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Buser TJ, Larouche O, Aguilar A, Neves MP, Sandel MW, Sidlauskas BL, Summers AP, Evans KM. Freshwater Habitats Promote Rapid Rates of Phenotypic Evolution in Sculpin Fishes (Perciformes: Cottoidea). Am Nat 2024; 204:345-360. [PMID: 39326057 DOI: 10.1086/731784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2024]
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AbstractInvasions of freshwater habitats by marine fishes provide exceptional cases of habitat-driven biological diversification. Freshwater habitats make up less than 1% of aquatic habitats but contain ∼50% of fish species. However, while the dominant group of freshwater fishes (Otophysi) is older than that of most marine fishes (Percomorphaceae), it is less morphologically diverse. Classically, scientists have invoked differences in the tempo and/or mode of evolution to explain such cases of unequal morphological diversification. We tested for evidence of these phenomena in the superfamily Cottoidea (sculpins), which contains substantial radiations of marine and freshwater fishes. We find that the morphology of freshwater sculpins evolves faster but under higher constraint than that of marine sculpins, causing widespread convergence in freshwater sculpins and more morphological disparity in marine sculpins. The endemic freshwater sculpins of Lake Baikal, Siberia, are exceptions that demonstrate elevated novelty akin to that of marine sculpins. Several tantalizing factors may explain these findings, such as differences in habitat stability and/or habitat connectivity between marine and freshwater systems.
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Meyer F, Kocbach J, Tjønnås J, Danielsen J, Seeberg TM, Austeng A, Sandbakk Ø. Temporal and kinematic patterns distinguishing the G2 from the G4 skating sub-technique. Sports Biomech 2024; 23:1410-1427. [PMID: 34384336 DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2021.1959948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In cross-country ski skating, both the G2 and G4 sub-techniques involve one pole push for every second ski push but are used at largely different speed-slope ranges. The aim of this study was to compare temporal and kinematic patterns between G2 and G4 at both identical and different speed-slope conditions. A mixed model was used to analyse spatio-temporal parameters, while a combination of dynamic time warping and statistical parametric mapping was used to compare time traces. Main spatio-temporal parameters, such as cycle time, ski contact time and swing time, differed between G2 and G4 (all p < 0.01). Moreover, two forward and more pronounced acceleration phases of the centre of mass (CoM) were visible in G4 while only one acceleration phase was present in G2. The more continuous propulsion in G2 allows for maintaining a more constant speed at steep slopes and low speeds where this sub-technique is preferred. In contrast, the achievement of high speeds while skiing on flatter terrain seem to require more dynamic motion with shorter, more explosive propulsion periods allowed for in G4. In conclusion, G2 and G4 are two unique movements as characterised by fundamentally different CoM motion and should be denoted as two different sub-techniques.
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- Department of Informatics, Digital Signal Processing Group, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Centre for Elite Sports Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Mathematics and Cybernetics, SINTEF Digital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Centre for Elite Sports Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Smart Sensor Systems, SINTEF Digital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Informatics, Digital Signal Processing Group, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Centre for Elite Sports Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Marciniak B, Peroni N, Traveset A, de Sá Dechoum M. Effects of the control of an invasive tree on the structure of a plant-frugivore network. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2024:e3037. [PMID: 39354746 DOI: 10.1002/eap.3037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 10/03/2024]
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Invasive non-native species are one of the main causes of degradation of ecosystems worldwide. The control of invasive species is key to reducing threats to ecosystem viability in the long term. Observations of structural changes in ecological interaction networks following invasive species suppression can be useful to monitor the success of ecological restoration initiatives. We evaluated the structure of plant-bird frugivory interaction networks in a plant community invaded by the guava tree (Psidium guajava L.) by comparing network metrics before and after control actions. Psidium guajava was relevant in all metrics for the unmanaged network in this study, with high degree centrality and high nestedness contribution. Based on the asymmetry of species interactions, we found that birds were highly dependent on the invasive plant before suppression. Once P. guajava trees were eliminated, bird and plant species richness, total number of interactions, and modularity increased, whereas nestedness and interaction strength asymmetry decreased. The diet of the bird community became more diversified once P. guajava was no longer available and relevant species roles in community structure emerged. Our results corroborate the fact that ecological restoration interventions should include the control of non-native plant species that attract frugivorous animals in order to diversify plant-frugivore interactions and thus maintain biodiversity in natural ecosystems.
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- Brisa Marciniak
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies, CSIC-UIB, Esporles, Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Ouyang H, Chen J, Lin L, Zheng H, Xie C, Wang C, Wang Z. Metabarcoding and co-occurrence network reveal significant effects of mariculture on benthic eukaryotic microalgal community: A case study in Daya Bay of the South China Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 207:116832. [PMID: 39128232 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Benthic eukaryotic microalgae were analyzed by metabarcoding the partial 18S rRNA gene in Daya Bay bi-monthly in 2021. Altogether 941 eukaryotic microalgal OTUs were detected, belonging to 27 classes of 8 phyla. Dinophyta and Chlorophyta were the dominant phyla. Microalgal community in the mariculture zone differed significantly from those in non-mariculture zone, reflected by low alpha diversity indexes and increasing abundance and richness of chlorophytes and correspondingly decreasing of dinoflagellates. The abundant occurrences of the pico- and nano-sized taxa such as the chlorophyte Picochlorum in the mariculture zone suggested that nutrient enrichment might result in the miniaturization of the benthic eukaryotic microalgae. The co-occurrence network suggested more negative interactions between taxa in the mariculture zone. A total of 41 algal bloom and/or harmful algal bloom (HAB) species were detected in this study, suggesting a high potential risk of HABs in Daya Bay, especially for the recurrent bloom species Scrippsiella acuminata.
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- Hong Ouyang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Hunt D, Dewar A, Dal Molin F, Willey N. Does it run in the family? - Improving radiological risk assessment in the coastal environment using taxonomic and phylogenetic perspectives in macroalgae species. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 207:116863. [PMID: 39213886 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2024] [Revised: 07/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Marine macroalgae are widely used indicator species for monitoring environmental radioactivity. Empirical studies have demonstrated a range in radionuclide transfer coefficients, or concentration ratios (CRs), between taxonomic groups, however the CR values used for dose estimation assume that macroalgae are a homogenous group, represented by a single CR. This study demonstrates the presence of a taxonomic signal in macroalgae CRs for multiple anthropogenic and naturally occurring radionuclides (137Cs, 241Am, 239+240Pu, 210Po) based on a collation of available data. A Residual Maximum Likelihood (REML) mixed model was applied, producing relative estimate CRs specific to each species within the datasets. The collated data was also analysed for a phylogenetic signal, but only a weak signal was found for one radionuclide in one group (239+240Pu in Phaeophyceae). A theoretical case study using the estimated CRs and the ERICA tool was carried out to demonstrate the implications of these findings in a real-world scenario.
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- D Hunt
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK; Centre for Research In Bioscience, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- Centre for Research In Bioscience, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
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Strickland MG, Myszkowski N, Hooker ED, Zoccola PM, Dickerson SS. Depressive and Anxious Symptoms, Experimentally Manipulated Acute Social-Evaluative Threat, and Cortisol Reactivity. Psychosom Med 2024; 86:710-719. [PMID: 39094120 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Exposure to social-evaluative threat (SET) can elicit greater physiological responses, including cortisol, compared to non-SET stressors. An individual's level of depressive and anxious symptoms predicts variability in cortisol responses to stressors, and other research suggests that these individual differences may predict vulnerability to social evaluation. The current study integrates both lines of research, testing if there are different relationships between depressive and/or anxious symptoms and cortisol reactivity in the presence or absence of SET. METHODS Healthy undergraduate students ( N = 158, 65% female) were randomly assigned to deliver a speech in the presence (SET) or absence (non-SET) of two evaluators. Salivary cortisol was collected throughout, and self-reported depressive and anxious symptoms were assessed. We hypothesized that in the SET condition, higher levels of depressive and/or anxious symptoms would predict dysregulated cortisol responses compared to lower levels of symptoms and/or assignment to the non-SET group. RESULTS In spite of inconclusive p values (which might be attributed to low statistical power), individuals with high depressive or high anxious symptoms appeared to have exaggerated cortisol responses in the SET condition, as indicated by more concave trajectories. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that both depression and anxiety could be associated with increased cortisol reactivity to SET.
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- Megan G Strickland
- From the Department of Psychology, (Strickland, Myszkowski, Dickerson), Pace University, New York, NY; Division of Behavioral and Social Research, (Hooker), National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland; and Department of Psychology, (Zoccola), Ohio University, Athens, OH
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Derkarabetian S, Benavides LR, Giribet G. Reassessing the phylogeny of Cyphophthalmi with phylogenomics: A UCE-based phylogeny of mite harvesters (Opiliones). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2024; 199:108143. [PMID: 38977042 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Cyphophthalmi (the mite harvesters) are a group of Opiliones with broad interest due to their species being classic examples of short-range endemics and displaying model biogeographical patterns for poor dispersers. Cyphophthalmi phylogeny has received attention using morphology, Sanger-based sequencing data, or transcriptomics. Here we turn to a new type of data, ultraconserved elements (UCEs) and provide a first phylogeny for the entire suborder Cyphophthalmi using such data and including representatives from 36 of the 46 currently recognized genera. Phylogenetic analysis of four occupancy matrices (50%, 75%, 90% and 95%), for a total of 840, 567, 129, and 23 loci, respectively, yielded a well resolved phylogeny with monophyly of Pettalidae, Parasironidae, Stylocellidae and Troglosironidae. However, Neogoveidae appeared paraphyletic with respect to Ogoveidae in all datasets and to Troglosironidae in some, and the traditional Sironidae, which was monophyletic, now appeared paraphyletic with respect to the recently erected family Parasironidae. Our phylogenomic results using UCE data resolve the position of several problematic genera (e.g., Pettalus) and add support to other parts of the tree that received low support in Sanger-based phylogenies. Our work also stresses the possibility to add museum samples to phylogenies although methods for optimizing DNA yield from such small-bodied specimens need further improvement. Finally, this backbone phylogeny demonstrates the feasibility of an all-species phylogeny using UCEs for Cyphophthalmi, and by extension, for all Opiliones.
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- Shahan Derkarabetian
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; San Diego Natural History Museum, Department of Entomology, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Gutiérrez J, Seguel M, Saenz-Agudelo P, Acosta-Jamett G, Verdugo C. Host genetic diversity and body condition influence parasite resistance and clearance in a wild marine mammal population. Biol Lett 2024; 20:20240302. [PMID: 39353568 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2024] [Revised: 08/07/2024] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024] Open
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Host genetic variability can modulate infection resistance, although its role in infection clearance remains unclear. Hookworm disease (Uncinaria sp.) is the leading cause of pup mortality in several otariid species, although the parasite can be cleared through immune-mediated processes. We evaluated the association of host genetic diversity, body condition and immune response with hookworm resistance and/or clearance in the South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis). Uninfected pups had higher heterozygosity than parasitized individuals, indicating a negative relationship between heterozygosity and the chances of infection. Likewise, pups that died of hookworm infection had lower heterozygosity than those that died of non-infectious causes. Interestingly, once infected, pups that survived hookworm infection had heterozygosities similar to pups that died of hookworm disease. However, pups that cleared the infection had a higher body mass and parasite-specific immunoglobulin G levels than those that did not recover or died of hookworm disease. Thus, although heterozygosity predicted resistance to and mortality from hookworm infections, it did not affect parasite clearance, which was facilitated by better body condition and adaptive immune responses. This demonstrates that host genetic variability and host-environment interactions influence disease dynamics, acting at different, well-defined stages of infection.
