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Agronomy
Lanlan Zhang, Jinbin Zheng, Heikki Hanninen, Rishikesh P. Bhalerao, Jiasheng Wu, Rui Zhang
Summary: Climatic warming affects the spring phenology of trees, with winter chilling, spring forcing, and photoperiod being the major cues. We studied the effects and interactions of these cues in four subtropical tree species and found that different species have different responses. This should be considered in tree phenology models.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
A. Doyle, M. E. Cowan, H. Migaud, P. J. Wright, A. Davie
Summary: The research revealed that Atlantic cod is a short day breeder and reduction in day-length stimulates gametogenesis. Pituitary eya3 may act as a regulator of sexual maturation in cod, and restricted feeding significantly suppresses maturation.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
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Ecology
D. W. Hart, Y. S. Alharbi, N. C. Bennett, N. M. Amor, O. B. Mohammed, A. N. Alagaili
Summary: Research on female Lesser Egyptian jerboas in central Saudi Arabia showed that their reproduction is severely constrained by unpredictable rainfall and extreme temperature variation, but they exhibit plasticity in their breeding strategy. As global warming continues, understanding how desert-adapted species reproduce may help identify temperate species at risk due to climate change.
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
(2021)
Review
Zoology
Zothanmawii Renthlei, Subu Yatung, Ruth Lalpekhlui, Amit Kumar Trivedi
Summary: The survival of offspring depends on environmental conditions, and many organisms have evolved physiological processes to adapt to seasonal changes. Photoperiod serves as a reliable cue, but temperature and food also play synergistic roles in seasonal processes. Studies show that thyroid hormones play an important role in seasonal reproduction. While reproductive strategies of temperate breeders are well-documented, less is known about tropical birds' reproduction and factors influencing their breeding strategies.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
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Veterinary Sciences
L. A. Zarazaga, M. C. Gatica, I De la Rosa, J. L. Guzman
Summary: This study investigated the impact of acute nutritional restriction or supplementation on the reproductive performances in goats when introducing males under photostimulated or control conditions. The results showed that female goats with a supplemented diet exhibited higher ovulation rate, fecundity, fertility, and productivity compared to those with restricted diet, possibly attributed to differences in NEFAs and IGF-1 levels at ovulation and estrus. Nutrition plays a significant role in the response to male introduction in goats at Mediterranean latitudes, and this effect cannot be counterbalanced by using photostimulated males.
RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Sjoerd J. van Hasselt, Gert-Jan Mekenkamp, Jan Komdeur, Giancarlo Allocca, Alexei L. Vyssotski, Theunis Piersma, Niels C. Rattenborg, Peter Meerlo
Summary: The study found that barnacle geese's sleep is influenced by seasonal factors, with differences in sleep patterns between winter and summer. The geese also showed different responses to sleep deprivation in the two seasons, indicating that sleep homeostasis has a certain degree of flexibility.
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Behavioral Sciences
Helen E. Chmura, Cory T. Williams
Summary: This article discusses the long-standing interest in the regulation of seasonality and emphasizes the importance of global climate change in understanding biological timekeeping. The focus is on recent advances in research on how temperature signals are integrated into seasonal hypothalamic thyroid hormone (TH) signaling, and how temperature modulates seasonal neuroendocrine pathways.
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Patrick W. S. Joyce, Wing Yee Tang, Laura J. Falkenberg
Summary: The study found significant impacts of marine heatwaves on the behavior and physiological responses of a marine gastropod. Experimental results showed that self-righting behaviors tended to speed up under moderate marine heatwaves, while slowing down under extreme marine heatwaves. Although extreme marine heatwaves may have negative behavioral consequences for tropical marine gastropods, their physiological responses allow for continued survival.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Ecology
Alena S. Gsell, Justyna Wolinska, Katrin Preuss, Sven Teurlincx, Deniz Ozkundakci, Sabine Hilt, Ellen van Donk, Bas W. Ibelings, Rita Adrian
Summary: Parasites, specifically chytrids, were found to be prevalent in the pelagic plankton community of the lake studied. Chytrid infections occurred throughout the year with the highest prevalence in spring. The prevalence of infections was influenced by factors such as phytoplankton biomass, temperature, and phosphorus concentrations.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Diana Fanelli, Matteo Tesi, Martina Ingallinesi, Francesco Camillo, Duccio Panzani
Summary: This study retrospectively analysed the effects of different environmental factors on the success rate of commercial embryo transfer programme in central Italy. The results showed that transfers performed during the spring transition and breeding seasons had higher success rates compared to those during the autumn transitional season. The temperature/humidity index did not have a significant impact on pregnancy rates or pregnancy losses after the transfer.
REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS
(2022)
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Behavioral Sciences
Jennifer A. Liu, O. Hecmarie Melendez-Fernandez, Jacob R. Bumgarner, Randy J. Nelson
Summary: Artificial light at night (ALAN) disrupts photoperiodic time measurement and season-specific adaptations, affecting reproduction, metabolism, immune function, and thermoregulation.
