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Kun Yang, Xueshu Zhang, Zengyu Liu, Weiqun Lu
Summary: In animals, personalities have been found to be linked to behavioral traits, health and disease susceptibility, and welfare. This study examines the performance differences of flounder offspring with different personalities (OFDP). The offspring of bold individuals (OB) were found to be heavier and have higher survival rates compared to the offspring of shy individuals (OS). The study also analyzes the variability of microsatellites and their relationship with OFDP, and finds that certain microsatellite loci are correlated with growth, heat tolerance, and disease resistance. These findings contribute to olive flounder aquaculture and provide insights for fish personality selective breeding.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fazal Rehman, Haiguang Gong, Yufei Bao, Shaohua Zeng, Hongwen Huang, Ying Wang
Summary: This article provides an overview of the application and impact of CRISPR technology in Solanaceae crops. By discussing domestication traits and describing molecular mechanisms, it reveals the great potential of CRISPR gene editing in breeding Solanaceae crops. Additionally, it raises questions about the future prospects and regulatory risks of CRISPR technology in breeding minor Solanaceae crops with significant industrial value.
PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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Marcel M. Lambrechts, Samuel P. Caro
Summary: Birds have developed adaptive responses to changes in ambient temperature, and the thickness of the nest and the surrounding wall play a role in regulating egg cooling, ensuring successful incubation.
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Maciej Kaminski, Amelia Chyb, Piotr Minias
Summary: High population density is a major feature of urban exploiter species. However, it has been overlooked in urban ecology studies. In this study, we investigated the effects of population density on immune response and body condition in feral pigeons. We found that higher population density was associated with stronger immune response, but not with physiological condition. Our results suggest that the urban environment, through population density, may exert different selective pressures on immunocompetence and body condition in urban exploiter species.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Ornithology
Renan N. M. Haddad, Augusto F. Batisteli, Juan Diego Ibanez-Alamo, Marco A. Pizo
Summary: In this study, the sexual division of parental care in a sexually monomorphic Neotropical passerine was investigated. It was found that males had higher food provisioning rates and delivered more food items, while females did not respond to brood size. Males also had higher nest sanitation rates. The time allocation for nest attendance differed between sexes, with females spending more time on brooding and males spending very little time in the nest.
JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
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Ecology
Seyed Mehdi Amininasab, Seyed Masoud Hosseini-Moosavi, Charles C. Y. Xu
Summary: The study found a negative correlation between the breeding success of the Common Moorhen and egg weight, indicating that heavier eggs were less likely to produce fledglings. In the man-made wetland, approximately 81.3% of the Common Moorhen chicks successfully left the nest.
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(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Iris Solis, Elena alvarez, Emilio Barba
Summary: The overlap of breeding and moulting in birds is being affected by global warming, but it does not impose additional reproductive costs on a population of great tits in eastern Spain. While pairs where both parents overlapped breeding and moulting had smaller clutch size, fewer hatched eggs, and fewer fledglings in poorer body condition, these differences disappeared when the seasonal trend in breeding performance was taken into account. Thus, the poorer reproductive performance of overlapping pairs was mainly due to breeding later in the season.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Karim Loucif, Mohamed Cherif Maazi, Moussa Houhamdi, Haroun Chenchouni
Summary: The study on the breeding biology of Ferruginous Ducks in the Tonga Lake Nature Reserve revealed that nest size is influenced by wetland environmental variables, with nest abandonment being the main cause of breeding failure. Breeding success is associated with nest site selection and conspecific nest density.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
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David Diez-Mendez, Caren B. Cooper, Juan Jose Sanz, Jose Verdejo, Emilio Barba
Summary: Female birds adjusting their incubation effort and self-maintenance time in response to ambient temperature changes, with different populations showing potential variations in incubation behavior. Further research is needed to understand the factors behind the transitions between these behaviors.
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Biology
Laurel Fogarty, Michael J. Wade
Summary: Niche construction theory suggests that organisms can alter their environments, which in turn affects trait heritability and phenotypic response to selection. The study shows that the presence of niche construction can significantly alter the pace of phenotypic change and this effect is amplified when trans-generational interactions are included. Novel mathematical approaches are needed to understand the simultaneous effects of niche construction on trait evolution and heritability.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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Zena Rawandoozi, Ellen L. Young, Shuyin Liang, Xuan Wu, Qiuyi Fu, Tessa Hochhaus, Muqing Yan, Maad Y. Rawandoozi, Patricia E. Klein, David H. Byrne, Oscar Riera-Lizarazu
Summary: This study conducted pedigree-based analysis of multi-parental diploid rose populations and identified several new and previously reported QTLs associated with flower-size parameters. The study also discovered QTLs for flower weight and petaloid count for the first time. Furthermore, the study identified high-value QTL alleles and their sources, which can potentially improve ornamental quality in roses and facilitate DNA-informed techniques for rose breeding programs.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
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Richard S. Turner, Ophelie J. D. Lasne, Kara N. Youngentob, Shukhrat Shokirov, Helen L. Osmond, Loeske E. B. Kruuk
Summary: In wild bird populations, the structure of vegetation around nest-sites can influence predation risk. However, quantifying vegetation structure is challenging, leading to a lack of understanding of its importance. This study used airborne laser scanning (ALS) to measure vegetation structure and 11 years of breeding data to investigate nest-site selection in superb fairy-wrens. The results showed that specific characteristics of understorey vegetation were associated with nest-site selection, but nesting preferences were not advantageous under current predation pressures.
