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Addressing Threats and Ecosystem Intactness to Enable Action for Extinct in the Wild Species

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
The species listed as Extinct in the Wild (EW) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species consist of 84 plants and animals that have been lost from their indigenous range.
Sarah E. Dalrymple   +8 more
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How might a balanced chromosomal translocation lead to a spectrum of intellectual disabilities in newborns? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Epigenetics, 2023
Background: Intellectual disability (ID) consists of a broad range of disorders characterized by low general intellectual functioning (IQ below 70). ID etiologic causes are heterogeneous, ranging from environmental to chromosomal and monogenic conditions.
Farzaneh Iravani   +2 more
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Loss of Predator Discrimination by Critically Endangered Vancouver Island Marmots Within Five Generations of Breeding for Release

open access: yesFrontiers in Conservation Science, 2021
Conservation translocations, which involve the intentional movement and release of organisms for conservation benefit, are increasingly required to recover species of conservation concern.
Graham P. Dixon-MacCallum   +7 more
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Conservation translocations from the ‘Global Reintroduction Perspectives’ series: Disease and other biological problems

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, 2022
Conservation translocations, defined as population reinforcement, reintroduction, assisted colonization or ecological replacement, have become a popular tool in efforts to restore wildlife populations and their wider ecosystems.
Katie M. Beckmann, Pritpal S. Soorae
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An Updated Review on the Modulation of Carbon Partitioning and Allocation in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Plants

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2021
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are obligate biotrophs that supply mineral nutrients to the host plant in exchange for carbon derived from photosynthesis. Sucrose is the end-product of photosynthesis and the main compound used by plants to translocate
Isaac A. Salmeron-Santiago   +6 more
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Restoration of High Frequency Auditory Perception After Robot-Assisted or Manual Cochlear Implantation in Profoundly Deaf Adults Improves Speech Recognition

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery, 2021
Background and Purpose: Robot-assisted cochlear implantation has recently been implemented in clinical practice; however, its effect on hearing outcomes is unknown.
Renato Torres   +21 more
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A case of pervasive developmental disorder with chromosomal translocation 1-4 Um caso de transtorno invasivo do desenvolvimento com translocação cromossômica 1-4

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2007
A 5-year-old girl is described as pervasive developmental disorder associated to chromosome 1-4 translocation, being such association not described till this moment in specialized literature.Descrevemos uma menina de 5 anos de idade portadora de ...
Luciana G. Tarelho   +1 more
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Out of their depth: The successful use of cultured subtidal mussels for intertidal restoration

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2023
Ecosystem restoration has proliferated across the globe to combat widespread ecosystem decline. Translocations of viable individuals into degraded habitats form a core component of restoration efforts, but the selection of source populations poses ...
Trevyn A. Toone   +4 more
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Ethics of Assisted Evolution in Marine Conservation

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2019
Climate change is outpacing existing rates of evolution and adaptation for many marine organisms. Human societies are pushing hard to find new solutions to save and protect marine ecosystems, generating research on manipulating genetics of wild organisms
Karen Filbee-Dexter   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency conservation interventions during times of crisis: A case study for a threatened bird species in the Australian Black Summer bushfires

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2022
Emergency conservation interventions will be increasingly necessary to prevent extinctions or severe population bottlenecks as extreme events become more frequent.
Katherine E. Selwood   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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