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Venom allergen-like protein diversification in flatworms
(2019-07-16)
Flatworm Venom Allergen-like Proteins (VAPs) modulate mammalian and avian host immune responses, but their evolutionary origins and functions within symbioses (especially parasitism) remain poorly studied. Previous studies ...
Home Range, Activity, Movement, and Habitat Selection of the Flattened Musk Turtle (Sternotherus depressus) in the Bankhead National Forest, Alabama
(2019-07-15)
The Flattened Musk Turtle, Sternotherus depressus, is an imperiled aquatic species endemic to the Upper Black Warrior watershed in Alabama. As one of the most understudied turtles in the United States, little is known about ...
Environmental tolerance and reproduction of Florida false corals Ricordea florida (Anthozoa: Corallimorpharia): Implications for ornamental fisheries management
(2019-12-10)
In the aquarium trade, corallimorpharians are commonly known as false corals or mushroom corals, but little is known about the biology of most species. Some species of corallimorpharians are dominant competitors for space ...
Ecological Investigation of a Population of Trillium pusillum at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
(2019-01-03)
Trillium pusillum is a state-imperiled spring wildflower. Much information concerning its biology remains largely unknown. Four aspects of T. pusillum biology were investigated during this study. First, edge effects on ...
Effects of Periodic Cooling During Incubation on Lifelong Physiology in Zebra Finches
(2019-04-16)
Developmental stress can have long term consequences on phenotypes. In birds, incubation temperature is critically deterministic for a range of traits. When parents leave the nest to forage, developing embryos can be exposed ...
Dispersal of Pederson cleaner shrimp among host sea anemones: Impacts of shrimp body size and social group interactions
(2019-11-18)
Pederson shrimp Ancylomenes pedersoni are the most common cleaners of reef fishes in the Caribbean Sea. They also are obligate associates of sea anemones, especially corkscrew anemones Bartholomea annulata; together these ...
Causes and consequences of ecological gradients in southwestern Appalachian streams of Alabama: insights from fish, fish parasite, benthic macroinvertebrate, and crayfish assemblages
(2019-12-02)
Biodiversity in freshwaters is highly threatened by short-term and long-term anthropogenic impacts such as landuse-landcover change (e.g., resource extraction, urbanization) and climate change, respectively. One complication ...
Oxidative and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Response to Reproduction in the Female Mouse Brain
(2019-04-16)
Reproduction is associated with a significant increase in energetic demand, particularly among small female mammals. When these demands are high, or an animal is under stress, the cost of reproduction can reduce future ...
Dietary mercury and stress responses: how lifetime exposure to mercury alters stress responses and their relationship to spatial cognition
(2019-04-25)
Methylmercury is a widespread environmental contaminant that negatively impacts both humans and wildlife at sublethal levels. While environmental sources of methylmercury exist, the primary sources are anthropogenic, and ...
Repurposing FDA Approved Drugs to Antagonize Pregnane X Receptor Mediated Chemoresistance
(2019-12-05)
Human pregnane X receptor (hPXR) is an orphan nuclear receptor that regulates key drug metabolism enzymes (DMEs) and drug-transport proteins (DTPs), including Cytochrome p450 3A4 (CYP3A4) and multidrug resistance protein ...