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ASIP Variants in Livestock: It's Not Black and White

Animal Genetics, Volume 57, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Fur and feather pigmentation play an important role in the survival and reproduction of many species, as well as in selective breeding and agriculture. The synthesis of pigment molecules, eumelanin and pheomelanin, is partially regulated by the agouti signalling protein (ASIP) encoded by the ASIP gene.
Isabella M. Brown, Kylie A. Munyard
wiley   +1 more source

Aggregation of Ag6‐Derived Clusters in Dialdehyde Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose for Fluorescent Security Ink

Aggregate, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2026.
Dialdehyde hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acts as a solvent‐responsive polymer microenvironment, promoting Ag6‐derived cluster aggregation after ethanol addition and enabling bright yellow emission under UV excitation. After being formulated into an ink, the aggregation‐regulated system supports screen printing of fluorescent security patterns, latent ...
Zijun Zhang, Jinpeng Li, Kefu Chen
wiley   +1 more source

The flexible, the stereotyped and the in‐between: putting together the combinatory tool use origins hypothesis

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1235-1254, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Tool use research has long made the distinction between tool using that is considered learned and flexible, and that which appears to be instinctive and stereotyped. However, animals with an inherited tool use specialisation can exhibit flexibility, while tool use that is spontaneously innovated can be limited in its expression and facilitated
Jennifer A. D. Colbourne, Alice M. I. Auersperg   +1 more
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Methods to estimate marine functional connectivity: A primer

Ecological Applications, Volume 36, Issue 4, June 2026.
Abstract Organism movement is a key process in the transfer of individuals, genes, functional traits, matter, and energy among habitat patches, at sea and across the land–sea interface. The resulting fluxes, collectively termed marine functional connectivity (MFC), underpin planetary health and an array of ecosystem services.
Anna M. Sturrock, Susanne E. Tanner, Sophie Arnaud‐Haond, Jacopo Aguzzi, Francisco R. Barboza, Maria Beger, Andreu Blanco, Deirdre Brophy, Marta Carreton, Amber‐Robyn Childs, Federica Costantini, Oscar E. Gaggiotti, Bronwyn M. Gillanders, José M. González‐Irusta, Katell Guizien, Tamar Guy‐Haim, Stefanie Haase, Ewan Hunter, Jonne Kotta, Geneviève Lacroix, Rafet Ç. Öztürk, Angel Pérez‐Ruzafa, Patrick Reis‐Santos, Cynthia Riginos, Gil Rilov, Buki Rinkevich, Guiomar Rotllant, David H. Secor, Szymon Smoliński, Clive N. Trueman, Benjamin D. Walther, Audrey M. Darnaude   +31 more
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Photobleaching shapes the expression of plumage phenotypes. [PDF]

Biol Open
Galván I, Araujo-Roque M, Gómez-Vicioso J, Negro JJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Widespread Lateral Transmission in Fergusonina Galling Flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) and Their Obligate Nematode Mutualists Does Not Preclude an Overall Pattern of Cospeciation

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
The biology of gall‐forming fergusoninid flies and their obligate nematode mutualists suggests strict vertical transmission of nematodes between fly generations. Using mitochondrial sequence data to associate fly and nematode haplotypes, we found widespread intraspecific horizontal transfer in multiple species.
Sonja J. Scheffer, Matthew L. Lewis, Kerrie A. Davies, Robin M. Giblin‐Davis, Gary S. Taylor, Leigh A. Nelson, Matthew F. Purcell, Jeff R. Makinson, Weimin Ye, Kevin E. Omland, David K. Yeates   +10 more
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Cumulative metabolic stress (microfilarial infection + moult) constrains the expression of carotenoid-based honest signals in breeding male village weavers (Ploceus cucullatus) of Amurum Forest Reserve, Nigeria. [PDF]

PLoS One
Andong FA, Olasoji O, Afyare AAA, Mayowa ES, Nwanozie PO, Osayi EE, Agyo RA, Ejere VC.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Wild Seasons, Urban Stasis: Anthropogenic Food Subsidies Buffer Seasonal Dietary Shifts for Coyotes (Canis latrans) in a Wildland‐Urban Landscape South of Mexico City

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
Coyote populations are expanding into urban areas, and this study examines how their diet adapts along a gradient from conserved to human‐modified habitats. Mammals dominated the diet at both sites, and there was no significant difference in annual dietary diversity between the conserved and modified areas.
Andrés Arias‐Alzate, Nitzia Flores‐Raíz, Juan F. Acevedo‐Quintero, José F. González‐Maya, Heliot Zarza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morph-specific selection drives phenotypic divergence in color polymorphic tawny owls (Strix aluco) in Northern Europe. [PDF]

Commun Biol
Passarotto A, Lürig MD, Aaltonen E, Karell P.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bird Diversity and Habitat Associations in the Tara Gedam Monastery Church Forest: A Seasonally Informed Study in Northwestern Ethiopia

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
This study explores how habitat structure and seasonal variation shape bird diversity in the Tara Gedam Monastery church forest of Ethiopia. Across wet and dry seasons, 94 species were recorded, with abundance higher in the wet season but diversity remaining stable, underscoring the forest's role as a perennial refuge.
Shimelis Aynalem Zelelew, Melkeneh Wondie, Mezgebu Ashagire   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source