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A new checklist of Slovenian leeches (Hirudinea: Euhirudinea): In memory of Boris Sket (1936–2023)
Natura Sloveniae, 2023 The new (as of 2023) checklist of Slovenian leeches (Euhirudinea) contains 33 species, which represents a 44% increase since the last published inventory in 2003.
Peter Trontelj, Patricija Podkrajšek
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Leeches (Hirudinea) in aquatic ecosystems of national park “Prielbrusye”
RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety, 2017 The article provides information about the fauna of leeches living in the various reservoirs on especially protected natural territories of the Federal state budget establishment The National Park Prielbrusye.
Andrey Vladimirovich Yakimov +4 more
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Genome-Based Taxa Delimitation (GBTD): A New Approach
Diversity, 2022 Proper taxonomic identification is essential for biological research. Unfortunately, there are no clear guidelines for taxonomic assignment above the species level.
Alexander Bolbat +2 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 The aim of the study was to check the integument and alimentary tract of Theromyzon for the occurrence of fungi. Moreover, the mycological purity of water sources from which leeches were collected was analyzed.
Anna Biedunkiewicz +3 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.The present study investigates recycling of NiTi shape memory alloys via vacuum induction melting. An ingot was synthesized from elemental Ni and Ti and subjected to three subsequent remelting cycles. Remelting increases process durations and impurity levels and adversely affects microstructures and functional properties.
Sakia Sophia Noorzayee +7 more
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Hirudiniasis in Cattle in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region of Tanzania
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, 2020 Hirudiniasis is a condition caused by infestation by leeches. Despite the annoyance, clinical signs, and associated lesions caused by leeches in both humans and animals, the extent of the problem in Tanzania is not well elucidated. Individual animals and
Misheck A. Mulilo +3 more
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Biology, 2020 Earthworms and leeches are sentinel animals that represent the annelid phylum within terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, respectively. One early stress signal in these organisms is related to innate immunity, but how nanomaterials affect it is poorly ...
Kornélia Bodó +7 more
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International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2003 SUMMARYMedicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) have been used in medicine for thousands of years to treat a wide range of ailments. Nowadays, leeches are used successfully for only a few conditions, notably in the field of reconstructive or microsurgery, to salvage tissue flaps and skin grafts whose viability is threatened by venous congestion.
A M, Abdelgabar, B K, Bhowmick
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The costs of extra‐pair behaviours in birds
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Extra‐pair behaviours – reproductive behaviours, including those related to copulation and paternity of offspring, amongst animals outside of a social pair bond – have long intrigued behavioural ecologists, particularly from the female animal's perspective.
Jørgen S. Søraker, Jamie Dunning
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Otorrhagia bleeding due to leech bite
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2012 Leeches are blood-sucking hermaphroditic parasites that attach to vertebrate hosts, bite through the skin, and suck out blood. When leeches feed, they secrete an anticoagulant (hirudin), which helps them get a full meal of blood. This is the first report
Narges Askari, Afrooz Eshaghian
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