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Rodent pest control [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinarski Glasnik, 2019
Background. Rodent pests are natural reservoirs and vectors of a vast array of human and animal diseases caused by bacteria, rickettsia, viruses, protozoans, fungi and some parasites. The most important risk factor for human infection with Trichinella is
Janković Ljiljana   +6 more
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Evaluation of rodent control to fight Lassa fever based on field data and mathematical modelling [PDF]

open access: yesEmerging Microbes and Infections, 2019
Joachim Marien   +2 more
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The potential habitat of desert locusts is contracting: predictions under climate change scenarios [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2021
Desert locusts are notorious for their widespread distribution and strong destructive power. Their influence extends from the vast arid and semiarid regions of western Africa to northwestern India.
Jingyun Guan   +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)

open access: yesAnimals, 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   +6 more
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Animal models for COVID-19: advances, gaps and perspectives

open access: yesSignal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2022
COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is the most consequential pandemic of this century. Since the outbreak in late 2019, animal models have been playing crucial roles in aiding the rapid development of vaccines/drugs for prevention and therapy, as well as ...
Changfa Fan   +7 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

open access: yesAnimals, 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Landscape Restoration Initiative Reverses Desertification with High Spatiotemporal Variability in the Hinterland of Northwest China

open access: yesLand, 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   +8 more
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Decreased species richness along bare patch gradient in the degradation of Kobresia pasture on the Tibetan Plateau

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2023
The Kobresia pasture in the Tibetan Plateau, as the world's largest and most unique pastoral alpine ecosystem, is undergoing severe degradation, visible in the formation of bare patches.
Rui Hua   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alarm Calling in Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae): Evidence from Field Observations and Simulated Predator and Playback Experiments

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Acoustic communication plays a vital role in passing or sharing information between individuals. Identifying the biological meaning of vocal signals is crucial in understanding the survival strategies of animals.
Meina Ma   +5 more
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