Neotropical Deer Ked or Neotropical Deer Louse Fly, Lipoptena mazamae Rondani by William H. Kern, Jr.

“…The louse flies (Hippoboscidae) are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites of birds and mammals. Both adult males and females feed on the blood of their host. …”
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Oriental Rat Flea Xenopsylla cheopsis (Rothschild, 1903) (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) by Chad L. Cross, Jason L. Williams, Andrea Lucky

“…Fleas are highly specialized insects that are demonstrably successful as ectoparasites of birds and mammals (Marquardt, et al. 2000). Of the nearly 2,500 species of fleas known from around the world (Triplehorn & Johnson 2005), few are as infamous as the oriental rat flea. …”
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Brown Dog Tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) by Cynthia C. Lord

“…Although R. sanguineus will feed on a wide variety of mammals, dogs are the preferred host in the US and appear to be required to develop large infestations. …”
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Immunomorphologic Manifestations in Mice Liver Infected with Influenza A/H5N1, A/Goose/Krasnoozerskoye/627/05 Strain by Oxana V. Potapova, Tatyana V. Sharkova, Vyacheslav A. Shkurupiy, Alexander M. Shestopalov

“…Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (HPAI H5N1) viruses can infect mammals, including humans, causing severe systemic disease with the inhibition of the immune system and a high mortality rate. …”
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Gopher Apple, Geobalanus oblongifolius Synonym: Licania michauxii by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…Gopher apple gets its name because gopher tortoises, along with other small mammals, eat their fruit. Gopher apple is an ideal groundcover for a coastal landscape with well-draining soil and a low pH (Gilman 2014). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg169 Note: This fact sheet is also available as a chapter in a comprehensive manual titled Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle,  Please see the manual for more information about other useful and attractive native plants for dunes and for further information about restoration and preservation techniques …”
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Modeling evolution and persistence of neurological viral diseases in wild populations by Dobromir T. Dimitrov, Aaron A. King

“…Viral infections are one of the leading source of mortality worldwide.The great majority of them circulate and persist in wild reservoirs and periodically spill over into humans or domestic animals.In the wild reservoirs, the progression of disease is frequently quite different from that in spillover hosts.We propose a mathematical treatment of the dynamics of viral infections in wild mammals using models with alternative outcomes.We develop and analyze compartmental epizootic models assuming permanent or temporary immunity of the individuals surviving infections and apply them to rabies in bats.We identify parameter relations that support the existing patterns in the viral ecology and estimate those parameters that are unattainable through direct measurement.We also investigate how the duration of the acquired immunity affects the disease and population dynamics.…”
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Gopher Apple, Geobalanus oblongifolius Synonym: Licania michauxii by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…Gopher apple gets its name because gopher tortoises, along with other small mammals, eat their fruit. Gopher apple is an ideal groundcover for a coastal landscape with well-draining soil and a low pH (Gilman 2014). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg169 Note: This fact sheet is also available as a chapter in a comprehensive manual titled Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle,  Please see the manual for more information about other useful and attractive native plants for dunes and for further information about restoration and preservation techniques …”
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Roles of core fucosylation modification in immune system and diseases by Qiu Pan, Xiao-Lian Zhang

“…Core fucosylation, catalyzed by α1,6-fucosyltransferase (FUT8), is an important N-glycosylation modification process that attaches a fucose residue via an α1,6-linkage to the core N-acetylglucosamine of N-glycans in mammals. Research over the past three decades has revealed the critical role of FUT8-mediated core fucosylation modification in various physiological and pathological processes, including cell growth, adhesion, receptor activation, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), tumor metastasis and infections. …”
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Distinct dynamic regulation of pectoralis muscle metabolomics by insulin and the promotion of glucose-lipid metabolism with extended duration by Xiangli Zhang, Pengfei Du, Ziyang Wang, Yao Zhu, Xuemeng Si, Wen Chen, Yanqun Huang