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- Josefina Gutiérrez
- Instituto de Patología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
- Programa de Doctorado en Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Medicina Preventiva Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
- Center for Surveillance and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Patología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
- Center for Surveillance and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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Xing X, Xu C, Al Amer FM, Shi L, Zhu J, Lin L. Methods for assessing inverse publication bias of adverse events. Contemp Clin Trials 2024; 145:107646. [PMID: 39084407 PMCID: PMC11392622 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/27/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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In medical research, publication bias (PB) poses great challenges to the conclusions from systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The majority of efforts in methodological research related to classic PB have focused on examining the potential suppression of studies reporting effects close to the null or statistically non-significant results. Such suppression is common, particularly when the study outcome concerns the effectiveness of a new intervention. On the other hand, attention has recently been drawn to the so-called inverse publication bias (IPB) within the evidence synthesis community. It can occur when assessing adverse events because researchers may favor evidence showing a similar safety profile regarding an adverse event between a new intervention and a control group. In comparison to the classic PB, IPB is much less recognized in the current literature; methods designed for classic PB may be inaccurately applied to address IPB, potentially leading to entirely incorrect conclusions. This article aims to provide a collection of accessible methods to assess IPB for adverse events. Specifically, we discuss the relevance and differences between classic PB and IPB. We also demonstrate visual assessment through contour-enhanced funnel plots tailored to adverse events and popular quantitative methods, including Egger's regression test, Peters' regression test, and the trim-and-fill method for such cases. Three real-world examples are presented to illustrate the bias in various scenarios, and the implementations are illustrated with statistical code. We hope this article offers valuable insights for evaluating IPB in future systematic reviews of adverse events.
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- Xing Xing
- Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, MD, USA
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- Clinical Transformation Center, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Mathematics, College of Science and Arts, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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Fox JT, Magoulick DD. Fish beta diversity associated with hydrologic and anthropogenic disturbance gradients in contrasting stream flow regimes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 945:173825. [PMID: 38857792 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Understanding the role of hydrologic variation in structuring aquatic communities is crucial for successful conservation and sustainable management of native freshwater biodiversity. Partitioning beta diversity into the additive components of spatial turnover and nestedness can provide insight into the forces driving variability in fish assemblages across stream flow regimes. We examined stream fish beta diversity across hydrologic and anthropogenic disturbance gradients using long-term (1916-2016) site occurrence records (n = 17,375) encompassing 252 species. We assessed total beta diversity (Sørensen dissimilarity), spatial turnover, and nestedness of fish assemblages in contrasting stream flow regimes across a gradient of decreasing flow stability: groundwater stable (n = 77), groundwater (n = 67), groundwater flashy (n = 175), perennial runoff (n = 141), runoff flashy (n = 255), and intermittent (n = 63) streams. Differences in total beta diversity among the stream flow regimes were driven predominantly (>86 %) by spatial turnover (i.e. species replacement) as opposed to nestedness (i.e. species loss or gain). Total fish beta diversity and spatial turnover were highest in streams with intermediate flow stability (groundwater flashy), while more flow-stable streams (groundwater stable and groundwater) had lower turnover and higher nestedness. Species turnover was also strongly associated with seasonal variation in hydrology across all flow regimes, but these relationships were most evident for assemblages in intermittent streams. Distance-based statistical comparisons showed significant correlations between beta diversity and anthropogenic disturbance variables, including dam density, dam storage volume and water withdrawals in catchments of groundwater stable streams, while hydrologic variables were more strongly correlated with beta diversity in streams with runoff-dominated and flashy flow regimes. The high spatial turnover of species implies that fish conservation actions would benefit from watershed-focused approaches targeting multiple streams with wide spatial distribution, as opposed to simply focusing on preserving sites with the greatest number of species.
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- J Tyler Fox
- Arkansas Cooperative and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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Revol J, Lafit G, Ceulemans E. A new sample-size planning approach for person-specific VAR(1) studies: Predictive accuracy analysis. Behav Res Methods 2024; 56:7152-7167. [PMID: 38717682 DOI: 10.3758/s13428-024-02413-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/30/2024]
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Researchers increasingly study short-term dynamic processes that evolve within single individuals using N = 1 studies. The processes of interest are typically captured by fitting a VAR(1) model to the resulting data. A crucial question is how to perform sample-size planning and thus decide on the number of measurement occasions that are needed. The most popular approach is to perform a power analysis, which focuses on detecting the effects of interest. We argue that performing sample-size planning based on out-of-sample predictive accuracy yields additional important information regarding potential overfitting of the model. Predictive accuracy quantifies how well the estimated VAR(1) model will allow predicting unseen data from the same individual. We propose a new simulation-based sample-size planning method called predictive accuracy analysis (PAA), and an associated Shiny app. This approach makes use of a novel predictive accuracy metric that accounts for the multivariate nature of the prediction problem. We showcase how the values of the different VAR(1) model parameters impact power and predictive accuracy-based sample-size recommendations using simulated data sets and real data applications. The range of recommended sample sizes is smaller for predictive accuracy analysis than for power analysis.
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- Jordan Revol
- Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Methodology of Educational Sciences Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Grigg T, Handy RD, Billington RA. The use of insect cell line Sf21 for ecotoxicity testing. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2024; 33:831-838. [PMID: 38995497 PMCID: PMC11399169 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-024-02781-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Insect cell lines are finding utility in many areas of biology, but their application as an in vitro tool for ecotoxicity testing has been given less attention. Our study aimed to demonstrate the utility and sensitivity of Sf21 cells to commonly used fungicides: Propiconazole and CuSO4, as well as dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) an industrial solvent. Sf21 cells were readily cultured from frozen stocks in 3-4 days and showed utility as an invertebrate in vitro acute toxicity test. The data showed the threshold levels of cell survivability against propiconazole and CuSO4. The EC50 values were 135.1 μM and 3.31 mM respectively. The LOAEL (lowest observed adverse effect level) was ≈ 1 μM for propiconazole and ≈ 10 μM for CuSO4. Culturing of Sf21 cells in media containing the solvent DMSO showed that 0.5% DMSO concentration did not effect cell viability. Sf21 cells are sensitive and useful as a robust ecologically relevant screening tool for acute toxicity testing.
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- Trevor Grigg
- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK.
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- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
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- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
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Fitzgibbons E, Lastovich J, Scott S, Groth N, Grusz AL, Busta L. Herbarium specimens as tools for exploring the evolution of fatty acid-derived natural products in plants. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 120:9-18. [PMID: 39171845 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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Plants synthesize natural products via lineage-specific offshoots of their core metabolic pathways, including fatty acid synthesis. Recent studies have shed light on new fatty acid-derived natural products and their biosynthetic pathways in disparate plant species. Inspired by this progress, we set out to develop tools for exploring the evolution of fatty-acid derived products. We sampled multiple species from all major clades of euphyllophytes, including ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms (monocots and eudicots), and we show that the compositional profiles (though not necessarily the total amounts) of fatty-acid derived surface waxes from preserved plant specimens are consistent with those obtained from freshly collected tissue in a semi-quantitative and sometimes quantitative manner. We then sampled herbarium specimens representing 57 monocot species to assess the phylogenetic distribution and evolution, of two fatty acid-derived natural products found in that clade: beta-diketones and alkylresorcinols. These chemical data, combined with analyses of 26 monocot genomes, revealed a co-occurrence (though not necessarily a causal relationship) between whole genome duplication and the evolution of diketone synthases from an ancestral alkylresorcinol synthase-like polyketide synthase. Limitations of using herbarium specimen wax profiles as proxies for those of fresh tissue seem likely to include effects from loss of epicuticular wax crystals, effects from preservation techniques, and variation in wax chemical profiles due to genotype or environment. Nevertheless, this work reinforces the widespread utility of herbarium specimens for studying leaf surface waxes (and possibly other chemical classes) and reveals some of the evolutionary history of fatty acid-derived natural products within monocots.
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- Emma Fitzgibbons
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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Lavaniegos-Puebla P, Rincón-Rubio VA, Gonzalez-Voyer A. Who cares? Elucidating parental care evolution in extant birds. Evolution 2024; 78:1699-1709. [PMID: 38982617 DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpae105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Extant birds stand out among vertebrates in the diversity of parental care types they present, spanning absence of care to uniparental care by either sex, biparental care, or even cooperative care. Despite years of research, key questions remain regarding parental care evolution in birds. Firstly, the parental care type in the most recent ancestor of extant birds is a matter of controversy, with proposed ancestral states including no care, uniparental male or female care, and biparental care. Another unsolved question is the direction, order, and frequency of transitions between parental care types. We address these key questions using a database of 5,438 bird species (~50% of extant diversity) and modern phylogenetic comparative methods controlling simultaneously for model and phylogenetic uncertainty as well as potential confounding effects of state-dependent diversification. Our results indicate that the most likely ancestral state for extant birds is male-only care, with a posterior probability of 0.8. Transition rates across parental care types were generally low and heterogeneous; loss of parental care virtually never occurs and transitions away from female-only or cooperative care most often lead to biparental care. Given the low transition rates, future research should analyze the factors favoring the maintenance of care types.
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- Pablo Lavaniegos-Puebla
- Laboratorio de Conducta Animal, Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- Laboratorio de Conducta Animal, Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- Laboratorio de Conducta Animal, Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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Fiesel PD, Kerwin RE, Jones AD, Last RL. Trading acyls and swapping sugars: metabolic innovations in Solanum trichomes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 196:1231-1253. [PMID: 38748602 PMCID: PMC11444299 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
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Solanaceae (nightshade family) species synthesize a remarkable array of clade- and tissue-specific specialized metabolites. Protective acylsugars, one such class of structurally diverse metabolites, are produced by ACYLSUGAR ACYLTRANSFERASE (ASAT) enzymes from sugars and acyl-coenzyme A esters. Published research has revealed trichome acylsugars composed of glucose and sucrose cores in species across the family. In addition, acylsugars have been analyzed across a small fraction of the >1,200 species in the phenotypically megadiverse Solanum genus, with a handful containing inositol and glycosylated inositol cores. The current study sampled several dozen species across subclades of Solanum to get a more detailed view of acylsugar chemodiversity. In depth characterization of acylsugars from the clade II species brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena) led to the identification of eight unusual structures with inositol or inositol glycoside cores and hydroxyacyl chains. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of 31 additional species in the Solanum genus revealed striking acylsugar diversity, with some traits restricted to specific clades and species. Acylinositols and inositol-based acyldisaccharides were detected throughout much of the genus. In contrast, acylglucoses and acylsucroses were more restricted in distribution. Analysis of tissue-specific transcriptomes and interspecific acylsugar acetylation differences led to the identification of the brinjal eggplant ASAT 3-LIKE 1 (SmASAT3-L1; SMEL4.1_12g015780) enzyme. This enzyme is distinct from previously characterized acylsugar acetyltransferases, which are in the ASAT4 clade, and appears to be a functionally divergent ASAT3. This study provides a foundation for investigating the evolution and function of diverse Solanum acylsugar structures and harnessing this diversity in breeding and synthetic biology.
