Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) increasingly appear in organic recycling streams, yet their behaviour during full-scale windrow composting remains unclear. Thirty-three PFAS analytes were tracked through commercial composting of food organics and garden organics (FOGO) at 14, 30, and 45 days, and in finished compost. Total concentration analysis, leachability testing (ASLP), exploratory leachate assessment, total ox...

Genetic and other predisposing factors can influence the progression from initiation of drug intake to compulsive substance use through distinct biobehavioral processes. Operant cocaine self-administration studies in laboratory mice offer a powerful method to dissect the biology of this progression from initiation, dose-response, extinction, and cued reinstatement in a controlled, tractable system. However, many such studies e...

The San Joaquin Valley is one of the most intensive oil and gas and agricultural production regions of the United States, yet the regional groundwater salinity distribution is not well defined, particularly near the western margin of the valley where salinity is highly variable. Airborne electromagnetic (AEM) surveys were conducted to improve the understanding of the three-dimensional variations in groundwater salinity in the...

Soft corals (order Alcyonacea) are an important component of tropical coral reefs, and often form locally abundance dense carpets. Some soft coral species are prone to bleaching and heat stress like scleractinian, reef-forming corals, but others appear resistant to bleaching stressors. Despite the importance of soft corals in tropical reefs, there is limited knowledge regarding their demographic ecology. Spatial point process...

Marine turtles undertake long migrations across different geographies and habitats, exposing them to a wide range of threats throughout their lifespan. Analysing population structure and connectivity is key to informing effective conservation management. We expand knowledge of Atlantic-wide connectivity of green turtles ( Chelonia mydas ) by characterising the genetic structure of the Ascension Island nesting population, one o...

Increasing reports of zoonotic avian influenza virus (AIV) spillovers to mammals signal critical shift in their ecology and raise substantial public health concerns. The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has driven this expansion, with genetic adaptations enhancing replication in mammalian hosts. Adaptations have been identified in diverse carnivore species, including American mink ( Neogale vison ), red fo...

During the preventive archaeological excavation in the cellar of the site of petite Rue des Bouchers in the historical centre of Brussels (Belgium), the waterlogged remains of a thirteenth century AD sunken byre (potstal) were discovered. The exceptional preservation instigated a multiproxy approach, including micro-archaeology, micromorphology, phytolith and endoparasite egg analysis on thin sections, palynology and the study...

A species' success during the invasion of new areas hinges on an interplay between the demographic processes common to invasions and the specific ecological context of the novel environment. Evolutionary genetic studies of invasive species can investigate how genetic bottlenecks and ecological conditions shape genetic variation in invasions, and our study pairs two invasive populations that are hypothesized to be from the same...

The Mouse Phenome Database continues to serve as a curated repository and analysis suite for measured attributes of members of diverse mouse populations. The repository includes annotation to community standard ontologies and guidelines, a database of allelic states for 657 mouse strains, a collection of protocols, and analysis tools for flexible, interactive, user directed analyses that increasingly integrates data across tra...