Pathogen community composition and co-infection patterns in a wild community of rodents by Abbate, Jessica L., Galan, Maxime, Razzauti, Maria, Sironen, Tarja, Voutilainen, Liina, Henttonen, Heikki, Gasqui, Patrick, Cosson, Jean-François, Charbonnel, Nathalie

“…Pathogen diversity and co-infection rates also vary among host species. Aggregation of pathogens responsible for zoonotic diseases suggests that some rodent species may be more important for transmission risk than others. …”
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Cats and dogs cross the line: domestic breeds follow Rensch’s rule, their wild relatives do not by C. J. Bidau, P. A. MartÍnez

“…The domestication syndrome already recognized by Darwin shows that domesticated species acquire a number of novel morphological, physiological and behavioral characteristics not present in their wild ancestors. …”
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Evaluating Spherical Trees in the Urban Environment in Budapest (Hungary) by Krisztina Szabó, Eszter Tőke, Attila Gergely

“…In addition, deteriorating environmental conditions are making it even more difficult for trees to grow and survive. Tree species in urban areas have multiple functions and high ecosystem services when in good health. …”
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Meta-analyses of Culex blood-meals indicates strong regional effect on feeding patterns. by Jet S Griep, Eve Grant, Jack Pilgrim, Olena Riabinina, Matthew Baylis, Maya Wardeh, Marcus S C Blagrove

“…Data on 29990 blood-meals from 70 different Culex species were extracted from published literature. …”
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Recently Delisted Songbird Harbors Extensive Genomic Evidence of Inbreeding, Potentially Complicating Future Recovery by Anna María Calderón, Andrew W. Wood, Zachary A. Szpiech, David P. L. Toews

“…ABSTRACT The Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) is a rare migratory passerine species and habitat specialist of the North American Jack Pine Forests. …”
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IDENTIFIKASI TUMBUHAN EPIFIT BERDASARKAN CIRI MORFOLOGI DAN ANATOMI BATANG DI HUTAN PERHUTANI SUB BKPH KEDUNGGALAR, SONDE DAN NATAH by Mega Tri Suwila

“…Perhutani forest BKPH Sub Kedunggalar, Sonde and Natah an extensive teak forests, plant species which inhabit such pembelit plants, climbing atapun adhesive (epiphytes). …”
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Functional divergence caused by ancient positive selection of a Drosophila hybrid incompatibility locus. by Daniel A Barbash, Philip Awadalla, Aaron M Tarone

“…Interspecific hybrid lethality and sterility are a consequence of divergent evolution between species and serve to maintain the discrete identities of species. …”
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Editorial: ticks & tick-borne parasites and diseases by Ala E. Tabor, Ala Tabor

“…Although there are over 900 tick species globally, only approximately 10% of species are second to mosquitoes as major vectors of human and veterinary diseases. …”
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Length- weight relationship, condition factor and sex ratio of Oreochromis niloticus and Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus in the lower section of Osun River, Nigeria by Adams Ovie Iyiola, Ayotunde Samuel Kolawole, Samuel Bem Umma, Tosin Iriobe

“…It can be said that both fish species responded well in the river and it is therefore essential to maintain optimal environmental factors for the sustainability of these fish species in the river.…”
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Another new karst-dwelling rock gecko in the Cnemaspis siamensis group (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand by Attapol Rujirawan, Akrachai Aksornneam, Siriporn Yodthong, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Bryan L. Stuart, Anchalee Aowphol

“…A new species of the Cnemaspis siamensis group is described from Wang Khrachae District, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand based on morphological and molecular data. …”
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The biting midge Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Sweden by Damjan Vinko, Dejan Kulijer, Magnus Billqvist, Andreas Martens

“…Six new dragonfly host species and the northernmost occurrence of F. paludis are also reported. …”
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High Prevalence of Candida Yeast in Milk Samples from Cows Suffering from Mastitis in Poland by Bozena Dworecka-Kaszak, Alicja Krutkiewicz, Daniel Szopa, Miroslaw Kleczkowski, Malgorzata Biegańska

“…Seven different species classified as Candida were identified basing on phenotypic properties, and the dominating species was C. parapsilosis. …”
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Společenstva vodních měkkýšů řeky Oravy by Luboš Beran, Erika Šlachtová, Viktorie Klobušická, Jaroslav Beran

“…Although the malacofauna of the Orava reservoir had previously been partially investigated, the river itself had not yet been studied in detail. A total of 17 species of aquatic molluscs were found at 11 sites along the river, including 7 species of gastropods and 10 species of bivalves. …”
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Ecological risk assessment of marine resources caught as bycatch in industrial bottom trawl shrimp fishery in the Amazon Continental Shelf by Ualerson I. Peixoto, Ualerson I. Peixoto, Ualerson I. Peixoto, Miriana Sporcic, Alistair J. Hobday, Bianca Bentes, Bianca Bentes, Rafaela Passarone, Flavia Lucena Fredou, Victoria Judith Isaac, Victoria Judith Isaac

“…Future fisheries management should focus on reducing species vulnerability by prioritizing data collection for the most at-risk species. …”
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Effects of nano oxide particles on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of okra plant under water deficiency by Wang Jiyue, Xu Jiajun, Xie Rongrong, Chen Nian, Yang Mingli, Tian Xiaojian, Shi Denghong

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The MSDIN family in amanitin-producing mushrooms and evolution of the prolyl oligopeptidase genes by Hong Luo, Qing Cai, Yunjiao Lüli, Xuan Li, Rohita Sinha, Heather E. Hallen-Adams, Zhu L. Yang

“…POPA, a known house-keeping gene, was shown to be restricted in a branch containing only Amanita species and the phylogeny resembled that of those Amanita species. …”
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Natural Area Weeds: Invasive Solanum spp. in Florida by L. T. Markle, William A. Overholt, Kenneth A. Langeland

“…Langeland, provides a guide to differentiate the invasive Solanum species, information about the ecology and management of each species, and information on Solanum capsicoides All., which can easily be confused with some of the invasive Solanum species. …”
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A Revision of the Neotropical Orb-Weaving Spider Genus Scoloderus (Araneae: Araneidae) by M. Brian Traw

“…Thirteen names have been proposed for what appear to be five valid species (Scoloderus cordatus, S. gibber, S. nigriceps, S. tuberculifer, and S. ackerlyi). …”
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Farm-Raised Channel Catfish by Frank A. Chapman

“…The order includes over two thousand species, and most of them inhabit the fresh waters of the tropics. …”
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Freshwater Fish of New River, Belize by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Kyle Allen, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… Belize is home to an abundant diversity of freshwater fish species and is often considered a fishing paradise. …”
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