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Familiarity and social relationships in degus (Octodon degus) [PDF]
Ethology, Volume 130, Issue 8, August 2024.As strangers become more familiar (“exposures,” x‐axis), interaction levels (y‐axis) are expected to become more similar to those of long‐term cagemates. In males, this was the case (triangular, blue shading) with hints of established dominance. Some females interacted more with strangers (SC‐HIGH, solid red), and some not (SC‐LOW, dashed red), though ...
Amber Thatcher, Nathan Insel
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Demography and Population Dynamics of a Small Mammal Assemblage in Chilean Semiarid Thorn‐Scrub Habitat: A 30‐Year Study [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2025.Using the longest and most comprehensive demographic database available in temperate South America, we characterize the population dynamics of an entire community of small mammals in a semiarid environment in north‐central Chile using a superpopulation CMR modeling framework.
Douglas A. Kelt +6 more
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Parturition Synchrony Index: A Method for Assessing Individual Parturition Synchrony Within a Group or Population [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.We developed a novel parturition synchrony index (PSI) to quantify the degree of parturition synchrony for an individual mother within a group (or population). We evaluated the robustness of the PSI by simulating parturition synchrony at the individual level under a range of scenarios.
Adam Dušek +2 more
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Mitogenomic Relationships and Demographic History of the Daurian Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus dauricus) in Response to Human Activity [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.An analysis of population genetics on the basis of the mitochondrial genomes of widely sampled Spermophilus dauricus, integrated with the results of species distribution models, reveals the following: There are differences in population differentiation among the three Spermophilus dauricus populations in the Northeast Plain, the Hulunbuir Plateau, and ...
Xi Chen +3 more
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Two rodent suborders have evolved missing amino acids in the lipid‐binding region of apolipoprotein E [PDF]
Lipids, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 143-153, May 2025.Abstract The order Rodentia comprises nearly 45% of all extant taxa, currently organized into 31 living families, some 450 genera, and roughly 2010 species (Kelt & Patton, 2020). Considering that rodents began evolving at least 66 million years ago, it is not surprising that they have diversified into five distinct suborders.
Don L. Puppione
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Diabetic retinopathy and Alzheimer's disease: Convergence of the unfolded protein response in neurodegeneration [PDF]
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 21, Issue 8, August 2025.Abstract Diabetic retinopathy (DR) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are progressive neurodegenerative disorders affecting the eye and the brain, respectively. Despite targeting different organs, they share common molecular mechanisms. A central process connecting these conditions is the unfolded protein response (UPR), which maintains protein homeostasis ...
Adrián G. Palacios +2 more
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Multilocus Sequence Typing Unveils Two Novel Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Ticks Infesting Cricetid Rodents of Northern Chile [PDF]
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Tick‐borne spirochetes of the genus Borrelia are maintained in enzootic transmission cycles involving wild vertebrates such as rodents. The genus includes the lyme disease group (LDG), transmitted by hard ticks (Ixodidae), and the relapsing fever group (RFG), mostly transmitted by soft ticks (Argasidae).
Catalina Parragué-Migone +5 more
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Multimorbidity and animal models [PDF]
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, Volume 8, Issue 12, Page 2196-2208, December 2025.Multimorbidity, defined as the coexistence of ≥2 chronic conditions, is associated with aging, genetics, and environmental factors. Animal models in multimorbidity research span three tiers: simple organisms for initial screening → rodents for mechanistic analysis → large mammals for clinical prediction.
Xinpei Wang +7 more
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Journal of Anatomy, Volume 243, Issue 6, Page 910-935, December 2023., 2023 This study uses X‐ray computed tomography (μCT) to three dimensionally reconstruct the bronchial tree of the marsupial Gray short‐tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) in order to reveal the timeline of branching morphogenesis. During the postnatal period, the volumes of the lung and bronchial tree steadily increase and development, differentiation ...
Kirsten Ferner, Kristin Mahlow
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Shaping the development of complex social behavior
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1530, Issue 1, Page 46-63, December 2023., 2023 Abstract Early life experiences can have an enduring impact on the brain and behavior, with implications for stress reactivity, cognition, and social behavior. In particular, the neural systems that contribute to the expression of social behavior are altered by early life social environments.
James P. Curley, Frances A. Champagne
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