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Length–Weight Relationships and Relative Condition Factor of Six Commercially Important Clupeoid Species (Teleostei: Clupeiformes) from Andaman Waters
We collected fishes from the coastal artisanal fishers of the south Andaman Islands between November 2021 to October 2022. In this study, we examined...
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Length-Weight Relationships of Eight Fish Species Collected as Bycatch from Deep-Sea Shrimp Trawls Operated in the Arabian Sea
This study establishes length-weight relationships (LWRs) for eight demersal fish species ( Dactyloptena orientalis, D. papilio, Minous dempsterae, M....
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Sexual dimorphism in the Hungarian golden jackal population: analysing body and skull size and shape
Defining species within the Canidae family is challenging due to morphological convergence, behavioral plasticity, traditional taxonomic limitations,...
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Rapid expansion of Eurasian beavers in Hungary: thirty-year history of the species’ return
The Eurasian beaver is an ecosystem engineer species capable of altering the riparian vegetation and the hydrology of freshwater habitats. The study...
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Phylogeographic analysis reveals genetic structure of blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) in India
The blackbuck ( Antilope cervicapra ) is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats that range from open plains,...
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Catalindoles A–C: brominated indole alkaloids from the starfish Thromidia catalai, which feeds on Theonella sponges
Marine sponges harbor diverse secondary metabolites with a variety of biological activity, many of which are considered as chemical defense...
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Similar tolerance of urban birds towards both benign human and lethal cat predators
Prey animals make crucial escape decisions when confronted by predators. Previous research, predominantly employing human surrogates, has...
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From virtually extinct to superabundant in 35 years: establishment, population growth and shifts in management focus of the Swedish wild boar (Sus scrofa) population
BackgroundThe wild boar ( Sus scrofa ) was extinct in Sweden when a few animals established in the 1970s. Over the past 35 years, the species has made...
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Nest structure and breeding success in two tit species: a long-term study
One of the most critical functions of nests in parids is thermal insulation, particularly during egg incubation by females and during the first week...
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Artificial tunnels of hydroelectric power plants as valuable habitat for European bats
Natural caves play a crucial role in providing habitat for numerous bat species in temperate regions. While the potential of man-made structures to...
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Landscape configuration as a proxy for the occurrence and conservation of forest birds in peri-urban and urban environments
Birds’ responses to landscape configuration in urban and peri-urban areas are still poorly known. How landscape configuration (structure and...
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Duplication, recombination and weak selection shape evolution at the MHC class II SLA-DRB1 locus in wild boars from the western Balkans
The Eurasian wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), having faced a population size reduction during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, is now...
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Unravelling urban nesting site selection in an opportunistic gull: an integrated analysis of micro-spatial habitat and litter quantification
The proliferation of gull populations in urban areas has led to an increase in human-gull conflicts, especially in highly populated cities where...
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Pufferfish gasdermin Ea is a significant player in the defense against bacterial pathogens
Gasdermins (GSDMs) are proteins cleaved by caspase (CASP) to trigger pyroptosis. In teleosts, pyroptosis is mediated by gasdermin E (GSDME). The...
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Factors influencing the distribution of the endangered hispid hare in Bardia National Park, Nepal
The hispid hare, an endangered elusive mammal that dwells in the tall grasslands of the Himalayan foothills across in Nepal, India, and Bhutan is...
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Trawling through time: reconstructing a late nineteenth century beam trawl for scientific inshore fishery investigations
Understanding long-term change in fish populations often relies on comparing catches from historical and contemporary trawl surveys. However, such...
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Technomolecular flows in coastal cities: an anthropological approach to new materialist ethics of the anthropogenic microscale
Urban life is crisscrossed and affected by events and matter in various scales, of which the microscopic has been only partly addressed in...
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Practices and informal institutions governing artisanal gillnet fisheries in Western Ghana
Understanding the informal institutions arising from cultural norms, taboos, and beliefs can improve conservation efforts and resource management in...
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Null models confirm nest site fidelity by male smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu
BackgroundMany animals appear to preferentially renest in proximity to a site they previously occupied. Evidence of nest fidelity is often inferred...
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Can sex differences in spatiotemporal distribution and age composition explain the female-biased sex ratio observed in the catch of butterfly kingfish Gasterochisma melampus?
The catch of butterfly kingfish Gasterochisma melampus , a large pelagic species in southern temperate waters, is strongly biased (73%) towards...
