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Exploring the exploration: implications of leaving or remaining at the natal site during the early stages of independence in a partially migratory bird

Ibis, EarlyView.
Despite being an important fraction of any animal population, juveniles are a severely understudied group. Juveniles often need to learn an array of skills that allow them to survive independently and do so while undertaking decisions that may impact their fitness, recruitment and survival, having therefore relevant demographic implications.
Manuela S. Rodrigues, Afonso D. Rocha, João P. Silva, Carlos Carrapato, Jaime A. Ramos, Pedro M. Araújo, José A. Alves   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The former distribution of White‐tailed Eagles in Iberia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East: a case study of the importance of understanding historical distribution in informing current conservation and restoration interventions

Ibis, EarlyView.
The importance of considering historical data in developing conservation and restoration measures for individual species and for wider ecological restoration has been pointed out by recent reviews but often remains neglected in practice. This paper provides a case study illustrating the issue through a review of the former breeding distribution of the ...
Duncan J. Halley
wiley   +1 more source

Hermit beetle (Osmoderma barnabita) habitat selection and movement are shaped by tree microhabitat availability in Eastern Romanian Carpathians

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
We conducted the first radio‐tracking study on Osmoderma barnabita to examine the movement ecology and habitat selection in the Eastern Carpathians. A female recorded the longest movement distance and had larger home ranges than males. It showed a preference for Quercus petraea, with wood mould cavities and DBH as key predictors.
Marian D. Mirea, Iulia V. Miu, Viorel D. Popescu, Lavinia C. Pindaru, Steluta Manolache, Silviu Chiriac, Laurentiu Rozylowicz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimate of Inbreeding Coefficient and Its Effects on Reproductive Traits of Dairy Herds in Isfahan Province

پژوهشهای علوم دامی ایران, 2016
This study was carried out to study the inbreeding coefficient and its effect on reproductive performance of dairy cows (age at first calving, calving interval and open days) in Isfahan province.
S. Gholizadeh, S. Ansari-Mahyari, A. Riasi, M. Rokouei   +3 more
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Endemic but not eroded: Genomic distinctiveness and conservation genomics of the British swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon britannicus)

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Through whole‐genome sequencing of P. machaon populations across Europe, we demonstrate that P. m. britannicus forms a genetically distinct and isolated lineage. Demographic modelling revealed weak historical gene flow from the continent. Although P. m.
Benoit Nabholz, Eliette L. Reboud, Bérénice J. Lafon, Adam M. Cotton, Martin G. Partridge, N. Mark Collins, Fabien L. Condamine   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is urbanisation a barrier to genetic diversity in the solitary specialist bee, Melissodes druriellus?

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Bees are integral pollinators commonly found in and supported by urban green spaces; however, their eco‐evolutionary response to urbanisation varies interspecifically. While several studies have explored the population and landscape genetics of bees in response to urbanisation, few have examined solitary or specialist species which may be more ...
Anthony C. Ayers, Sargon Yousefian Dezag Tekkie, S. Eryn McFarlane, Sandra M. Rehan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population genetic analysis of the endangered Mottled Duskywing butterfly (Erynnis martialis) informs species reintroduction

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) populations had moderate levels of genetic diversity at microsatellites with expected heterozygosity ranging from 0.43 to 0.58, and populations more than 10 km apart were differentiated from one another. Weak patterns of isolation by distance and low effective population sizes suggest that all but the largest ...
Shayla L. Kroeze, Gard W. Otis, Jessica E. Linton, D. Ryan Norris, Richard Westwood, Adrienne L. E. Brewster, Nusha Keyghobadi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing for pre- and post-copulatory inbreeding avoidance in the flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. [PDF]

PLoS One
Attia FA, Tregenza T, Vasudeva R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Genetic Control of Canalization for Twinning Rates in Polypay and Rambouillet Sheep Using Threshold or Double Hierarchical Generalized Linear Models

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In most sheep production systems, the ideal scenario is for every ewe to lamb and successfully raise twins. However, selection for increased number of lambs born (NLB) is often accompanied by a higher incidence of triplet and higher‐order births, which increases management challenges and producer reluctance to intensify selection for this ...
Carrie S. Wilson, J. Bret Taylor, Luiz F. Brito   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mothers Matter Most: Maternal, but Not Paternal, Age and Inbreeding Affect Nestling Telomere Length in a Wild Passerine. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
Evans J, Eastwood J, Teunissen N, Verhulst S, Mikheyev A, Peters A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source