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Transcriptome analysis reveals the alleviating effect of Polysaccharide of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz on thymic involution in Magang geese

Poultry Science
Thymic involution is one of the important causes of decreased immunity in the body. Noncoding RNAs (miRNAs and lncRNAs) play crucial roles in regulating organ growth and development.
Xiang Zhou, Weijun Liang, Longsheng Hong, Shuying Gong, Zhuokun Liu, Wanyan Li, Nan Cao, Yunbo Tian, Danning Xu, Bingxin Li   +9 more
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Assessing prioritization measures for a private land conservation program in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
Private land conservation has become an important tool for protecting biodiversity and habitat, but methods for prioritizing and scheduling conservation on private land are still being developed.
Kaylan M. Kemink, Robert. L. Pressey, Vanessa M. Adams, Christoph Nolte, Sarah K. Olimb, Aidan M. Healey, Boyan Liu, Todd Frerichs, Randy Renner   +8 more
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Using Harvest Data to Assess Factors Influencing Regional Population Declines of Muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) 利用捕获数据评估影响麝鼠 (Ondatra zibethicus) 区域种群数量下降的相关因素

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
Reported annual per‐capita harvest of muskrats (PCHM) decreased as wetland complexity (total number of wetland patches) decreased in 13 state and federal wetland areas in the Midwest, USA. Our results support the hypothesis that regional‐scale declines in the abundance of muskrats are likely associated with the losses to wetland habitats throughout the
Tim L. Hiller, Andrea Sylvia, Jesse T. Boulerice, Adam A. Ahlers, Dwayne R. Etter, Eric M. Dunton   +5 more
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Waterfowl of Lutsk district

Біологічні студії, 2018
The waterfowl of the Lutsk district was studied by the author during 1981–2018. 39 species of the waterfowl are registered in the Lutsk district, 13 among them are confirmed on breeding (some of them in some years only), 16 – on passage (1 species – the ...
Khymyn M. V.
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Waterfowl Harvest Benefits in Northern Aboriginal Communities and Potential Climate Change Impacts [PDF]

Migratory waterfowl are important to the diets of residents in Canada’s northern communities. Contrary to recreational hunters, indigenous peoples have rights to harvest wildlife for subsistence needs without permits. As a result, migratory waterfowl are
G. Cornelis van Kooten, Ann Chan-McLeod, Emina Krcmar   +2 more
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SCDNR - WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT AREAS - WEEKLY WATERFOWL HARVEST REPORT [PDF]

, 2006
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources manages Waterfowl Management Areas to maintain populations of migratory waterfowl. This report provides a summary of the species, number of hunters, ducks per hunter, shots fired, cripples lost, and ...
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
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DuckNet: an open‐source deep learning tool for waterfowl species identification in UAV imagery

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
Understanding how waterfowl respond to habitat restoration and management activities is crucial for evaluating and refining conservation delivery programs. However, site‐specific waterfowl monitoring is challenging, especially in heavily forested systems
Zack Loken, Kevin M. Ringelman, Anne Mini, J. Dale James, Mike Mitchell   +4 more
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Drp1 regulated PINK1-dependent mitophagy protected duck follicular granulosa cells from acute heat stress injury

Poultry Science
: The mitochondrial quality control system is crucial in maintaining cellular homeostasis during environmental stress. Granulosa cells are the main cells secreting steroid hormones, and mitochondria are the key organelles for steroid hormone synthesis ...
Chen Yang, Pei Luo, You-tian Yang, Xin-liang Fu, Bing-xin Li, Xu Shen, Dan-ning Xu, Yun-mao Huang, Yun-bo Tian, Wen-jun Liu   +9 more
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Developing a wintering waterfowl community baseline for environmental monitoring of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island [version 3; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2015
In 2004, the Atlantic Ecology Division of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development began an annual winter waterfowl survey of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay.
Betty J. Kreakie, Kristopher Winiarski, Richard McKinney   +2 more
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Aerial Inventories of Waterfowl in Illinois and Estimation of Moist-soil Plant Seed Abundance for Waterfowl on Lands Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources [PDF]

, 2008
Reports on progress and results of inventories of waterfowl along the Illinois and central Mississippi rivers during fall and winter and estimation of moist-soil plant seed abundance for waterfowl on lands managed by Illinois Department of Natural ...
Hine, Christopher S., Horath, Michelle M., Smith, Randolph V., Yetter, Aaron P., Stafford, Joshua D.   +4 more
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