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Ectoparasites from River Otters in Pennsylvania [PDF]

open access: bronze, 1992
Thomas L. Serfass   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Parasites Are Paramount: Vertical Trophic Positions of Parasitic Catfishes in a Tropical River Food Web

open access: yesEcology of Freshwater Fish, Volume 34, Issue 4, October 2025.
ABSTRACT The Neotropical catfish family Trichomycteridae contains parasitic fishes that include scale and mucus feeders (subfamily Stegophilinae) and blood feeders (i.e., ‘candirus’, subfamily Vandelliinae). The influence of parasitic catfishes on food web dynamics is unknown.
Carmen G. Montaña   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Past research and future directions in understanding how birds use their sense of smell

open access: yesIbis, Volume 167, Issue 4, Page 853-881, October 2025.
Our understanding of the functional importance of olfaction to birds has improved over the past 60 years, largely as the result of experimental studies testing how birds use their sense of smell in different contexts. As it is impossible to measure directly which odours birds can detect, we rely on measuring behavioural responses to scent cues or ...
Darcy Creece   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determination of Rodent Ectoparasite Fauna in Sarpole-Zahab District, Kermanshah Province, Iran, 2004-2005

open access: yesJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2007
Ectoparasites of various species of rodents were examined from Sarepole Zehab, Kermanshah Province Iran during 2005. This city is bordered with Iraq.
Z Telmadarraiy   +9 more
doaj  

Modulation of Sodium and Ammonia Transporters in the Context of Viral Gill Diseases in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

open access: yesJournal of Fish Diseases, Volume 48, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Osmoregulation and ammonia removal are among key physiological processes that take place in gills and affect fish homeostasis and well‐being. These processes can be disrupted by numerous environmental factors, but also by viral infections, especially those leading to severe gill disorders.
Maria Zawisza   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Practical Application of Disease Risk Assessment in Native Species Reintroductions: A Case Study of a European Wildcat (Felis silvestris) Population Reinforcement in the Cairngorms National Park

open access: yesMammal Review, Volume 55, Issue 4, October 2025.
Disease risk assessment was conducted for the Saving Wildcats reintroduction project of captive‐bred European Wildcats (Felis silvestris) to the Cairngorms National Park. Hazards were identified, and appropriate pre‐and post‐release mitigation strategies were identified and implemented, illustrating the direct conservation application and significance ...
Alice Bacon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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