Differences between mates at the TLR1Lb locus are associated with lower reproductive success in a long-lived seabird by Marianne Gousy-Leblanc, Thomas Merkling, Lila Colston-Nepali, Emma Lachance Linklater, Kyle H. Elliott, Vicki L. Friesen

“…Yet the association between genetic diversity and fitness based on neutral loci is sometime very weak and inconsistent, with relationships varying among taxa due to confounding effects of population demography and life history. …”
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Desporto Adaptado em Portugal: do conceito à prática by João Paulo Santos, Marisa Almeida, Carla Oliveira, Raquel Fernandes, Anabela Cruz-Santos

“…Os resultados apontam para uma reduzida taxa de envolvimento em atividades desportivas adaptadas em Portugal, assim como uma distribuição assimétrica desta população pelo território nacional. …”
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Proposta de um índice de desempenho para a Defensoria Pública da União by Bernardo Oliveira Buta, Adalmir de Oliveira Gomes, Carolina Menezes Lima

“…Os resultados da análise fatorial demonstram a validade de um índice de desempenho composto por quatro fatores, quais sejam: atendimento ao cidadão, quantidade de assistidos, conciliações extrajudiciais e taxa de êxito. A aplicação do índice mostra que o desempenho da DPU vem se reduzindo ao longo dos últimos anos - 2014 a 2017.…”
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In silico identification of silent primycin biosynthetic gene clusters within the family Pseudonocardiaceae by Márk Kovács-Valasek, Csaba Fekete, Andrea Kovács-Valasek

“…In this context, based on the previously characterized primycin biosynthetic gene cluster (PBGC) of the Saccharomonospora azurea SZMC 14600 strain an extended genome mining analysis was performed to advance the industrial application of unexplored taxa outside the Saccharomonospora genus. Further improvement of S. azurea PBGC revealed 28 clustered genes including core sequences for type I polyketide synthase. …”
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Preemptive Circular Defence of Immature Insects: Definition and Occurrences of Cycloalexy Revisited by Guillaume J. Dury, Jacqueline C. Bede, Donald M. Windsor

“…We report one new case of cycloalexy in thrips (Thysanoptera) and question reports of cycloalexic behaviour in other taxa.…”
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Evaluating Spherical Trees in the Urban Environment in Budapest (Hungary) by Krisztina Szabó, Eszter Tőke, Attila Gergely

“…Tree species in urban areas have multiple functions and high ecosystem services when in good health. Among taxa with diverse habits, sizes, crown shapes, growth vigor, longevity, urban tolerance, and canopy habit, our research aims to evaluate urban specimens of spherical species with smaller space requirements and sizes but have regular geometric crown shapes in public plantations in Budapest. …”
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The Canis tangle: a systematics overview and taxonomic recommendations by V. Dinets

“…The systematic status of taxa occurring in eastern North America has caused much argument; most recent data indicate that Algonquin (C. lycaon lycaon) and Red (C. l rufus and recently exterminated subspecies) Wolves originate from ancient hybridization and should be considered a separate species, while two other populations are of more recent hybrid origin. …”
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Distribution of the common nettle Urtica dioica L. and annual nettle U. urens L. in the Russian Federation by N. N. Luneva, T. Yu. Zakota, Y. A. Fedorova

“…While mapping the spatial arrangement of these taxa, the data on the frequency of their occurrence in separate administrative subdivisions of the country were employed. …”
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Mimosa diplotricha (Fabaceae) Recruits Native Pollinators, But Does it Matter? by I.N. Egbon, O.P. Nzie, J. Rotimi

“…Using diversity indices, non-parametric species estimators, Whittaker and Bray Curtis similarity indices, the composition and diversity of floral visiting bees and allied insects were reported. Thirteen insect taxa were encountered from a total of 1548 individuals in three Orders, albeit of low diversity in which the majority of floral visitors (or pollinators) were hymenopterans: the main being Chalicodoma species, followed by Xylocopa species, X. senior, and Apis mellifera. …”
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Arithmetic-Like Reasoning in Wild Vervet Monkeys: A Demonstration of Cost-Benefit Calculation in Foraging by Sayaka Tsutsumi, Tomokazu Ushitani, Kazuo Fujita

