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A small vocal repertoire during the breeding season expresses complex behavioral motivations and individual signature in the common coot
BackgroundAlthough acoustic communication plays an essential role in the social interactions of Rallidae, our knowledge of how Rallidae encode...
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Helminths of the Eurasian Coot Fulica atra at Lake Ladoga Coast (Northwestern Russia)
This is the first study of parasites of the Eurasian coot ( Fulica atra ) in the northern part of its distribution area (Karelia, Northwestern Russia)....
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Using airborne thermal imaging to understand American Coot movement patterns in a hot spring refugium during winter
We examined the movement patterns of American Coots relative to water temperature and heat index where a geothermally heated stream enters Utah Lake,...
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Spatial Synchrony of Diving Waterbirds Populations in Continental Wetlands of the Iberian Region
Spatial population synchrony is a key aspect in ecology. Normally, three mechanisms have been identified to explain similar temporal variations in...
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All around the egg: consistency of spottiness and colouration across an avian eggshell
Birds have evolved an astonishing diversity of egg pigmentation and this variation is driven by a complex interplay of proximate and ultimate...
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CryoEM and stability analysis of virus-like particles of potyvirus and ipomovirus infecting a common host
Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV) and Sweet potato mild mottle virus (SPMMV) are members of the genera Potyvirus and Ipomovirus , family Potyviridae...
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Modeling the Cryo-EM Structure of the Exocyst Complex
Multi-subunit tethering complexes (MTCs) are a family of evolutionarily conserved large protein complexes that function to tether intracellular...
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Structure-guided functional studies of plasmid-encoded dihydrofolate reductases reveal a common mechanism of trimethoprim resistance in Gram-negative pathogens
Two plasmid-encoded dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) isoforms, DfrA1 and DfrA5, that give rise to high levels of resistance in Gram-negative bacteria...
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Estimating Detection and Occupancy of Secretive Marsh Bird Species in Low and High Saline Marshes in Southwestern Louisiana Using Automated Recording Units
Secretive marsh birds (SMBs) are important indicator species of coastal wetlands but are difficult to detect and monitor. In coastal Louisiana, an...
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Determination of the Crystal Structure of the Cell Wall-Anchored Proteins and Pilins
Surface proteins and pili (or pilus) anchored on the Gram-positive bacterial cell wall play a vital role in adhesion, colonization, biofilm...
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Conservation monitoring of a polluted urban river: an occupancy modeling study of birds in the Yamuna of Delhi
Given that ecological knowledge of large urban river systems is extremely sparse due to logistics and accessibility an occupancy modeling study was...
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Alternating L4 loop architecture of the bacterial polysaccharide co-polymerase WzzE
Lipopolysaccharides such as the enterobacterial common antigen are important components of the enterobacterial cell envelope that act as a protective...
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The Species Composition of the Definitive Hosts of the Trematode Bilharziella polonica (Schistosomatidae) of Southern Karelia (Northwestern Russia)
AbstractA helminth fauna study of 398 waterfowl specimens belonging to 43 species living in southern Karelia wetlands (northwestern Russia) was...
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Water in the city: visitation of animal wildlife to garden water sources and urban lakes
Providing garden water sources (e.g., ponds, bird baths) has become a popular and strongly promoted form of wildlife-friendly gardening, yet evidence...
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Determining Protein Structures Using X-Ray Crystallography
X-ray crystallography is a robust and widely used technique that facilitates the three-dimensional structure determination of proteins at an atomic...
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Impact of mosquito control operations on waterbirds in a Camargue nature reserve
The Domaine de la Palissade is a 700-ha nature reserve located at the mouth of the Rhône river in southern France. Since 2006, the tidal wetlands...
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Breeding waterbird species as ecological indicators of shifts from turbid to clear water conditions in northwest European shallow eutrophic lakes
We used biological and physical responses at 71 shallow waterbodies with contrasting nutrient levels undergoing recovery from eutrophication to...
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Population trends of common breeding birds in Germany 1990–2018
Biodiversity monitoring is important as it allows to prioritize research into the causes of declines and assessing the efficacy of conservation...
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Outcomes of the EMDataResource cryo-EM Ligand Modeling Challenge
The EMDataResource Ligand Model Challenge aimed to assess the reliability and reproducibility of modeling ligands bound to protein and...
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Structure of the Avian Respiratory System
The avian respiratory system is fully described from the larynx to the pneumatization of various proximate bones of the body by the different air...