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Effect of Vessel Noise on Marine Mammals and Measures to Reduce Impact
Underwater radiated noise from ship** is the most widespread and pervasive human noise in marine ecosystems. Mounting evidence indicates that this...
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Spatial Impact of Wind Farm Construction on Harbor Porpoise Detectability
To combat impacts of climate change, offshore wind farm construction is accelerating globally. Accompanying increases in construction activity have...
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Endocrine Disruptors and Markers of Anthropogenic Activity: A Risk for Water Supply and Health
Numerous chemical substances are commonly used in everyday human activities. Some of these substances are considered micropollutants, with the...
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Studying the Soundscape of Shallow and Heavy Used Marine Areas: Belgian Part of the North Sea
The impact of anthropogenic sound on marine fauna is a growing concern, particularly in shallow, coastal, and heavily exploited marine areas such as...
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Acoustic Profiles of Underwater Soundscapes Affected by Road Traffic
Freshwater ecosystems such as rivers and lakes are heavily threatened by a multitude of stressors, including noise pollution by human activities....
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Impact of Nano-Biomaterials on the World
People have been exposed to airborne nanosized materials (100 nm) for thousands of years, but since the industrial revolution, particularly with...
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Chronic Boat Noise Impacts on the Early Life Stages of Cichlids (Maylandia zebra): Preliminary Findings
Anthropogenic noise is globally recognized as a stressor for animals. However, despite evidence of detrimental effects of noise exposure on fish,...
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Environmental Contaminants and Their Impact on Wildlife
Environmental contaminants are chemicals introduced intentionally or accidentally in our environments and have harmful impacts on biological systems....
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The impact of agrochemical pollutant mixtures on the selection of insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae: insights from experimental evolution and transcriptomics
BackgroundThere are several indications that pesticides used in agriculture contribute to the emergence and spread of resistance of mosquitoes to...
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Effect of Aquaculture Sound on Fish Development, Physiology, and Behavior
This chapter reviews studies on the effect of aquaculture sounds from pumps, generators, and other equipment on the development, physiology, and...
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Population genomics of the white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris): Implications for conservation amid climate-driven range shifts
Climate change is rapidly affecting species distributions across the globe, particularly in the North Atlantic. For highly mobile and elusive...
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Impact of Motorboat Noise on Vocalizations of Nesting Plainfin Midshipman Fish
As noise pollution in coastal environments continues to grow, it is imperative to understand how it may be negatively impacting marine life. The...
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Pathogen-associated selection on innate immunity genes (TLR4, TLR7) in a neotropical rodent in landscapes differing in anthropogenic disturbance
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) form part of the innate immune system and can recognize structurally conserved pathogen-associated molecular pattern...
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Impact of heavy metals contamination on biology, biochemical, and histology of Eobania vermiculata and Monacha obstructa
ObjectLand snails are found to be an appropriate sentinel organism, and the biomarkers chosen are effective for terrestrial heavy metal...
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Acoustic Sensory Ecology of Diving Alcid Seabirds and Potential Noise Impacts
Seabirds are important components of holarctic coastal ecosystems. As humans increasingly utilize these sensitive areas, deep-diving seabirds like...
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Human activities and densities shape insecticide resistance distribution and dynamics in the virus-vector Culex pipiens mosquitoes from Morocco
BackgroundMosquitoes of the Culex pipiens complex are widely distributed vectors for several arboviruses affecting humans. Consequently, their...
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Ectoparasites of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Germany and their health impact
BackgroundThe European hedgehog ( Erinaceus europaeus ) is known for high levels of ectoparasitism that not only represents a health risk for the...
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Acoustic Disturbance Risk Estimates and Mitigation Strategies: An Animal-Centric Approach
Sounds of anthropogenic origins are becoming increasingly prevalent in aquatic soundscapes. Acoustic disturbance of individuals, populations, and...
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Impact of Pesticides on Immune-Endocrine Disorders and Its Relationship to Cancer Development
Pesticides are chemicals used extensively throughout the agricultural sector to control pests, such as insects, that commonly attack and destroy...
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Atlantic Green Turtles and Hawksbill Turtles: Behavioral Responses to Sound
Effects of sounds on the behavior of sea turtles were investigated, to (1) determine whether sounds can be used to deter turtles from areas of human...