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Detection of polymorphisms in six genes and their association analysis with litter size in sheep

Animal Biotechnology
Litter size in sheep is a complex trait controlled by micro-effective polygenes. APAF1, CLSTN2, CTH, PLCB1, PLCB4, and CHST11 are all involved in mammalian reproduction.
Kai Liu, Yufang Liu, Mingxing Chu
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Soil carbon stocks in a Sitka spruce chronosequence following afforestation [PDF]

, 2013
peer-reviewedIncreasing concentrations ofCO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are leading to concern worldwide due to their contribution to the greenhouse effect.
Bolger, Thomas, Reidy, Brian
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Influence of drainage status on soil and water chemistry, litter decomposition and soil respiration in central Amazonian forests on sandy soils [PDF]

, 2011
Central Amazonian rainforest landscape supports a mosaic of tall terra firme rainforest and ecotone campinarana, riparian and campina forests, reflecting topography-induced variations in soil, nutrient and drainage conditions.
Berton Zanchi, F., Dolman, A.J., Groenendijk, M., Kruijt, B., Waterloo, M.J.   +4 more
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Synapsids and sensitivity: Broad survey of tetrapod trigeminal canal morphology supports an evolutionary trend of increasing facial tactile specialization in the mammal lineage

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The trigeminus nerve (cranial nerve V) is a large and significant conduit of sensory information from the face to the brain, with its three branches extending over the head to innervate a wide variety of integumentary sensory receptors, primarily tactile.
Juri A. Miyamae, Julien Benoit, Irina Ruf, Zoleka Sibiya, Bhart‐Anjan S. Bhullar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple paternity and hybridization in two smooth-hound sharks [PDF]

, 2015
Multiple paternity appears to be a common trait of elasmobranch mating systems, with its occurrence likely driven by convenience, due to females seeking to minimize the stress of male harassment.
Gristina, Michele, Marino, ILARIA ANNA MARIA, Mazzoldi, Carlotta, Rasotto, MARIA BERICA, Riginella, Emilio, Zane, Lorenzo   +5 more
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Role of soft tissue and bone interactions in the developmental integration and modularity of the skull in neural crest‐specific gap junction alpha‐1 knockout mice

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The vertebrate skull is composed of bones derived from neural crest cells and mesoderm. The evolutionary capacity of the skull has been linked, in part, to the emergence of neural crest cells; however, this increased capacity for evolutionary change requires that variation within neural crest‐ and mesoderm‐derived bones remains partly ...
Alyssa C. Moore, Madeline Tourigny, Diana Quinonez, Kevin Barr, Matthew W. Grol, Katherine E. Willmore   +5 more
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Notes on gestation periods and litter size in the arenicolous buthid scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus (Ehrenberg, 1828) (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2009
The following notes on gestation periods and litter size in seven specimens of Leiurus quinquestriatus are presented as observational data. Specimens of Leiurus quinquestriatus from southern Egypt and southern Israel were mated in the laboratory during ...
LK Ross
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Gleaning the Rocky Shore? 2500 Years of Coastal Resource Use at Red Bluff 1, GunaiKurnai Country, SE Australia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Shell middens in Gippsland along the eastern half of Victoria's coastline have usually been characterised as small, short‐duration camp sites with relatively low shell densities and low taxonomic diversity. Here we present new excavation results from a dense, high‐diversity site at Red Bluff near the eastern end of GunaiKurnai Country, a ...
Patrick Faulkner, Bruno David, David M. Kennedy, Fiona Petchey, Joanna Fresløv, Ashleigh J. Rogers, Jillian Garvey, Rachel Kirby, Runjie Yuan, Russell Mullett, John Stanisic, Kyne Krusic‐Golub, V. Ruth Pullin, Matthew C. McDowell, Robert J. Skelly, Anthony Romano, Vanessa N. L. Wong, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation   +17 more
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The contributions of soil biota to litter mass loss and home-field advantage in temperate forests

Ecological Processes
Background Soil biotic communities play an important ecological role in driving the litter decomposition, and moreover the home-field advantage (HFA). However, whether and how these communities with different body sizes regulate litter mass loss and HFA ...
Yixin Sun, Bing Li, Yuhui Li, Xiaofang Du, Yang Bai, Zhenxin Xu, Qi Li, Yingbin Li   +7 more
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Soil fauna community body size structure mediates litter loss responses to temperature and plant litter treatments in ecological microcosms

Soil Organisms
Litter decomposition is strongly influenced by soil communities, composed of soil biota which display large variations in body size. Body size plays a central role in metabolism and mediates the functional potential of soil biota, but the influence of ...
Zhaoxing Li, Nick T. Girkin, Jacqueline A. Hannam, Alice S.A. Johnston   +3 more
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