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In a rapidly warming Arctic, genetic variation might serve to buffer organisms against the effects of environmental change, such as sea ice loss and ocean warming. Yet, this concept remains largely unexplored because comprehensive genome‐wide studies across the full ranges of Arctic marine taxa are rare. Bowhead whales ( Balaena mysticetus ) have a strong association with sea ice and polar water masses, a long history of human...
Biological characterization of a mid‐water salinity maximum intrusion over the Northeast US ShelfNARA Subscribed
Salinity maximum intrusions, subsurface layers of anomalously salty and warm continental slope water moving onto the continental shelf along the thermocline, are recurring features over the Northeast US Shelf and represent an important cross‐shelf exchange mechanism. While their physical characteristics have been described, the biological composition and ecological role of these intrusions remain poorly understood. Here, we co...
SNAPSHOT USA 2024: Year 6 of the Coordinated National Camera Trap Survey of the United StatesNARA Subscribed
Motivation SNAPSHOT USA is an annual, multi‐contributor camera trap survey of mammals across the United States. The growing SNAPSHOT USA dataset is intended for tracking the spatial and temporal responses of mammal populations to changes in land use, land cover and climate. These data will be useful for exploring the drivers of spatial and temporal changes in relative abundance and distribution, as well as the impacts of speci...
Exploring the potential of liver microphysiological systems of varied configurations to model cholestatic chemical effectsNARA Subscribed
Human in vitro liver tissue models have evolved to maintain hallmarks of hepatocellular function for extended periods with potential to model aspects of cholestasis for drug and chemical safety applications. Microphysiological systems (MPS) have been suggested as promising new approaches to model liver physiology and predict chemical-induced cholestasis in humans. This study comprehensively compared both basal function and tox...
Top‐Down and Bottom‐Up Processes Jointly Explain Mesopredator Movement and Foraging EcologyNARA Subscribed
Prey availability and predation risk drive animal distribution, movement, and foraging ecology, yet studies rarely analyse multiple predator–prey levels together. Understanding how predators optimise risk–reward tradeoffs is important for species conservation and management, especially in systems facing extreme ecosystem change. We examined how top‐down (modelled polar bear habitat selection) and bottom‐up (modelled fish diver...
Marine megafauna species are affected by a wide range of anthropogenic threats. To evaluate the risk of such threats, species’ vulnerability to each threat must first be determined. We build on the existing threats classification scheme and ranking system of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species by assessing the vulnerability of 256 marine megafauna species to 23 at‐sea threat...
Population structure and divergence time among East Greenland and West Greenland/Eastern Canadian Arctic narwhals, Monodon monocerosNARA Subscribed
The narwhal ( Monodon monoceros ) is an Arctic endemic odontocete that is particularly sensitive to climate change. Narwhals are also a key species in subsistence hunts in both Canada and Greenland. Understanding the genetic population structure is crucial to help management authorities set sustainable harvest quotas to avoid overexploitation of vulnerable narwhal groups. Additionally, estimates of population divergence times...
Delirium in hospitalized COVID-19 patients is associated with dynamic changes in peripheral immune gene expressionNARA Subscribed
Delirium is a neurologic syndrome characterized by inattention and cognitive impairment frequently encountered in medically ill older adults. As a hallmark of age-related brain vulnerability, delirium offers a clinical model to investigate how peripheral immune responses contribute to acute brain dysfunction. Peripheral inflammation is a key trigger of delirium, but the patient-specific immune responses that drive delirium ons...