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- Paul D Fiesel
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, 603 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, 603 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, 603 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, 603 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, 612 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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Martinez-Almoyna C, Calderòn-Sanou I, Lionnet C, Gielly L, Boyer F, Dufour P, Dunyach L, Miquel C, Ohlmann M, Poulenard J, Renaud J, Saillard A, Si-Moussi S, Stephan R, Varoux M, Münkemüller T, Thuiller W. Vegetation structure and climate shape mountain arthropod distributions across trophic levels. J Anim Ecol 2024; 93:1510-1523. [PMID: 39149837 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.14164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Arthropods play a vital role in ecosystems; yet, their distributions remain poorly understood, particularly in mountainous regions. This study delves into the modelling of the distribution of 31 foliar arthropod genera in the French Alps, using a comprehensive approach encompassing multi-trophic sampling, community DNA metabarcoding and random forest models. The results underscore the significant importance of vegetation structure, such as herbaceous vegetation density, and forest density and heterogeneity, along with climate, in shaping the distributions of most arthropods. These responses to environmental gradients are consistent across trophic groups, with the exception of nectarivores, whose distributions are more sensitive to landscape structure and water availability. By leveraging community DNA metabarcoding, this study sheds light on the understudied drivers of arthropod distributions, emphasizing the importance of modelling across diverse trophic groups to anticipate arthropod responses to global change.
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- Camille Martinez-Almoyna
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- EDYTEM, Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, CNRS, Le Bourget du Lac, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, France
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Chan WS, Santobuono M, D'Amico E, Selck H. The antidepressant, sertraline, impacts growth and reproduction in the benthic deposit feeder, Tubifex tubifex. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 285:117134. [PMID: 39357382 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.117134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 08/28/2024] [Accepted: 09/26/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024]
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Among emerging contaminants, pharmaceuticals are considered one of the most pertinent substances that may threaten aquatic ecosystems. Pharmaceuticals are designed to be directed at specific metabolic- and molecular pathways. Thus, they are assumed to be still biologically active when entering the ecosystem and may result in unpremeditated impacts on non-target organisms. One of the most widely used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, sertraline (an antidepressant), is regularly found in aquatic environments. However, knowledge about the effects, and in particular, of sediment-associated sertraline in benthic invertebrates is limited. We examined the impacts of chronic exposure (28 d) to sediment-associated sertraline (3.3, 33, 330 μg/g dw sed.) on survival, growth and reproduction in the deposit-feeding oligochaete, Tubifex tubifex. Sertraline significantly decreased T. tubifex survival and growth. Worms exposed to high sertraline concentrations (330 μg/g) had a lower growth rate and reproduction, as indicated by a significantly lower number of cumulated cocoons. Worms exposed to an environmentally relevant concentration (3.3 μg/g) decreased growth but maintained a reproduction rate similar to that of the control. The implications are that adult worms exposed to high sertraline concentrations presumably required more energy for maintenance and detoxification, thereby reducing available energy for reproduction and growth. This represents a trade-off between survival, reproduction and growth. In contrast, T. tubifex exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations allocated more energy to reproduction by slightly increasing the number of cocoons produced and reducing growth. However, the quantity and quality of offspring may be impacted as we observed fewer juveniles in the environmentally relevant treatment than in the control. Overall, the results indicate that sediment-associated sertraline is bioavailable and negatively impacts T. tubifex survival, growth, and reproduction even at environmentally relevant concentrations.
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- Wing Sze Chan
- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark.
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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Christensen NK, Beedholm K, Damsgaard C. Short communication: Maintained visual performance in birds under high altitude hypoxia. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2024; 296:111691. [PMID: 38971399 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.111691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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Birds are highly dependent on their vision for orientation and navigation. The avian eye differs from the mammalian eye as the retina is avascular, leaving the inner, highly metabolically active layers with a very long diffusion distance to the oxygen supply. During flight at high altitudes, birds face a decrease in environmental oxygen partial pressure, which leads to a decrease in arterial oxygen levels. Since oxygen perfusion to the retina is already limited in birds, we hypothesize that visual function is impaired by low oxygen availability. However, the visual performance of birds exposed to hypoxia has not been evaluated before. Here, we assess the optomotor response (OMR) in zebra finches under simulated high-altitude hypoxia (10%) and show that the OMR is largely maintained under hypoxia with only a modest reduction in OMR, demonstrating that birds can largely maintain visual function at high altitudes. The method of our study does not provide insight into the mechanisms involved, but our findings suggest that birds have evolved physiological mechanisms for retinal function at low tissue oxygen levels.
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- Section for Zoophysiology, Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Section for Zoophysiology, Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Liao M, Zhang JY, Feng Y, Ren ZX, Deng HN, Xu B. Phylogenomic insights into the historical biogeography, character-state evolution, and species diversification rates of Cypripedioideae (Orchidaceae). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2024; 199:108138. [PMID: 38977041 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 06/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Cypripedioideae (slipper orchids; Orchidaceae) currently consist of ∼200 herbaceous species with a strikingly disjunctive distribution in tropical and temperate regions of both hemispheres. In this study, an updated phylogeny with representatives from all five cypripedioid genera was presented based on maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference of plastome and low-copy nuclear genes. Phylogenomic analyses indicated that each genus is monophyletic, but some relationships (e.g., those among Cypripedium sects. Acaulia, Arietinum, Bifolia, Flabellinervia, Obtusipetala and Palangshanensia) conflict with those in previous studies based on Sanger data. Cypripedioideae appeared to have arisen in South America and/or the adjacent Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Hengduan Mountains ∼35 Mya. We inferred multiple dispersal events between East Asia and North America in Cypripedium, and between mainland Southeast Asia and the Malay Archipelago in Paphiopedilum. In the Americas, divergences among four genera (except Cypripedium) occurred around 31-20 Mya, long before the closure of the Isthmus of Panama, indicating the importance of long-distance dispersal. Evolutionary patterns between morphological and plastome character evolution suggested several traits, genome size and NDH genes, which are likely to have contributed to the success of slipper orchids in alpine floras and low-elevation forests. Species diversification rates were notably higher in epiphytic clades of Paphiopedilum than in other, terrestrial cypripedioids, paralleling similar accelerations associated with epiphytism in other groups. This study also suggested that sea-level fluctuations and mountain-building processes promoted the diversification of the largest genera, Paphiopedilum and Cypripedium.
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- Min Liao
- Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China.
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Ortiz D, Pekár S, Dianat M. A consequential one-night stand: Episodic historical hybridization leads to mitochondrial takeover in sympatric desert ant-eating spiders. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2024; 199:108167. [PMID: 39103025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Disentangling the genomic intricacies underlying speciation and the causes of discordance between sources of evidence can offer remarkable insights into evolutionary dynamics. The ant-eating spider Zodarion nitidum, found across the Middle East and Egypt, displays yellowish and blackish morphs that co-occur sympatrically. These morphs additionally differ in behavioral and physiological features and show complete pre-mating reproductive isolation. In contrast, they possess similar sexual features and lack distinct differences in their mitochondrial DNA. We analyzed both Z. nitidum morphs and outgroups using genome-wide and additional mitochondrial DNA data. The genomic evidence indicated that Yellow and Black are reciprocally independent lineages without signs of recent admixture. Interestingly, the sister group of Yellow is not Black but Z. luctuosum, a morphologically distinct species. Genomic gene flow analyses pinpointed an asymmetric nuclear introgression event, with Yellow contributing nearly 5 % of its genome to Black roughly 320,000 years ago, intriguingly aligning with the independently estimated origin of the mitochondrial DNA of Black. We conclude that the blackish and yellowish morphs of Z. nitidum are long-diverged distinct species, and that the ancient and modest genomic introgression event registered resulted in a complete mitochondrial takeover of Black by Yellow. This investigation underscores the profound long-term effects that even modest hybridization events can have on the genome of organisms. It also exemplifies the utility of phylogenetic networks for estimating historical events and how integrating independent lines of evidence can increase the reliability of such estimations.
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- David Ortiz
- Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia.
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia; Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czechia
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Margulies JD, Trost B, Hamon L, Kerr NZ, Kunz M, Randall JL, Shew RD, Shew DM, Starke L, Suiter D, West Z. Expert assessment of illegal collecting impacts on Venus flytraps and priorities for research on illegal trade. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2024; 38:e14320. [PMID: 39248748 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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Illegal collecting of wild Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula) for the horticultural trade represents a persistent threat to populations of the species across their endemic range in the coastal plain of North and South Carolina (United States). Although wild collecting of Venus flytraps is not a novel threat, there has been very little research on the impacts of collecting on the species' conservation to date or why an illegal trade persists alongside a legal one. We drew on qualitative expert stakeholder elicitation to contextualize the threat of illegal collecting to the long-term conservation of Venus flytraps in relation to other anthropogenic threats. Expert elicitation included botanical and conservation researchers, cognizant state and federal agency staff, land managers, and conservation nonprofit actors. The workshop included mapping of supply chain structures and prioritization of social and environmental harms. Expert consensus determined illegal collecting is an ongoing problem for Venus flytrap conservation, but habitat destruction, degradation, and fire suppression are the most significant threats to flytrap conservation. Supply chain analysis showed that observable social and environmental harms of the trade are focused at the supply stage and that less is known about transit and demand stages. Key research gaps identified include a lack of understanding of plant laundering practices relevant to a range of desirable plant taxa; the role of commercial nurseries in illicit horticultural supply chains; motivations for engaging in Venus flytrap collecting; and the persistent demand for illegally harvested plants when cultivated, legally obtainable plants are readily available. Our findings and methodology are relevant to a range of ornamental plants affected by illegal trade for which robust social data on illegal collecting drivers are lacking.
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- Jared D Margulies
- Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Departments of Earth and Ocean Sciences and Environmental Sciences, UNC Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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- Biological Consultant, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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- Plant Conservation Program, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Division of Natural Heritage, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- North Carolina Chapter, The Nature Conservancy, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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Htay T, Htoo KK, Røskaft E, Ringsby TH, Ranke PS. Environmental Factors Affecting Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Crop-Exploiting Species: Implications for Coexistence Between Agricultural Production and Avifauna Conservation in Wetlands. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 74:664-683. [PMID: 39097846 PMCID: PMC11393005 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-024-02028-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
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Bird communities in agroecosystems bring both ecosystem services (e.g., pollination) and disservices (e.g., crop exploitation) to farmers. However, in the proximity of wetland reserves, farmers disproportionately experience harvest yield loss due to large aggregation of bird species that can utilize various agricultural resources. This often results in negative human-wildlife interactions which lower conservation support among farmers. Knowledge about the distribution of avian species that negatively influence yields, and its environmental drivers is thus fundamental to reconcile crop production and bird conservation. This study aims to examine the spatio-temporal patterns in richness and abundance of bird species known to cause agricultural yield loss as well as species-specific distribution patterns for the six bird species that are most challenging for local farmers. In combination with interview surveys of local farmers (n = 367) and seasonal bird surveys (n = 720), we investigated distribution of crop-exploiting avian species in the Indawgyi wetland ecosystem in Myanmar. Our results showed high richness and abundance of crop-exploiting species in the water habitat across all seasons, with most challenging species exhibiting higher presence closer to these water sources. The crop phenology had positive effect on species richness and abundance during the growing season. The agricultural use of crop-exploiting species was season- and species-specific, where the presence probability in the agricultural habitat was higher in habitat generalists than wetland specialists. Therefore, we suggest improved management of natural wetland habitats (e.g., habitat restoration), sustainable coexistence mechanisms in farms close to water (e.g., bird-friendly rice farming and Ecolabel certification) to reduce avian impacts on the farming communities and, at the same time, to promote bird conservation in wetlands of international importance.
