GENETIC RESPONSIVENESS OF AFRICAN BUFFALO TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS: A ROLE FOR EPIGENETICS IN BALANCING AUTOSOMAL AND SEX CHROMOSOME INTERACTIONS?

Genetic responsiveness of African buffalo to environmental stressors: A role for epigenetics in balancing autosomal and sex chromosome interactions?

In the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) population of the Kruger National Park (South Africa) a primary sex-ratio distorter and a primary sex-ratio suppressor have been shown to occur on the Y chromosome.A subsequent autosomal microsatellite study indicated that two types of deleterious alleles with a negative effect on male body condition, but a

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Tawny owl Strix aluco as a potential transmitter of Enterobacteriaceae epidemiologically relevant for forest service workers, nature protection service and ornithologists

Established taxa within the Enterobacteriaceae wereisolated from cloacal swabs of Strix aluco chicks in nest boxes located at five research sites.ChromID ESBL medium (bioMerieux) was used to select a pool Goalie - Skates - Intermediate of Enterobacteriaceae strains producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases.Drug sensitivity of the chosen strains w

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Biting rates and relative abundance of Simulium flies under different climatic conditions in an onchocerciasis endemic community in Ghana

Abstract Background Knowledge of the relative abundance and biting rates of riverine Wooden Blocks blackflies (vectors of onchocerciasis) is essential as these entomological indices affect transmission of the disease.However, transmission patterns vary from one ecological zone to another and this may be due to differences in species of blackfly vec

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