Adapting buffalo calves to automated milk feeding: initial observations and future implications.

Authors: Sannino, Maura¹ (AUTHOR), Serrapica, Francesco¹ (AUTHOR), Faugno, Salvatore¹ (AUTHOR), Masucci, Felicia¹ (AUTHOR) masucci@unina.it, Scalera, Grazia¹ (AUTHOR), De Rosa, Giuseppe¹ (AUTHOR), Fiorentino, Costanza² (AUTHOR), Di Francia, Antonio¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Italian Journal of Animal Science. Dec2024, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1318-1324. 7p.

Subject Terms: *ANIMAL adaptation, *PRECISION farming, *WEIGHT gain, *LIVESTOCK farms, *ANIMAL weaning, *CALVES

Gut Microbiota Diversity of Local Egyptian Cattle Managed in Different Ecosystems.

Authors: Aboshady, Hadeer M.¹ (AUTHOR) m.radwan883@agr.cu.edu.eg, Gavriilidou, Asimenia² (AUTHOR) asimenia.gavriilidou@wur.nl, Ghanem, Nasser¹ (AUTHOR) nassergo@agr.cu.edu.eg, Radwan, Mohamed A.¹ (AUTHOR) nadiaamn@agr.cu.edu.eg, Elnahas, Ahmed³ (AUTHOR) ahmed.abdelrahman@agr.sohag.edu.eg, Agamy, Rania¹ (AUTHOR), Fahim, Nadia H.¹ (AUTHOR), Elsawy, Mohamed H.⁴ (AUTHOR) mhaesawy@yahoo.com, Shaarawy, Al-Moataz Bellah M.⁴ (AUTHOR) am.shaarawy@arc.sci.eg, Abdel-Hafeez, Ahmed M.⁴ (AUTHOR) dr_hafeez2008@yahoo.com, Kantanen, Juha⁵ (AUTHOR) juha.kantanen@luke.fi, Ginja, Catarina^6,7 (AUTHOR), Makgahlela, Mahlako L.^8,9 (AUTHOR) mmakgahlela@arc.agric.za, Kugonza, Donald R.¹⁰ (AUTHOR), Gonzalez-Prendes, Rayner¹¹ (AUTHOR) rayner.prendes@gmail.com, Crooijmans, Richard P. M. A.¹¹ (AUTHOR) richard.crooijmans@wur.nl

Source: Animals (2076-2615). Sep2024, Vol. 14 Issue 18, p2752. 14p.

Subject Terms: *ANIMAL adaptation, *GUT microbiome, *MICROBIAL communities, *BACTERIAL communities, *GASTROINTESTINAL system, *MICROBIAL diversity

Environmental Enrichment in Rabbit Husbandry: Comparative Impacts on Performance and Welfare.

Authors: El-Sabrout, Karim¹ (AUTHOR) kareem.badr@alexu.edu.eg, Sherasiya, Anjum² (AUTHOR), Ahmad, Sohail³ (AUTHOR), Aggag, Sarah⁴ (AUTHOR), Nannoni, Eleonora⁵ (AUTHOR) damiano.cavallini@unibo.it, Cavallini, Damiano⁵ (AUTHOR), Buonaiuto, Giovanni⁵ (AUTHOR) kareem.badr@alexu.edu.eg

Source: Animals (2076-2615). Aug2024, Vol. 14 Issue 16, p2367. 13p.

Subject Terms: *ENVIRONMENTAL enrichment, *ANIMAL adaptation, *ANIMAL welfare, *COGNITIVE therapy, *AGRICULTURE, *ANIMAL housing

Morphology, composition, and deterioration of the embryonic rostral sheath of the smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata).

Authors: Poulakis, Gregg R.¹ gregg.poulakis@myfwc.com, Wyffels, Jennifer T.^2,3, Fortman, P. Eric⁴, Wooley, Andrew K.¹, Heath, Lukas B.¹, Yakich, Dylan M.¹, Wilson, Patrick W.⁴

Source: Fishery Bulletin. 2024, Vol. 122 Issue 3, p76-88. 13p.

Subject Terms: *MORPHOLOGY, *ANIMAL adaptation, *BASAL lamina, *CONNECTIVE tissues, *SENSORY perception

Genome-edited livestock to secure sustainability.

Authors: Sonstegard, Tad¹ (AUTHOR) tad@acceligen.com, Bostrom, Jon¹ (AUTHOR), Martins, Kyra¹ (AUTHOR), Kim, Eui-Soo¹ (AUTHOR), Correia, Carolina² (AUTHOR), MacHugh, David² (AUTHOR), Larson, Sabreena¹ (AUTHOR), Carlson, Daniel¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Reproduction, Fertility & Development. 2025, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p1-7. 7p.

Subject Terms: *EMBRYONIC stem cells, *ANIMAL adaptation, *SUSTAINABILITY, *GENOME editing, *TUBERCULOSIS in cattle, *CATTLE breeds, *SOMATIC cell nuclear transfer

Modulating vertebrate physiology by genomic fine-tuning of GPCR functions.

Authors: Schöneberg, Torsten^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: Physiological Reviews. Jan2025, Vol. 105 Issue 1, p383-439. 57p.

Subject Terms: *G protein coupled receptors, *ANIMAL adaptation, *ECOLOGICAL niche, *GENETIC variation, *CELLULAR signal transduction

Warming up in Winter.

Source: Let's Find Out. Jan2024, Vol. 58 Issue 4, p9-12. 4p.

