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Divorce in the barn owl: securing a compatible or better mate entails the cost of re-pairing with a less ornamented female mate. [PDF]
, 2014 Two nonmutually exclusive hypotheses can explain why divorce is an adaptive strategy to improve reproductive success. Under the 'better option hypothesis', only one of the two partners initiates divorce to secure a higher-quality partner and increases ...
Dreiss, A.N., Roulin, A.
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The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia [PDF]
, 2015 We discovered the presence of two individual spotted leopards Panthera pardus in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, a previously under-researched selectively logged rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia.
Campos-Arceiz, Ahimsa +4 more
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Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 371-385, March 2025.Abstract Purpose To describe the clinical features surgical technique, early and long‐term outcome with or without surgery, and histopathological findings of melanocytic anterior uveal lesions in young dogs. Methods Medical records of dogs at a guide dog facility removed from training due to a pigmented iris lesion were reviewed from 2014 to 2021 ...
Valerie Liliane Dufour +6 more
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Sex- and melanism-specific variations in the oxidative status of adult tawny owls in response to manipulated reproductive effort. [PDF]
, 2015 Oxidative stress, determined by the balance between the production of damaging reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant defences, is hypothesized to play an important role in shaping the cost of reproduction and life history trade-offs. To test this
Bize, P. +4 more
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Diagnostic Cytopathology, Volume 54, Issue 5, Page 327-331, May 2026.ABSTRACT Background Accessory spleens result from failure of splenic fusion during development and are occasionally located in the pancreatic tail, radiographically appearing as solid or solid/cystic lesions. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) easily identifies accessory spleens in most samples based on architecture and using CD8 to highlight splenic ...
Adeyinka Akinsanya +5 more
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Acta HerpetologicaFor decades, the evolutionary role of melanism in reptiles has been highly debated. According to the thermal melanism hypothesis, melanistic phenotypes should provide thermal advantages, thus positively impacting various biological aspects of these ...
Matteo R. Di Nicola +6 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2005 In central Europe Adalia bipunctata (L.) occurs in two main colour morphs (typical, melanic), and A. decempunctata (L.) occurs in 3 morphs (spotted, chequered, dark).
Alois HONĚK +2 more
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A composite six bp in-frame deletion in the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene is associated with the Japanese brindling coat colour in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) [PDF]
, 2010 Background: In the domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), classical genetic studies have identified five alleles at the Extension locus: ED (dominant black), ES (steel, weaker version of ED), E (wild type, normal extension of black), eJ(Japanese ...
Luca Fontanesi +9 more
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Brain Pathology, Volume 36, Issue 3, May 2026.We investigated neuropathological manifestations of hypothermia in 168 cases. Patients aged 65 years or more constituted 80% of the total cohort. Alzheimer's disease was the most common comorbidity, affecting 40% of all patients. Abstract There is a paucity of autopsy‐based studies providing detailed neuropathological characteristics of fatal ...
Shojiro Ichimata +2 more
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