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Ecology
Jinlong Liu, Han Yan, Guopan Li, Shaobin Li
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chuanhong Li, Chenbo Gong, Jiemin Wu, Linfeng Yang, Lei Zhou, Bian Wu, Liang Gao, Fei Ling, Aiqing You, Changyan Li, Yongjun Lin
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Robin Sechaud, Kim Schalcher, Bettina Almasi, Roman Buehler, Kamran Safi, Andrea Romano, Alexandre Roulin
Summary: The study found that male barn owls breeding in low-quality habitats extended their home ranges, reduced the frequency of feeding their offspring, but covered longer distances at night, resulting in slower growth of late-hatched nestlings and lower fledging success. However, this did not affect the males' body mass variation or future reproductive success.
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Miren Andueza, Emilio Barba, David Cuenca, Maite Laso, Edorta Unamuno, Azaitz Unanue, Thijs Valkenburg, Meritxell Genovart, Juan Arizaga
ARDEOLA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
(2020)
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Ecology
Olli J. Loukola, Peter Adamik, Frank Adriaensen, Emilio Barba, Blandine Doligez, Einar Flensted-Jensen, Tapio Eeva, Sami M. Kivela, Toni Laaksonen, Chiara Morosinotto, Raivo Mand, Petri T. Niemelae, Vladimir Remes, Jelmer M. Samplonius, Manrico Sebastiano, Juan Carlos Senar, Tore Slagsvold, Alberto Sorace, Barbara Tschirren, Janos Torok, Jukka T. Forsman
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ana Claudia Norte, Gabriele Margos, Noemie S. Becker, Jaime Albino Ramos, Maria Sofia Nuncio, Volker Fingerle, Pedro Miguel Araujo, Peter Adamik, Haralambos Alivizatos, Emilio Barba, Rafael Barrientos, Laure Cauchard, Tibor Csorgo, Anastasia Diakou, Niels J. Dingemanse, Blandine Doligez, Anna Dubiec, Tapio Eeva, Barbara Flaisz, Tomas Grim, Michaela Hau, Dieter Heylen, Sandor Hornok, Savas Kazantzidis, David Kovats, Frantisek Krause, Ivan Literak, Raivo Mand, Lucia Mentesana, Jennifer Morinay, Marko Mutanen, Julio Manuel Neto, Marketa Novakova, Juan Jose Sanz, Luis Pascoal da Silva, Hein Sprong, Ina-Sabrina Tirri, Janos Torok, Tomi Trilar, Zdenek Tyller, Marcel E. Visser, Isabel Lopes de Carvalho
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Ivan Alambiaga, Elena Alvarez, David Diez-Mendez, Jose Verdejo, Emilio Barba
AVIAN BIOLOGY RESEARCH
(2020)
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Ornithology
Jorge Crespo, Iris Solis, Emilio Barba
Summary: The study provides quantitative data on non-game birds admitted with gunshot injuries to wildlife rehabilitation centres in the Valencian Community over a 25-year period. Raptors were the most affected group, and illegal hunting occurred throughout the year, peaking during the official hunting season.
ARDEOLA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
(2021)
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Ecology
Anders Pape Moller, Javier Balbontin, Andre A. Dhondt, Frank Adriaensen, Alexandr Artemyev, Jerzy Banbura, Emilio Barba, Clotilde Biard, Jacques Blondel, Jean-Charles Bouvier, Jordi Camprodon, Francesco Cecere, Motti Charter, Mariusz Cichon, Camillo Cusimano, Anna Dubiec, Marcel Eens, Tapio Eeva, Peter N. Ferns, Jukka T. Forsman, Aya Goldshtein, Anne E. Goodenough, Andrew G. Gosler, Lars Gustafsson, Iga Harnist, Ian R. Hartley, Philipp Heeb, Shelley A. Hinsley, Staffan Jacob, Antero Jarvinen, Rimvydas Juskaitis, Erkki Korpimaki, Indrikis Krams, Toni Laaksonen, Bernard Leclercq, Esa Lehikoinen, Olli Loukola, Mark C. Mainwaring, Raivo Mand, Bruno Massa, Erik Matthysen, Tomasz D. Mazgajski, Santiago Merino, Cezary Mitrus, Mikko Monkkonen, Ruedi G. Nager, Jan-ake Nilsson, Sven G. Nilsson, Ana C. Norte, Mikael von Numers, Markku Orell, Carla S. Pimentel, Rianne Pinxten, Ilze Priedniece, Vladimir Remes, Heinz Richner, Hugo Robles, Seppo Rytkonen, Juan Carlos Senar, Janne T. Seppanen, Luis P. da Silva, Tore Slagsvold, Tapio Solonen, Alberto Sorace, Martyn J. Stenning, Janos Torok, Piotr Tryjanowski, Arie J. van Noordwijk, Wieslaw Walankiewicz, Marcel M. Lambrechts
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Ornithology
David Diez-Mendez, Juan Jose Sanz, Emilio Barba
Summary: The study found that increasing ambient temperatures during the egg-laying period advanced diurnal partial incubation in passerines. Additionally, females lengthened nocturnal partial incubation and delayed the onset of other incubation behaviors when laying larger clutches.