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
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Polymer Science
R. Bharath Venkatesh, Daeyeon Lee
Summary: Physically confining polymers into nanoscale pores induces significant changes in their dynamics, with translational and segmental dynamics exhibiting opposite behavior. The slowdown of segmental dynamics is attributed to physical confinement, while translational dynamics are controlled by microscopic reptation-like transport.
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Plant Sciences
Shihong Jia, Xiaochao Yang, Bastien Castagneyrol, Lishunan Yang, Qiulong Yin, Chunmei He, Zhichun Yang, Yuzhao Zhu, Zhanqing Hao
Summary: In this study, the researchers measured leaf herbivory by chewing and mining insect herbivores on saplings of deciduous trees in a warm-temperate montane forest. They found that only leaf-mining insects were influenced by the diversity and identity of neighbouring trees. The incidence of leaf-miners decreased with the phylogenetic diversity of neighbouring trees and increased with conspecific adult density. Leaf-mining herbivory was positively correlated with the amount of Si in the leaves of focal saplings, while leaf chewing herbivory decreased with increasing C:N ratio.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2023)
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Biology
Antonio Suppa, Sara Caleffi, Gessica Gorbi, Silvia Markova, Petr Kotlik, Valeria Rossi
Summary: The study found that environmental factors such as temperature, photoperiod, and crowding can influence the morphotypes of Daphnia pulex, indicating that these factors act as proximate cues for predation risk, contributing to the phenotypic plasticity of neckteeth number.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Han June Park, Sung-Gwang Lee, Jeong Suk Oh, Minhyuk Nam, Steven Barrett, Soohyung Lee, Wontae Hwang
Summary: Analysis of global data during the COVID-19 pandemic has not reached a consensus on whether warmer and humid weather inhibits the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Researchers have investigated the impact of temperature and relative humidity on the spread of expired respiratory droplets and found that an increase in indoor humidity is associated with a reduction in COVID-19 spread, while temperature has no significant effect.
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Ecology
Mariana Abarca, John T. Lill
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Ecology
Mariana Abarca, John T. Lill, Pablo Frank-Bolton
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Entomology
Mariana Abarca, Karina Boege
ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2011)
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Entomology
Mariana Abarca, John T. Lill
ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2019)
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Entomology
Mariana Abarca, Elise A. Larsen, John T. Lill, Martha Weiss, Eric Lind, Leslie Ries
ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA
(2018)
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Entomology
Mariana Abarca, Karina Boege, Alejandro Zaldivar-Riveron
JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE
(2014)
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Ecology
Mariana Abarca, Elise A. Larsen, Leslie Ries
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2019)
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Entomology
Mariana Abarca, John T. Lill, Martha R. Weiss
ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2020)
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Biology
Mariana Abarca, Ryan Spahn
Summary: Climate change is impacting insect ecological and evolutionary responses through direct thermal stress and indirect effects such as phenological mismatches and changes in host quality. Altered temperature regimes can lead to exposure to both cold and heat stress, resulting in mismatches with adjacent trophic levels in terms of phenology and morphology.
CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Ecology
Jeffrey A. Harvey, Kevin Tougeron, Rieta Gols, Robin Heinen, Mariana Abarca, Paul K. Abram, Yves Basset, Matty Berg, Carol Boggs, Jacques Brodeur, Pedro Cardoso, Jetske G. de Boer, Geert R. De Snoo, Charl Deacon, Jane E. Dell, Nicolas Desneux, Michael E. Dillon, Grant A. Duffy, Lee A. Dyer, Jacintha Ellers, Anahi Espindola, James Fordyce, Matthew L. Forister, Caroline Fukushima, Matthew J. G. Gage, Carlos Garcia-Robledo, Claire Gely, Mauro Gobbi, Caspar Hallmann, Thierry Hance, John Harte, Axel Hochkirch, Christian Hof, Ary A. Hoffmann, Joel G. Kingsolver, Greg P. A. Lamarre, William F. Laurance, Blas Lavandero, Simon R. Leather, Philipp Lehmann, Cecile Le Lann, Margarita M. Lopez-Uribe, Chun-Sen Ma, Gang Ma, Joffrey Moiroux, Lucie Monticelli, Chris Nice, Paul J. Ode, Sylvain Pincebourde, William J. Ripple, Melissah Rowe, Michael J. Samways, Arnaud Sentis, Alisha A. Shah, Nigel Stork, John S. Terblanche, Madhav P. Thakur, Matthew B. Thomas, Jason M. Tylianakis, Joan Van Baaren, Martijn Van de Pol, Wim H. Van der Putten, Hans Van Dyck, Wilco C. E. P. Verberk, David L. Wagner, Wolfgang W. Weisser, William C. Wetzel, H. Arthur Woods, Kris A. G. Wyckhuys, Steven L. Chown
Summary: Climate warming is a serious anthropogenic stress on the environment, exacerbating the harmful effects of other threats and potentially threatening species preservation and ecosystem services provided by biodiversity. Insects, as central components of many ecosystems, are highly affected by climate change, with effects on physiology, behavior, distribution, and interactions, as well as extreme events.
ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
(2023)