The ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus is a species of conservation concern that has declined across most of its range. At the southeastern trailing edge of the range in Georgia, grouse are restricted to elevations 600 m a.s.l. and abundance is relatively low.
Clayton D. Delancey +5 more
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Surviving the Patchwork: Habitat Preferences of a Threatened Amphibian in a Fragmented Tropical Landscape. [PDF]
Rajiv NV +2 more
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Supplementary feeding for declining hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus populations is popular in Great Britain and has been suggested as an important factor in explaining higher densities in urban areas compared with rural ones. Occupancy modelling was used to test whether spatial variation in supplementary feeding, natural food, habitat, or predator ...
Eleanor S. Benjamin +6 more
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The Immune-Antioxidant Trade-Off Mediated by Actinobacteria Drives Niche Differentiation: Physiological and Gut Microbiota Responses of Two Cold-Adapted Brown Frog Species to Contrasting Peak Daily Habitat Temperatures. [PDF]
Lan Z, Zhou S, Wang C, Liu W, Liu P.
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Urban green spaces experience a mix of natural and anthropogenic noises, which could disrupt the vocal communication of several species. This study investigated how such complex soundscapes affect the occurrence of Anaxipha pallidula, which communicates through calls, focusing on both sound level and quality.
Hiroki Mori, Takeshi Osawa
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Acute polyneuropathy associated with Kambo poisoning: An unusual case report. [PDF]
Mantilla-Pardo JC +2 more
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Effective wildlife law enforcement is important in the drive for biodiversity conservation. This study examined the challenges of wildlife law enforcement in Oyo and Lagos States of Nigeria across four security outfits (Nigerian Police Force [NPF], Nigerian Customs Service [NCS], National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency ...
Oluwatosin Mercy Dada +2 more
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Stochasticity Prevails but Differs: Tissue-Specific Assembly of Gut Microbiomes Across Seasons in an Amphibian Model. [PDF]
Song X +10 more
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Behavior Change Projects in Zoological Collections: Application of the Behavior Change Wheel
Projects identified from zoo websites and their initial categorization. ABSTRACT Human behavior change is needed to stop the triple planetary crisis. Zoos reach millions of people every year and there is evidence available that people do change their behavior because of zoo led interventions.
Isabel Brinkley +3 more
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From Nucleus to No Nucleus: A Multimodal Study of the Toxicity of ZnO Nanoparticles: A Focus on Membrane Integrity, DNA Damage, and Molecular Docking. [PDF]
Sukaj E +7 more
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