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Engineering, Marine
Roberta Cardozo P. Garcia, Cecilia Fernanda F. Craveiro, Caroline Bernabe, Maria Aparecida Silva, Paulo Henrique R. Aride, Adriano T. Oliveira, Flavia Regina S. C. Goncalves, Jones S. Neto, Henrique D. Lavander, Caterina Faggio
Summary: This study describes the reproductive cell development and ovarian developmental stages of white shrimp (Penaeus schmitti) caught off the southern coast of Espirito Santo, Brazil. The research identified non-germinal components and characterized five stages of gonadal development, providing essential information for understanding and promoting the reproductive aspects of penaeid shrimps.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Ecology
Juan Antonio Fargallo, Isabel Lopez-Rull
Summary: This study investigated the influence of dispersal on fitness components and found that immigrants are higher quality individuals who benefit from signaling subordination to reduce aggressive encounters and facilitate settlement in a population.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Cell Biology
Gilad Karavani, Peera Wasserzug-Pash, Talya Mordechai-Daniel, Dvora Bauman, Michael Klutstein, Tal Imbar
Summary: The study evaluated in vitro maturation (IVM) outcomes in 133 chemotherapy naive patients aged 1-35 years. The results showed a gradual increase in IVM rates from 1 to 24 years, with a peak in the 18-24 years group and a decrease in the 25-35 years group. Significantly lower success rates were observed in patients under 6 years old and over 30 years old compared to the 18-24 years group.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Giulia Chemello, Greta Lucia Cerrone, Valentina Tavolazzi, Fortunata Donato, Francesco Tiralongo, Giorgia Gioacchini
Summary: This study provides new data on the population structure, sex ratio, and reproductive seasonality of sardine in the middle-western Adriatic Sea. The results indicate a decreasing population size with a predominance of males and a scarcity of small female specimens. The reproductive season occurs between October and June, with a rest period in July to September.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Cecilia S. Blengini, Alexandra L. Nguyen, Mansour Aboelenain, Karen Schindler
Summary: Advanced maternal age leads to an increase in meiotic chromosome segregation errors, resulting in early miscarriages and congenital disorders; The integrity of the spindle assembly checkpoint decreases rapidly with maternal age, contributing to increased chromosome segregation errors; AURKB may play a novel protective role in preserving female reproductive lifespan by safeguarding oocytes from oxidative stress.
Article
Zoology
Jose Martin, Pablo Recio, Gonzalo Rodriguez-Ruiz, Isabel Barja, Eduardo Gutierrez, Luis V. Garcia
Summary: Research suggests that melanin in animals might play a role in detoxification, but under highly polluted conditions, stress could reduce melanogenesis and affect the effectiveness of detoxification mechanisms.
INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Chang S. Han, Gawon Yang
Summary: Reproductive aging patterns vary among individuals and are related to behavior, with virgin females showing significant quadratic reproductive aging patterns and those investing more in early reproduction experiencing a sharper decline in egg production in later life.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Physiology
Juliana Agudelo, Catalina Alfonso-Parra, Frank W. Avila
Summary: The study found that male age has a significant impact on the re-mating incidence in female Aedes aegypti mates, with younger males having a competitive advantage. Regardless of the age of the initial mate, females displayed first male precedence. Additionally, younger males had more sperm at the time of mating, although both age groups transferred a similar number of sperm to their mates.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Clorinda Hogan, Shaun Abbott, Mark Halaki, Marcela Torres Castiglioni, Goshi Yamauchi, Lachlan Mitchell, James Salter, Michael Romann, Stephen Cobley
Summary: Inter-individual differences in maturation-associated development can lead to variations in physical performance, resulting in performance advantages and disadvantages and maturation selection bias within youth sport systems. Maturation-based Corrective Adjustment Procedures (Mat-CAPs) have the potential to address and remove the maturational influences on swimming performance. The study identified maturity timing distributions in female youth swimming, quantified the relationship between maturation status and 100-m front-crawl performance, and implemented Mat-CAPs to remove maturational biases.
Article
Entomology
Guang-Yun Li, Zhi-Qiang Zhang
Summary: This study focused on the aging patterns of two-spotted spider mites and found significant lifespan extension effects in females under dietary restriction and delayed mating, while the opposite was observed in males. Path analysis revealed no clear trade-offs between mite survival and reproduction traits. The additive effects of dietary restriction and delayed mating in extending the lifespan of female spider mites were confirmed, showing that diet restriction is a robust anti-aging intervention, and later onset of reproduction can prolong adult lifespan in females.
Article
Cell Biology
Silvia Llonch, Montserrat Barragan, Paula Nieto, Anna Mallol, Marc Elosua-Bayes, Patricia Lorden, Sara Ruiz, Filippo Zambelli, Holger Heyn, Rita Vassena, Bernhard Payer
Summary: Female fertility decreases with maternal age due to a decrease in oocyte quality and developmental competence. This study found that the transcriptome is more affected by age in in vitro matured (IVM-MII) oocytes compared to germinal vesicle stage (GV) oocytes. Specifically, genes related to chromosome segregation and RNA splicing showed increased representation with age in IVM-MII oocytes, while genes associated with mitochondrial activity displayed lower representation.
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Toshikazu Kuniya, Hisashi Inaba
Summary: In this paper, the stability of an endemic equilibrium in a chronological age-structured SIR epidemic model with age-dependent infectivity is examined. A Hopf bifurcation analysis is performed for the endemic equilibrium, and it is shown that a critical value exists where a Hopf bifurcation occurs. This occurs when the force of infection in the endemic equilibrium is equal to the removal rate or when the distance between them is sufficiently small.
MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Scott Sugden, Deanna K. Steckler, Dana Sanderson, Bill Abercrombie, Duncan Abercrombie, M. Alexis Seguin, Kyra Ford, Colleen Cassady St Clair
Summary: Urban coyotes have a high prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis, and the infection is more common in young coyotes. The consumption of both rodents and human food is associated with the infection in young urban coyotes. The effects of predictors are more variable in rural and older coyotes. Limiting coyote access to areas where human food and rodent habitat overlap can reduce the risk of transmission of this parasite in urban areas.
Article
Ecology
Peter J. Kappes, Katie M. Dugger, Amelie Lescroel, David G. Ainley, Grant Ballard, Kerry J. Barton, Phil O'B. Lyver, Peter R. Wilson
Summary: Age-related variation in reproductive performance in long-lived iteroparous vertebrate species is influenced by within-individual and among-individual processes, particularly with early post-recruitment experience being a key factor in success. Different recruitment ages may result in trade-offs in reproductive life span or timing of senescence, but not in the total number of breeding attempts. Patterns differ as a function of colony size and competition for resources, with early-life improvement primarily due to within-individual factors. Successful life-history strategies can overcome potential trade-offs associated with early- and late-life performance.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Dmitry L. Nikiforov-Nikishin, Nikita I. Kochetkov, Ekaterina V. Mikodina, Alexei L. Nikiforov-Nikishin, Yuri G. Simakov, Natalya A. Golovacheva, Alexander V. Gorbunov, Sergei N. Chebotarev, Evgeniya Yu. Kirichenko, Igor Yu. Zabiyaka, Ivan S. Pastukhov, Anzhelika B. Bren
Summary: This paper proposes a new methodology for evaluating fish coloration, specifically focusing on the differences in color intensity in specific areas of the body. The study demonstrates the correlations between the coloration of different body zones of male Nothobranchius guentheri and age using new photofixation methods and image processing software. The results indicate that this methodology can be applied to other fish species with unique coloration patterns. The findings are important for further studies on the behavioral and physiological responses of fish to various environmental factors.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Elizabeth A. Pusch, Alexandra B. Bentz, Daniel J. Becker, Kristen J. Navara
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Ornithology
Margherita Corti, Andrea Romano, Alessandra Costanzo, Alexandra B. Bentz, Kristen J. Navara, Marco Parolini, Nicola Saino, Diego Rubolini
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
(2018)
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Biology
Daniel J. Becker, Gabor A. Czirjak, Dmitriy V. Volokhov, Alexandra B. Bentz, Jorge E. Carrera, Melinda S. Camus, Kristen J. Navara, Vladimir E. Chizhikov, M. Brock Fenton, Nancy B. Simmons, Sergio E. Recuenco, Amy T. Gilbert, Sonia Altizer, Daniel G. Streicker
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2018)
Article
Zoology
Cristina Daniela Possenti, Alexandra Bea Bentz, Andrea Romano, Marco Parolini, Manuela Caprioli, Diego Rubolini, Kristen Navara, Nicola Saino
Article
Infectious Diseases
Daniel J. Becker, Laura M. Bergner, Alexandra B. Bentz, Richard J. Orton, Sonia Altizer, Daniel G. Streicker
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
(2018)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alexandra B. Bentz, Emma K. Dossey, Kimberly A. Rosvall
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Alexandra B. Bentz, Kelsey J. Philippi, Kimberly A. Rosvall
Review
Cell Biology
S. E. Lipshutz, E. M. George, A. B. Bentz, K. A. Rosvall
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2019)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Kimberly A. Rosvall, Alexandra B. Bentz, Elizabeth M. George
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR
(2020)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Alexandra B. Bentz, Douglas B. Rusch, Aaron Buechlein, Kimberly A. Rosvall
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alexandra B. Bentz, Gregg W. C. Thomas, Douglas B. Rusch, Kimberly A. Rosvall
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elizabeth R. Wrobel, Alexandra B. Bentz, W. Walter Lorenz, Stephen T. Gardner, Mary T. Mendonca, Kristen J. Navara
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Alexandra B. Bentz, Chad E. Niederhuth, Laura L. Carruth, Kristen J. Navara
Summary: Elevating prenatal testosterone levels in zebra finches led to increased aggression in adult males. Differential gene expression, particularly in the hypothalamus, revealed potential hub genes associated with aggression, along with enrichment processes linked to aggressive phenotypes. Protein-protein interaction networks showed differential methylation in highly connected genes, indicating potential molecular mechanisms underlying hormone-mediated maternal effects.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alexandra B. Bentz, Elizabeth M. George, Sarah E. Wolf, Douglas B. Rusch, Ram Podicheti, Aaron Buechlein, Kenneth P. Nephew, Kimberly A. Rosvall
Summary: This study experimentally generated social competition among wild, cavity-nesting female birds and found that processes related to energy mobilization and aggression were up-regulated during competition, while cellular maintenance processes were down-regulated. Competition also altered gene expression patterns, potentially priming individuals for success in future social instability.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Elizabeth M. George, Sarah E. Wolf, Alexandra B. Bentz, Kimberly A. Rosvall
Summary: The study explored the elevation of testosterone in female tree swallows during social challenges. The results showed that there was no increase in testosterone levels after the challenges, and in some cases, the levels were even lower and negatively correlated with aggression. These findings suggest that testosterone may rapidly act to allow animals to adaptively respond to competitive events.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
(2022)