THE DIFFICULTIES OF EX SITU CONSERVATION: A NATIONWIDE INVESTIGATION OF AVIAN HAEMOSPORIDIA AMONG CAPTIVE PENGUINS IN JAPAN

The Difficulties of Ex Situ Conservation: A Nationwide Investigation of Avian Haemosporidia Among Captive Penguins in Japan

Avian malaria has been a continuous problem in both wild and captive populations of penguins throughout the world.In Japan, where there are over 3000 captive penguins, avian malaria (by Plasmodium spp.) and haemoproteosis (by Haemoproteus spp.) have been sporadically detected throughout the country.However, no comprehensive studies have been carrie

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Phycocyanin/PEG-b-(PG-g-PEI) attenuated hepatic ischemia/reperfusion-induced pancreatic islet injury and enlarged islet functionality

Fei Tong,1 Xiangyuan Tang,2 Daojun Liu2 1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Provincial Key Discipline of Pharmacology, Jiaxing University Medical College, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, PR China; 2Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical College, Shantou baseball scoreboards for sale University, Shantou, PR China Background: Hepatic i

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Introducing untb, an R Package For Simulating Ecological Drift Under the Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity

The distribution of abundance amongst species with similar ways of life is a classical problem in ecology.The unified neutral theory of biodiversity, due to Hubbell, states that observed population dynamics may be explained on the assumption of per capita equivalence amongst individuals.One can thus dispense with differences between species, and di

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Lobomycosis Epidemiology and Management: The Quest for a Cure for the Most Neglected of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Lobomycosis is a chronic disease caused by Lacazia loboi, which is endemic to the Amazon rainforest, where it affects forest dwellers in Brazil.There is no disease control program and no official therapeutic protocol.This situation contributes to an unknown disease prevalence and unmet needs of people disabled by this disease who seek access to tre

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