The impact of social complexity on the efficacy of natural selection in termites by Roux, Camille, Ha, Alice, Weyna, Arthur, Lode, Morgan, Romiguier, Jonathan

“…In eusocial species, reproduction is monopolized by a few reproductive individuals.From the perspective of population genetics, this implies that the effective population size (Ne) of these organisms is likely to be smaller compared to solitary species, as has been proposed in the literature for eusocial hymenoptera. …”
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Corynebacteria from the respiratory microbiota modulate inflammatory responses and associate with a reduced pneumococcal burden in the lungs by Caroline Bergenfelz, Phuong Do, Liv Larsson, Hanna Ivarsson, Kasper Malmborn, Anders P. Håkansson

“…BackgroundCertain species from the normal respiratory tract microbiota have recently been proposed to positively influence human health. …”
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Shoot complexes on the apical part of the crown of generative <i>Fraxinus excelsior</i> L. trees by I. S. Antonova, M. S. Televinova

“…Fraxinus excelsior L. is a common forest species in the Central Russian Upland, used to produce valuable lumber and for landscaping. …”
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Comparative Quantitative Study on Phytochemical Contents and Antioxidant Activities of Capsicum annuum L. and Capsicum frutescens L. by Tomi Lois Olatunji, Anthony Jide Afolayan

“…Dendrogram obtained from multivariate analysis distinguished the two Capsicum species. The first cluster contained only C. frutescens var. baccatum while the second cluster contained the three varieties of C. annuum species in subclusters, signifying the close genetic affinity among the three varieties. …”
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Diversité taxonomique des Hominidés fossiles en Asie : de nouvelles méthodes pour une vieille question by Stéphane Bouée, Florent Détroit

“…The  objectives  of  this  study  were  to  determine  whether  the  fossils  discovered  in Asia  belong  to  one  or  several taxa, to identify them and to compare the distances between them to the distances between actual groups and species of anthropoids.For  this purpose, we have used new geometric morphometric methods. …”
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Contributes to the Population Decline of the Peregrine Falcon (<i>Falco peregrinus</i>) in The Netherlands by Valentina Caliendo, Beatriz Bellido Martin, Ron A. M. Fouchier, Hans Verdaat, Marc Engelsma, Nancy Beerens, Roy Slaterus

“…The effect of the infection is potentially detrimental for a variety of bird species, including the Peregrine Falcon (<i>Falco peregrinus</i>). …”
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A comprehensive dataset of above-ground forest biomass from field observations, machine learning and topographically augmented allometric models over the Kashmir HimalayaZenodo by Syed Danish Rafiq Kashani, Faisal Zahoor Jan, Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat, Nadeem Ahmad Najar, Irfan Rashid

“…The dataset captures major forest types and species-specific AGB variation influenced by elevation, slope, and aspect. …”
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Perception of optical illusions in ungulates: insights from goats, sheep, guanacos and llamas by Caterina Berardo, Ruben Holland, Alina Schaffer, Alvaro Lopez Caicoya, Katja Liebal, Paola Valsecchi, Federica Amici

“…Group-level analyses further showed no significant differences across species, although at the individual level we found significant variation in performance. …”
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Posterior Positivity Distribution Analysis of Subclinical Bluetongue in the Eastern and North-Eastern States of India: A Wakeup Call for Outbreak Preparedness by Siddhartha Narayan Joardar, Aritra Sanyal, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Saibal Ray

“…In short, as a powerful computational tool, MCMC could be used for accurate seroprevalence estimation, species-specific insights, regional analysis, enhanced decision-making and epidemiological insights for bluetongue.…”
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Thorough Characterization of Brazilian New Generation of Eucalypt Clones and Grass for Pulp Production by Fernando José Borges Gomes, Jorge Luiz Colodette, Auphélia Burnet, Larisse Aparecida Ribas Batalha, Fernando Almeida Santos, Iara Fontes Demuner

“…Aiming at the same goal, two species of elephant grass were also evaluated as alternative raw material sources. …”
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Some limitations in the use of the mitochondrial DNA cytb gene as a molecular marker for phylogenetic and population genetic studies by the example of the Apodemus genus by A. G. Lapinski, M. V. Pavlenko, L. L. Solovenchuk, V. V. Gorbachev

