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Temporal niche expansion in mammals from a nocturnal ancestor after dinosaur extinction

open access: yesNature Ecology & Evolution, 2017
Most modern mammals, including strictly diurnal species, exhibit sensory adaptations to nocturnal activity that are thought to be the result of a prolonged nocturnal phase or ‘bottleneck’ during early mammalian evolution.
Roi Maor   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The British species of Enicospilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ophioninae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, 2016
The nine British and Irish species of Enicospilus are revised, mapped and an identification key provided. One species, Enicospilus myricae sp. nov., is described as new; Enicospilus merdarius (Gravenhorst, 1829) is a senior synonym of E.
Gavin R. Broad, Mark R. Shaw
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of physical exercise training on nocturnal symptoms in asthma: Systematic review

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Introduction Nocturnal worsening of asthma symptoms is a common feature of asthma. Physical exercise training improves general asthma control; however, there is no evidence showing the effects of physical exercise on nocturnal asthma symptoms.
C. Francisco   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Use of Live Action, Animation, and Computer-Generated Imagery in the Depiction of Non-Human Primates in Film

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
For over 100 years, non-human primates (primates) have been a part of the now hundred-billion-dollar global film industry in a variety of capacities. Their use in the film industry is of concern due to the negative welfare effects on individuals, the ...
Alexandra Martinez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eculizumab in Pregnant Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria.

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2015
BACKGROUND Eculizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against complement protein C5 that inhibits terminal complement activation, has been shown to prevent complications of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and improve quality of life and ...
R. Kelly   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Coccinellidae captured in blacklight traps: Seasonal and diel pattern of the dominant species Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2013
Two blacklight traps were operated in a non-agricultural setting in Cary, North Carolina, USA, from spring through fall in 2004 and 2005 and all Coccinellidae collected and identified.
Christine A. NALEPA
doaj   +1 more source

Barrier crossing in small avian migrants: individual tracking reveals prolonged nocturnal flights into the day as a common migratory strategy

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2016
Over decades it has been unclear how individual migratory songbirds cross large ecological barriers such as seas or deserts. By deploying light-level geolocators on four songbird species weighing only about 12 g, we found that these otherwise mainly ...
P. Adamík   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Coral-inhabiting Trapezia crabs forage on demersal plankton

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The Trapeziidae constitute a widely distributed and common family of obligatory coral-dwelling crabs on Indo-west Pacific coral reefs, feeding on coral tissue and mucus.
Yaniv Shmuel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nocturnal Pruritus: The Battle for a Peaceful Night’s Sleep

open access: yesInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2016
Chronic pruritus is a debilitating condition with numerous etiologies. Many patients suffer from nocturnal pruritus, which can decrease quality of life and affect mortality in hemodialysis patients. Nocturnal pruritus may occur in all sleep stages but is
M. Lavery   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

BCS1L‐Associated Disease: 5′‐UTR Variant Shifts the Phenotype Towards Axonal Neuropathy

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate the consequences of a pathogenic missense variant (c.838C>T; p.L280F) and a 5′‐UTR regulatory variant (c.‐122G>T) in BCS1L on disease pathogenesis and to understand how regulatory variants influence disease severity and clinical presentation.
Rotem Orbach   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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