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When wolves aren't enough: revisiting trophic cascades in northern Wisconsin
Elimination of top predators has allowed large herbivores to flourish in many terrestrial ecosystems, transforming food webs and ecosystem functions. Restoration of large predator communities is hoped to reverse negative effects of this trophic downgrading, but evidence for such effects is elusive.
Elaine M. Brice +6 more
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This article analyzes shows of non-European peoples (German: Völkerschauen) which were performed at the premises of the Wrocław zoological garden (at that time Breslau zoological garden) between 1876 and 1930.
Dominika Czarnecka
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Personality traits in resident and migratory warbler species. [PDF]
Animals are often confronted with environmental challenges and the way in which they cope with these challenges can have important fitness consequences.
Ebert, C. +4 more
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Phenotypic variation in functional traits underpins responses to environmental gradients, influencing thermoregulation, energy balance, and long‐term persistence under climate extremes. Climate change is altering these gradients globally, yet in species that have already disappeared from much of their range, adaptive phenotypes may have also been lost,
Jack Bilby +4 more
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Antibody levels against rabies among occupationally exposed individuals in a Nigerian University [PDF]
The authors investigated the levels of anti-glycoprotein antibodies against rabies virus in the sera of occupationally exposed humans at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Babasola O. Olugasa +3 more
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Survival is one of the most important traits to consider for limited animal populations under conservation programs. Here, we estimate the effects of inbreeding, geographical region (Europe, North America and other) and sex on survival at six points of ...
E. Skotarczak +2 more
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A Complex Millenium of Zoos [PDF]
A review of Eric Baratay and Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier's Zoo: A History of Zoological Gardens in the West (Reaktion Books, London, 2002)
Bishop, Rebecca
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Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan +5 more
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New records of moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from urban gardens on Terceira Island with new data on recently introduced species to the Azores [PDF]
The urban Duque da Terceira Garden, in the main town of Angra do Heroísmo (Terceira, Azores), was investigated to describe the species composition of moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera).
Borges, Paulo A. V. +5 more
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Abstract Invasive alien plants can provide economic or cultural benefits to local communities, influencing perceptions and potentially affecting management decisions. Understanding these perceptions is crucial to avoiding inefficiencies, misunderstandings and conflicts in the management of invasive alien species.
Lehlohonolo D. Adams +3 more
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