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Hidden highways: fungi associated with glossiphoniid leeches
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeFungi associated with aquatic invertebrates remain poorly characterized, particularly those inhabiting leeches (Hirudinea), which are key components of freshwater ecosystems.
Maciej Grobelski +2 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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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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Bloodlines: mammals, leeches, and conservation in southern Asia [PDF]
, 2018 Southern Asia is a biodiversity hotspot both for terrestrial mammals and for leeches. Many small-mammal groups are under-studied in this region, while other mammals are of known conservation concern. In addition to standard methods for surveying mammals,
Weiskopf, Sarah R. +13 more
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Career motivations and perceptions of teaching of 16–19‐year‐olds in England and Wales
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The current study provides an understanding of career‐related motivations of 16–19‐year‐olds in schools and A‐level colleges in England and Wales. The 672 participants (62% women) were asked to complete a modified version of the Motivations for Career Choice and the Persistence Research in Science and Engineering scales and provide comments on
Sophie Thompson‐Lee +4 more
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Analyzes on Viability and Efficiency of Medicinal Leeches, Fergana Valley
, 2023 The article compares the viability and effectiveness of local medical leeches collected from the Fergana Valley and imported medical leeches from Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Nozima Umarova +4 more
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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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An Unusual Case of Subglossal Hirudiniasis in an Iranian Cross-breed Goat-kid [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery, 2011 Case Description- Hirudiniasis in the subglossal area is very rare. We describe an Iranian cross-breed goat-kid with two leeches’ infestation in his sublingual area.
Ali Asghar Mozaffari +2 more
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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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Scientific Reports, 2021 Adaptive radiation is a phenomenon in which various organs are diversified morphologically or functionally as animals adapt to environmental inputs. Leeches exhibit a variety of ingestion behaviors and morphologically diverse ingestion organs.
Hee-Jin Kwak +9 more
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