Ecology of Fear: Spines, Armor and Noxious Chemicals Deter Predators in Cancer and in Nature by Joy Peplinski, Margaret A. Malone, Katherine J. Fowler, Emily J. Potratz, Alexander G. Pergams, Kristie L. Charmoy, Kiran Rasheed, Stanislav S. Avdieiev, Christopher J. Whelan, Christopher J. Whelan, Joel S. Brown, Joel S. Brown

“…This cross-taxa comparison is also informative for evolutionary ecology. Cancer provides an opportunity to observe how prey evolve in the context of a unique predatory threat (the immune system) and varied environments.…”
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Inferring the Evolutionary History of the Plant Pathogen <named-content content-type="genus-species">Pseudomonas syringae</named-content> from Its Biogeography in Headwaters of Riv... by C. E. Morris, D. C. Sands, J. L. Vanneste, J. Montarry, B. Oakley, C. Guilbaud, C. Glaux

“…ABSTRACT Nonhost environmental reservoirs of pathogens play key roles in their evolutionary ecology and in particular in the evolution of pathogenicity. …”
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The symptomatology and diagnosis of domoic acid toxicosis in stranded California sea lions (Zalophus californianus): a review and evaluation of 20 years of cases to guide prognosis by Abby M. McClain, Cara L. Field, Tenaya A. Norris, Benny Borremans, Benny Borremans, Pàdraig J. Duignan, Shawn P. Johnson, Sophie T. Whoriskey, Lorraine Thompson-Barbosa, Frances M. D. Gulland

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Characterization of the Nitrogen Removal Potential of Two Newly Isolated <i>Acinetobacter</i> Strains under Low Temperature by Yongjun Zhong, Haiyang Xia

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A transcriptomic scan for potential candidate genes involved in osmoregulation in an obligate freshwater palaemonid prawn (Macrobrachium australiense) by Azam Moshtaghi, Md. Lifat Rahi, Viet Tuan Nguyen, Peter B. Mather, David A. Hurwood

“…Background Understanding the genomic basis of osmoregulation (candidate genes and/or molecular mechanisms controlling the phenotype) addresses one of the fundamental questions in evolutionary ecology. Species distributions and adaptive radiations are thought to be controlled by environmental salinity levels, and efficient osmoregulatory (ionic balance) ability is the main mechanism to overcome the problems related to environmental salinity gradients. …”
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High pesticide tolerance of S. mansoni: implications for the risk of schistosomiasis by Akbar A. Ganatra, Francis McOdimba, Salim Kaneno, Jeremias M. Becker, Naeem Shahid, Henner Hollert, Matthias Liess, Eric L. Agola, Ulrike Fillinger

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Nuclear genetic diversity and structure of Anastrepha ludens wild populations evidenced by microsatellite markers by Nancy Gálvez-Reyes, Nancy Gálvez-Reyes, Miguel Salvador-Figueroa, Nadia S. Santini, Nadia S. Santini, Alicia Mastretta-Yanes, Alicia Mastretta-Yanes, Juan Núñez-Farfán, Daniel Piñero

“…For this reason, it is important to understand the genetic diversity and structure of A. ludens populations and to better understand the evolutionary ecology and population processes in view of possible expansions and possible host shifts due to climate change. …”
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Energy at Origins: Favorable Thermodynamics of Biosynthetic Reactions in the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) by Jessica L. E. Wimmer, Joana C. Xavier, Andrey d. N. Vieira, Delfina P. H. Pereira, Jacqueline Leidner, Filipa L. Sousa, Karl Kleinermanns, Martina Preiner, William F. Martin

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Influence of seasonality and biological activity on infection by helminths in Cantabrian bear by Esther Valderrábano Cano, Vincenzo Penteriani, Iris Vega, María del Mar Delgado, Enrique González-Bernardo, Giulia Bombieri, Alejandra Zarzo-Arias, Rita Sánchez-Andrade Fernández, Adolfo Paz-Silva

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Strong Dispersal Limitation of Microbial Communities at Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica by Nathan P. Lemoine, Byron J. Adams, Melisa Diaz, Nicholas B. Dragone, André L. C. Franco, Noah Fierer, W. Berry Lyons, Ian D. Hogg, Diana H. Wall

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Using skin temperature and activity profiles to assign chronotype in birds by Aurelia F. T. Strauß, Dominic J. McCafferty, Andreas Nord, Marina Lehmann, Barbara Helm

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Investigations of the tick burden on passeriform, water-associated and predatory birds reveal new tick–host associations and habitat-related factors of tick infestation by Andor Pitó, Boglárka Bukor, Előd Győrig, Vojtěch Brlík, Jenő Kontschán, Gergő Keve, Nóra Takács, Sándor Hornok

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The Myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Hungary: Survey of Ant Species with an Annotated Synonymic Inventory by Sándor Csősz, Ferenc Báthori, László Gallé, Gábor Lőrinczi, István Maák, András Tartally, Éva Kovács, Anna Ágnes Somogyi, Bálint Markó

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Parasite-host relationships of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) and black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in southeastern Spain by David López-Peña, Reinhard Gerecke, Eduardo Moisés García-Roger, Peter Martin, Ricardo Jiménez-Peydró

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Air Contaminants and Atmospheric Black Carbon Association with White Sky Albedo at Hindukush Karakorum and Himalaya Glaciers by Irfan Zainab, Zulfiqar Ali, Usman Ahmad, Syed Turab Raza, Rida Ahmad, Zaidi Zona, Safdar Sidra

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Assessing animal welfare impact of fourteen control and dispatch methods for house mouse (Mus musculus), Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and black rat (Rattus rattus) by Ciska De Ruyver, Kristof Baert, Emma Cartuyvels, Lies AL Beernaert, Frank AM Tuyttens, Herwig Leirs, Christel PH Moons

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Overlooked Parrot Seed Dispersal in Australia and South America: Insights on the Evolution of Dispersal Syndromes and Seed Size in Araucaria Trees by José L. Tella, Guillermo Blanco, Francisco V. Dénes, Fernando Hiraldo

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Variability in Water-Column Respiration and Its Dependence on Organic Carbon Sources in the Canary Current Upwelling Region by Javier Arístegui, María F. Montero, Nauzet Hernández-Hernández, Iván J. Alonso-González, Federico Baltar, Maria Ll. Calleja, Carlos M. Duarte

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Selecting 16S rRNA Primers for Microbiome Analysis in a Host–Microbe System: The Case of the Jellyfish <i>Rhopilema nomadica</i> by Noga Barak, Eduard Fadeev, Vera Brekhman, Dikla Aharonovich, Tamar Lotan, Daniel Sher

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Early detection of cervical cancer in western Kenya: determinants of healthcare providers performing a gynaecological examination for abnormal vaginal discharge or bleeding by Emily Mwaliko, Guido Van Hal, Hilde Bastiaens, Stefan Van Dongen, Peter Gichangi, Barasa Otsyula, Violet Naanyu, Marleen Temmerman

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