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Ornithology
David Diez-Mendez, Caren B. Cooper, Juan Jose Sanz, Jose Verdejo, Emilio Barba
Summary: Female birds adjusting their incubation effort and self-maintenance time in response to ambient temperature changes, with different populations showing potential variations in incubation behavior. Further research is needed to understand the factors behind the transitions between these behaviors.
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
I Solis, J. J. Sanz, L. Imba, E. Alvarez, E. Barba
Summary: Global warming may lead to a higher incidence of moult-breeding overlap in great tits in two Spanish populations, potentially due to increased second clutch frequency and a lengthening of the breeding season. The study found that the proportion of individuals overlapping moult and breeding increased in one population, with factors such as sex and age influencing the probability of overlap in late-breeding individuals.
ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Liam D. Bailey, Martijn van de Pol, Frank Adriaensen, Aneta Arct, Emilio Barba, Paul E. Bellamy, Suzanne Bonamour, Jean-Charles Bouvier, Malcolm D. Burgess, Anne Charmantier, Camillo Cusimano, Blandine Doligez, Szymon M. Drobniak, Anna Dubiec, Marcel Eens, Tapio Eeva, Peter N. Ferns, Anne E. Goodenough, Ian R. Hartley, Shelley A. Hinsley, Elena Ivankina, Rimvydas Juskaitis, Bart Kempenaers, Anvar B. Kerimov, Claire Lavigne, Agu Leivits, Mark C. Mainwaring, Erik Matthysen, Jan-Ake Nilsson, Markku Orell, Seppo Rytkonen, Juan Carlos Senar, Ben C. Sheldon, Alberto Sorace, Martyn J. Stenning, Janos Torok, Kees van Oers, Emma Vatka, Stefan J. G. Vriend, Marcel E. Visser
Summary: The study reveals significant intra-specific variation in phenological sensitivity to temperature among populations of two songbird species. Populations inhabiting deciduous habitats demonstrate greater phenological sensitivity compared to those in evergreen and mixed habitats. However, populations with higher sensitivity have experienced slower climate change over the past decades.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Ecology
Stefan J. G. Vriend, Vidar Grotan, Marlene Gamelon, Frank Adriaensen, Markus P. Ahola, Elena Alvarez, Liam D. Bailey, Emilio Barba, Jean-Charles Bouvier, Malcolm D. Burgess, Andrey Bushuev, Carlos Camacho, David Canal, Anne Charmantier, Ella F. Cole, Camillo Cusimano, Blandine F. Doligez, Szymon M. Drobniak, Anna Dubiec, Marcel Eens, Tapio Eeva, Kjell Einar Erikstad, Peter N. Ferns, Anne E. Goodenough, Ian R. Hartley, Shelley A. Hinsley, Elena Ivankina, Rimvydas Juskaitis, Bart Kempenaers, Anvar B. Kerimov, John Atle Kalas, Claire Lavigne, Agu Leivits, Mark C. Mainwaring, Jesus Martinez-Padilla, Erik Matthysen, Kees van Oers, Markku Orell, Rianne Pinxten, Tone Kristin Reiertsen, Seppo Rytkonen, Juan Carlos Senar, Ben C. Sheldon, Alberto Sorace, Janos Torok, Emma Vatka, Marcel E. Visser, Bernt-Erik Saether
Summary: Identifying the environmental drivers of variation in fitness-related traits is important in ecology and evolution. This study examined the influence of local climatic variables on spatial synchrony in fitness-related traits among bird populations in Europe. The researchers found that temperature strongly affected spatial synchrony in laying date for blue tits and great tits but not for pied flycatchers. Understanding how environmental conditions influence trait values improves our understanding of environmental impacts on populations.
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Biophysics
Iris Solis, Elena Alvarez, Emilio Barba
Summary: Global warming has various effects on the timing of breeding seasons for plants and animals. In this study, the researchers examined the breeding season of Great Tits in Sagunto, Spain, and found that higher March temperatures were associated with an earlier start of the breeding season. The length of the breeding season did not show a clear trend over the study period, but the distribution of clutches shifted towards the beginning of the season. The researchers also observed an increase in the proportion of pairs laying two clutches per year, which may be a result of these phenological changes. The impact of this increase in reproductive effort on fitness needs further investigation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
(2023)