Biology Zoology

Researchers investigated the prevalence of an emerging foodborne disease-causing bacterium in wild raccoons and environmental water. They found genetic similarities between the strains found in both, suggesting possible transmission between wildlife and water. Genomic analyses of samples taken from the raccoons showed that many strains found in the animals carried virulence genes associated with diarrhea outbreaks in humans.

A new paper in Nature finds that previously unrecognised group of young worker honeybees are responsible for engineered microenvironments that have a critical role in queen development.

Invasive plant species affect native insect mating behavior

Ultrasonic tracking in Hiroshima Bay shows that male and female black sea bream move differently during the spawning season, offering a novel discovery into the reproductive behavior of a broadcast-spawning sparid fish in the wild.

Skeletal muscle stem cells in hibernating Syrian hamsters preserve their ability to function by suppressing their activation during the hibernation period, a research team led by Hiroshima University has shown. This insight may lead to a broader understanding of the maintenance of muscle tissue under prolonged low temperature conditions and may eventually lead to therapeutic applications.

A Hiroshima University ecologist proposes a flexible anytime, anywhere bird survey approach to expand biodiversity data collection

A team of international researchers has developed alternatives to antibiotics that prevent infection of cow udders, called bovine mastitis, to address rising antibiotic resistance and concerns around milk contamination from antibiotic residues.

Changing the interval between fertility drugs boosts fertility even in rats that typically respond poorly

NGOs in the Malaysian state of Sabah want oil palm companies and other land managers to plant Ficus species to increase habitat for threatened wildlife

Sensitive region detection for improved non-invasive cattle monitoring

After nearly a decade of laboratory work, the research team has confirmed three new forest mice species. This raises the number of endemic mammals on Mindoro to twelve, cementing the island as the smallest known island where mammal speciation has taken place.

Using iPS cells, veterinary medicine has made a step forward in creating a stable MSC supply

Raccoons considered to be a source of zoonotic pathogens were monitored

An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team investigated the case of a male Asian small-clawed otter that fell down the stairs while sleeping, after which it developed left-sided paralysis

Despite decades of warnings about overfishing, Southeast Asia’s capture fisheries have proven remarkably robust.

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Advancement in veterinary regenerative medicine can help domestic and endangered wild cats alike

Anemonefish provision food they don’t eat to increase size of host sea anemones

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Field observations in natural river environment hold clues to easing model organisms’ life in labs

Antarctic midge 1st reported organism using both quiescence and obligate diapause in multiple overwintering

Juvenile dolphins were found to have specialized receptors for fatty acids on their tongues, offering new insights into their growth and feeding habits.

Zebrafish arrestins take turns inactivating key protein depending on intensity of light

Intimate insights into relationship between cost of gamete production and sexual selection

Amino acid serine inhibits Clostridium perfringens spore formation

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Typically, closely related animal species have difficulty coexisting because they are competing for similar resources. Despite eating the same figs, binturong, small-toothed palm, masked palm, and common palm civets do coexist together. To understand how they coexist, a new study explores their degree of faunivory.

A new scientific study reveals the complex relationship between the impacts of climate change and the adaptive responses of coastal fishers in the southern coasts of Japan.

Pathogenic system found on plasmid can lead to severe food poisoning symptoms

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