“…For this purpose, the entropy of nucleotide sequences was calculated, and probable tracts of gene conversion were sought in samples of various Apodemus species from Tibet, Korea, south of Russian Primorye, and Western Europe. …”
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Productive performance and economic evaluation of tambaqui roelo in excavated fishponds, Manaus, Brazil by Jesaias Ismael Costa, Ana Lúcia Silva Gomes, Geraldo Bernardino, Omar Jorge Sabbag, Maria Inez Espagnoli Geraldo Martins

“…Tambaqui is the most widely-cultivated native fish species in Brazil. Although most production occurs in fish ponds, the species is also raised resevoirs, stream channels and net tanks. …”
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Variation of Sandalwood (Santalum album Linn.) Based on Morphology of Leaves and Flowers at Petir Village, Rongkop, Gunungkidul by Ridla Arifriana, Sapto Indrioko, Atus Syahbudin

“…The materials used in this study were (1) sandalwood as the target species (including generative and vegetative organs) with purposive sampling and (2) Ximenia americana as the outgroup species. …”
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Characterization of Ant Communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Twigs in the Leaf Litter of the Atlantic Rainforest and Eucalyptus Trees in the Southeast Region of Brazil by Debora R. de Souza, Tae T. Fernandes, José R. de Oliveira Nascimento, Silvia S. Suguituru, M. Santina de C. Morini

“…A total of 307 nests and 44 species were recorded. Pheidole, Solenopsis, and Camponotus were the most represented genera. …”
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Main life history traits of the largehead hairtail, Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Senegalese North coast by Diop Khady, Diouf Khady, Ndiour Yacine, Diouf Sidya, Jouffre Didier

“…Trichiurus lepturus is a benthopelagic species of socio-economic importance in Senegal. Despite its intensive exploitation, there is a lack of studies on its life traits in West African waters, particularly in Senegal. …”
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THE MOLECULAR GENETIC STUDY OF KRIM-SAGHYZ (Taraxacum hybernum Steven) USING SSR, RAPD AND ISSR MARKERS by B. R. Kuluev, A. V. Fateryga, A. R. Kuluev, E. V. Mikhaylova, A. V. Chemeris

“…Consequently, the study of the DNA polymorphism of this species should be continued, in particular, with the help of high-resolution techniques.…”
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Influence of Typhoons on Chemical Makeup of Rainwater in Zhanjiang, China by Zhen Zeng, Xin Zhou, Zhiyang Li, Fajin Chen, Huijie Luo, Guirong He, Ziyun Deng, Chunqing Chen, Qibin Lao

“…Source determination demonstrated that the marine influences in the dry and wet seasons were similar, further indicating the limited impact of the monsoon climate on the ionic species’ seasonal patterns. The heavy rain and strong wind (> 47.4 m s−1) brought by a super typhoon led to an increase in ionic species carried from continental sources into ambient air, and such species were then captured by precipitation. …”
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Analysis of Qualitative Indicators of Norway Spruce and Silver Fir Seed Stands in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Dalibor Ballian, MIrzeta Memišević Hodžić

“…The average height of trees for both species was 26 m. In all seed stands of both species, there was a sufficient number of favorably shaped and straight trees. …”
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Landscape diversity promotes landscape functioning in North America by Sarah Mayor, Florian Altermatt, Thomas W. Crowther, Iris Hordijk, Simon Landauer, Jacqueline Oehri, Merin Reji Chacko, Michael E. Schaepman, Bernhard Schmid, Pascal A. Niklaus

“…Abstract Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning experiments have established generally positive species richness-productivity relationships in plots of single ecosystem types, typically grassland or forest. …”
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Floral Resources Used by Euglossini Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Coastal Ecosystems of the Atlantic Forest by L. C. Rocha-Filho, C. Krug, C. I. Silva, C. A. Garófalo

“…One hundred twelve bees from 14 species were associated to 105 plant species which represented pollen, nectar, resin, and fragrances sources. …”
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