“…In addition to providing empirical data, the current study provides an easily adaptable field technique that would allow comparison across taxa and habitat using a uniform method.…”
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Empregabilidade de engenheiros recém graduados: um estudo de caso by Juan Enrique Mares Ribeiro, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Wagner dos Reis Marques Araujo, Roberta Ferreira Coelho de Andrade, Aldair Oliveira de Andrade

“… A taxa de desemprego no país oscila, tornando a busca de carreiras alternativas como possível solução para o problema da desocupação. …”
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Plant interactions associated with a directional shift in the richness range size relationship during the Glacial-Holocene transition in the Arctic by Ying Liu, Simeon Lisovski, Jérémy Courtin, Kathleen R. Stoof-Leichsenring, Ulrike Herzschuh

“…Abstract A nearly ubiquitous negative relationship between taxonomic richness and mean range-size (average area of taxa) is observed across space. However, the complexity of the mechanism limits its applicability for conservation or range prediction. …”
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Revision of the Late Permian Non-Marine Bivalve Genus Verneuilunio Starobogatov, 1987 by M.N. Urazaeva, V.V. Silantiev, R.R. Usmanova

“…This creates difficulties for identification of the genus Verneuilunio and complicates its placement within higher taxa. The paper presents a revised diagnosis of the genus Verneuilunio. …”
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Revision of the thylacocephalan biota from the Upper Triassic Polzberg Konservat-Lagerstätte, Austria by Thomas Laville, Petra Lukeneder, Alexander Lukeneder

“…In this study, we examine in detail this new thylacocephalan material as well as the type material. Four thylacocephalan taxa are now reported from the Polzberg Biota, making it one of the most diverse faunas from the Late Triassic. …”
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Characterizing the hindgut microbiome in healthy and ketotic cows by Zhihua Ju, Rongling Li, Wenhao Liu, Qiang Jiang, Jinpeng Wang, Yaran Zhang, Xiuge Wang, Yao Xiao, Chunhong Yang, Xiaochao Wei, Yaping Gao, Jinming Huang

“…Differential hindgut fecal bacterial taxa in healthy and ketotic cows were identified by linear discriminant analysis effect size, with increases in Treponema, Bacteroides, and Peptococcaceae and decreases in Christensenellales, Chloroflexi, and Paenibacillaceae in ketotic cows. …”
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A first exploratory comparison of the behaviour of wolves (Canis lupus) and wolf-dog hybrids in captivity by Federica Amici, Simone Meacci, Emmeline Caray, Linda Oña, Katja Liebal, Paolo Ciucci

“…Abstract Extensive introgression of genes from domesticated taxa may be a serious threat for the genomic integrity and adaptability of wild populations. …”
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Structural and functional divergence of homoeologous genes in allopolyploid plant genomes by A. Y. Glagoleva, O. Y. Shoeva, E. K. Khlestkina

“…Thanks to the whole genome sequencing of a wide range of angiosperm species and comparative analysis of genome structure, the sequence of events that formed the genomes of modern plant taxa was restored. These studies have shown that many diploid species have passed through more than one cycle of polyploidization-diploidization. …”
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Comparing subsampling strategies for metagenomic analysis in microbial studies using amplicon sequence variants versus operational taxonomic units. by Daniel Segura, Divya Sharma, Osvaldo Espin-Garcia

“…Linear discriminant analysis Effect Size (LEfSe) was used to assess differential representation of taxa between the subsamples and the overall sample. …”
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Diversity of VIr’s collection of <i>Lupinus angustifolius</i> L. in the inf lorescence color by E. V. Vlasova, G. P. Egorova

“…Phenotypic characteristics of lupine biotypes were compared with diagnostic traits of intraspecific taxa and known genes for flower color.Conclusion. …”
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Thailand's animals in peril: a systematic review of microplastic contamination and its ecological consequences by Weerachon Sawangproh, Paiphan Paejaroen

“…This systematic review examines MP contamination in animal taxa across Thailand from 2016 to 2024, highlighting the extensive presence of MPs in diverse habitats, particularly in benthic environments, which account for 55% of contamination. …”
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