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Exploring the potential of ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) seed fat

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) fat is an important income source for Amazonian communities. Local businesses typically process whole seeds for fat extraction; however, seed structural integrity may influence extraction efficiency and fat quality.
Juan David Marmolejo Tascón, Eduardo Macedo de Melo, Jane Mara Block, Cristiano José de Andrade, Sandra Regina Salvador Ferreira   +4 more
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The effects of climate and land cover on hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) body mass over space and time

Scientific Reports
Climate and land-use change are driving global biodiversity declines, impacting species’ distributions, behaviours, and physiology. The hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is highly sensitive to environmental change, yet little is known about how ...
Elizabeth R. Gillie, Danielle Smith, Lisa Worledge, Ian White, Nida Al-Fulaij, Emily Marnham, Orly Razgour   +6 more
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A new species of the genus Donacia Fabricius (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae) from South Korea: morphology, ecology, and COI gene analysis [PDF]

ZooKeys
Donacia koreana sp. nov. is described from South Korea, with detailed descriptions and illustrations of both the adult and larval stages. A key for species identification, distribution map, host plant associations, oviposition behaviors, feeding patterns,
Joong Youb Kim, Yeong-Deok Han, Jong Eun Lee   +2 more
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Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act

, 2013
What are candidate species? Candidate species are plants and animals for which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has sufficient information on their biological status and threats to propose them as endangered or threatened under the Endangered ...

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Appendix I. Protocol for Accepting or Rejecting Species Sighting Reports to the Endangered and Nongame Species Program

, 2012
This document describes the protocol for Accepting or Rejecting Species Sighting Reports to the Endangered and Nongame Species Program (ENSP).

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Density Estimates of Endangered Endemic Rodents Suggest Broader Impacts of Invasive Burmese Pythons Following a Category 4 Hurricane in the Florida Keys

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Density estimates of two endangered rodent subspecies, endemic to Key Largo, Florida, USA. These findings illustrate the contrasting dynamics of two native species associated with the prevalence of invasive Burmese pythons and global change. The woodrats' decline emphasizes its potential risk of extinction as global change continues to impact island ...
Shauna M. Sayers, Brent S. Pease, Brandon W. McDonald, Isabella R. Collamati, Jeremy D. Dixon, Michael V. Cove   +5 more
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Listing a species as threatened or endangered, Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act

, 2013
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, is one of the most far reaching wildlife conservation laws ever enacted by any nation. Congress, on behalf of the American people, passed the ESA to prevent extinctions facing many species of fish, wildlife

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High Genetic Diversity and Low Differentiation of Michelia coriacea (Magnoliaceae), a Critically Endangered Endemic in Southeast Yunnan, China [PDF]

, 2012
Michelia coriacea, a critically endangered tree, has a restricted and fragmented distribution in Southeast Yunnan Province, China. The genetic diversity, genetic structure and gene flow in the three extant populations of this species were detected by 10 ...
Ma, Yongpeng, Xiangying Wen, Sun, Weibang, Zhao, Xingfeng, Wen, Xiangying, Richard Milne, Milne, Richard, Xingfeng Zhao, Yongpeng Ma, Weibang Sun   +9 more
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Establishing reproductive seasons for the conservation of the critically endangered Kashmir red deer Cervus Hanglu

Scientific Reports
Ungulates living in seasonal environments adopt complex life history strategies to cope with pronounced temporal and spatial variability in environmental conditions and resource availability.
Tanushree Srivastava, Javaid Hameed, Vinod Kumar, Harika Segu, Sneha Narayan, Moomin John, Karthikeyan Vasudevan, Govindhaswamy Umapathy   +7 more
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Den Use Patterns of Endangered San Joaquin Kit Foxes in Urban Environments May Facilitate Disease Transmission

Animals
A robust population of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica; SJKFs) occurs in the city of Bakersfield, CA. In 2013, sarcoptic mange was detected and significantly reduced SJKF abundance.
Brian L. Cypher, Alyse Gabaldon, Erica C. Kelly, Tory L. Westall, Nicole A. Deatherage   +4 more
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