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Oblong turtles hybridise with an introduced congener and display a size-heterozygosity relationshipNARA Subscribed
Freshwater turtles are among the most imperilled vertebrate groups globally, facing compounding threats from habitat loss, climate change, and invasive species. We conducted the first comprehensive range-wide genomic assessment of the oblong turtle ( Chelodina oblonga ; Indigenous Noongar: Yaakan and Booyi), a species endemic to the rapidly drying biodiversity hotspot of southwestern Australia. To evaluate individual and popul...
Promoting Research Excellence in Down Syndrome: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of the Trisomy 21 Research SocietyNARA Subscribed
Down syndrome (DS), or trisomy 21 (T21), represents the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability worldwide and is associated with a wide range of medical, developmental, and neurodegenerative conditions, including a universal predisposition to early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Since its establishment in 2014, the Trisomy 21 Research Society (T21RS) has provided a global forum for advancing DS research across di...
Growth rates of the epibiotic barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria reveal habitat use of pre-nesting green turtles in Costa RicaNARA Subscribed
The barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria is arguably the most common and conspicuous epibiont on sea turtles. As evidence suggests that C. testudinaria settles on turtles in coastal areas, this barnacle could serve as an indicator of habitat use. The utility of C. testudinaria for this purpose is, however, limited by a lack of information on its growth rate. Here, we estimated growth curves for C. testudinaria on green turtles ( C...
Little evidence for color- or size-based mating preferences by male strawberry poison frogs (Oophaga pumilio)NARA Subscribed
While there are many studies documenting female mating preferences across taxa, male mate choice remains relatively understudied. Male mate choice often develops when there is variation in female quality and thus the fitness benefits of mating with particular females. Specifically, males tend to prefer females with traits that confer direct fitness benefits such as large body size, which may be linked with high fecundity. Prio...
Environmental correlates of taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity in the Atlantic ForestNARA Subscribed
Aim There is little consensus on which environmental variables are best at predicting multiple dimensions of diversity. We ask whether there are common environmental correlates of diversity, despite ecological differences, across nine clades of plants and animals distributed along a single rainforest domain. For that, we compare the environmental correlates of species richness, phylogenetic diversity, and phylogenetic endemism...
Summary Thaumarchaea are ubiquitous in marine habitats where they participate in carbon and nitrogen cycling. Although metatranscriptomes suggest thaumarchaea are active microbes in marine waters, we understand little about how thaumarchaeal gene expression patterns relate to substrate utilization and activity. Here, we report the global transcriptional response of the marine ammonia‐oxidizing thaumarchaeon ‘ Candidatus Nitros...
Thaumarchaea are among the most abundant microbial groups in the ocean, but controls on their abundance and the distribution and metabolic potential of different subpopulations are poorly constrained. Here, two ecotypes of ammonia‐oxidizing thaumarchaea were quantified using ammonia monooxygenase ( amoA ) genes across the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The shallow, or water column “A” (WCA), ecotype was the most abundant ecotype at...
BAG3 is involved in neuronal differentiation and migrationNARA Subscribed
In summer 2010 and summer 2011, weekly cetacean surveys were undertaken in “passing mode”, using ferries as platform of opportunity, along the “fixed line transect” between Catania and Civitavecchia (Southern Italy). Of the 20 species of cetaceans confirmed for the Mediterranean sea, 8 were sighted within the survey period: 7 species represented by Mediterranean subpopulations (Balaenoptera physalus, Physeter macrocephalus, St...