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Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, Volume 345, Issue 7, Page 727-734, August 2026.ABSTRACT Hematologic assessment is a common clinical tool used to characterize both individual and population health. In ectothermic organisms, the hematologic response is influenced by external factors such as temperature and season, especially in temperate species. Yet, specific environmental effects have received little direct attention.
Ethan J. Kessler +4 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1256-1284, August 2026.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 3, August 2026.ABSTRACT A maximum parsimony analysis based on morphological characters (23 taxa; 98 characters; 1951 scorings) was conducted to test the monophyly of Discocyrtulus Roewer, 1927, and to assess its phylogenetic relationships within Gonyleptidae. The results recover the species currently assigned to Discocyrtulus as phylogenetically distant from ...
Rafael N. de Carvalho +3 more
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Fall and Spring Staging in a Refugia‐Dependent Migratory Snake
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.Animals reliant on seasonal refugia face strong fitness constraints imposed by the timing of migration relative to thermally unpredictable seasonal transitions. Using Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus), we show that prolonged fall and spring staging periods characterized by restricted movements near refugia and distinct thermal thresholds function
Andrew C. Jesper +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.We found that Western Fence Lizards experience higher detectability in burned areas but do not consistently darken or adjust perch use to enhance background matching, despite showing improved camouflage on darker substrates. These results suggest that lizards may face behavioral trade‐offs in post‐fire landscapes that could influence success.
Elmer E. Gutierrez, Breanna J. Putman
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.This study sequenced and annotated the complete 17,230 bp mitochondrial genome of Ovophis makazayazaya, which contains 13 protein‐coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and a D‐loop region, with a significant AT bias (57.2%). Phylogenetic analyses confirmed its placement within Crotalinae, and all PCGs showed evidence of purifying selection (Ka/Ks < 1)
Yuheng Jiang, Yuhao Nie, Zhiqiang Ge
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Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 1862-1877, June 2026.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The highly threatened African cycad genus Encephalartos faces severe threats such as habitat loss and poaching. In addition, the lack of sexual recruitment due to the absence of pollinators (pollinator collapse) has emerged as another major threat.
Paul D. Janse van Rensburg +2 more
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What Is Your Diagnosis? Cervical Mass in a Timber Rattlesnake
Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
Amy N. Schnelle +5 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 6, June 2026.Abstract Outdoor recreation and the infrastructure that supports it can impose a wide range of effects on wildlife, and impacts can vary in their severity based on taxa, the surrounding landscape matrix, and the manner in which recreational spaces are managed.
Max Dolton Jones +3 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.To assess whether the impacts of exotic plant invasion can be generalised across taxa, we developed a conceptual framework predicting faunal responses to grass invasion in open, arid ecosystems and tested our predictions using data on birds, reptiles and ants from sites invaded by buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) and paired uninvaded sites.
Ellen Ryan‐Colton +4 more
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