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- Thazin Htay
- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.
- Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division, Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
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- Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics (CBD), Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics (CBD), Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- BirdLife Norway, Trondheim, Norway
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Wairich A, Wang Y, Werner BT, Vaziritabar Y, Frei M, Wu LB. The role of ascorbate redox turnover in iron toxicity tolerance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 215:109045. [PMID: 39154421 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.109045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2024] [Revised: 07/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Iron (Fe) toxicity is a major abiotic stress in lowland rice production. Breeding tolerant varieties has proven challenging due to the complex genetic architecture of Fe toxicity tolerance and the strong genotype-by-environment interactions. Additionally, conventional methods for phenotyping visible stress symptoms are often inaccurate, inconsistent, and lack reproducibility. In our previous work, we identified that ascorbate redox regulation, mediated by the activities of dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) and ascorbate oxidase (AO), contributed to high tolerance in an indica rice genotype across various environments. To explore whether this mechanism is common among other rice genotypes, we selected ten genotypes with contrasting stress symptoms under Fe-toxic conditions to examine the roles of DHAR and AO in regulating Fe toxicity tolerance. Additionally, we aimed to develop objective and accurate image-based phenotyping methods to replace the traditional leaf bronzing scoring method. Among the ten genotypes we tested, we found significant positive correlations between DHAR activity and stress symptoms in plants grown under both Fe toxicity and control conditions, suggesting a general link between ascorbate redox regulation and Fe toxicity tolerance. Using RGB signals from leaf images of plants exposed to 1000 mg/L Fe2+, we evaluated 36 different color indices to quantify stress symptoms. We identified the normalized green‒red difference index as most significant in quantifying stress symptoms under Fe toxicity conditions. Our findings suggest that DHAR activity could be potentially employed as a biomarker in the screening of rice germplasms and breeding tolerant cultivars to Fe toxicity.
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- Andriele Wairich
- Department of Agronomy and Crop Physiology, Institute for Agronomy and Plant Breeding I, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Agronomy and Crop Physiology, Institute for Agronomy and Plant Breeding I, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute for Phytopathology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Agronomy and Crop Physiology, Institute for Agronomy and Plant Breeding I, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Agronomy and Crop Physiology, Institute for Agronomy and Plant Breeding I, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Agronomy and Crop Physiology, Institute for Agronomy and Plant Breeding I, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
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Nestler S, Salditt M. Comparing type 1 and type 2 error rates of different tests for heterogeneous treatment effects. Behav Res Methods 2024; 56:6582-6597. [PMID: 38509268 PMCID: PMC11362231 DOI: 10.3758/s13428-024-02371-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Psychologists are increasingly interested in whether treatment effects vary in randomized controlled trials. A number of tests have been proposed in the causal inference literature to test for such heterogeneity, which differ in the sample statistic they use (either using the variance terms of the experimental and control group, their empirical distribution functions, or specific quantiles), and in whether they make distributional assumptions or are based on a Fisher randomization procedure. In this manuscript, we present the results of a simulation study in which we examine the performance of the different tests while varying the amount of treatment effect heterogeneity, the type of underlying distribution, the sample size, and whether an additional covariate is considered. Altogether, our results suggest that researchers should use a randomization test to optimally control for type 1 errors. Furthermore, all tests studied are associated with low power in case of small and moderate samples even when the heterogeneity of the treatment effect is substantial. This suggests that current tests for treatment effect heterogeneity require much larger samples than those collected in current research.
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- Steffen Nestler
- University of Münster, Institut für Psychologie, Fliednerstr. 21, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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- University of Münster, Institut für Psychologie, Fliednerstr. 21, 48149, Münster, Germany
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das Neves Lopes M, Pinheiro-Silva L, Ribolli J, Ávila-Simas S, Lopes C, Cardoso GF, Guereschi R, Kavaguichi-Leite N, Petrucio MM, de Oliveira Nuñer AP. Density of Limnoperna fortunei larval stages in a cascade of subtropical reservoirs: spatiotemporal variation and environmental influences. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2024; 196:998. [PMID: 39354186 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-13128-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 09/13/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024]
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The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) is an invasive bivalve that has established itself in several South American river systems, impacting ecosystem functioning. Reservoir cascades provide their larvae with the means of rapid dispersal, but the relationship between environmental variables and larval stage structure remains unclear. In this study, the density of three L. fortunei larval stages and quantitative detection using DNA are analyzed in a cascade of five reservoirs in the upper Uruguay River Basin and associated with spatiotemporal variation in environmental parameters. The analysis of L. fortunei eDNA presence and absence in freshwater systems appears to be a valuable mapping tool; however, no significant link was found between the eDNA magnitude and the overall larval density. The increase in larval density was related to the fluctuation of environmental parameters over a year, with the highest average larval densities observed in the CN and ITA reservoirs, though no significant difference was observed between the five reservoirs, where D-shaped larvae predominated. During winter, larval density decreased significantly, however, other variables also contribute to species activity and development in the upper Uruguay River Basin reservoirs and may be considered limiting factors. The relationships between environmental parameters were evaluated using a multivariate model. The interaction between reservoir area and precipitation, water temperature, electrical conductivity, and dissolved oxygen had a significant effect on larval density but showed specific influences on each larval stage. Any increase in density was regulated by dissolved oxygen and electrical conductivity content at all larval stages. Furthermore, total phosphorus affected the density of F1 and F3 larvae. The interaction between reservoir area and precipitation, nitrate content, phosphate concentrations, and water temperature had the most influence on the density of F2 and F3 larval stages; the F1 stage was mainly affected by calcium concentrations. The isolated effect of precipitation also contributed to the density of F2 and F3 larvae. Our findings shed light on the interaction between different phases of golden mussel larvae and the main nutrients found in reservoirs, which may be a determining factor in the rise in density of the non-native species in these systems.
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- Michelle das Neves Lopes
- Ecology and Zoology Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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- Ecology and Zoology Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Present address: Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, MD, USA
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- Aquaculture Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Aquaculture Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Aquaculture Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Aquaculture Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Ecology and Zoology Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Ecology and Zoology Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Muyobela J, Pirk CWW, Yusuf AA, Sole CL. Phenotypic divergence of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) populations in Zambia: Application of landmark-based wing geometric morphometrics to discriminate population-level variation. Ecol Evol 2024; 14:e70348. [PMID: 39355111 PMCID: PMC11442019 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 10/03/2024] Open
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An important consequence of the discontinuous distribution of insect populations within their geographic range is phenotypic divergence. Detection of this divergence can be challenging when it occurs through subtle shifts in morphological traits with complex geometries, such as insect wing venation. Here, we used landmark-based wing geometric morphometrics to investigate the population-level phenotypic variation of the two subspecies of Glossina morsitans, G. m. centralis Machado and G. m. morsitans Westwood that occur in Zambia. Twelve homologous landmarks digitised on the right wings of 720 specimens collected from four and five sites (80 per site with 1:1 sex ratio) within the G. m. centralis and G. m. morsitans range respectively, were subjected to generalised Procrustes analysis to obtain wing centroid size (CS) and wing shape variables. Linear permutation models and redundancy analysis were then used to compare CS and wing shape between male and female G. morsitans, the two subspecies G. m. centralis and G. m. morsitans, the sexes of each subspecies and between sample locations within each subspecies range, respectively. Significant differences in CS and wing shape were observed between G. morsitans sexes, subspecies and sample locations within each subspecies range. A neighbour-joining cladogram derived from the analysis of Procrustes distances showed that tsetse within each subspecies range were highly divergent. We conclude that G. morsitans populations in Zambia exhibit significant population-level variation in fly size and wing shape which suggests high levels of population structuring. The main drivers of this structuring could be random genetic drift in G. m. centralis demes and local adaptation to environmental conditions in G. m. morsitans populations. We therefore recommend molecular studies to estimate the levels of gene flow between these populations and identify possible barriers to genetic flow.
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- Jackson Muyobela
- Department of Zoology and Entomology University of Pretoria Hatfield Pretoria South Africa
- Department of Veterinary Services, Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control Unit Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Lusaka Zambia
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology University of Pretoria Hatfield Pretoria South Africa
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology University of Pretoria Hatfield Pretoria South Africa
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology University of Pretoria Hatfield Pretoria South Africa
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Holmes ML, Shine R, Waddle AW. Spontaneous reoccurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections in Australian green tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) following apparently successful heat therapy: Case report. Vet Res Commun 2024; 48:3229-3237. [PMID: 38951465 PMCID: PMC11442541 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-024-10449-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Heat therapy has been reported as a safe, effective, and readily available treatment method for heat-tolerant frogs infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). We treated wild-caught Australian green tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) infected with Bd using two periods of elevated ambient room temperature (28.2-30.3 °C for 7 weeks followed by 28.9-34.1 °C for 4 weeks). Frogs exhibited persistent and even increasing infection loads in the first treatment period despite prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures, likely due to the presence of cooler microenvironments within their enclosure (25.5-27.0 °C). All frogs eventually returned negative qPCR tests for Bd at the end of the second treatment period, but detectable infections reoccurred one month after frogs were returned to standard housing temperatures (21.2-28.7 °C). Our findings suggest that elevated ambient temperature alone might not eliminate Bd in vivo but can reduce infections loads such that they are undetectable by qPCR analysis of skin swabs. Additional factors, such as cooler microenvironments within enclosures or relative humidity, may influence the success of heat therapy. We recommend further research into the combined effects of temperature and humidity during heat therapy and emphasize the importance of accurate temperature measurements as well as post-treatment monitoring at Bd-permissive temperatures to confirm successful clearance of infections.
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- Madeleine L Holmes
- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Applied Biosciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Marín-Bernard E, Ruiz-López MD, Gómez-Pozo B, Artacho R. Maximum Anterior Tongue Strength and Maximum Lip Strength in Healthy Spanish Adults: A Proposal of Reference Values. Dysphagia 2024; 39:881-888. [PMID: 38240852 DOI: 10.1007/s00455-024-10670-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024]
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Adequate tongue and lip strengths are needed for normal speech, chewing, and swallowing development. The aim was to evaluate the influence of sex and age on maximum anterior tongue strength (MTS) and maximum lip strength (MLS) in healthy Spanish adults to establish reference values that can be used in clinical practice.This cross-sectional study comprises 363 subjects (mean age 47.5 ± 20.7 years) distributed by sex (258 women and 105 men) and across three age groups: Young (18-39 years), middle-aged (40-59 years), and older adults (> 59 years). MTS and MLS were determined using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI). The mean MTS was 49.63 ± 13.81 kPa, regardless of sex, and decreased with age. The mean MLS was statistically higher for men (28.86 ± 10.88 kPa) than for women (23.37 ± 6.92 kPa, p = 0.001), regardless of age.This study provides the first reference values for the standardized measurement of MTS and MLS in a healthy adult Spanish-speaking population using the IOPI.
