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Cardiovascular Plasticity and Adaptation of High‐Altitude Birds and Mammals

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This schematic depicts the cardiovascular adaptations of mammals and birds to high‐altitude hypoxia. It highlights key phenotypic changes in oxygen transport and cardiac responses, driven by molecular mechanisms including transcriptional regulation and genetic modifications.
Huishang She, Yanhua Qu
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Severe hyperglycaemia associated with prolonged isoflurane anaesthesia in an alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Alpacas possess distinct glucose and insulin regulatory mechanisms compared with other species, often maintaining higher baseline blood glucose as a normal physiological adaptation. Inhalant anaesthetic agents can further disrupt glucose, insulin and potassium homeostasis, particularly during prolonged procedures.
Andrea Basler, Kathlyn Noelle Kuek, Friederike Pohlin, Ivana Calice   +3 more
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Challenges and opportunities in mitigating sarcoptic mange in wild South American camelids

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 1, January 2026.
Wild South American camelids—vicuña and guanaco—face threats from sarcoptic mange, a contagious skin disease linked to severe population declines. Despite its impact, major gaps remain in understanding disease dynamics. This review summarizes current knowledge, identifies key data and management gaps, and outlines urgent actions for effective ...
Alynn M. Martin, Emiliana Isasi‐Catalá, Marília Salgado‐Caxito, Ana Gallegos, Leonardo Hostos‐Olivera, Paulo Colchao‐Claux, Steve Smith, L. Fabian Beltran‐Saavedra, Catherine Dougnac, Camila Germana, Mariana Montoya, Scott Carver, Paul C. Cross, Christian Walzer   +13 more
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Unveiling Novel Viral Diversity, Biogeography, and Host Networks in Wildlife Through High‐Throughput Sequencing Data Mining

Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 46, December 11, 2025.
Analysis of 57 536 high‐throughput sequencing datasets uncovers a vast, hidden world of viruses in wildlife. The researchers reveal significant geographic and host‐specific patterns of viruses, and their surprising cross‐species transmissions, such as avian flu viruses infecting goats.
Hai Wang, Yafei Meng, Xiaoyuan Chen, Xinyuan Cui, Qian Zuo, Na Han, Xianghui Liang, Xuejuan Shen, Caiwu Li, Desheng Li, Fumin Wang, Liangping He, Rujian Chen, Xingbang Lu, Wenjie You, Aiping Wu, Rui‐Ai Chen, Wu Chen, Chan Ding, Yongyi Shen   +19 more
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Of all shapes and sizes: a theoretical framework for animal‐mediated terrestrial heterogeneity across scales

Ecography, Volume 2025, Issue 9, September 2025.
Animals redistribute elements throughout their lives by depositing wastes and carcasses. Growing evidence shows that these zoogeochemical processes enhance landscape diversity and heterogeneity worldwide. We provide a descriptive framework for understanding how direct animal depositions (i.e.
Kristy M. Ferraro, Janey R. Lienau
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Same data, different results? Machine learning approaches in bioacoustics

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, Page 1574-1586, August 2025.
Abstract Automated acoustic analysis is increasingly used in behavioural ecology, and determining caller identity is a key element for many investigations. However, variability in feature extraction and classification methods limits the comparability of results across species and studies, constraining conclusions we can draw about the ecology and ...
Kaja Wierucka, Derek Murphy, Stuart K. Watson, Nikola Falk, Claudia Fichtel, Julian León, Stephan T. Leu, Peter M. Kappeler, Elodie F. Briefer, Marta B. Manser, Nikhil Phaniraj, Marina Scheumann, Judith M. Burkart   +12 more
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On the Lack of Domestic Dogs in Pre‐Columbian Lowland Amazonia and Their Deep History of Entanglements With Humans in South America

The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 30, Issue 2, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Data from archaeology, ethnography, and ethnohistory document entanglements of dogs among South American Indigenous societies during pre‐Columbian and colonial times. The prolific presence and uses of dogs in the Central Andes and in parts of the Paraná Basin, Patagonia, and Circum‐Caribbean regions contrast with the conspicuous lack of ...
Marcelo R. Sánchez‐Villagra, Cristiana Bertazoni, Felipe Vander Velden   +2 more
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Responses of a large herbivore to predation risk are modulated by intrinsic and extrinsic factors

Ecosphere, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2025.
Abstract Prey species can perceive and respond to spatiotemporal variation in predation risk to increase survival. In addition to adjusting spatial and temporal activity patterns to avoid predation, prey employ other antipredator behaviors, such as vigilance and fleeing, and these behaviors can be further modulated by intrinsic, environmental, and ...
Michael S. Muthersbaugh, Elizabeth A. Saldo, Alex J. Jensen, Jay Cantrell, Charles Ruth, Beth E. Ross, John C. Kilgo, David S. Jachowski   +7 more
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Mapping and Geospatial Analysis of Ancient Terrace Agricultural Systems in Lucanas Province, Peruvian Andes, Based on Satellite Imagery, High‐Resolution DSMs, and Field Surveys

Geoarchaeology, Volume 40, Issue 2, March/April 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper presents a unique set of maps and geospatial data covering 16 ancient terrace agricultural systems in the upper part of the Río Grande de Nasca drainage. These systems are located on the western Andean flank (1200 and 3800 m asl), in the districts of Llauta, Laramate, and Ocaña in Lucanas province, Ayacucho region, southern Peru (14.
Christian Mader, Philipp Godde, Elena Hägele, Mike Lyons, Ann‐Kristin Weber, Rachel Odenthal, Paul Stryjski, Christoph Binder, Fernando Leceta, Johny Isla, Markus Reindel, Julia Meister   +11 more
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Taming interleukin‐12: Engineering of bispecific antibody‐based IL‐12 mimetics with biased agonism capacities

Protein Science, Volume 34, Issue 3, March 2025.
Abstract In this work, we have generated bispecific interleukin (IL)‐12 surrogate agonists based on camelid‐derived single‐domain antibodies (sdAbs) targeting the IL‐12 receptor (IL‐12R) subunits IL‐12Rβ1 and IL‐12Rβ2. Following immunization and antibody display‐based paratope isolation, respective sdAbs were combinatorially reformatted into a ...
Britta Lipinski, Laura Unmuth, Paul Arras, Ron Endruszeit, Stefan Becker, Jonathan Mathias Rödel, Jürgen Scheller, Silke Pudewell, Doreen M. Floss, Simon Krah, Julia Harwardt, Achim Doerner, Laura Helming, Chunxiao Xu, Andreas Menrad, Andreas Evers, Harald Kolmar, Desislava Elter, Lukas Pekar, Stefan Zielonka   +19 more
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