Saliva plays a crucial role in oral defense across mammals by combining host-derived antimicrobial factors with antagonistic indigenous microbiota. Understanding the composition of the oral lactic microbiota in wild canids may provide valuable insights into microbial ecology and animal health. In this study, Lactobacillus and Enterococcus spp. isolated from the saliva of South American bush dogs ( Speothos venaticus ) and mane...

Primates are among the most threatened mammals globally owing to rapid habitat loss and intense hunting pressure. Among these, lemurs are the taxon with the highest number of species at risk of extinction. Although many lemur species have been surveyed extensively across Madagascar, some taxa and protected areas remain understudied. The Anjozorobe-Angavo Protected Area, a rainforest landscape in the highlands of central-easter...

Maize ( Zea mays L.) is Uganda's most widely grown staple crop, yet productivity remains below potential due to nitrogen (N) deficiency and rainfall variability. Crop models are widely used to analyse these constraints but are typically calibrated at few sites, raising concerns about their spatial transferability. This study evaluated whether a single well‐calibrated point‐based CERES‐Maize model within the Decision Support Sy...

The Juan Fernández Archipelago (JFA), located approximately 700 km off the Chilean coast, is of great scientific importance for its unique ecosystem and numerous endemic species. Designated a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1977, it comprises three islands: Alejandro Selkirk (AS), Robinson Crusoe (RC) and Santa Clara (SC). Using satellite images of clouds, we identified and examined Von Kármán atmospheric vortex streets (...