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Testing the size‐grain hypothesis in a generalist predator: The case of an ant species in the Brazilian savannah

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
In our recent study, we examined whether ants in the Brazilian Cerrado follow the “grain‐size hypothesis,” which proposes that larger ants should have proportionally longer legs to move efficiently across different environments. We used Ectatomma permagnum, a common predatory ant in the Cerrado, measuring hundreds of individuals collected from various ...
A. Sandim, R. Aranda
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Body surface temperatures as biomarkers of physiological environmental adaptation in wild birds and mammals. [PDF]

Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc
Jerem P, Romero LM.
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Rapid postfire color shift in a Mediterranean lizard

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
We quantified dorsal luminosity and color composition of Psammodromus algirus in burned and adjacent unburned habitats at different times since fire. Lizards inhabiting recently burned areas displayed lighter dorsal coloration, particularly during the early stages of postfire succession, with the effect being more pronounced in larger individuals ...
L. Álvarez‐Ruiz, J. Belliure, J. G. Pausas   +2 more
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Study protocol: exploring water intake and hydration status changes in young children in a day care center in different climate scenarios. [PDF]

BMC Pediatr
Belgardt AJ, Kalhoff H, Kersting M, Sinningen K, Bechtel B, Lücke T.   +5 more
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Adaptation to harshness is fundamentally different from the adaptive stress response: Results from a 20‐year‐long case study in African striped mice

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
Animals in harsh environments rely on specialised adaptations. Two decades of field research on African striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio) in the Succulent Karoo semi‐desert reveal a distinct ‘harshness response’—marked by reduced metabolism and glucocorticoid levels—that differs fundamentally from the classic stress response.
C. Schradin, N. Pillay, R. Rimbach
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Heat stress in livestock under tropical climates: impacts and mitigation strategies. [PDF]

Trop Anim Health Prod
Jongbo AO, de Borba LP, Pereira RMM, Bello QO, Gregoratto LL, de Souza DP, Adeyeye OA, Vieira FMC.   +7 more
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Reduced snow cover at the alpine treeline: resistance and recovery of saplings

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary At high elevations, tree saplings and shrubs are usually protected by mid‐winter snow cover, although climate change is expected to extend the snow‐free (SF) period. Exposure to winter drought, freeze–thaw events and freezing temperatures will therefore increase, inducing damages to the hydraulic system and to living cells, resulting in reduced
Katline Charra‐Vaskou, Guillaume Charrier, Andrea Ganthaler, Thierry Améglio, Stefan Mayr   +4 more
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An α/β‐Hydrolase GmABHD6 Controls Seed Oil Content and Yield in Soybean

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Seed oil content is a key trait in soybean, yet its genetic basis remains largely unresolved. Here, we identify GmABHD6, an α/β‐hydrolase domain‐containing gene, as the causal gene underlying a major quantitative trait locus (QTL) for seed oil content on chromosome 16.
Kaixin Yu, Limin Hu, Bo Sun, Zehao Chen, Xu Li, Shiyu Zhang, Huilin Tian, Wenjing Zhang, Shimin Ren, Xue Han, Chang Xu, Siming Wei, Mingliang Yang, Fanjiang Kong, Qingshan Chen, Zhaoming Qi   +15 more
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Infrared thermography assessment of body surface temperature in Komodo dragons (<i>Varanus komodoensis</i>) during the Komodo island dry season. [PDF]

Open Vet J
Mahfud M, Suprayogi A, Santoso K, Santoso AN, Agungpriyono S.   +4 more
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The effects of age on behavioral thermoregulation in Lemur catta and Propithecus coquereli

, 2014
Rowan Murray
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