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Geographic isolation, key to the absence of parasites of avian malaria in Cory’s shearwater
The apparent scarcity or absence of blood parasites in some avian groups, such as seabirds, has been related to intrinsic and extrinsic factors including host immunological capacity, host-parasite...
Infrequent major host switches have strong macroevolutionary consequences for symbionts
Highly host-specific symbionts are very rarely found except with their typical host species. Although switches to new hosts are rare and difficult to detect, a switch to a host phylogenetically...
The roles of remote sensing in nature conservation
In this volume, the ability of new technologies, such as drones, camera traps or miniaturized sensors, to enhance our information on habitat condition, species occurrence, invasive species mapping...
UV filters in wild bird eggs
The study shows that UV filters have reached the eggs of Doñana birds, and reveals that OH-derivatives are transferred by the mother to the egg before the lying.
Different effects of accelerated development and enhanced growth on oxidative stress and telomere shortening in amphibian larvae
Organisms react to environmental changes through plastic responses that often involve physiological alterations with the potential to modify life-history traits and fitness. Environmentally induced...
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