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Comparative analysis of remotely-sensed data products via ecological niche modeling of avian influenza case occurrences in Middle Eastern poultry

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2011
Background Ecological niche modeling integrates known sites of occurrence of species or phenomena with data on environmental variation across landscapes to infer environmental spaces potentially inhabited (i.e., the ecological niche) to generate ...
Xiao Xiangming, Peterson A Townsend, Bodbyl-Roels Sarah   +2 more
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Evidence of ecological niche shift in Rhododendron ponticum (L.) in Britain: Hybridization as a possible cause of rapid niche expansion

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Biological invasions threaten global biodiversity and natural resources. Anticipating future invasions is central to strategies for combating the spread of invasive species.
Syed Amir Manzoor, Geoffrey Griffiths, Maxwell C. Obiakara, Citlalli Edith Esparza‐Estrada, Martin Lukac   +4 more
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mMWeb--an online platform for employing multiple ecological niche modeling algorithms. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Predicting the ecological niche and potential habitat distribution of a given organism is one of the central domains of ecological and biogeographical research. A wide variety of modeling techniques have been developed for this purpose.
Huijie Qiao, Congtian Lin, Liqiang Ji, Zhigang Jiang   +3 more
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Eltonian Niche Modelling: Applying Joint Hierarchical Niche Models to Ecological Networks

Ecology Letters
ABSTRACT There is currently a dichotomy in the modelling of Grinnellian and Eltonian niches. Despite similar underlying data, Grinnellian niches are modelled with species‐distribution models (SDMs), whereas Eltonian niches are modelled with ecological‐network analysis, mainly because the sparsity of species‐interaction data prevents ...
D. Matthias Dehling, Hao Ran Lai, Daniel B. Stouffer   +2 more
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Ecologic Niche Modeling of Blastomyces dermatitidis in Wisconsin

PLoS ONE, 2008
Blastomycosis is a potentially fatal mycosis that is acquired by inhaling infectious spores of Blastomyces dermatitidis present in the environment. The ecology of this pathogen is poorly understood, in part because it has been extremely difficult to identify the niche(s) it occupies based on culture isolation of the organism from environmental samples ...
Reed, Kurt D., Meece, Jennifer K., Archer, John R., Peterson, A. Townsend   +3 more
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Strength through diversity: how cancers thrive when clones cooperate

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Intratumor heterogeneity can offer direct benefits to the tumor through cooperation between different clones. In this review, Kuiken et al. discuss existing evidence for clonal cooperativity to identify overarching principles, and highlight how novel technological developments could address remaining open questions.
Marije C. Kuiken, Maartje Witsen, Emile E. Voest, Krijn K. Dijkstra   +3 more
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Eco-epidemiological mechanisms of avian influenza and Newcastle virus co-infection: Spatial convergence and compatibility

Poultry Science
Understanding the mechanisms of viral co-infection in natural host populations is crucial for predicting pathogen dynamics and cross-species transmission risks.
Sipei Zhang, Xiaolin Zhang, Boyu Liu, Chuanxiu Li, Xinyu Zhang, Xiang Li, Xinru Lv, Yi Li, Mengdan Fei, Qing An, Yang Xiu, Zhuoyan Li, Jingxin Liu, Linhong Xie, Hongliang Chai   +14 more
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Ecology and geography of Cache Valley virus assessed using ecological niche modeling. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
Abstract Background Cache Valley virus (CVV) is an understudied Orthobunyavirus with a high spillover transmission potential due to its wide geographical distribution and large number of associated hosts and vectors. Although CVV is known to be widely distributed throughout North America, no studies have explored its ...
Muller JA, López K, Escobar LE, Auguste AJ.   +3 more
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Evolutionary dynamics of the chloroplast genome in Daphne (Thymelaeaceae): comparative analysis with related genera and insights into phylogenetics

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes from 14 genera of Thymelaeaceae revealed variation in gene content, ranging from 128 to 142 genes, primarily influenced by IR expansion/contraction events and pseudogenization of ndhF, ndhI, and ndhG. Two large inversions were detected within the large single‐copy region, including a synapomorphic inversion ...
Abdullah, Hui Li, Rushan Yan, Chengyu Chen, Madiha Islam, Abdul Majid, Ibrar Ahmed, Parviz Heidari, Xiaoxuan Tian   +8 more
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A method for statistically comparing spatial distribution maps

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2009
Background Ecological niche modeling is a method for estimation of species distributions based on certain ecological parameters. Thus far, empirical determination of significant differences between independently generated distribution maps for a single ...
Reynolds Mary G, Walsh Matthew C, Yorita Krista L, Levine Rebecca S   +3 more
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