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Occurrence, prevalence, and explanatory environmental variables of Spirocerca vulpis infestation in the foxes of western Spain
The main aim of this study was to not only establish the prevalence of the recently described Spirocerca vulpis parasite in the wild-life cycle of carnivores in western Spain but to also elaborate a model to expl...
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Allantoin accumulation in response to increased growth irradiance in Arabidopsis thaliana
Excess radiation is one of frequent natural environmental stresses that plants have to cope with on a daily basis. Therefore, plants have evolved many short- and long-term mechanisms to acclimate to high irrad...
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Growth irradiance affects ureide accumulation and tolerance to photoinhibition in Eutrema salsugineum (Thellungiella salsuginea)
Plants are able to acclimate to their growth light environments by utilizing a number of short- and long-term mechanisms. One strategy is to prevent accumulation of excess reactive oxygen species that can lead...
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Potential effects of climate change on the distribution of Scarabaeidae dung beetles in Western Europe
Dung beetles are indispensable in pasturelands, especially when poor efficiency of earthworms and irregular rainfall (e.g. under a Mediterranean climate) limit pad decomposition. Although observed and project...
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Use of niche models in invasive species risk assessments
Risk maps summarizing landscape suitability of novel areas for invading species can be valuable tools for preventing species’ invasions or controlling their spread, but methods employed for development of such...
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Open AccessThe effect of prevalence and its interaction with sample size on the reliability of species distribution models
Prevalence (the presence/absence ratio in the training data) is commonly thought to influence the reliability of the predictions of species distribution models. However, little is known about its precise impac...
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Estimating the number of species not yet described and their characteristics: the case of Western Palaearctic dung beetle species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea)
To determine the degree of completion of Western Palaearctic dung beetlespecies inventory, as well as to ascertain some of the main geographical andmorphological characteristics associated with the probability...
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Ten years inventorying the Iberian fauna: results and perspectives
The Iberian Peninsula is one of the richest European regions in animal species diversity. Since 1988, the objective of the nationally funded Fauna Ibérica project has been to carry out a well-documented invent...