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Fish Assemblage Shift Following Abrupt Seagrass Loss in a Southwest Florida Tidal CreekNARA Subscribed
Phase shifts can occur in ecosystems because of external stressors. Such transitions from one state (e.g., clear water, seagrass) to another (e.g., phytoplankton blooms, bare substrate) continue to be documented worldwide. In estuaries, stressors related to urban and suburban development are often implicated in phase shifts, including altered hydrology and eutrophication. Tidal creeks may be especially prone to phase shifts as...
In July 2022, a harmful algal bloom of Heterosigma akashiwo originated in a man-made lagoon and expanded to more than 4,500 km² of open-water habitat in the San Francisco Estuary, triggering a widespread mass mortality event involving bony fishes, sharks, rays, crustaceans, mollusks, polychaetes, and jellyfish. Notably, the event affected the southernmost spawning populations of White Sturgeon ( Acipenser transmontanus ) and f...
Pacific white shrimp ( Litopenaeus vannamei ) are among the most important aquaculture species but are highly susceptible to Vibrio infections. Novel disease management strategies are necessary. Previous studies have reported that peracetic acid (PAA) is an effective disinfectant, but its application in shrimp aquaculture remains underexplored. This study aimed to determine the median lethal concentration (LC 50 ) of PAA at tw...
Inter-plot competition in hybrid maize multi-environment yield trials in Ethiopia can reduce rate of genetic gainNARA Subscribed
Key messages The use of a competition model in the analysis of yield data from single-row hybrid maize METs improves the accuracy of genotype selection and thus the rate of genetic gain, while it ensures resource use efficiency in resource-constrained breeding programs. Abstract Conducting large-scale multi-environment trials (METs) is practically challenging to breeding programs in Sub-Saharan Africa due to limitations of lan...
Soil and genotype-driven resource allocation trade-offs shape root exudation across crop speciesNARA Subscribed
Aims Root exudates play a central role in rhizosphere processes, many of which support plant growth. While increased exudation under abiotic stresses has been frequently linked to enhanced plant resilience, crop- and genotype- and soil-specific exudation patterns under non-stress conditions remain poorly understood. This study aimed to assess how soil type and genotype influence root exudation in major and emerging European cr...
Rare disease genomics and justice: overview of a workshop at the Fondation Brocher, 22–24 January 2025NARA Subscribed
Genomics is transforming health care but its implementation raises challenges. This paper reports a 2025 workshop on justice in the implementation of genomics for rare disorders. The workshop goals were to develop a consensus understanding of the problems faced by rare disease patients and families where justice is at stake, to achieve a shared perspective on support for rare disease patients, and to consider the implications...
Spatial and Temporal Structure of Environmentally‐Acquired Caballeronia Symbionts of a Leaffooted BugNARA Subscribed
Animals that acquire beneficial microbial symbionts from their environment risk acquiring a sub‐optimal partner, or no partner at all. The leaffooted bug Leptoglossus zonatus (Coreidae) acquires its Caballeronia (Burkholderiaceae) bacterial symbiont from the environment, presumably from local soil. Despite large contributions to the bug's fitness, young nymphs must re‐acquire the symbiont every generation. To understand how th...
Animals maintain close associations with diverse microbiota that inhabit their digestive tracts, and these associations can profoundly affect host physiology and fitness. Gut microbiome composition is shaped by both host traits and environmental factors, yet the relative importance of these forces remains unclear in many taxa, including squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes). To address this gap, we analysed the gut microbiome...
Interpretable deep learning reveals spatiotemporal MRI features of brain aging that align with neurodegenerationNARA Subscribed
Cortical thinning and atrophy are hallmarks of brain aging that have been characterized using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Brain aging involves many neuroanatomic features whose effects on brain structure remain unexplored. To address this challenge, we trained interpretable deep neural networks (DNNs) to estimate brain age (BA) from T 1 -weighted ( T 1 w) MRI. By identifying MRI features unapparent to humans, DNNs can fi...
While understanding mating systems can provide critical insight into a population's long‐term persistence and resilience, such information remains limited for most baleen whales. However, extensive research on the western gray whales that feed off Sakhalin Island, Russia, led to the collection of biopsy samples from 75% of the 207 whales photo‐identified between 1994 and 2011, providing a rare opportunity to learn about this s...
Addressing urgent conservation issues, such as the drastic declines of North American migratory birds, requires creative, evidence‐based, efficient, and collaborative approaches. The abundance of over 50% of monitored North American shorebird populations has declined by over 50% since 1980. To address these declines, we developed a partnership of scientists and practitioners called the Shorebird Science and Conservation Collec...
Patient Perspectives on Nonmedical Toxin Switching and CareNARA Subscribed