support of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission;the University of North Carolina Greensboro;Southeastern Bat Diversity Network
Background The timing of behavior and habitat use of nocturnal animals can be influenced by the lunar cycle in nature.The prevalence of artificial light at night(ALAN)has been recognized as a source of environmental p...
The Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing,China(cstc2021jcyi-cxttx0004);the Chongqing Outstanding Scientists Project(cstc2022ycjh-bgzxm0073);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32072028,31730063).
Multiple enzymes perform moonlighting functions distinct from their main roles.UDP-glucose epimerases(UGEs),a subclass of isomerases,catalyze the interconversion of UDP-glucose(UDP-Glc)and UDP-galactose(UDP-Gal).We id...
A lawsuit in Dalian, acity in northeast China’s Liaoning Province, caught the public’s attention at the end of 2018. Xu Yong, a technician working for an auto repair company, sued his company after being fired for v...
the guides and trackers at Okonjima for supporting the research.In particular,we thank Carla Conradie and Dave Houghton for their hospitality and Dr Mark Jago for veterinary assistance.We thank Dr Cheryl Asa for kindly providing us with a copy of her paper on zoo cheetahs.We thank Dr Tim Caro and 3 other referees whose advice substantially improved our paper.The Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism granted permission to conduct the study(permit number 969/2005)。
As one of the few felids that is predominantly diurnal,cheetahs(Acinonyx jubatus)can be exposed to high heat loads in their natural habitat.Little is known about long-term patterns of body temperature and activity(inc...
In nature, animals are exposed to a broad range of threats imposed by predators, which may strongly influence the ecology of prey species directly or indirectly by affecting their behavior via fear of predation. Here,...
Guy de Maupassant was a French writer, remembered as a master of short stories. His short novel Moonlight is arresting with careful reading. The paper will analyze its profound meanings from the aspects of characteriz...