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Effect of Feathers as Nest Insulation on Incubation Behavior and Reproductive Performance of Tree Swallows (\u3cem\u3eTachycineta bicolor\u3c/em\u3e) [PDF]
, 1995 Many species of birds line their nests with feathers, presumably because of the insulative qualities of feathers and because feathers may act as a barrier between nest parasites and nestlings.
Faro, Christine A +4 more
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A Facial Foundation Model for Clinical Biomarker Prediction and Real‐World Mobile Deployment
Advanced Science, EarlyView.MedicalFaceFound is a facial foundation model developed through three‐stage progressive pre‐training, adapting representations from general vision to facial structure and clinical phenotypes. Using a single facial image, it estimates 62 biomarkers across multiple physiological systems and supports downstream risk prediction for cardiovascular ...
Tingfeng Xu +15 more
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Influence of nesting habitat selection on Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) nesting success
, 2012 In the Marismas of the Guadalquivir (SW Spain), the nesting season of the Mallard extends from late January to late May. The relative importance of different nesting habitats changed throughout this period.
Amat, Juan A.
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Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile ScienceIntroductionGreen turtles (Chelonia mydas) are ecologically important marine megafauna, yet reproductive information from small and understudied nesting sites in Sarawak remains limited.
Anastasia Ting Jia Lei +1 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.The IgLec gene family generates both protein‐coding antiviral effectors and non‐coding transcripts. Upon viral infection, non‐coding transcripts are preferentially targeted by viral miR‐N48, thereby buffering protein‐coding isoforms from repression. Depletion of these decoy transcripts compromises antiviral defense, revealing a non‐coding RNA‐mediated ...
Ying Huang +5 more
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Quantifying multiple breeding vital rates in two declining grassland songbirds
Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2021 Many studies of reproductive success in North American songbirds have focused on nesting success, while relatively few have evaluated breeding-season adult survival and post-fledging survival.
Jacy S. Bernath-Plaisted +7 more
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Vine‐Inspired Soft Robotics: Materials, Actuations, and Emerging Applications
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Vine‐inspired robots grow from the tip, enabling navigation through confined spaces with minimal disturbance. This Review summarizes material and actuation strategies for vine‐inspired growth, key functions including steering, retraction, attachment, branching, and variable stiffness, and emerging applications spanning medical intervention, confined ...
Jiahao Wu +7 more
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Conditional female strategies influence hatching success in a communally nesting iguana
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 The decision of females to nest communally has important consequences for reproductive success. While often associated with reduced energetic expenditure, conspecific aggregations also expose females and offspring to conspecific aggression, exploitation,
Jeanette B. Moss +5 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This Review critically connects structural recalcitrance, molecular modeling, solvent and catalyst design, pyrolysis, machine learning, reactor simulation, and FAIR digital infrastructure. Emphasis is placed on experimentally validated information transfer across scales, uncertainty and applicability domains, and the recycle, durability, techno ...
Abdullahi Bello Umar +9 more
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Western snowy plover breeding dispersal in response to nest failure in Monterey Bay, California, USA
Endangered Species ResearchWe examined short-distance breeding dispersal between nesting attempts of the serially polygamous western snowy plover Anarhynchus nivosus nivosus, a federally threatened species in Monterey Bay, California, USA, during 2013-2020.
EA Haile +3 more
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