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City life makes females fussy : sex differences in habitat use of temperate bats in urban areas [PDF]

, 2014
Urbanization is a major driver of the global loss of biodiversity; to mitigate its adverse effects, it is essential to understand what drives species' patterns of habitat use within the urban matrix.
Olley, Lena, Mayhew, Rebekah J, Fuentes-Montemayor, Elisa, Park, Kirsty J., Minderman, Jeroen, Bunnefeld, Nils, Mayhew, Rebekah J., Lintott, Paul, Lintott, Paul R., Park, Kirsty   +9 more
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Primates in Fragmented Habitats

Annual Review of Anthropology
Forest fragmentation was highlighted as a conservation priority in primatology more than 20 years ago, yet this issue unfortunately remains a key challenge. In this article, I review the literature on primate responses to habitat fragmentation and propose priority areas for future studies.
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Impact of habitat fragmentation on tsetse populations and trypanosomosis risk in Eastern Zambia

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Fragmentation of tsetse habitat in eastern Zambia is largely due to encroachments by subsistence farmers into new areas in search of new agricultural land.
Cornelius Mweempwa, Tanguy Marcotty, Claudia De Pus, Barend Louis Penzhorn, Ahmadou Hamady Dicko, Jérémy Bouyer, Reginald De Deken   +6 more
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Osteohistological evidence for terrestrial adaptation and an extended growth period in mekosuchine crocodylians and its potential role in their extinction

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Australasian crocodylian fossil record is dominated by the extinct endemic clade Mekosuchinae, with known members spanning the Eocene‐to‐Holocene. This diverse clade exhibited high morphological disparity, from early members superficially similar to Crocodylus, to more terrestrial forms later in the clade's evolutionary history.
Devin K. Hoffman, Cecily S. C. Nicholl, Oliver Bradley, Sreya Magar, Marie Sofia Sebaratnam, Alexandra Houssaye, Ryan N. Felice, Adam M. Yates, Stephen F. Poropat, Philip D. Mannion   +9 more
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Pectinase‐Based Bioprocesses for Circular Bioeconomy and Sustainable Industrial Development

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
This picture demonstrates a unified strategy for sustainable pectinase production, focusing on microbial bioproduction, innovative strategies in enzyme engineering (Protein engineering, rational enzyme design, directed evolution and heterologous expression) and various applications in industry, including food, textiles, pulp and paper, agriculture and ...
Nisha Sharma, Dimple Tanwar, Usha Grewal, Murugesan Mohana Keerthi, Yogesh K. Ahlawat, Nitin Pandey, Chirag G. Makvana   +6 more
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Disentangling the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on a highly diverse European wildlife

M.H.T.M. received a collaboration scholarship in the Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution of Universidad Complutense de Madrid from the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports (#998142).Habitat loss and fragmentation are among ...
Moreno, María H. T., López Teixido, Alberto   +1 more
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Functional Diversity and Oleaginous Potential of Fungal Strains From Hawaiian Soil Ecosystems

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fungi represent an important but underexplored resource for microbial lipid production, including nutritionally valuable polyunsaturated fatty acids. Hawaiian soils, shaped by volcanic parent materials and strong environmental gradients, provide a unique setting for discovering functionally diverse fungal strains with distinct metabolic traits.
Yu Wang, Adam Phelps, Zhiqing Fang, Qian Li, Ty Shitanaka, Taren Bouwman, Luke H. Amerine, Abigail Rohy, Kyla Mei A. Tuazon, Zhiyue Wang, Samir Kumar Khanal, Nhu Nguyen, Zhi‐Yan Du   +12 more
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Micro‐ and nanoplastics in gastrointestinal disorders: Mapping the translational gap between exposure, biomonitoring, and pathogenic mechanisms

BMEMat, EarlyView.
This review highlights critical “translational gaps” in understanding micro‐ and nanoplastics impacts on gastrointestinal diseases, bridging exposure, detecting, and mechanistic toxicology. Abstract Micro‐ and nanoplastics (MNPs) have become pervasive environmental contaminants with increasing evidence linking them to adverse health outcomes.
Zhenli Diao, Yujie Luo, Chuanda Zhu, Yanwei Hu   +3 more
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Observing giant panda habitat and forage abundance from space [PDF]

, 2009
Giant pandas are obligate bamboo grazers. The bamboos favoured by giant pandas are typical forest understorey plants. Therefore, the availability and abundance of understorey bamboo is a key factor in determining the quantity and quality of giant ...
Wang, T., Wang, Tiejun
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Habitat loss and discontinuity as drivers of habitat fragmentation: The role of contamination and connectivity of habitats

Environmental Research
Habitat discontinuity of aquatic environments is a serious problem that might hamper the different activities performed by organisms. When combined with contamination, the consequences for the population's dynamics might be exacerbated, particularly regarding foraging activity.
David Salvatierra, María Pilar González, Julián Blasco, Marcos Krull, Cristiano V.M. Araújo   +4 more
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