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Effects of forest disturbance on the fitness of an endemic rodent in a biodiversity hotspot

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Praomys delectorum occurs abundantly in both disturbed and intact forests in the Ukaguru Mountains within the Eastern Arc Mountains (EAM), Morogoro, Tanzania.
Olaoluwa John Ademola, Bram Vanden Broecke, Herwig Leirs, Loth S. Mulungu, Apia W. Massawe, Rhodes H. Makundi   +5 more
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A Comparative Study on the Distribution Pattern of Endocrine Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Two Small Alpine Mammals, Plateau Zokor (Eospalax baileyi) and Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae)

Animals, 2023
Endocrine cells can secrete a variety of gastrointestinal hormones that regulate gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, which, in turn, play an important role in animal growth, metabolism, and acclimation.
Xincheng Cai, Darhan Bao, Rui Hua, Bin Cai, Lei Wang, Rui Dong, Limin Hua   +6 more
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Doping in Racing Pigeons (Columba livia domestica): A Review and Actual Situation in Belgium, a Leading Country in This Field

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
Pigeon racing is a sport in which trained homing pigeons (Columba livia domestica) are released between 60 and 1200 km from their loft and then have to return home as quickly as possible. The first race was held in 1818 in Belgium and since then, Belgium
Didier Marlier
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Survivorship of the Formosan Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in a Hypoxic Environment

Sociobiology, 2015
The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, is a structural pest of major economic importance in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.  Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the United States Gulf coast on August 29, 2005, inundating
Carrie Cottone, Nan-Yao Su, Rudolf Scheffrahn, Claudia Riegel   +3 more
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Scent detection of Brucella abortus by African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys ansorgei)

BMC Veterinary Research, 2023
Background Brucellosis is a contagious zoonosis caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. While the disease has been eradicated in most developed countries, it remains endemic in sub–Saharan Africa where access to reliable diagnostics is limited. African
Raphael Mwampashi, Ellie Cutright, Cynthia D. Fast, Bassirou Bonfoh, Rudovick R. Kazwala, Coletha Mathew   +5 more
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The Complex and Well-Developed Morphological and Histological Structures of the Gastrointestinal Tract of the Plateau Zokor Improve Its Digestive Adaptability to High-Fiber Foods

Animals, 2022
The morphological and histological traits of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) enable the animal to perform some specific functions that enhance the species’ adaptability to environments.
Xincheng Cai, Darhan Bao, Guohui Ye, Bin Chu, Zhuangsheng Tang, Rui Hua, Limin Hua   +6 more
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Characterization of glyphosate-resistant goosegrass (Eleusine indica) populations in China

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2015
Goosegrass is a worst grass weed in orchards and turf. The increased use of glyphosate for goosegrass control has led to the occurrence of many resistant populations.
Jing-chao CHEN, Hong-juan HUANG, Shou-hui WEI, Chao-xian ZHANG, Zhao-feng HUANG   +4 more
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Influence of biotic and abiotic factors on flea species population dynamics on Lasiopodomys brandtii

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
Brandt's Vole (Lasiopodomys brandtii) is one of the most abundant rodent species in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, China, and one of the main carriers of Yersinia pestis, the plague bacterium.
Ming Ming, Shuai Yuan, Heping Fu, Xin Li, Haoting Zhang, Tao Liu, Fan Bu, Xiaodong Wu   +7 more
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Vicarious reward unblocks associative learning about novel cues in male rats

eLife, 2020
Many species, including rats, are sensitive to social signals and their valuation is important in social learning. Here we introduce a task that investigates if mutual reward delivery in male rats can drive associative learning.
Sander van Gurp, Jochen Hoog, Tobias Kalenscher, Marijn van Wingerden   +3 more
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A Landscape Restoration Initiative Reverses Desertification with High Spatiotemporal Variability in the Hinterland of Northwest China

Land, 2023
Although we are in an era of enormous global commitments to ecological restoration (the UN Decade on ER; the Bonn Challenge), little attention has been paid to the importance of sustained commitment to individual restoration initiatives and few resources
Yuanyuan Hao, Xin Liu, Yaowen Xie, Limin Hua, Xuexia Liu, Boming Liang, Yixuan Wang, Caicheng Huang, Shengshen He   +8 more
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