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Herbivore‐induced plant volatiles mediate host selection by a root herbivore [PDF]

open access: yesNew Phytologist, 2012
In response to herbivore attack, plants mobilize chemical defenses and release distinct bouquets of volatiles. Aboveground herbivores are known to use changes in leaf volatile patterns to make foraging decisions, but it remains unclear whether belowground herbivores also use volatiles to select suitable host plants. We therefore investigated how above-
Matthias Erb, Ted Turlings
exaly   +8 more sources

MiRNA sequencing of Embryonic Myogenesis in Chengkou Mountain Chicken

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2022
Background Skeletal muscle tissue is among the largest organ systems in mammals, essential for survival and movement. Embryonic muscle development determines the quantity and quality of muscles after the birth of an individual.
Jun’an Shi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Single-cell transcriptomic atlas of goat ovarian aging

open access: yesJournal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2023
Background The ovaries are one of the first organs that undergo degenerative changes earlier in the aging process, and ovarian aging is shown by a decrease in the number and quality of oocytes.
Dejun Xu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vascular Distribution and Expression Patterns of Angiogenic Factors in Caruncle during the Early Stage of Pregnancy in Goats (Capra hircus)

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
The placenta is a temporary maternal–fetal organ, and its maternal placenta (caruncle) is essential for fetal growth and development. The exchange function of the placenta requires vascular development (angiogenesis).
Pan Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

BMP6 Promotes the Secretion of 17 Beta-Estradiol and Progesterone in Goat Ovarian Granulosa Cells

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of BMP6 on the function of goat ovarian granulosa cells (GCs). The results showed that the exogenous addition of BMP6 did not affect the EdU-positive ratio of ovarian GCs and had no significant ...
Shuaifei Song   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental support of the stress‐gradient hypothesis in herbivore–herbivore interactions [PDF]

open access: yesNew Phytologist, 2012
Summary The stress‐gradient hypothesis (SGH) postulates an increase in the frequency of positive species interactions at increasing amounts of stress. While the SGH has been extensively tested in plant–plant interactions along abiotic stresses, it remains unclear whether this hypothesis could apply to higher trophic levels, such as herbivores, along ...
Dangles, Olivier   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Water availability and plant-herbivore interactions. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Water is essential to plant growth and drives plant evolution and interactions with other organisms, such as herbivores. However, water availability fluctuates, and these fluctuations are intensified by climate change.
Jessica Kansman   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of steam-flaked grains on foals’ growth and faecal microbiota

open access: yesBMC Veterinary Research, 2021
Background There is little objective information concerning the effect of steam-flaked grains on foal’s growth performance and faecal microbiota. To determine the effects of steam-flaked grains on foal’s growth performance and faecal microbiota, faecal ...
Xiao Bin Li   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A grass-based diet favours muscle n-3 long-chain PUFA deposition without modifying gene expression of proteins involved in their synthesis or uptake in Charolais steers

open access: yesAnimal, 2013
N-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA) are subject of growing interest as they are of particular relevance for meat quality and human health. However, their content in the muscles of cattle is generally low probably as the complex result
M. Cherfaoui   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Noncrop flowering plants restore top-down herbivore control in agricultural fields [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Herbivore populations are regulated by bottom-up control through food availability and quality and by top-down control through natural enemies. Intensive agricultural monocultures provide abundant food to specialized herbivores and at the same time ...
Pfiffner, Lukas   +13 more
core   +1 more source

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