Wang, Chao Chen, Yongjie Bi, Yanju Zhao, Peng Sun, Hanqing Li, Jianhong Liu, Honggui Zhang, Runxiang Li, Xiang Bao, Jun
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Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Simple Summary As an important part of modern livestock production, human–animal relationships influence the welfare of farm animals. Previous studies have shown that short-term gentle handling can reduce pigs’ anxiety, and improve production performance and possibly meat quality. However, the effectiveness of long-term gentle handling is still unk...
Silva Filho, José Gomes da Melo, Iuri Andrade de Santos, Mateus Felipe Barbosa dos Tschoeke, Lucas Felipe Prohmann Franco Junior, Cícero Luiz Neves, Cynthia Maria de Lyra Badji, César Auguste
ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to evaluate changes in the locomotor activity of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) populations exposed to surfaces treated with the insecticide chlorantraniliprole under laboratory conditions. Diamondback moth populations from municipalities incorrectly using the insecticide [Camocim de São Félix, PE (CSF); Sa...
Bughio, E Hussain, J Mahmud, A Khalique, A
ABSTRACT The present study was planned to evaluate the growth performance, morphometrics, physiological and behavioral response of Naked Neck chicken under different production systems and nutritional regimens. For this, a total of 900 Naked Neck chickens of 6-weeks of age were used; the birds were divided into 10 treatment groups consisting of 5 r...
Roegner, Amber Truong, Lisa Weirich, Chelsea Schirmer, Macarena Pirez Brena, Beatriz Miller, Todd R Tanguay, Robert
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The Science of the total environment
Freshwater harmful algal blooms produce a broad array of bioactive compounds, with variable polarity. Acute exposure to cyanotoxins can impact the liver, nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, skin, and immune function. Increasing evidence suggests chronic effects from low-level exposures of cyanotoxins and other associated bioactive metabolites o...
Owen, Robert D. Camp, Jeremy V. Sage, Richard Rodríguez, Laura Martínez Bruyn, Vicente J. McAllister, Ryan C. Jonsson, Colleen B.
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Mammalia
Small mammal communities in the Neotropics are composed largely of sigmodontine rodents. However, many questions regarding these communities remain unanswered, especially those pertaining to fine-scale sympatry and habitat selection. To address this, we examined sigmodontine community structure and vegetation in the western margin of the Upper Para...
Wang, Ran Hu, Yuan Wei, Peiling Qu, Cheng Luo, Chen
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Journal of economic entomology
Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) of insects play a critical role in chemical perceptions and choice of insect host plant. Bemisia tabaci is a notorious insect pest which can damage more than 600 plant species. In order to explore functions of OBPs in B. tabaci, here we investigated binding characteristics and function of odorant-binding protein 3 in...
Fedyunin, V. A. Poromov, A. A. Smurov, A. V.
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Contemporary Problems of Ecology
AbstractToxic effects of various concentrations of cobalt, manganese, iron, lead, cadmium, and copper on the survival and behavioral response of starfish Asterias rubens and changes in cellular elements of its coelomic fluid (CF) have been investigated. The experiments include survival evaluation, evaluation of the righting time, number of cells, a...
Sun, Weinong He, Yaqing Leung, Sai-Wing Kong, Yuen-Chong
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The static magnetic field (SMF) in human exposure has become a health risk concern, especially with respect to prolonged exposure. The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) has been considering cell or animal models to be adopted to estimate the possible human health impacts after such exposure. The medaka fish is a...
Longcore, Travis Rodríguez, Airam Witherington, Blair Penniman, Jay F Herf, Lorna Herf, Michael
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Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology
For many decades, the spectral composition of lighting was determined by the type of lamp, which also influenced potential effects of outdoor lights on species and ecosystems. Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps have dramatically increased the range of spectral profiles of light that is economically viable for outdoor lighting. Because of the array of...
liu, hongbin zhou, yuepeng
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of farmers&rsquo / cognition of cultivated land quality protection (CLQP) on their behavioral response to land use practices. To this end, this paper establishes a theoretical framework linking farmers&rsquo / cognition (on CLQP status, policies and patterns) to their behavioral response (choi...
