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Intrapopulation differences in polar bear movement and step selection patterns

open access: yesMovement Ecology, 2022
Background The spatial ecology of individuals often varies within a population or species. Identifying how individuals in different classes interact with their environment can lead to a better understanding of population responses to human activities and
Ryan R. Wilson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

2016 Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the use of wild mammals in research and education

open access: yesJournal of Mammalogy, 2016
Guidelines for use of wild mammal species in research are updated from Sikes et al. (2011). These guidelines cover current professional techniques and regulations involving the use of mammals in research and teaching; they also incorporate new resources,
R. Sikes
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cancer risk across mammals

open access: yesNature, 2021
Cancer is a ubiquitous disease of metazoans, predicted to disproportionately affect larger, long-lived organisms owing to their greater number of cell divisions, and thus increased probability of somatic mutations 1 , 2 .
O. Vincze   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Therapy of cancer by insect cells containing recombinant baculovirus encoding genes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Provided are compositions and methods of use for insect cells comprising baculovirus encoding non-surface expressed proteins and peptides. The claimed invention particularly relates to compositions comprising insect cells containing baculovirus that ...
Dhong, Zhongyun   +2 more
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Age‐associated variation in the gut microbiota of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) reveals differences in food metabolism

open access: yesMicrobiologyOpen, 2021
Age is known to affect the gut microbiota in various animals; however, this relationship is poorly understood in seabirds. We investigated the temporal succession of gut microbiota in captive chinstrap penguins of different ages using high‐throughput ...
Jiashen Tian   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Status and Stress in Different Categories of Racing Pigeons

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The influence of different stress parameters in racing pigeon flocks, such as the presence of diseases and environmental conditions at the time of the races, were described.
Marjan Kastelic   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Initial results on the variation of whistle characteristics of bottlenose dolphins from two neighbouring regions of the Mediterranean Sea: Northern Ionian and Southern Adriatic Sea

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Bottlenose dolphins have a complex vocal repertoire that varies depending on behavioral context, social structure, group composition, and anthropogenic pressures.
Aylin Akkaya   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Host and viral traits predict zoonotic spillover from mammals

open access: yesNature, 2017
The majority of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, with viruses that originate in wild mammals of particular concern (for example, HIV, Ebola and SARS).
K. Olival   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of Welfare in Commercial Turkey Flocks of Both Sexes Using the Transect Walk Method

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The study was conducted between March and September 2019 in six meat-type turkey flocks with similar management standard procedures using the transect walk method. The concept of the method is based on visual observation of the birds while slowly walking
Nina Mlakar Hrženjak   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occurrence of the Sinus Nematode Skrjabingylus sp. (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) Inferred from Sinus Lesions in Arkansas Mustelidae and Mephitidae, with review of relevant literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Nasal nematodes of the genus Skrjabingylus occur in the mammalian families Mustelidae and Mephitidae, and have been found from Canada to Costa Rica.
Tumlison, C. Renn, Tumlison, Terry
core   +3 more sources

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