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Detectability of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish and Consequences for Culling or Removal. [PDF]

Biology (Basel)
Pratchett MS, Caballes CF.
europepmc   +1 more source

Shelters or ecological traps? Context‐dependent effects of nestboxes on breeding success in a colonial raptor

Ibis, EarlyView.
Artificial breeding structures, such as nestboxes, can potentially influence the population size and conservation status of bird species relying on heavily human‐modified environments such as agroecosystems and urban areas. However, the effectiveness of these interventions may vary, as artificial structures could attract individuals to suboptimal ...
Alejandro Corregidor‐Castro, Alessandro Berlusconi, Jacopo G. Cecere, Sara Cioccarelli, Claudia De Battisti, Andrea Romano, Diego Rubolini, Andrea Pilastro, Michelangelo Morganti   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Viable Nannizziopsis guarroi in Housing Environments Prior to Dermatological Lesion Development in Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps). [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Dalen JP, Wong AD, Adamovicz L, Liszka NC, Keller KA.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Too hot for comfort: Elevated temperatures influence gene expression and exceed thermal tolerance of bigmouth shiners, Ericymba dorsalis

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Environmental and associated ecosystem change may affect the persistence of fish species based on their ability to adapt to changing conditions, including decreasing flows and rising water temperatures. Exceeding the thermal tolerances of stream fish will likely result in a loss of ability to maintain metabolic processes.
Ella K. Humphrey, Jonathan J. Spurgeon, Lizbeth Bowen, Robert E. Wilson, Shannon C. Waters‐Dynes, Braxton M. Newkirk, Sarah A. Sonsthagen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial, Temporal, and Host-Specificity Patterns of Three Genera of Blood Coccidian Parasites in Two Syntopic Mediterranean Lizards. [PDF]

Integr Zool
Mediavilla C, Fandos G, Blázquez-Castro S, Reguera S, Barrientos R, Megía-Palma R.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Nonapeptide cell size differs between male morphs of the West African cichlid, Pelvicachromis pulcher

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Alternative male morphs are found in many species of fishes. These morphs often differ in suites of social behaviours, such as aggression and territoriality, associated with alternative reproductive tactics. Such consistent morph‐typical behavioural profiles suggest common differences in underlying neuroendocrine mechanisms.
Adam R. Reddon, Douglas R. Wylie, Peter L. Hurd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Isolated dwarfism and sexual dimorphism in a mainland population of the greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) and the Great Plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus). [PDF]

PLoS One
Lahti ME, Latta Iv LC, Pfrender ME, Brodie ED.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessment of two minimally invasive methodologies for sex identification in the European eel, Anguilla anguilla

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Sex is an important driver of variation in behaviour, ecology and physiology. Sex identification in the Critically Endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla) currently requires fish sacrifice, or the use of morphological differences such as body length, which can be inaccurate in certain habitats and at intermediate body lengths.
Michael J. Williamson, Jack A. Brand, Kevin Hopkins, Luke O'Connor, Matthew W. Perkins, Christopher Sergeant, Simon Spiro, Taina Strike, Jessica Whinfield, Rosie S. Williams, Ethan Wrigglesworth, Rosalind M. Wright, Adam T. Piper   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Osteology and arthrology of the ankle and tarsometatarsus of anoles (Iguania: Anolidae): not convergent with geckos but divergent from the ancestral iguanian condition

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Geckos and anoline iguanid lizards are well‐known for their possession of adhesive toepads, which are generally regarded as being convergent structures. We show that the anatomical configuration of the foot in these two lineages differs markedly and that these differences likely relate to the contrasing ways they deploy their adhesive systems and ...
Anthony P. Russell, Lisa D. McGregor, Timothy E. Higham   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of Ingested Microplastics in a Regional Endemic Lizard <i>Apathya cappadocica</i> (Werner, 1902) from Türkiye. [PDF]

Biology (Basel)
Dursun C, Demirci N, Candan K, Korkmaz AG, Hastürk EB, Yıldırım Caynak E, Ilgaz Ç, Kumlutaş Y, Gül S.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source