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Impact of Environmental Microparticles on Insect Olfaction

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Terrestrial insects underpin key ecosystem services, including pollination, herbivory regulation, decomposition, nutrient cycling, and disease control. These functions depend on chemical communication that guides insects to food, mates, hosts, shelters, and oviposition sites while helping them avoid threats.
Steve B. S. Baleba, Danube K. N. Wandji, Yves H. Tchiechoua, Komi Mensah Agboka, Iman B. Hassaballa, Victor O. Omondi, Beatrice T. Nganso, Saliou Niassy, Souleymane Diallo, Merid N. Getahun   +9 more
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Comparison of pedigree-based (FPED) and genomic inbreeding (FROH) in Croatian Holstein cattle using pedigree and SNP data

Mljekarstvo
The two most commonly used approaches for estimating inbreeding and structural relationships in livestock populations are pedigree-based and genomic methods.
Nikola Raguž, Dragana Kuzmanović, Katarina Marić, Mario Shihabi, Tomislav Milković, Ino Curik, Marija Špehar, Tina Bobić, Boris Lukić   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing genetic diversity in a reintroduced Mediterranean griffon vulture Gyps fulvus population to inform long‐term conservation management

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Reintroductions play a key role in conservation biology. Their long‐term success strongly depends on maximizing the genetic diversity of founders, as well as on ensuring ecological connectivity with adjacent populations. Accordingly, evaluating the conservation status of reintroduced populations to limit the loss of their genetic diversity requires ...
Nicolò Borgianni, Mario Posillico, Lorenzo Attili, Paolo Ciucci, Rita Lorenzini, Luisa Garofalo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Response and inbreeding from a genomic selection experiment in layer chickens [PDF]

Genetics Selection Evolution, 2015
Genomic selection (GS) using estimated breeding values (GS-EBV) based on dense marker data is a promising approach for genetic improvement. A simulation study was undertaken to illustrate the opportunities offered by GS for designing breeding programs. It consisted of a selection program for a sex-limited trait in layer chickens, which was developed by
Wolc, Anna, Zhao, Honghua H., Arango, Jesus, Settar, Petek, Fulton, Janet E., O’sullivan, Neil P., Preisinger, Rudolf, Stricker, Chris, Habier, David, Fernando, Rohan L., Garrick, Dorian J., Lamont, Susan J., Dekkers, Jack C. M.   +12 more
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Biology, ecology, and conservation of the Italian hare Lepus corsicanus: a review

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The Italian hare Lepus corsicanus, an endemic lagomorph of Italy, serves as a critical case study in evolutionary biology and conservation. Once taxonomically debated, modern genetic and morphological analyses confirm its status as a distinct Pleistocene lineage restricted to the central‐southern Italian Peninsula and Sicily.
Pierangelo Freschi, Valter Trocchi
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in estimates of genomic and conventional inbreeding—Reasons and implications

Journal of Dairy Science
: Genomic inbreeding coefficients, when calculated in a way to reflect the true level of homozygosity of an individual at genomic markers, result in considerably higher inbreeding trends per year at a population level when compared with pedigree-based ...
Christine Anglhuber, Eduardo C.G. Pimentel, Reiner Emmerling, Kay-Uwe Götz, Georg Thaller, Christian Edel   +5 more
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Integrating Biobanking Into Conservation Practice: The Development and Impact of the EAZA Biobank

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Overview of the structural setup and terms of service of the EAZA Biobank, Left panel illustrates for samples stored at ‐80ºC sampling (1), submission (2), storage (3) in one of the four hubs hosted at: Antwerp Zoo (Belgium), Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) (United Kingdom), Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) (Germany ...
Christina Hvilsom, Philippe Helsen, Alexander Ball, Andrew Mooney, Susan Lorene Walker, Imke Wiemann, Andrew C. Kitchener, Baptiste Mulot, Louise Gibson, Jörns Fickel, Anna Mekarska, Elmar Fienieg, Zjef J. J. M. Pereboom   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Future Challenges and Opportunities for the Viability of Animal Populations in Zoos and Aquariums

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Maintaining sustainable animal populations is fundamental to zoo and aquarium missions in education, visitor engagement, entertainment, scientific advancement, public health and wellbeing, advocacy, and conservation impact. Yet, sustaining viable populations remains a persistent challenge.
Lisa J. Faust, John E. Andrews, Alex Ball, Rebecca Biddle, Rachel A. Bladow, Asako Y. Chaille, Marie Corlay, Veronica Cowl, Caitlin Curry, Candice Dorsey, J. Andrew DeWoody, Adam Eyres, Gina M. Ferrie, Elmar Fienieg, Ashley D. Franklin, Emily K. Latch, Andrea Putnam, Kristine Schad Eebes, Leah J. Williams   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hominin dispersals: causes, conditions, and outcomes Dispersions des hominines : causes, conditions et issues

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The ‘Out of Africa’ model that has dominated palaeoanthropology for nearly three decades was originally based on five elements: a recent ancestry to human populations; an African origin for the ancestral population; limited or no gene flow among archaic hominins and no admixture between modern humans and Neanderthals; a marked difference between the ...
Robert A. Foley, Marta Mirazón Lahr
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Genomic mating strategy for papilla number in Apostichopus japonicus

Genomics Communications
Genomic mating algorithms, as an optimized mating strategy, aim to balance genetic gain against genetic diversity, compensating for the genetic diversity loss seen in genomic selection after multiple generations.
Ping Ni, Mu Nie, Yuan Tian, Kunya Wu, Luo Wang, Lingshu Han, Yaqing Chang, Jun Ding, Yangfan Wang, Lisui Bao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source