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The paper examines how breeding timing, clutch size, and nesting strategy affect reproductive success in crested ibis over three seasons, finding significant declines with later breeding and positive clutch size effects.

This study uses biodemography analysis to show that Wolbachia infection increases reproductive rates in M. pharaonis ant colonies.

This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of small dorsal skin biopsies in amphibians, finding no negative impacts on survival or body condition.

The paper shows that combining GLP-1R agonists with ectopic hepatic GLP-1R expression enhances weight loss in mice by increasing energy expenditure and reducing food intake.

This study evaluates the performance of selectively bred F4 versus unselected F1 Australasian snapper in two rearing environments, finding improved growth and survival in F4 snapper.

Molecular screening of bladder urine from 567 asymptomatic dogs and cats across seven Thai provinces detected pathogenic Leptospira in 9.8% of animals, including the first animal detection of Leptospira yasudae.

This study investigates how low temperatures affect bat activity in two New Zealand species, finding no lower threshold for lesser short-tailed bats but a threshold for long-tailed bats.

This study analyzes etymological trends in animal species names to reveal historical, taxonomic, and cultural influences on scientific naming practices.

This study investigates how Arctic char adjust their metabolism seasonally to conserve energy in winter and grow in summer, finding that food deprivation and cold temperatures significantly reduce resting energy expenditure.

This study measures brain metabolic rates in harvester ants to assess the roles of sociality and body size in brain evolution, finding that body size, not sociality, drives neurometabolic frugality.

This study examines how dairy cows adapt to changes in housing, milking, and social systems, finding rapid behavioral adaptation with temporary deviations.

The paper creates a staging table for post-embryonic larval development of Taricha torosa, highlighting anatomical changes and variability in developmental timing.

This study quantifies sexual dimorphism in fin size and shape across all fin types in bluefin killifish, finding strong dimorphism in dorsal and anal fins and moderate dimorphism in others.

This study identifies volatile and non-volatile compounds in fishing cat urine and marking fluid, revealing their role in chemical communication and adaptation to semi-aquatic environments.

This study examines how elevation and temperature affect the sensory and cardiac physiology of hoverflies in the Himalayas, finding elevation reduces antennal sensitivity while temperature increases heart rate.

This study shows that higher salinity increases proboscis length in Culex sitiens mosquitoes, suggesting an adaptive response to saline environments and potential impacts on disease transmission.

This study assesses the subclinical effects of limited outdoor access on gait and hoof health in cows using non-clinical methods, finding changes in stride, pressure, and temperature that are not detectable by traditional assessments.

The paper compares feather microstructure between Scaly-sided Merganser and Common Merganser using SEM and statistical analysis, finding significant morphological differences that can aid in species identification.

This study expands the known distribution of Melanophryniscus moreirae in Brazil using citizen science data and field observations.

The paper assesses snail intermediate hosts of schistosomiasis after praziquantel mass drug administration in Nigeria, finding higher infection rates in ponds and a correlation between rainfall and snail abundance.