Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Basalt‐dwelling blind mole rats maintain lower body temperatures, show greater post‐digging thermal increases, and dig more efficiently than those from rendzina soils. Although metabolic rates and bite force did not differ between populations, these thermal and physiological shifts align with the greater mechanical resistance and seasonal hypoxia of ...
Matěj Lövy +6 more
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Novel Approach to Assess the Toxicity of PM<sub>2.5</sub> on a Subway Platform Using a Mobile Air-Liquid Interface System and Submerged Exposure. [PDF]
ACS EST AirIntrona M +13 more
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Tree Squirrels Selectively Disperse High‐Quality Acorns Away From Tree Trunks
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Acorn quality and squirrel feeding behavior significantly structured spatial dispersal patterns of two Californian oak species. Non‐infested acorns were preferentially selected for embryo excision and dispersed farther than infested ones. Acorns were fully consumed near tree trunks, signaling rapid feeding in safe refuges, whereas non‐eaten, partially ...
Miguel Puente‐Ruiz +4 more
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Numerical analysis and optimization of the impact of complex foundation pit construction on the deformation of adjacent subway structures. [PDF]
Sci RepSun J +5 more
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Global registration of subway tunnel point clouds using an augmented extended Kalman filter and central-axis constraint. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2015 Kang Z, Chen J, Wang B.
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Comparative Genomics and Functional Evidence for Convergent Adaptation to Hypoxia in Mammals
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.This study reveals convergent selection in mammals adapted to hypoxia. Functional assays demonstrate that amino acid mutations reduce oxidative stress, attenuate hypoxia‐induced injury, and modulate the hypoxia‐inducible transcription factor (HIF)‐driven hypoxic response.
Hao Dong +5 more
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Long-term dynamic characteristics and cumulative strain prediction modeling of round gravel foundation under cyclic subway loading. [PDF]
Sci RepHuang H, Ma S, Peng C, Ma M.
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The Australian Hydromyine Rodents—Their Interspecific Diversity and Reproductive Biology: A Review
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.There are two major groups, the Rattus species and the Hydromyini, in Australia. Clearly, the hydromyine rodents, unlike the Rattus genus, exhibit a diverse array of reproductive biological traits in both males and females, the full evolutionary significance of which has yet to be ascertained.
William G. Breed +2 more
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An analytical approach for predicting vibrations in new tunnels undercrossing existing double-track railways. [PDF]
Sci RepLiu Y, Huang Y.
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Fragment Edges Benefit a Common Predator of Pollinators via Bottom‐Up Effects
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.This study investigated the hypotheses regarding the effects of habitat fragmentation on spider biomass and causing bottom‐up or top‐down effects on multi‐trophic relationships. ABSTRACT Defaunation following habitat fragmentation typically threatens predators at higher trophic levels, which further alter prey and plants via top‐down effects.
Wenlong Zhou +7 more
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