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- Enrique Marín-Bernard
- Departament of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Andalusian Health Service, Granada, 18014, Spain
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- Departament of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
- Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology "José Mataix, " University of Granada, Granada, 18100, Spain
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- Research Unit of the Granada-Metropolitan Health District, Andalusian Health Service, Granada, 18013, Spain
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- Departament of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain.
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Vilà-Vilardell L, Valor T, Hood-Nowotny R, Schott K, Piqué M, Casals P. Thinning followed by slash burning enhances growth and reduces vulnerability to drought for Pinus nigra. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2024; 34:e3030. [PMID: 39252434 DOI: 10.1002/eap.3030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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Increasingly frequent severe drought events are pushing Mediterranean forests to unprecedented responses. Lack of management leads to dense forests that are highly susceptible to drought stress, potentially resulting in extensive dieback and increased vulnerability to other disturbances. Forest treatments like thinning and slash burning reduce competition for resources and have the potential to enhance tree growth and vigor and minimize tree vulnerability to drought. Here, we used tree rings to study the growth and physiological response of black pine (Pinus nigra) to drought in northeastern Spain under different treatments, including two thinning intensities (light and heavy, with 10% and 40% basal area reduction, respectively) followed by two understory treatments (clearing alone and in combination with slash burning), resulting in a research design of four treatments plus an untreated control with three replicates. Specifically, we studied basal area increment (BAI), resilience indices, and intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) using carbon and oxygen isotope composition (δ13C and δ18O in tree-ring cellulose) before and after treatments. Our results showed that BAI and resistance to drought increased in the heavy-thin (burned and unburned) and light-thin burned units. Resilience increased in the burned units regardless of the thinning intensity, while recovery was not affected by treatment. Slash burning additionally increased BAI in the light-thin and resistance and resilience in the heavy-thin units compared with clearing alone. The stable isotope analysis revealed a minor effect of treatments on δ13C and δ18O. No change in iWUE among treatments was presumably linked to a proportional increase in both net CO2 assimilation and stomatal conductance, which particularly increased in the heavy-thin (burned and unburned) and light-thin burned units, indicating that these trees were the least affected by drought. This study shows that management approaches aimed at reducing wildfire hazard can also increase the vigor of dominant trees under drought stress. By reducing competition both from the overstory and the understory, thinning followed by clearing alone or in combination with slash burning promotes tree growth and vigor and increases its resistance and resilience to drought.
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- Joint Research Unit CTFC - AGROTECNIO, Solsona, Spain
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- Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Tulln, Austria
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- Joint Research Unit CTFC - AGROTECNIO, Solsona, Spain
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- Joint Research Unit CTFC - AGROTECNIO, Solsona, Spain
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Baumgartner MT, Peláez Zapata OE. Taylor's power law for freshwater fishes: Functional traits beyond statistical inevitability. J Anim Ecol 2024; 93:1429-1441. [PMID: 38953244 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.14135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Taylor's power law (TPL) describes the expected range of parameters of the mean-variance scaling relationship and has been extensively used in studies examining temporal variations in abundance. Few studies though have focused on biological and ecological covariates of TPL, while its statistical inherences have been extensively debated. In the present study, we focused on species-specific features (i.e. functional traits) that could be influential to temporal TPL. We combined field surveys of 180 fish species from 972 sites varying from small streams to large rivers with data on 31 ecological traits describing species-specific characteristics related to three main niche dimensions (trophic ecology, life history, and habitat use). For each species, the parameters of temporal TPL (intercept and slope) were estimated from the log-log mean-variance relationships while controlling for spatial dependencies and biological covariates (species richness and evenness). Then, we investigated whether functional traits explained variations in TPL parameters. Differences in TPL parameters among species were explained mostly by life history and environmental determinants, especially TPL slope. Life history was the main determinant of differences in TPL parameters and thereby aggregation patterns, with traits related to body size being the most influential, thus showing a high contrast between small-sized species with short lifespans and large-bodied migratory fishes, even after controlling for phylogenetic resemblances. We found that life history traits, especially those related to body size, mostly affect TPL and, as such, can be determinants of temporal variability of fish populations. We also found that statistical effects and phylogenetic resemblances are embedded in mean-variance relationships for fish, and that environmental drivers can interact with ecological characteristics of species in determining temporal fluctuations in abundance.
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- Matheus T Baumgartner
- Graduate Program in Ecology of Freshwater Environments (PEA), Department of Biology (DBI), Center for Biological Sciences (CCB), State University of Maringá (UEM), Paraná, Brazil
- Department of Statistics (DES), Center for Exact Sciences (CCE), State University of Maringá (UEM), Paraná, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Ecology of Freshwater Environments (PEA), Department of Biology (DBI), Center for Biological Sciences (CCB), State University of Maringá (UEM), Paraná, Brazil
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Brown BRP, Williams AE, Sabey KA, Onserio A, Ewoi J, Song SJ, Knight R, Ezenwa VO. Social behaviour mediates the microbiome response to antibiotic treatment in a wild mammal. Proc Biol Sci 2024; 291:20241756. [PMID: 39353556 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2024] [Accepted: 08/28/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024] Open
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High levels of social connectivity among group-living animals have been hypothesized to benefit individuals by creating opportunities to rapidly reseed the microbiome and maintain stability against disruption. We tested this hypothesis by perturbing the microbiome of a wild population of Grant's gazelles with an antibiotic and asking whether microbiome recovery differs between individuals with high versus low levels of social connectivity. We found that after treatment, individuals with high social connectivity experienced a faster increase in microbiome richness than less socially connected individuals. Unexpectedly, the rapid increase in microbiome richness of highly connected individuals that received treatment led to their microbiomes becoming more distinct relative to the background population. Our results suggest that the microbiome of individuals with high social connectivity can be rapidly recolonized after a perturbation event, but this leads to a microbiome that is more distinct from, rather than more similar to the unperturbed state. This work provides new insight into the role of social interactions in shaping the microbiome.
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- Bianca R P Brown
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University , New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia , Athens, GA, USA
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- Mpala Research Centre , Nanyuki, Kenya
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- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California San Diego , La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California San Diego , La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego , La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego , La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego , La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University , New Haven, CT, USA
- Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia , Athens, GA, USA
- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia , Athens, GA, USA
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Dawson NM, Coolsaet B, Bhardwaj A, Brown D, Lliso B, Loos J, Mannocci L, Martin A, Oliva M, Pascual U, Sherpa P, Worsdell T. Reviewing the science on 50 years of conservation: Knowledge production biases and lessons for practice. AMBIO 2024; 53:1395-1413. [PMID: 39023682 PMCID: PMC11383897 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-024-02049-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Drawing on 662 studies from 102 countries, we present a systematic review of published empirical studies about site-level biodiversity conservation initiated between 1970 and 2019. Within this sample, we find that knowledge production about the Global South is largely produced by researchers in the Global North, implying a neocolonial power dynamic. We also find evidence of bias in reported ecological outcomes linked to lack of independence in scientific studies, serving to uphold narratives about who should lead conservation. We explore relationships in the sample studies between conservation initiative types, the extent of Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' influence in governance, and reported social and ecological outcomes. Findings reveal positive ecological and social outcomes are strongly associated with higher levels of influence of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their institutions, implying equity in conservation practice should be advanced not only for moral reasons, but because it can enhance conservation effectiveness.
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- Neil M Dawson
- Global Environmental Justice Research Group, School of Global Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
- Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB), French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB), 34000, Montpellier, France.
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- Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), 1000, Brussels, Belgium
- Institute for the Analysis of Change in Contemporary and Historical Societies, UCLouvain, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Global Environmental Justice Research Group, School of Global Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
- Centre for Landscape Regeneration, University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK
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- World Benchmarking Alliance, 1012 TM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Basque Centre for Climate Change, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, 1030, Vienna, Austria
- Institute of Ecology and Social-Ecological Systems Institute, Leuphana University, 21335, Lüneburg, Germany
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- Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB), French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB), 34000, Montpellier, France
- MARBEC (Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD), 34070, Montpellier, France
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- Global Environmental Justice Research Group, School of Global Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, LANCIS, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Basque Centre for Climate Change, 48940, Leioa, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009, Bilbao, Spain
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- Central Department of Sociology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 44618, Nepal
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Jia L, Arick MA, Hsu CY, Peterson DG, Evans JD, Robinson K, Sukumaran AT, Ramachandran R, Adhikari P, Zhang L. High-throughput Oxford Nanopore sequencing-based approach for the multilocus sequence typing analysis of large-scale avian Escherichia coli study in Mississippi. Poult Sci 2024; 103:104067. [PMID: 39067129 PMCID: PMC11338106 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.104067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024] Open
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Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) cause avian colibacillosis and accurately distinguishing infectious isolates is critical for controlling its transmission. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) is an accurate and efficient strain identification method for epidemiological surveillance. This research aimed to develop a fast and high-throughput workflow that simultaneously sequences the Achtman typing scheme's 7 housekeeping genes of multiple E. coli isolates using the Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) platform for large-scale APEC study. E. coli strains were isolated from poultry farms, the housekeeping genes were amplified, and amplicons were sequenced on an R9.4 MinION flow cell using the Nanopore GridION sequencer (ONT, Oxford, UK) following the initial workflow (ONT-MLST). Moreover, the workflow was revised by introducing large-scale DNA extraction and multiplex PCR into the ONT-MLST workflow and applied to 242 new isolates, 18 isolates from the previous workflow, and 5 ATCC reference strains using Flongle flow cell on the Nanopore MinION Mk1C sequencer (ONT, Oxford, UK). Finally, the sequence type (ST) results of the 308 isolates collected from infected chickens and poultry farm environments were reported and analyzed. Data indicated that E. coli belonging to ST159, ST8578, and ST355 have the potential to infect multiple organs in broiler. In addition, zoonotic STs, ST69, ST10, ST38, and ST131, were detected from poultry farms. With the advantages of the high throughput of ONT, this study provides a rapid workflow for large-scale E. coli typing and identified frequently isolated sequence types related to APEC infection in poultry.
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- Linan Jia
- Department of Poultry Science, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, MS 39762, USA
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- Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, MS 39762, USA
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- Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, MS 39762, USA
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- Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, MS 39762, USA
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- USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Poultry Research Unit, Mississippi, MS 39762, USA
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- USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Poultry Research Unit, Mississippi, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, MS 39762, USA.
