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Balancing Fire Regimes and Population Dynamics for the Conservation of a Microendemic Lizard From a Biodiversity Hotspot

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Disturbance from fire mediates a potential ecophysiological trade‐off between adult performance and juvenile recruitment in the microendemic lizard Ameivula jalapensis. While open, burned habitats enhance adult thermoregulation and condition, unburned patches remain critical for juvenile thermal optima.
Geisa Kely Leandro Vitorino da Silva, Heitor Campos de Sousa, Bruna de França Gomes, Marcio Martins, Adriana Malvasio, Guarino Rinaldi Colli, Thiago Costa Gonçalves Portelinha   +6 more
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The Bidirectional Association Between MASLD and Male Hypogonadism: An Updated Meta‐Analysis

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and male hypogonadism are increasingly prevalent, metabolically interrelated conditions. Testosterone (T) deficiency has been implicated in hepatic lipid dysregulation, insulin resistance, and visceral adiposity, whereas MASLD may impair the hypothalamic–pituitary ...
Giorgia Spaggiari, Leonardo Dalla Valentina, Cristina Felicani, Filippo Gabrielli, Simonetta Lugari, Giovanni Corona, Paolo Ventura, Manuela Simoni, Fabio Nascimbeni, Daniele Santi   +9 more
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Geometric Morphometrics Reveal Body Shape Variation in Freshwater Shrimps of the Genus Macrobrachium Lacking a Mandibular Palp (Formerly Pseudopalaemon Sollaud, 1911) (Decapoda: Palaemonidae)

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Shape variation in the cephalothorax of Macrobrachium species without mandibular palp using geometric morphometrics was used as a tool to support species differentiation and propose new diagnostic characters for taxonomic identification.
Thaís Arrais Mota, Ana Carla Soares da Silva, Lucas Jhones de Santana Neves, Carlos Eduardo Rocha Duarte Alencar, Fabrício Lopes Carvalho   +4 more
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Functional Morphology of the Thoracic Limb in the Silky Anteater (Cyclopes didactylus): A Comparative Study With Tamandua tetradactyla

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The order Xenarthra presents unique morphophysiological adaptations related to its specialized ecological niches. This study investigates the functional morphology and comparative myology of the thoracic limb in Cyclopes didactylus (silky anteater) and Tamandua tetradactyla (southern tamandua) to elucidate how muscle arrangements support ...
Julia Vaz Feio, Marcia Cristina Conceição da Costa, Érika Branco, Ana Rita de Lima   +3 more
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Is there a role for cannabidiol in obesity, metabolic syndrome and binge eating?

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the most abundant phytocannabinoids isolated from the Cannabis sativa plant. CBD is a lipophilic, non‐intoxicating substance that differently from Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9‐THC) does not present the typical profile of a drug of abuse.
Luca Botticelli, Emanuela Micioni Di Bonaventura, Giacomo Einaudi, Gustavo Provensi, Alessia Costa, Claudio D'Addario, Carlo Cifani, Maria Vittoria Micioni Di Bonaventura   +7 more
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Cholinergic inputs to motoneurons in the spinal cord augment focal muscle spasticity in rodents

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Cholinergic premotor inputs to motoneurons support high levels of motor output when required. However, the possible role of these inputs in pathologically elevated muscle tone has not been characterised. To address this, we examined the modulatory effect of spinal acetylcholine (ACh) on experimental spastic paralysis ...
Patrik Meglić, Petra Šoštarić, Eirini Tsape, Melpomeni Galani, Ana Knezović, Laura Restani, Marco Pirazzini, Ornella Rossetto, Gareth B. Miles, Laskaro Zagoraiou, Ivica Matak   +10 more
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A revised classification system of the marronoid clade of spiders (Araneae), based on dense sampling phylogenomics and comparative morphology

Cladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract The marronoid clade is a globally distributed, ecologically diverse group of spiders. It is an important faunal component in both natural and synanthropic environments, and even found in aquatic and extreme habitats such as desert salt flats. The systematics of the marronoid clade has been notoriously unstable due to the widespread character ...
Jonas O. Wolff, Michael B. J. Kelly, Franklyn Cala‐Riquelme, Jacob A. Gorneau, Katherine O. Montana, Helen M. Smith, Phil J. Sirvid, Cor J. Vink, Lauren A. Esposito, Martín J. Ramírez, Charles E. Griswold   +10 more
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Metabarcoding of Pollen Carried by Syrphids Reveals Novel Plant–Pollinator Interactions in a Protected Natural Area and Agricultural Sites

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Using DNA metabarcoding, this study investigates pollen transported by syrphids (Syrphidae) in the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and agricultural sites in Northern Italy. The analysis reveals a high diversity of visited plant taxa, including previously undocumented plant–pollinator interactions.
Serena Magagnoli, Daniele Sommaggio, Claudio Ratti, Riccardo Baroncelli, Andrea Menicucci, Enrico Vettorazzo, Giovanni Burgio   +6 more
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Natural Parasitism of Nezara viridula (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot (Diptera: Tachinidae) in an Organic Strawberry Field in Germany

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Natural parasitism of the invasive southern green stinkbug was recorded in an organic strawberry cropping system in southwestern Germany. The tachinid fly Trichopoda pictipennis shows successful establishment and field activity, indicating ongoing range expansion.
Sophie Wenz, Olaf Zimmermann, Annette Reineke   +2 more
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Generation Rather Than Sex Shapes Wing Morphology in Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae): Insights From Geometric Morphometrics and Climate‐Based Projections

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
An integrated framework combining geometric morphometrics and ecological niche modeling was applied to Cydalima perspectalis to assess intergenerational morphological variation, test sexual dimorphism, and predict future distribution under climate scenarios. Wing shape effectively discriminated between generations but not between sexes.
Nurver Altun, Cantekin Dursun, Serkan Gül   +2 more
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