“…Birds' glycolipid metabolism has garnered considerable attention due to their fasting blood glucose levels being nearly twice those of mammals. While skeletal muscle is the primary insulin-sensitive tissue in mammals, the effects of insulin on chicken skeletal muscle remain unclear. …”
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Anxiety from a Phylogenetic Perspective: Is there a Qualitative Difference between Human and Animal Anxiety? by Catherine Belzung, Pierre Philippot

“…In higher invertebrates, fear is associated with a specific physiological response. In mammals, anxiety is accompanied by specific cognitive responses. …”
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Plastin Family of Actin-Bundling Proteins: Its Functions in Leukocytes, Neurons, Intestines, and Cancer by Hiroto Shinomiya

“…Three isoforms have been identified in mammals. T-plastin is expressed in cells from solid tissues, such as neurons in the brain. …”
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Stress, nutrients and genotype: understanding and managing asparagine accumulation in wheat grain by Joseph Oddy, Sarah Raffan, Mark D. Wilkinson, J. Stephen Elmore, Nigel G. Halford

“…Comparisons with other plant species, yeast, and mammals are drawn in order to gain deeper insight into the conserved biology underlying asparagine accumulation. …”
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Parameter Identification and Adaptive Control of Uncertain Goodwin Oscillator Networks with Disturbances by Jianbao Zhang, Wenyin Zhang, Chengdong Yang, Haifeng Wang, Jianlong Qiu, Fawaz Alsaadi

“…This paper investigates the dynamic properties of a differential equation model of mammals’ circadian rhythms, including parameter identification, adaptive control, and outer synchronization. …”
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Mitochondria in White, Brown, and Beige Adipocytes by Miroslava Cedikova, Michaela Kripnerová, Jana Dvorakova, Pavel Pitule, Martina Grundmanova, Vaclav Babuska, Dana Mullerova, Jitka Kuncova

“…Three types of adipose depots can be identified in mammals, commonly classified according to their colour appearance: the white (WAT), the brown (BAT), and the beige/brite/brown-like (bAT) adipose tissues. …”
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Models and Molecular Markers of Spermatogonial Stem Cells in Vertebrates: To Find Models in Nonmammals by Hyuk Song, Hyun-Jung Park, Won-Young Lee, Kyung Hoon Lee

“…However, it has not been sufficiently understood in amphibians, reptiles, and fish because numerous studies have been focused mainly on mammals. The aim of this review is to discuss scientific ways to elucidate SSC models of nonmammals in the context of the evolution of testicular organization since rodent SSC models. …”
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Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) by Yuexun Tian, Phillip E Kaufman

“…The Asian longhorned tick feeds on a wide range of hosts including birds and mammals, including humans. This tick is considered a medical and veterinary vector due to its ability to transmit pathogens that cause disease in humans and other animals. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1263 …”
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Neotropical Deer Ked or Neotropical Deer Louse Fly, Lipoptena mazamae Rondani (Insecta: Diptera: Hippoboscidae) by William H. Kern, Jr.

“…The louse flies (Hippoboscidae) are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites of birds and mammals. Both adult males and females feed on the blood of their host. …”
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The Invasion Curve: A Tool for Understanding Invasive Species Management in South Florida by Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… South Florida has more than its share of invasive plants, reptiles, amphibians, fish, mammals, birds, and invertebrates. Nonnative species often spread quickly. …”
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Pigeon Louse Fly or Pigeon Fly, Pseudolychia canariensis (Macquart) (Insecta: Diptera: Hippoboscidae) by William H. Kern, Jr.

“…The louse flies (Hippoboscidae) are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites of birds and mammals. Both adult males and females feed on the blood of their host. …”
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Comparative analysis of the primary structure and production of recombinant poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase 1 of long-lived Heterocephalus glaber by K. N. Naumenko, A. R. Nurislamov, K. D. Nazarov, V. S. Fishman, A. A. Popov, I. O. Petruseva, A. N. Evdokimov, O. I. Lavrik

“…Despite intensive research on PARP1, its properties as an isolated protein have not been practically studied in mammals that demonstrate a long maximum lifespan, such as, for example, the naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber). …”
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