The impact of smog on the concentration of particulate matter in the antelope house in the Silesian zoological garden. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Pawlak K, Nieckarz Z.
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It's Complicated: How Sex, Family, and Season Affect Growth of a Sexually Size Dimorphic Spider
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Extreme female‐biased sexual size dimorphism (SSD) in Nephilingis cruentata emerges when male and female growth trajectories diverge mid‐development. Seasonal effects influence both sexes similarly, but family effects are strongly sex‐specific. These patterns identify a critical developmental window for mechanistic studies of SSD.
Tim Prezelj +3 more
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Sex Role–Dependent Behavioral and Architectural Divergence in a Jumping Spider
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.The graphical abstract contrasts sex‐equivalent cognition (route‐planning & memory) with female‐biased nest architecture. Both sexes perform similarly in cognitive tests, but females build complex, geometry‐matching nests while males make simple shelters.
Yirong Wang +4 more
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Decades of Enclosure Protection Exert Composite Effects on Grassland Grasshopper Communities
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Decades of enclosure protection have altered grasshopper community structure, with species‐specific effects on population dynamics. For the low‐mobility grasshopper Chorthippus fallax, abundance did not differ strongly between exclosure‐protected and overgrazed areas, but its egg development duration was longer in exclosures. The two C.
Dan‐dan Feng +7 more
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Mosquito identification and haemosporidian parasites detection in the enclosure of the African penguins (<i>Spheniscus demersus</i>) at the SANBI zoological garden. [PDF]
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 2020 Taioe MO +6 more
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Basalt‐dwelling blind mole rats maintain lower body temperatures, show greater post‐digging thermal increases, and dig more efficiently than those from rendzina soils. Although metabolic rates and bite force did not differ between populations, these thermal and physiological shifts align with the greater mechanical resistance and seasonal hypoxia of ...
Matěj Lövy +6 more
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Diagnosis and therapeutic management of gastrointestinal parasitism among the captive population of Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans Schoepff, 1795) at Zoological Garden, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. [PDF]
J Parasit Dis, 2020 Sharun K, Satheesh A, Alexander J.
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.Abstract Ecoacoustics mainly aims at monitoring soundscapes by means of non‐invasive protocols. Despite the widespread adoption of machine and deep learning techniques, existing ecoacoustic models predominantly rely on supervised learning and, consequently, face two primary limitations: (1) the necessity of annotated data; and (2) the restriction to ...
Yann Teytaut +7 more
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Ten simple rules for team synthesis in ecological research
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.Abstract Team‐based synthesis is a collaborative, data‐intensive, often interdisciplinary approach to conducting science that capitalizes on existing data to answer novel questions. In ecology, synthesis has advanced understanding about the functioning and structure of ecological and environmental systems.
Sarah C. Elmendorf +11 more
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