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Hopf JK, Quennessen V, Ridgway J, Barceló C, Caltabellotta FP, Farnsworth Hayroyan S, Garcia D, McLeod M, Lester SE, Nickols K, Yeager M, White JW. Ecological success of no-take marine protected areas: Using population dynamics theory to inform a global meta-analysis. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2024; 34:e3027. [PMID: 39256998 DOI: 10.1002/eap.3027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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Adaptively managing marine protected areas (MPAs) requires accurately assessing whether established MPAs are achieving their goals of protecting and conserving biomass, especially for harvested populations. Ecological MPA assessments commonly compare inside of the MPA to a reference point outside of and/or before implementation (i.e., calculating "response ratios"). Yet, MPAs are not simple ecological experiments; by design, protected populations interact with those outside, and population dynamic responses can be nonlinear. This complicates assessment interpretations. Here, we used a two-patch population model to explore how MPA response ratios (outside-inside, before-after, and before-after-control-impact [BACI]) for fished populations behave under different conditions, like whether the population is receiving a sustainable larval supply or if it is declining despite protection from harvest. We then conducted a Bayesian evaluation of MPA effects on fish and invertebrate populations based on data collected from 82 published studies on 264 no-take MPAs worldwide, using the results of an earlier global meta-analysis as priors. We considered the effects of calculating different summary metrics on these results, drawing on the theoretical insights from our population model as a comparative framework. We demonstrate that not all response ratio comparison types provide the same information: For example, outside-inside and BACI comparisons can fail to detect population decline within MPAs, whereas before-after comparisons likely detect that pattern. Considering these limitations, we nonetheless found that MPAs globally are producing positive outcomes, with on average greater biomass, density, and organism size within their boundaries than reference sites. However, only a small portion of studies (18 of 82) provided the temporal data necessary to determine that protection, on average, has led to increased abundance of populations within MPAs over time. These findings demonstrate the importance of considering the underlying system dynamics when assessing MPA effects. Assuming that large outside-inside or BACI response ratios always reflect large and net positive conservation effects may lead to misleading conclusions, we recommend that: (1) when assessing specific MPA effects, empirical findings be considered alongside theoretical knowledge relevant to that MPA system, and (2) management should respond to the local conditions and outcomes, rather than a blanket expectation for positive MPA effects.
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- Jess K Hopf
- Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA
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- Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA
- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA
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- Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA
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- Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA
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- Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA
- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- College of Science, California State University Monterey Bay, Marina, California, USA
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- Habitat Conservation Division, Alaska Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Juneau, Alaska, USA
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- Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA
- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA
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McCaig ML, Kidd KA, Smenderovac EE, Perrotta BG, Emilson CE, Stastny M, Venier L, Emilson EJS. Response of stream habitat and microbiomes to spruce budworm defoliation: New considerations for outbreak management. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2024; 34:e3020. [PMID: 39155464 DOI: 10.1002/eap.3020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Defoliation by eastern spruce budworm is one of the most important natural disturbances in Canadian boreal and hemi-boreal forests with annual area affected surpassing that of fire and harvest combined, and its impacts are projected to increase in frequency, severity, and range under future climate scenarios. Deciding on an active management strategy to control outbreaks and minimize broader economic, ecological, and social impacts is becoming increasingly important. These strategies differ in the degree to which defoliation is suppressed, but little is known about the downstream consequences of defoliation and, thus, the implications of management. Given the disproportionate role of headwater streams and their microbiomes on net riverine productivity across forested landscapes, we investigated the effects of defoliation by spruce budworm on headwater stream habitat and microbiome structure and function to inform management decisions. We experimentally manipulated a gradient of defoliation among 12 watersheds during a spruce budworm outbreak in the Gaspésie Peninsula, Québec, Canada. From May through October of 2019-2021, stream habitat (flow rates, dissolved organic matter [DOM], water chemistry, and nutrients), algal biomass, and water temperatures were assessed. Bacterial and fungal biofilm communities were examined by incubating six leaf packs for five weeks (mid-August to late September) in one stream reach per watershed. Microbiome community structure was determined using metabarcoding of 16S and ITS rRNA genes, and community functions were examined using extracellular enzyme assays, leaf litter decomposition rates, and taxonomic functional assignments. We found that cumulative defoliation was correlated with increased streamflow rates and temperatures, and more aromatic DOM (measured as specific ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nm), but was not correlated to nutrient concentrations. Cumulative defoliation was also associated with altered microbial community composition, an increase in carbohydrate biosynthesis, and a reduction in aromatic compound degradation, suggesting that microbes are shifting to the preferential use of simple carbohydrates rather than more complex aromatic compounds. These results demonstrate that high levels of defoliation can affect headwater stream microbiomes to the point of altering stream ecosystem productivity and carbon cycling potential, highlighting the importance of incorporating broader ecological processes into spruce budworm management decisions.
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- Madison L McCaig
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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Barratt CD, Preißler K, Jennert PR, Eckhardt F, Nadjafzadeh M, Steinfartz S. A decision-making framework to maximise the evolutionary potential of populations - Genetic and genomic insights from the common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) at its range limits. Heredity (Edinb) 2024; 133:249-261. [PMID: 39223228 PMCID: PMC11436998 DOI: 10.1038/s41437-024-00710-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Anthropogenic habitat modification and climate change are fundamental drivers of biodiversity declines, reducing the evolutionary potential of species, particularly at their distributional limits. Supportive breeding or reintroductions of individuals are often made to replenish declining populations, sometimes informed by genetic analysis. However, most approaches utilised (i.e. single locus markers) do not have the resolution to account for local adaptation to environmental conditions, a crucial aspect to consider when selecting donor and recipient populations. Here, we incorporate genetic (microsatellite) and genome-wide SNP (ddRAD-seq) markers, accounting for both neutral and putative adaptive genetic diversity, to inform the conservation management of the threatened common midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans at the northern and eastern edges of its range in Europe. We find geographically structured populations (n = 4), weak genetic differentiation and fairly consistent levels of genetic diversity across localities (observed heterozygosity and allelic richness). Categorising individuals based on putatively adaptive regions of the genome showed that the majority of localities are not strongly locally adapted. However, several localities present high numbers of private alleles in tandem with local adaptation to warmer conditions and rough topography. Combining genetic diversity and local adaptations with estimates of migration rates, we develop a decision-making framework for selecting donor and recipient populations which maximises the geographic dispersal of neutral and putatively adaptive genetic diversity. Our framework is generally applicable to any species, but especially to amphibians, so armed with this information, conservationists may avoid the reintroduction of unsuitable/maladapted individuals to new sites and increase the evolutionary potential of populations within species.
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- Christopher D Barratt
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
- University of Leipzig, Ritterstrasse 26, 04109, Leipzig, Germany.
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR, Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- University of Leipzig, Institute of Biology, Molecular Evolution and Systematics of Animals, Talstrasse 33, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- University of Leipzig, Institute of Biology, Molecular Evolution and Systematics of Animals, Talstrasse 33, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) Lower Saxony, Alleestrasse 36, 30167, Hannover, Germany
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- NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) Lower Saxony, Alleestrasse 36, 30167, Hannover, Germany
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- University of Leipzig, Institute of Biology, Molecular Evolution and Systematics of Animals, Talstrasse 33, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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De Luca LA, Laurin M, Menani JV. Control of fluid intake in dehydrated rats and evolution of sodium appetite. Physiol Behav 2024; 284:114642. [PMID: 39032667 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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The objective of the present work is to examine from a new perspective the existence of causal factors not predicted by the classical theory that thirst and sodium appetite are two distinct motivations. For example, we ask why water deprivation induces sodium appetite, thirst is not "water appetite", and intracellular dehydration potentially causes sodium appetite. Contrary to the classical theory, we suggest that thirst first, and sodium appetite second, designate a temporal sequence underlying the same motivation. The single motivation becomes an "intervenient variable" a concept borrowed from the literature, fully explained in the text, between causes of dehydration (extracellular, intracellular, or both together), and respective behavioral responses subserved by hindbrain-dependent inhibition (e.g., lateral parabrachial nucleus) and forebrain facilitation (e.g., angiotensin II). A corollary is homology between rat sodium appetite and marine teleost thirst-like motivation that we name "protodipsia". The homology argument rests on similarities between behavior (salty water intake) and respective neuroanatomical as well as functional mechanisms. Tetrapod origin in a marine environment provides additional support for the homology. The single motivation hypothesis is also consistent with ingestive behaviors in nature given similarities (e.g., thirst producing brackish water intake) between the behavior of the laboratory rat and wild animals, rodents included. The hypotheses of single motivation and homology might explain why hyperosmotic rats, or eventually any other hyperosmotic tetrapod, shows paradoxical signs of sodium appetite. They might also explain how ingestive behaviors determined by dehydration and subserved by hindbrain inhibitory mechanisms contributed to tetrapod transition from sea to land.
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- Laurival A De Luca
- Department of Physiology & Pathology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), 14801-903 Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- CR2P, UMR 7207, CNRS/MNHN/SU, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Bâtiment de Géologie, CP 48, F-75231 Paris cedex 05, France
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- Department of Physiology & Pathology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), 14801-903 Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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Tomasco IH, Ceballos SG, Austrich A, Brook F, Caraballo DA, Fernández GP, Lanzone C, Mora MS, Parada A, Sánchez RT, Lessa EP. Underground speciation: Unraveling the systematics and evolution of the highly diverse tuco-tucos (genus Ctenomys) with genomic data. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2024; 199:108163. [PMID: 39079596 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Subterranean rodents of the genus Ctenomys (tuco-tucos) are endemic to South America and have experienced relatively recent radiation. There are about 67 recognized species that originated in approximately 1-2 MY. They stand out for their species richness, extraordinary chromosomal diversity, and wide range of habitat they occupy in the continent. Phylogenetic relationships among species of tuco-tucos have been challenging to resolve. Groups of closely-related species have been suggested, but their relationships must be resolved. This study estimates the phylogeny of the genus using massive sequencing, generating thousands of independent molecular markers obtained by RADseq, with a taxonomic sampling that includes 66% of the recognized species. The sequences obtained were mapped against the C. sociabilis genome, recovering up to 1,215 widely shared RAD loci with more than 19,000 polymorphic sites. Our new phylogenetic hypothesis corroborated the species groups previously proposed with cytochrome b gene sequences and provided a much greater resolution of the relationships among species groups. The frater group is sister to all other tuco-tucos, whereas some of the earlierliest proposals placed the sociabilis group as sister to all other tuco-tucos. Ctenomys leucodon, previously proposed as an independent lineage, is associated with the frater group with moderate statistical support. The magellanicus and mendocinus are sister groups in a major clade formed by the boliviensis, talarum, tucumanus, torquatus, and opimus groups. Ctenomys viperinus, included in the phylogeny for the first time, belongs to the tucumanus group. This multi-locus phylogenetic hypothesis provides insights into the historical biogeography of understanding this highly diverse genus.
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- Ivanna H Tomasco
- Departamento de Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República. Montevideo, 11300, Uruguay.
