Nesting behavior is associated with body weight and grip strength loss in mice suffering from experimental arthritis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Objective animal health evaluation is essential to determine welfare and discomfort in preclinical in vivo research. Body condition scores, body weight, and grimace scales are commonly used to evaluate well-being in murine rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ...
Tamara Dietrich +8 more
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Enhanced Expression of Secreted α-Klotho in the Hippocampus Alters Nesting Behavior and Memory Formation in Mice [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2019 The klotho gene family consists of α-, β-, and γ-Klotho, which encode type I single-pass transmembrane proteins with large extracellular domains. α-Klotho exists as a full-length membrane-bound and as a soluble form after cleavage of the extracellular ...
Dongxue Li +5 more
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Nest Site Selection and Nesting Behavior of Reeves' Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionResearch on nest site selection and nesting behavior is essential for species conservation. Research on the reproductive ecology of Reeves' turtles is relatively scarce.
Zihao Ye, Rongping Bu, Hai‐Tao Shi
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WASPnest: a worldwide assessment of social Polistine nesting behavior. [PDF]
Ecology, 2018 AbstractCooperative breeding decreases the direct reproductive output of subordinate individuals, but cooperation can be evolutionarily favored when there are challenges or constraints to breeding independently. Environmental factors, including temperature, precipitation, latitude, high seasonality, and environmental harshness have been hypothesized to
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Microbiota-gut-brain axis in avian parenting: gut microbiome associates with nest-construction behavior and neural gene expression in a songbird [PDF]
Animal MicrobiomeBackground The gut-brain axis mediates bidirectional communication between gut and central nervous activities with gut microbiota acting as a key mediator.
Cheng-Yu Chen +5 more
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The evolution of crocodilian nesting ecology and behavior [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Crocodilians comprise an ancient and successful lineage of archosaurs that repeatedly raises questions on how they survived a mass extinction and remained relatively unchanged for ~100 million years.
Christopher M. Murray +2 more
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Biology, Nesting Behavior, Genetic Diversity, and Conservation of Leatherback Sea Turtles: Insights From Thailand and Global Perspectives [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSea turtles are large reptiles that inhabit the world's oceans and include seven extant species within two families: Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae. These species are threatened globally, with several subpopulations listed as Endangered or Critically ...
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From Leaves to Litter: Use of Anthropogenic Nesting Materials in Hibernation Nests of the European Hedgehog [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionUrbanization and human population growth have significantly increased the presence of anthropogenic materials in natural environments, prompting growing interest in how wildlife may be adapting to these changes.
Katie Crawford +4 more
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Nesting in Anolis Lizards: An Understudied Topic in a Well-Studied Clade
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Maternal nesting behavior in oviparous species strongly influences the environmental conditions their embryos experience during development. In turn, these early-life conditions have consequences for offspring phenotypes and many fitness components ...
Jenna E. Pruett +6 more
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Nesting behavior of stingless bees [PDF]
Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2020 Abstract Native bees, besides excellent producers of honey, lend a great legacy to humanity through their ability to pollinate plants and the consequent preservation of ecosystems. In this interspecific relation, bees are benefited by plant species by the provision of food (nectar and pollen), besides using their branches and trunks for lodging ...
Carlos Roberto da Costa Macedo +4 more
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