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Parasites at the Summit: Unexpected Geographic Distribution of the Blood Parasite Lineage Found in the Endangered Giant Lizard of Tenerife

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We combined microscopic screening and molecular phylogenetic analyses to characterize blood parasites infecting Gallotia intermedia from the coastal cliffs of Montaña de Guaza and to place these infections in a broader biogeographic context. We detected apicomplexan parasites of the genus Karyolysus infecting 53.6% of G.
Rodrigo Megía‐Palma, Gonzalo Albaladejo‐Robles, Gemma Palomar, Javier Martínez, Anamarija Žagar, Alejandro Escánez‐Pérez, Miguel A. Carretero, Wiesław Babik, Santiago Merino   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Whole-genome sequencing analysis of phylogenetic relationships and lineage diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Western Kenya

Frontiers in Microbiology
BackgroundWestern Kenya remains a high-burden tuberculosis (TB) region, yet genomic data describing the diversity and phylogenetic relationships of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains are limited.
Susan Musau, Susan Musau, Eleanor I. Lamont, Victor Moses Musyoki, Victor Moses Musyoki, Susan Odera, Noel Onyango, Noel Onyango, Steve Wandiga, Inosters Wambua Nzuki, Bob Morrison, Reymond Mumo, David Sherman, Marianne W. Mureithi, Marianne W. Mureithi, Videlis Nduba, Videlis Nduba   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

How do regions diversify over time? Industry relatedness and the development of new growth paths in regions [PDF]

The question of how new regional growth paths emerge has been raised by many leading economic geographers. From an evolutionary perspective, there are strong reasons to believe that regions are most likely to branch into industries that are ...
Martin Henning, Frank Neffke, Martin Ron Boschma   +2 more
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The impact of spatial and verbal working memory load on semantic relatedness judgements [PDF]

Studies using a relatedness judgement task have found differences between prime-target word pairs that vary in the degree of semantic relatedness. However, the influence of working memory load on semantic processing in this task and the role of the type ...
Khanzhyn, Dmytro, van Heuven, Walter J B, Rataj, Karolina   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A Deep Model Framework for Morphological Trait Imputation Across Taxonomic Groups

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The model first applies a correlation‐based feature selection module to filter redundant predictors, enhancing stability and interpretability. ABSTRACT Incomplete morphological trait data pose major hurdles for trait‐based analyses, particularly when missing values, multicollinearity, and sparse sampling constrain inference.
Yuang Wang, Xinying Shi, Yu Bai, Hongjie Zhu, Xuemei Yin, Pengfei Song, Daji Ergu, Taxing Zhang, Shengkai Pan, Zhongru Gu, Fangyao Liu, Xiangjiang Zhan   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Captive Breeding of the Chinese Alligator Reduces Inbreeding but Increases Genetic Load

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Captive breeding of the Chinese alligator successfully reduced genomic inbreeding but increased the burden of deleterious mutations. Genomic analyses indicate that managing both genetic diversity and genetic load is essential for the long‐term conservation of this critically endangered species.
Yihang Fan, Tao Pan, Nicolas Dussex, Tianming Lan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genotyping Contemporary Captive and Historical Wild Western Lowland Gorillas Indicates Captive Breeding Is Maintaining Genetic Diversity in a Critically Endangered Primate

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Captive populations of threatened species risk losing genetic diversity over time. We evaluated the genetic status of contemporary captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Howletts and Port Lympne and compared this with specimens from a historical wild population.
Jaimie Morris, Tony King, John Hills, Simon C. Harvey, Jane Hopper, Rodrigo Vega   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogenetic indices and temporal and spatial scales shape the neighborhood effect on seedling survival in a mid‐mountain moist evergreen broad‐leaved forest, Gaoligong Mountains, Southwestern China

Ecology and Evolution
Density dependence and habitat filtering have been proposed to aid in understanding community assembly and species coexistence. Phylogenetic relatedness between neighbors was used as a proxy for assessing the degree of ecological similarity among species.
Liping Wang, Junjie Wu, Yong Chai, Jiwen Sun, Xiaoli Yu, Zhe Feng, Fengxian Chen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Whole-Genome Sequencing Assay for Rapid Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex First-Line Drug Susceptibility Testing and Phylogenetic Relatedness Analysis. [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2023
Shaw B, von Bredow B, Tsan A, Garner O, Yang S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Genomic Assessment of Reintroduced African Wild Dogs Informs Conservation Translocations

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Few reintroduction and translocation programs incorporate genomic assessments into management planning, despite ongoing debate over how founder individuals should be selected. Here, we assess the genomic composition of reintroduced African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) populations in private reserves in South Africa, comparing them with a free‐roaming ...
Michou Weimar, Cole du Plessis, Rosemary Groom, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren, Laura Tensen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source