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- Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego (ICPA-UNTDF), Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC) - (UNMDP-CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Evolución y Biodiversidad. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, sede Esquel, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires (IEGEBA), UBA-CONICET, Ciudad Universitaria-Pabellón II, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Bioinvestigaciones CeBio, UNNOBA-CICBA - Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires CITNOBA UNNOBA-CONICET, Pergamino, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva, FCEQyN, IBS, UNaM-CONICET, CPA N3300LQF Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC) - (UNMDP-CONICET), Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República. Montevideo, 11300, Uruguay
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- Instituto de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina (PIDBA), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, 4000 Tucumán, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República. Montevideo, 11300, Uruguay
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Gutiérrez-Larruscain D, Vargas P, Fernández-Mazuecos M, Pausas JG. Phylogenomic analysis reveals the evolutionary history of Paleartic needle-leaved junipers. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2024; 199:108162. [PMID: 39067655 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Needle-leaved junipers (Juniperus sect. Juniperus, Cupressaceae) are coniferous trees and shrubs with red or blue fleshy cones. They are distributed across Asia, Macaronesia and the Mediterranean Basin, with one species (J. communis) having a circumboreal distribution. Here we aim to resolve the phylogeny of this clade to infer its intricate evolutionary history. To do so, we built a comprehensive, time-calibrated phylogeny using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) and combine it with species occurrence using phylogeographic tools. Our results provide solid phylogenetic resolution to propose a new taxonomic classification and a biogeographical history of the section. Specifically, we confirm the monophyly of two groups within J. sect. Juniperus: the Asian (blue-cone) species including the circumboreal J. communis, and the Mediterranean-Macaronesian (red-cone) species. In addition, we provide strong phylogenetic evidence for three distinct species (J. badia, J. conferta, J. lutchuensis) previously considered subspecies or varieties, as well as for the differentiation between the eastern and western Mediterranean lineages of J. macrocarpa. Our findings suggest that the Mediterranean basin was the primary center of diversification for Juniperus sect. Juniperus, followed by an East Asian-Tethyan disjunction resulting from uplifts of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and climatic shifts. The colonization history of Macaronesia by red-cone junipers from the western Mediterranean appears to have taken place independently in two different geological periods: the Miocene (Azores) and the Pliocene (Madeira-Canary Islands). Overall, genomic data and phylogenetic analysis are key to consider a new taxonomic proposal and reconstruct the biogeographical history of the iconic needle-leaved junipers across the Paleartic.
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- David Gutiérrez-Larruscain
- Department of Ecology and Global Change, Desertification Research Centre (CIDE: CSIC-UV-GVA), Valencia, Spain.
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- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation, Real Jardín Botánico (RJB: CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biology (Botany), Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Global Change, Desertification Research Centre (CIDE: CSIC-UV-GVA), Valencia, Spain
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Villalobo-Lopez A, Peña CM, Varas-Myrik A, Pillet M, Jahnsen P, Pliscoff P, Goettsch B, Guerrero PC. Effects of trade and poaching pressure on extinction risk for cacti in the Atacama Desert. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2024; 38:e14353. [PMID: 39248738 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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In this era of a global biodiversity crisis, vascular plants are facing unprecedented extinction rates. We conducted an assessment of the extinction risk of 32 species and 7 subspecies of Copiapoa, a genus endemic to Chile's fog-dependent coastal Atacama Desert. We applied the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List Categories and Criteria enhanced by expert insights and knowledge. Our primary aim was to analyze the impact of trade and poaching on their extinction risk. We employed machine learning models, including multinomial logistic regression (MLR), decision tree (DT), and random forest (RF), to analyze the relationships between conservation status and various factors. These factors encompassed trade and poaching activities, landscape condition, human footprint, monthly cloud frequency, and biological traits such as evolutionary distinctiveness and maximum diameter. Seven taxa had an area of occupancy (AOO) of <10 km2, 10 additional taxa had an AOO of <20 km2, and 16 taxa had an AOO of ≤100 km2. This reassessment exposed a critical level of extinction risk for the genus; 92% of the taxa were classified as threatened, 41% as critically endangered, 41% as endangered, and 10% as vulnerable. MLR, DT, and RF exhibited accuracies of 0.784, 0.730, and 0.598, respectively, and identified trade and poaching pressure and landscape condition as the primary drivers of extinction risk. Our assessment of Copiapoa showed trade, poaching, habitat degradation, and their synergic impacts as the main drivers of the genus' extinction risk. Our results highlight the urgent need for nations to develop and enforce strategies to monitor and control trade and poaching pressure because these factors are crucial for the long-term persistence of desert plants.
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- Angelica Villalobo-Lopez
- Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales & Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias y Tecnología Vegetal, Escuela de Ciencias y Tecnologías, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles, Chile
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- Centro Intihuasi, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, La Serena, Chile
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- International Union for Conservation of Nature, Species Survival Commission, Cactus and Succulent Plants Specialist Group, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Departamento de Ciencias y Tecnología Vegetal, Escuela de Ciencias y Tecnologías, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles, Chile
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- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Concepción, Chile
- Centro de Estudios Territoriales, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Ecosystems, Santiago, Chile
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- International Union for Conservation of Nature, Species Survival Commission, Cactus and Succulent Plants Specialist Group, Cambridge, UK
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- Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales & Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Concepción, Chile
- International Union for Conservation of Nature, Species Survival Commission, Cactus and Succulent Plants Specialist Group, Cambridge, UK
- Millennium Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Ecosystems, Santiago, Chile
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Hu S, Liang Z, Liang D, Liu Y, Zhong J, Wei Q, Lee TM. Quantifying species biases among multidata sources on illegal wildlife trade and its implications for conservation. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2024; 38:e14351. [PMID: 39248759 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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Unsustainable wildlife consumption and illegal wildlife trade (IWT) threaten biodiversity worldwide. Although publicly accessible data sets are increasingly used to generate insights into IWT, little is known about their potential bias. We compared three typical and temporally corresponding data sets (4204 court verdicts, 926 seizure news reports, and 219 bird market surveys) on traded birds native to China and evaluated their possible species biases. Specifically, we evaluated bias and completeness of sampling for species richness, phylogeny, conservation status, spatial distribution, and life-history characteristics among the three data sets when determining patterns of illegal trade. Court verdicts contained the largest species richness. In bird market surveys and seizure news reports, phylogenetic clustering was greater than that in court verdicts, where songbird species (i.e., Passeriformes) were detected in higher proportions in market surveys. The seizure news data set contained the highest proportion of species of high conservation priority but the lowest species coverage. Across the country, all data sets consistently reported relatively high species richness in south and southwest regions, but markets revealed a northern geographic bias. The species composition in court verdicts and markets also exhibited distinct geographical patterns. There was significant ecological trait bias when we modeled whether a bird species is traded in the market. Our regression model suggested that species with small body masses, large geographical ranges, and a preference for anthropogenic habitats and those that are not nationally protected were more likely to be traded illegally. The species biases we found emphasize the need to know the constraints of each data set so that they can optimally inform strategies to combat IWT.
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- Sifan Hu
- School of Ecology and State Key Laboratory of Biological Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Ecology and State Key Laboratory of Biological Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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- School of Ecology and State Key Laboratory of Biological Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- The China Birdwatching Association, Kunming, China
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- The China Birdwatching Association, Kunming, China
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- School of Ecology and State Key Laboratory of Biological Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Boisseau O, Nowacek D, Pabst DA, Roberts J, Blawas A, Clabaugh A, McLanaghan R, Moscrop A, Levenson JJ. Passive acoustic surveys demonstrate high densities of sperm whales off the mid-Atlantic coast of the USA in winter and spring. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 201:106674. [PMID: 39168086 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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Oceans are increasingly crowded by anthropogenic activities yet the impact on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) marine life remains largely unquantified. The MAPS (Marine Mammal Acoustic and Spatial Ecology) study of 2019 included passive acoustic and visual vessel surveys over the Mid-Atlantic OCS of the USA to address data gaps in winter/spring for deep-diving cetaceans, including sperm whales. Echolocation clicks were used to derive slant ranges to sperm whales for design- and model-based density estimates. Although more survey effort was realised in the spring, high densities of whales were identified in both winter and spring (10.46 and 8.89 per 1000 km2 respectively). The spring model-based abundance estimate of 1587 whales (CI 946-2663) was considered the most representative figure, in part due to lower coefficients of variation. Modelling suggested that high densities of whales were associated with warm core rings, eddies and edges. As OCS waters provide an important foraging habitat for North Atlantic sperm whales, appropriate mitigation is required to ensure commercial pressures to develop offshore energy do not negatively affect this endangered species.
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- Oliver Boisseau
- Marine Conservation Research International, R/V Song of the Whale Team, 94 High Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9AA, UK.
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- Duke University Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, NC, 28516, USA
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- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd, Wilmington, NC, 28403, USA
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- Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Duke University Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, NC, 28516, USA; Hopkins Marine Station, Oceans Department, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, USA
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- Duke University Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, NC, 28516, USA
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- Marine Conservation Research International, R/V Song of the Whale Team, 94 High Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9AA, UK
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- Marine Conservation Research International, R/V Song of the Whale Team, 94 High Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9AA, UK
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- Environmental Studies Program, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington DC, 20240, USA
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Euclydes V, Braga CI, Gouveia G, Martinez RC, Camilo C, Simões SN, Martins-Jr DC, Fracolli L, Argeu A, Ferraro A, Matijasevich A, Fatori D, Miguel EC, Polanczyk GV, Brentani H. Maternal immune response during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes: A longitudinal approach. Brain Behav Immun Health 2024; 40:100832. [PMID: 39193418 PMCID: PMC11347843 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
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Background and objectives The neurodevelopment of the offspring is suggested to be influenced by the maternal immune system's responses throughout pregnancy, which in turn is also vulnerable to maternal psychosocial stress conditions. Therefore, our main goal was to investigate whether maternal peripheral immunological biomarkers (IB) during two stages of gestation are associated with distinct neurodevelopmental trajectories in the first two years of life. As a second goal, we also explored the association between maternal distal (childhood) and proximal (gestation) stressful experiences and the immunological markers assessed during pregnancy. Methods Maternal childhood trauma, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and peripheral IB (IFNγ, IL-10, IL1β, IL6, IL8, TNFα, EGF, IL13, IL17, IL1Ra and IL4) were measured at baseline (8-16 weeks of pregnancy) and at 30 weeks of pregnancy in 160 women. The participants had the blood samples collected from two randomized clinical trials conducted by the same team and methods in the same community. A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was implemented to create meaningful composite variables that describe the cytokines joint variation. Finally, linear mixed-effects modeling was used to investigate the influence of inflammatory biomarkers, maternal childhood trauma, anxiety, and depressive symptoms on Bayley's III scores trajectories. Results The IB profile during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy predicted the offspring's neurodevelopmental trajectories in the first two years of life. The components derived from PCA were important predictors and captured different immune responses, reflecting both pro- and anti-inflammatory states. Maternal stressful experiences did not correlate with the immunological markers. Although not a reliable predictor alone, maternal psychosocial stress at the 1st trimester of pregnancy interacted with the mother's immune response while predicting the neurodevelopmental scores during the first two years of life. Conclusions Our results underscore the importance of the maternal immune response during pregnancy in shaping the neurodevelopmental trajectory of the offspring. Additionally, we observed that the maternal distress at the early stages of pregnancy has an incremental effect on the neurodevelopmental outcome but depends upon the immune response.
