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Genomic Structural Variations Provide Insights Into Litter Size and Teat Number Traits in Hu Sheep

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Here, we conducted whole genome sequencing on 300 Hu sheep with an average depth of 16.51X. Two candidate genes associated with litter size and teat number traits were identified, namely MAST2 and AFDN. ABSTRACT Litter size and the teat number are important economic indicators in sheep production.
Xin Xiang, Wei Dai, Jiqiang Liu, Zhengguang Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Processo de decomposição e colonização por invertebrados aquáticos de detritos foliares em um riacho subtropical de Mata Atlântica [PDF]

, 2014
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Fungos, Algas e Plantas, Florianópolis, 2014.Em riachos de pequenas ordens a energia do ecossistema aquático é obtida
Faccin, Denise
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Litter diversity, fungal decomposers and litter decomposition under simulated stream intermittency [PDF]

, 2011
1. The drying of stream channels resulting from flow interruption is expected to increase as a consequence of climate change. Implications for aquatic organisms and processes are profound.
Chauvet, Eric, Gessner, Mark O., Andreas Bruder, Mark O. Gessner, Bruder, Andreas, Eric Chauvet   +5 more
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Modulation of Animal Gut Health by Milk Oligosaccharide

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the composition and structural characteristics of MOs across different mammalian species, and elucidates their roles and mechanisms in maintaining intestinal homeostasis by regulating gut microbiome and enhancing intestinal chemical, physical and immune barriers.
Ningtao Chen, Nana Jing, Shiyu Tao, Mingyue Fei, Wentao Lv, Hua Yang, Yingping Xiao, Haiqin Wu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Placental crises: disruptive selection and maternal under‐investment as the foundations of mammalian placental evolution and dysfunction

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Among the vertebrates, mammals are notable for the dominance of live birth and placental nutrition. The structural diversity of the mammalian placenta is remarkable, despite sharing a single common ancestor and conserved physiological functions.
Davis Laundon, Neil J. Gostling, Ian G. Reddin, Bram G. Sengers, Pascale Chavatte‐Palmer, Rohan M. Lewis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial metrics in fire ecology: seeking consistency amidst complexity

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological advances, including remote sensing, have led to a proliferation of metrics used in ecological studies to examine spatial patterns of fire regimes and their ecological effects. Researchers can use many different metrics to analyse spatial variation in both fire events and resulting fire regimes, including fire size, shape ...
Alexander R. Carey, Geoffrey J. Cary, Teigan Cremona, Hugh F. Davies, Brett P. Murphy, Sam C. Banks   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The leaf litterfall pattern in an old-growth evergreen broad-leaved forest and its implication for leaf litter mixing studies

Global Ecology and Conservation
In natural systems, litter typically undergoes decomposition as species mixtures, with litter species composition and richness affecting decomposition processes and ecosystem functioning.
Yuanjie Xu, Qingping Li, Yinxixue Pan, Yizhi Wang, Xiping Cheng, Xiaowen Hu, Jinhua Qi, Zhiyun Lu   +7 more
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Impact of site-preparation on soil-surface CO₂ fluxes and litter decomposition in a clear-cut in Sweden

Silva Fennica, 2015
Boreal forest soil contains significant amounts of organic carbon. Soil disturbance, caused for example by site preparation or stump extraction, may increase decomposition and thus lead to higher CO emissions, contributing to global warming.
Mjöfors, Kristina, Strömgren, Monika, Nohrstedt, Hans-Örjan, Gärdenäs, Annemieke   +3 more
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A roadmap to key traits of invasive Drosophilidae

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions have intensified in recent decades, mostly driven by international trade and travel, raising significant concerns, particularly regarding insect pests. Once non‐native species establish, they can disrupt natural ecosystem stability, undermine agroecosystem sustainability and cause substantial economic losses.
Gwenaëlle Deconninck, Bréa Raynaud‐Berton, Méghan Boulembert, Olivier Chabrerie, Aude Couty, Franck Dedeine, Patrice Eslin, Vincent Foray, Romain Georges, Patricia Gibert, Laurence Mouton, Sylvain Pincebourde, David Renault, Christelle Suppo, Hervé Colinet   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil fauna promote litter mixture effects on nitrogen release but not carbon or phosphorus during decomposition in a subtropical forest

Geoderma
Understanding how litter diversity drives decomposition is critical for linking plant diversity to ecosystem functioning. We conducted a 460-day field decomposition experiment using litter mixtures (1–4 species) placed in both fauna-accessible and ...
Pengpeng Dou, Dunmei Lin
doaj   +1 more source