and Fei 2001 (Anura: Ranidae) was determined in this study. The length of complete mtDNA was 17,122 bp, including 13 PCGs (COI-III, ND1-6, ND4L, ATP6, ATP8 and CYTB), 25 tRNA genes,
Jun-Jie Zhong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity Means Justice: Growing Grassroots Library Staff Diversity Leaders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Paper presented at the ACRL (Association of College & Research Libraries) 2015 Conference in Portland, Oregon.UT ...
Davis, Jee, Hogan, Kristen
core   +1 more source

An Adaptive Management Model for Brown Bears in Hokkaido: Based on Total Population and the Number of Nuisance Bears

open access: yesPopulation Ecology, EarlyView.
Bear management changes management actions according to the horizontal axis of the population size and the vertical axis of the number of nuisance bears. Aiming for the target population size of Ntar, Actions I and II protect the bears, and Action IV reduces the population.
Hiroyuki Matsuda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Academic Activities of Female Neurosurgeons in All Branch Meetings of the Japan Neurosurgical Society

open access: yesNeurologia Medico-Chirurgica, 2023
This study aims to evaluate the academic activities of female neurosurgeons at all branch meetings of the Japan Neurosurgical Society and identify related issues they encountered.
Nobuo SUGO   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

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