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Farming-associated variation in chytrid infection and shedding dynamics in invasive American bullfrogsNARA Subscribed
The global amphibian decline caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) threatens biodiversity. Some species, such as the bullfrog ( Aquarana catesbeiana ), can persist with infection without overt disease, yet the processes underlying this response remain unclear. Because bullfrogs are farmed worldwide under high-density conditions, understanding how production environments influence infection dynamics a...
Distance defines us: determining dolphin group membership through analysis of inter-individual distancesNARA Subscribed
Group spacing and cohesion are fundamental aspects of social structure in group-living species, shaping interactions and ecological dynamics. Defining what constitutes a group can be problematic in highly mobile group-living species such as delphinids. Spatial proximity among individuals is often used to delimit group membership, yet threshold distances lack justification. In this study, we combined machine-learning methods wi...
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...
While T-cell Bispecifics (TCBs) are promising molecules for cancer treatment, their clinical development remains challenging due to Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS). There is currently no method to accurately predict the doses expected to trigger CRS from pre-clinical data, resulting in the selection of non optimal First-In-Human (FIH) doses, far from the doses expected to show clinical benefit, to address safety concerns. In t...
Tropical Land‐Use Change Disrupts Zeta‐Diversity Across TaxaNARA Subscribed
Land‐use change causes community turnover via local extinction and colonisation of species, driving biotic homogenization or heterogenization at larger spatial scales. Quantification of these processes has focused on beta‐diversity metrics, which upweight rarity and overlook the role of widespread species. A key knowledge gap is understanding the impact of land‐use change on both rare and widespread species—zeta‐diversity—allo...
Hematology and serum biochemistry reference intervals for the common opossum Didelphis marsupialisNARA Subscribed
The common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis , is a neotropical and synanthropic marsupial common and widespread in Latin America. The strong human-opossum conflict that results in high numbers of individuals with health problems demands information on physiological parameters to be used in veterinary medicine practice. The aim of this study was to estimate the reference intervals (RI) of hematology and serum biochemistry for thi...
Spatial extent predicts Andean epiphyte biodiversity responses to habitat loss and fragmentation across human‐modified landscapesNARA Subscribed
Aim Human‐driven landscape processes such as habitat loss and fragmentation act on biodiversity, but their effects are mediated by the spatial scale at which they are observed. We aim to analyse the scale‐of‐effects (direction and spatial extent) of landscape‐scale processes that best explain species richness and abundance across epiphyte communities. Location Neotropics, Northern Andes, Colombia, Eastern cordillera. Taxon Vas...