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Marine Drugs, 2014 Developing high-throughput assays to screen marine extracts for bioactive compounds presents both conceptual and technical challenges. One major challenge is to develop assays that have well-grounded ecological and evolutionary rationales.
Ingrid Richter, Andrew E. Fidler
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Benthic and hyporheic invertebrate community responses to seasonal flow recession in a groundwater-dominated stream [PDF]
, 2011 Natural hydrological variability in lotic ecosystems can include prolonged periods of flow recession. A reduction in discharge is accompanied by abiotic changes in benthic and hyporheic habitats, often including reductions in s habitat availability ...
Banks +45 more
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Environmental correlates of plant and invertebrate species richness in ponds [PDF]
, 2011 Ponds (lentic water bodies
Hassall, C, Hollinshead, J, Hull, A
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Assessing the Welfare of Captive Group-Housed Cockroaches, Gromphadorhina oblongonota
Animals, 2023 The welfare of invertebrates under human care is of growing concern, particularly with the increasing interest in insect farming as an environmentally sustainable means of producing food.
Danielle Free, Sarah Wolfensohn
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Replanting of first‐cycle oil palm results in a second wave of biodiversity loss
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Conversion of forest to oil palm plantations results in a significant loss of biodiversity. Despite this, first‐cycle oil palm plantations can sustain relatively high biodiversity compared to other crops.
Adham Ashton‐Butt +10 more
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Vertebrate and Invertebrate Animal and New In Vitro Models for Studying Neisseria Biology
Pathogens, 2023 The history of Neisseria research has involved the use of a wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate animal models, from insects to humans. In this review, we itemise these models and describe how they have made significant contributions to ...
Michael M. Girgis, Myron Christodoulides
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Benthic and interstitial habitats of a lentic spring as invertebrate refuges during supra-seasonal drought [PDF]
, 2013 Instream refuges are places where invertebrates persist during disturbances due to reduced adverse impacts. During droughts, low flows may be accompanied by elevated temperatures, and potential refuges including subsurface sediments and spring-fed ...
Stubbington, R, Wood, PJ
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Halogenated Metabolites from the Diet of Aplysia dactylomela Rang
Molecules, 2020 Invertebrates are an important source of structurally-diverse and biologically-active halogenated metabolites. The sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang has long been known to possess halogenated metabolites of dietary origin that are used as a self-defense ...
Kishneth Palaniveloo +3 more
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Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022 Zoos include invertebrates in visitor interaction sessions to educate and spread conservation messages to the public. Yet, the welfare implications of these encounters on invertebrates are unstudied.
Charlotte Gresham +6 more
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The invertebrate Caenorhabditis elegans biosynthesizes ascorbate. [PDF]
, 2015 l-Ascorbate, commonly known as vitamin C, serves as an antioxidant and cofactor essential for many biological processes. Distinct ascorbate biosynthetic pathways have been established for animals and plants, but little is known about the presence or ...
Adler, Lital N +5 more
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