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- Veronica Euclydes
- Instituto e Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, LIM/23, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Mathematics, Computation and Cognition, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto e Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, LIM/23, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto e Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, LIM/23, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Mathematics, Computation and Cognition, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Escola de Enfermagem, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto e Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, LIM/23, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto e Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, LIM/23, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto e Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, LIM/23, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto e Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, LIM/23, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto e Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, LIM/23, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Shameer KS, Hardy IC. Host-parasitoid trophic webs in complex agricultural systems. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2024; 65:101253. [PMID: 39153528 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2024.101253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024]
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The composition and dynamics of ecological communities are complex because of the presence of large numbers of organisms, belonging to many different species, each with their own evolutionary history, and their numerous interactions. The construction and analysis of trophic webs summarize interactions across trophic levels and link community structure to properties such as ecosystem services. We focus on agroecological communities, which may be simpler than natural communities but nonetheless present considerable challenges to describe and understand. We review the characteristics and study of communities comprised of plants, phytophagous insects, and insect parasitoids with particular regard to the maintenance of sustainable agroecological communities and ecosystem services, especially biological pest control. We are constrained to largely overlook other members of these communities, such as hyperparasitoids, predators, parasites, and microbes. We draw chiefly on recent literature while acknowledging the importance of many advances made during the immediately preceding decades. Trophic web construction and analysis can greatly improve the understanding of the role and impact of herbivores and natural enemies in agroecological communities and the various species interactions, such as apparent competition, which assists biocontrol strategies. The study of trophic webs also helps in predicting community ecology consequences of externally driven changes to agroecosystems.
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- K S Shameer
- Insect Ecology and Ethology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Calicut University P.O., Malappuram, Kerala 673635, India; Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, FI-00014 Finland.
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, FI-00014 Finland.
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Teo EJM, Russell H, Lambert T, Webster R, Yappa A, McDonagh P, Harper G, Barker D, Nakao R, Barker SC. The weather determined how 'hot' the tick paralysis season was in eastern Australia: 2018-2024. Vet Parasitol 2024; 331:110252. [PMID: 39079236 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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The eastern paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, is a tick of much veterinary importance in Australia. Each year, thousands of dogs and cats present to veterinary clinics and hospitals with signs of tick paralysis. In a previous paper, we constructed two models to explain prevalence and temporal distributions of tick paralysis cases presenting to emergency veterinary hospitals in South East Queensland (2009-2020) and the Northern Beaches of Sydney (1999-2017). The first model accounted for the intensity of the clinical burden of tick paralysis based on the prevalence of cases of tick paralysis in the tick paralysis season whereas the second model accounted for the start of the tick paralysis season. In the present paper, we test our models further, with much additional data from 2021 to 2023 (South East Queensland) and from 2018 to 2023 (Northern Beaches of Sydney). During the defined tick paralysis season in these locations, 10.3 % (3207 of 31,217) of veterinary-consultations were for tick paralysis. On average, predictions for the prevalence of cases of tick paralysis were 1.3 % (0.013) away from the actual prevalence whereas predictions for the start of the tick paralysis season were 1.7 weeks away from the actual start of the season. The prediction of the prevalence of tick paralysis cases was most accurate for Brisbane and least accurate for the Northern Beaches of Sydney whereas, curiously, the prediction for the start of the tick paralysis season was most accurate for the Northern Beaches of Sydney and least accurate for Brisbane. We re-fitted the models with the new data. We predict that about 10 % (Sunshine Coast), 5 % (Brisbane), 7 % (Gold Coast) and 12 % (Northern Beaches of Sydney) of veterinary-consultations in the tick paralysis season of 2024 will be cases of tick paralysis, resulting in a tick paralysis clinical burden intensity of similar magnitude to previous years. Such predictions allow for timely public education campaigns around the importance of prevention and appropriate resource planning for veterinary clinics.
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- Ernest J M Teo
- Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan; Department of Parasitology, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Northside Emergency Veterinary Service, Terrey Hills, NSW 2084, Australia
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- Northside Emergency Veterinary Service, Terrey Hills, NSW 2084, Australia
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- Animal Emergency Australia, Springwood, QLD 4127, Australia
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- Animal Emergency Australia, Springwood, QLD 4127, Australia
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Australia, Macquarie Park, NSW 2113, Australia
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Australia, Macquarie Park, NSW 2113, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia
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- Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan; Division of Parasitology, Veterinary Research Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Chu XN, Shah PT, Ma ZH, Wang Y, Xing L. Genotyping and phylogeographic dynamics of coxsackievirus A16. Heliyon 2024; 10:e38248. [DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/25/2024] Open
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Gilbert NA, Kolbe SR, Eyster HN, Grinde AR. Can internal range structure predict range shifts? J Anim Ecol 2024; 93:1556-1566. [PMID: 39221576 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.14168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Poleward and uphill range shifts are a common-but variable-response to climate change. We lack understanding regarding this interspecific variation; for example, functional traits show weak or mixed ability to predict range shifts. Characteristics of species' ranges may enhance prediction of range shifts. However, the explanatory power of many range characteristics-especially within-range abundance patterns-remains untested. Here, we introduce a hypothesis framework for predicting range-limit population trends and range shifts from the internal structure of the geographic range, specifically range edge hardness, defined as abundance within range edges relative to the whole range. The inertia hypothesis predicts that high edge abundance facilitates expansions along the leading range edge but creates inertia (either more individuals must disperse or perish) at the trailing range edge such that the trailing edge recedes slowly. In contrast, the limitation hypothesis suggests that hard range edges are the signature of strong limits (e.g. biotic interactions) that force faster contraction of the trailing edge but block expansions at the leading edge of the range. Using a long-term avian monitoring dataset from northern Minnesota, USA, we estimated population trends for 35 trailing-edge species and 18 leading-edge species and modelled their population trends as a function of range edge hardness derived from eBird data. We found limited evidence of associations between range edge hardness and range-limit population trends. Trailing-edge species with harder range edges were slightly more likely to be declining, demonstrating weak support for the limitation hypothesis. In contrast, leading-edge species with harder range edges were slightly more likely to be increasing, demonstrating weak support for the inertia hypothesis. These opposing results for the leading and trailing range edges might suggest that different mechanisms underpin range expansions and contractions, respectively. As data and state-of-the-art modelling efforts continue to proliferate, we will be ever better equipped to map abundance patterns within species' ranges, offering opportunities to anticipate range shifts through the lens of the geographic range.
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- Neil A Gilbert
- Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
- Department of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology and Gund Institute for Environment, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
- The Nature Conservancy, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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Jiang ZW, Ma L, Tao SA, Wenda C, Cheng C, Wu DY, Du WG. Analysis of resting status reveals distinct elevational variation in metabolisms of lizards. Ecology 2024; 105:e4414. [PMID: 39256909 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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Animals spend a considerable proportion of their life span at rest. However, resting status has often been overlooked when investigating how species respond to environmental conditions. This may induce a large bias in understanding the local adaptation of species across environmental gradients and their vulnerability to potential environmental change. Here, we conducted an empirical study on montane agamid lizards, combined with mechanistic modeling, to compare elevational variations in body temperature and metabolisms (cumulative digestion and maintenance cost) between resting and active status. Our study on three populations of an agamid lizard along an elevational gradient revealed a trend of decreasing body temperature toward higher elevations, the main contributor of which was resting status of the lizards. Using population-specific reaction norms, we predicted greater elevational variation in hourly and cumulative digestion for resting lizards than for active lizards. Climate-change impacts, estimated as the change in cumulative digestion, also show greater elevational variation when resting status is factored into the analysis. Further, our global analysis of 98 agamid species revealed that in about half of their combined distributional range, the contribution of resting status in determining the elevational variation in cumulative digestion and maintenance cost of lizards was greater than the contribution made by a lizard's active status. Our study highlights the importance of considering resting status when investigating how species respond to environmental conditions, especially for those distributed over tropical and subtropical mountain areas.
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- Zhong-Wen Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Knight E, Rhinehart T, de Zwaan DR, Weldy MJ, Cartwright M, Hawley SH, Larkin JL, Lesmeister D, Bayne E, Kitzes J. Individual identification in acoustic recordings. Trends Ecol Evol 2024; 39:947-960. [PMID: 38862357 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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Recent advances in bioacoustics combined with acoustic individual identification (AIID) could open frontiers for ecological and evolutionary research because traditional methods of identifying individuals are invasive, expensive, labor-intensive, and potentially biased. Despite overwhelming evidence that most taxa have individual acoustic signatures, the application of AIID remains challenging and uncommon. Furthermore, the methods most commonly used for AIID are not compatible with many potential AIID applications. Deep learning in adjacent disciplines suggests opportunities to advance AIID, but such progress is limited by training data. We suggest that broadscale implementation of AIID is achievable, but researchers should prioritize methods that maximize the potential applications of AIID, and develop case studies with easy taxa at smaller spatiotemporal scales before progressing to more difficult scenarios.
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- Elly Knight
- Department of Biological Sciences, Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E6, Canada.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, E4L 1E4, Canada; Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, B4P 2R6, Canada
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- Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5704, USA
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- Department of Informatics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA
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- Chemistry and Physics Department, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, 15705-1081, USA; American Bird Conservancy, The Plains, VA, 20198, USA
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- USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Corvallis Forestry Science Laboratory, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97330, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E6, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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Hund A, Reiter A, Huber J, Kofler J. Validation of the hind feet position score and its association with heel height difference in dairy cows. Vet Res Commun 2024; 48:3073-3085. [PMID: 39066823 PMCID: PMC11442649 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-024-10472-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Hind feet position scoring (HFPS) categorizes the outward rotation of the hind feet from the line parallel to the midline of the body in standing dairy cows. It has previously been used as an indication of both differences in heel height between the lateral and medial hind claw (to determine the need of hoof trimming) and the presence of claw lesions in sound cattle. In this observational study, the agreement of HFPS with other types of hoof angle measurements, as well as its association with the heel height difference (HHD) between the claws were investigated.A total of 51 dairy cows were assessed independently by three observers in two measuring rounds on two different measuring days each. On each occasion, they scored the HFPS, and measured the angle of outward rotation of both hind feet using a digital protractor (DIG) and a compass app (COMP). Heel height difference was measured only during the second occasion. Intra- and interobserver agreement were calculated using weighted kappa statistics (HFPS) and intraclass correlation (DIG, COMP and HHD). Associations between HFPS and DIG, COMP and HHD were analyzed using linear mixed models.Intra- and interobserver reliability were poor to good for HFPS, DIG, COMP and HHD. HFPS was significantly associated with DIG and COMP but not with HHD. Using the median value of repeated HFPS scores could increase the robustness of the HFPS assessment, as our data indicate that the cows frequently shift the position of their hind claws. Overall, there was a poor correlation between HHD and HFPS, so HFPS may not be determined by HHD alone; future research should consider other reasons for outward rotation of the hind feet.
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- Alexandra Hund
- Department of Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University Clinic for Ruminants, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Agricultural Center for Cattle Production, Grassland Management, Dairy Food, Wildlife and Fisheries of Baden-Wuerttemberg (LAZBW), Aulendorf, Germany
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- Department of Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University Clinic for Ruminants, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, VetFarm Kremesberg, Pottenstein, Austria
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- Department of Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University Clinic for Ruminants, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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