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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract As habitat salinity markedly differs between the endangered, freshwater‐dwelling Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa saimensis Nordquist, 1899) and the brackish water‐inhabiting Baltic ringed seal (Pusa hispida botnica Gmelin, 1788), we investigated whether this difference has resulted in morphological changes to their kidneys.
Heini Nihtilä, Juha Laakkonen
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2020 The northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) is functionally extinct with only two females left alive. However, cryopreserved material from a number of individuals represents the potential to produce additional individuals using advanced ...
Oliver A. Ryder +6 more
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Modeling with the Crowd: Optimizing the Human-Machine Partnership with Zooniverse
, 2019 LSST and Euclid must address the daunting challenge of analyzing the unprecedented volumes of imaging and spectroscopic data that these next-generation instruments will generate. A promising approach to overcoming this challenge involves rapid, automatic
Beck, Melanie +4 more
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Long‐Distance, Transfrontier Carnivore Dispersals in Southern Africa
Ecology and EvolutionInformation on long‐range dispersal in tropical carnivores is limited compared to their temperate counterparts. Here we present data on long‐range, transboundary dispersals for three species of tropical carnivores: African wild dog (Lycaon pictus ...
Piet Beytell +3 more
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21st-century scholarship and Wikipedia [PDF]
, 2012 Wikipedia, the world’s fifth most-used Web site, is a good illustration of the growing credibility of online resources. In his article in Ariadne earlier this year, “Wikipedia: Reflections on Use and Academic Acceptance”, Brian Whalley described the ...
Thomas, Amber
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Hydrological Models as Web Services: An Implementation using OGC Standards
, 2012 Presentation for the HIC 2012 - 10th International Conference on Hydroinformatics. "Understanding Changing Climate and Environment and Finding Solutions" Hamburg, Germany July 14-18, 2012
Buytaert, W, Reusser, D, Vitolo, C
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AnimalsThe One Plan Approach advocates for a hybrid species management framework, wherein captive-bred populations are considered metapopulations nested within a broader network of zoos and wild populations Additionally, the Opportunities to Thrive framework ...
Tiasa Adhya +6 more
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Unveiling the nature of the "Green Pea" galaxies
, 2011 We review recent results on the oxygen and nitrogen chemical abundances in extremely compact, low-mass starburst galaxies at redshifts between 0.1-0.3 recently named to as "Green Pea" galaxies.
C Cardamone +25 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Three categories of explanations exist for why we age: mechanistic theories, which omit reference to evolutionary forces; weakening force of selection theories, which posit that barriers exist that prevent evolutionary forces from optimising fitness in ageing; and optimisation theories, which posit that evolutionary forces actually select for ...
Michael S. Ringel
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Potential Impact of Construction Noise on Selected Zoo Animals
Animals, 2019 Simple Summary Animals in zoos can adapt to many noises they hear on a regular basis. However, construction noise that is intense or occurs unpredictably may negatively impact the welfare state of some animals and induce a chronic stress response.
R. Jakob-Hoff +8 more
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