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The behaviour and use of space of the domestic fowl in alternative meat and egg production systems
(2016-04-18)
Alternative poultry production is characterized by a large space availability provided to the birds as compared to intensive systems. A better space availability increased the behavioural and movement opportunities and, ...
Fishing Technique of Long-Fingered Bats Was Developed from a Primary Reaction to Disappearing Target Stimuli
(Public Library Science, 2016-12-14)
Behavioral plasticity is a key feature allowing animals to broaden their dietary niche when novel food resources become available, and long-fingered bats provide an appropriate model system to study the underpinnings of ...
Unveiling the Hidden Bat Diversity of a Neotropical Montane Forest
(Public Library Science, 2016-10-05)
Mountain environments, characterized by high levels of endemism, are at risk of experiencing significant biodiversity loss due to current trends in global warming. While many acknowledge their importance and vulnerability, ...
Identification of Novel Betaherpesviruses in Iberian Bats Reveals Parallel Evolution
(Public Library Science, 2016-12-30)
A thorough search for bat herpesviruses was carried out in oropharyngeal samples taken from most of the bat species present in the Iberian Peninsula from the Vespertilionidae, Miniopteridae, Molossidae and Rhinolophidae ...
Foraging ecology of Rhinolophus euryale unveiled by DNA metabarcoding
(2016-05-10)
Saguzarren ekologia eta jokamoldea ulertzeko ezinbestekoa da beraien eta harrapakinen arteko elkarrekintza trofikoak identifikatzea. Nahiz eta saguzarren oinarrizko bazka-ekologia ezaguna izan (adb.: non eta zertaz bazkatzen ...
Biodiversity and habitat preferences of the by-catch communities from the tropical tuna purse-seine fishery in the pelagic ecosystem: The case of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
(2016-06-17)
La pesquería de cerco de atún tropical, principalmente centrada en la pesca de rabil (Thunnus albacares), listado (Katsuwonus pelamis) y patudo (Thunnus obesus), es la más importante en términos de capturas a nivel mundial ...
Molecular systematics and biogeography of land snails of the Mediterranean Basin: the study of Allognathus, Candidula and Xerocrassa (Gastropoda: Helicoidea)
(2016-02-26)
En esta tesis se estudia la sistemática, biogeografía y los procesos evolutivos de tres géneros de gasterópodos terrestres (Allognathus, Candidula y Xerocrassa) que presentan numerosos endemismos dentro de la cuenca ...
Xenobiotic exposure under hypoxic conditions in aquatic organisms: Interactions between the signaling routes mediated by the HIF-alfa and AHR transcription factors
(2016-01-14)
as rutas moleculares encargadas del metabolismo de xenobióticos y de la adaptación a condiciones de escasez de oxígeno están mediadas respectivamente por el receptor de hidrocarburos arilo (AHR) y el factor 1¿ inducido por ...
Understanding the impact of silver as an emerging contaminant in the Ibaizabal and Gironde Estuaries
(2016-12-16)
Los estuarios han estado sujetos a una gran presión humana la cual ha llevado a la presenciade contaminantes en sus aguas incluidos entre ellos los metales. Los estuarios del Golfo deBizkaia que incluyendo el estuario de ...
Identification of Sex and Female’s Reproductive Stage in Commercial Fish Species through the Quantification of Ribosomal Transcripts in Gonads
(Public Library Science, 2016-02-26)
The estimation of maturity and sex of fish stocks in European waters is a requirement of the EU Data Collection Framework as part of the policy to improve fisheries management. On the other hand, research on fish biology ...