From virtually extinct to superabundant in 35 years: establishment, population growth and shifts in management focus of the Swedish wild boar (Sus scrofa) population [0.03%]
从濒临灭绝到资源过剩:瑞典野猪(Sus scrofa)种群的建立、数量增长及管理重点转变(第35年)
Göran Bergqvist,Jonas Kindberg,Bodil Elmhagen
Göran Bergqvist
Background: The wild boar (Sus scrofa) was extinct in Sweden when a few animals established in the 1970s. Over the past 35 years, the species has made a substantial comeback. In this paper, we analyse wild boar population...
Integrating phylogenetic, phylogeographic, and morphometric analyses to reveal cryptic lineages within the genus Asaccus (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in Iran [0.03%]
结合系统发育,谱系地理和形态学分析揭示伊朗壁虎属隐存种(lineages)(爬行纲:有鳞目:叶趾蜥科)
Kamran Kamali,Masoud Nazarizadeh,Faezeh Fatemizadeh et al.
Kamran Kamali et al.
The Middle Eastern endemic genus Asaccus comprises Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos. To date, this genus includes 19 species of leaf-toed geckos (seven in Arabia and 12 in the Zagros Mountains). Despite a recent study on the taxonomy and ph...
Null models confirm nest site fidelity by male smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu [0.03%]
无模型证实了雄性小口黑鲈的巢穴场所忠实度
Daniel D Wiegmann,Kelly L Weinersmith,Jeffrey R Baylis et al.
Daniel D Wiegmann et al.
Background: Many animals appear to preferentially renest in proximity to a site they previously occupied. Evidence of nest fidelity is often inferred from a right skewed distribution of distances between the nests of indi...
Biomorphometric and hematobiochemical alterations in the juvenile african catfish Clarias gariepinus exposed to propranolol [0.03%]
施用普萘洛尔对非洲尖塘鱼(Clarias gariepinus)稚鱼生物测量及血液生化指标的影响
Temitope D Melefa,Funmilayo F Hinmikaiye,Felix A Andong et al.
Temitope D Melefa et al.
Propranolol (PRO) is a beta-blocker drug used for the treatment of anxiety, chest pain, migraine and tremors. The present study investigated whether sublethal concentrations of PRO have effects on the body condition, biochemistry, and hemat...
Lions & sea lions & bears, oh my: utilizing museum specimens to study the ossification sequence of carnivoran taxa [0.03%]
狮子、海狮和熊,哦我的天!利用博物馆标本研究食肉目动物的骨化序列
Jonathan L Sarasa,Alexander S Okamoto,Mark A Wright et al.
Jonathan L Sarasa et al.
Background: Mammalian skeletons are largely formed before birth. Heterochronic changes in skeletal formation can be investigated by comparing the order of ossification for different elements of the skeleton. Due to the ch...
Birds and environment: a multidisciplinary approach to ecological, behavioural and conservation issues [0.03%]
鸟类与环境:生态、行为及保护问题的多学科研究方法
Ashish Kumar Arya,Archana Bachheti,Vinaya Kumar Sethi et al.
Ashish Kumar Arya et al.
Birds perform significant ecosystem services in the environment. Nevertheless, they have been facing threats to their survival globally. This special collection assembles diverse articles on various aspects of birds' life, their interaction...
Daubenton's bats maintain stereotypical echolocation behaviour and a lombard response during target interception in light [0.03%]
戴本顿蝙蝠在光线微弱的情况下进行目标拦截时会维持刻板的回声定位行为和 Lombard 应答
Astrid Saermark Uebel,Michael Bjerre Pedersen,Kristian Beedholm et al.
Astrid Saermark Uebel et al.
Most bats hunt insects on the wing at night using echolocation as their primary sensory modality, but nevertheless maintain complex eye anatomy and functional vision. This raises the question of how and when insectivorous bats use vision du...
Taxonomic reassessment of Rhodnius zeledoni Jurberg, Rocha & Galvão: a morphological and morphometric analysis comparing its taxonomic relationship with Rhodnius domesticus Neiva & Pinto [0.03%]
基于形态学和形态计量学分析对Rhodnius zeledoni的分类学再评估及其与Rhodnius domesticus分类关系的比较研究
João Paulo Sales Oliveira-Correia,Jader de Oliveira,Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana et al.
João Paulo Sales Oliveira-Correia et al.
Background: Rhodnius zeledoni was described from a single specimen. Since its description, doubts have arisen regarding the taxonomic status of this species in relation to Rhodnius domesticus. ...
Feeding selectivity and a functional trade-off in a benthic fish with a continuous morphological variation: an experimental test [0.03%]
具有连续形态变异的底栖鱼类的选择性摄食和功能权衡:实验测试
Chiharu Endo
Chiharu Endo
Background: Functional trade-offs through ecological specializations are hypothesized to become causes of adaptive phenotypic divergence under divergent natural selection, where intermediate phenotypes may have the lowest...
Giant pandas in captivity undergo short-term adaptation in nerve-related pathways [0.03%]
圈养大熊猫的神经相关通路发生短期适应性变化
Yan Li,Wei Xu,Juan Wang et al.
Yan Li et al.
Background: Behaviors in captive animals, including changes in appetite, activity level, and social interaction, are often seen as adaptive responses. However, these behaviors may become progressively maladaptive, leading...