Subjects: ANIMAL adaptation, COLD weather conditions, BEARS, ANIMAL behavior, COLD weather clothing

Science Is Never Finished.

Authors: Helmuth, Laura (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific American. Jun2024, Vol. 330 Issue 6, p4-4. 3/4p.

Subjects: YOUNG adults, GRIZZLY bear, ANIMAL adaptation, WOUNDS & injuries

Divergence and shift in the migratory life history of a salmonid fish during the transition to a new environment.

Authors: Nakanishi, Yuta¹ (AUTHOR), Ohta, Tamihisa² (AUTHOR), Iizuka, Tsuyoshi³ (AUTHOR), Kishi, Daisuke⁴ (AUTHOR), Noda, Shohei¹ (AUTHOR), Shida, Takeya¹ (AUTHOR), Ueda, Rui⁵ (AUTHOR), Sato, Takuya⁵ (AUTHOR) tsato@ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Source: Oikos. Dec2024, p1. 7p. 3 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *LIFE history theory, *ANIMAL adaptation, *ANIMAL migration, *FISH migration, *MIGRATORY animals

Widespread resilience of animal species, functional diversity, and predator–prey networks to an unprecedented gigafire.

Authors: Linley, Grant D.^1,2 (AUTHOR) grant.linley@gmail.com, Jolly, Chris J.^1,3,4 (AUTHOR), Wooster, Eamonn I. F.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Spencer, Emma E.⁵ (AUTHOR), Cowan, Mitchell A.^1,2,6 (AUTHOR), Geary, William L.⁷ (AUTHOR), de Laive, Alana^1,2,8 (AUTHOR), Michael, Damian R.¹ (AUTHOR), Ritchie, Euan G.⁹ (AUTHOR), Nimmo, Dale G.^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Applied Ecology. Dec2024, Vol. 61 Issue 12, p2959-2970. 12p.

Subject Terms: *INTRODUCED animals, *ANIMAL adaptation, *ANIMAL species, *ZOOLOGICAL surveys, *NATIVE species, *FIRE management

Conserved and Unique Protein Expression Patterns Across Reproductive Stage Transitions in Social Hymenopteran Queens.

Authors: McAfee, Alison^1,2 (AUTHOR) alison.n.mcafee@gmail.com, Martinet, Baptiste³ (AUTHOR), Przybyla, Kimberly⁴ (AUTHOR), Degueldre, Félicien³ (AUTHOR), Hoover, Shelley E.⁵ (AUTHOR), Aron, Serge³ (AUTHOR), Foster, Leonard J.¹ (AUTHOR) foster@msl.ubc.ca

Source: Molecular Ecology. Dec2024, Vol. 33 Issue 23, p1-21. 21p.

Subject Terms: *COMPARATIVE biology, *ANIMAL adaptation, *LIFE history theory, *QUEENS (Insects), *HONEYBEES, *QUEEN honeybees, *HEAT shock proteins

Whole‐Genome Resequencing Reveals Polygenic Signatures of Directional and Balancing Selection on Alternative Migratory Life Histories.

Authors: Moran, Peter A.^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) peter.moran@gmail.com, Colgan, Thomas J.^1,2,4 (AUTHOR), Phillips, Karl P.^1,2,5 (AUTHOR), Coughlan, Jamie^1,2 (AUTHOR), McGinnity, Philip^1,2,6 (AUTHOR), Reed, Thomas E.^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: Molecular Ecology. Dec2024, Vol. 33 Issue 23, p1-18. 18p.

Subject Terms: *ANIMAL migration, *ANIMAL adaptation, *BROWN trout, *GENETIC variation, *CIRCADIAN rhythms

Population monitoring for milk composition, metabolic status, and economic revenues from milk sales of local dual-purpose cattle breeds in Mountain Area.

Alternate Title: Überwachung der Population im Hinblick auf die Milchzusammensetzung, den Stoffwechselstatus und die wirtschaftlichen Einnahmen aus dem Milchverkauf lokaler Zweinutzungsrinderrassen im Berggebiet.

Authors: ZANON, THOMAS¹ Thomas.Zanon@unibz.it, POULOPOULOU, IOANNA¹, GAULY, MATTHIAS¹

Source: Züchtungskunde. 2024, Vol. 96 Issue 6, p409-421. 13p.

Subject Terms: *ANIMAL adaptation, *HILL farming, *CATTLE breeds, *ANIMAL health, *COMPOSITION of milk

Listening to animal behavior to understand changing ecosystems.

Authors: Oestreich, William K.¹ (AUTHOR) woestreich@mbari.org, Oliver, Ruth Y.² (AUTHOR), Chapman, Melissa S.³ (AUTHOR), Go, Madeline C.¹ (AUTHOR), McKenna, Megan F.⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. Oct2024, Vol. 39 Issue 10, p961-973. 13p.

Subject Terms: *ANIMAL sounds, *ANIMAL adaptation, *ANIMAL behavior, *RESEARCH personnel, *ECOSYSTEMS, *HUMAN-animal relationships

Seasonal variations in composition and function of gut microbiota in grazing yaks: Implications for adaptation to dietary shift on the Qinghai‐Tibet plateau.

Authors: Wang, Xungang¹ (AUTHOR), Guo, Tongqing¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Qian¹ (AUTHOR), Zhao, Na¹ (AUTHOR), Hu, Linyong¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Hongjin¹ (AUTHOR), Xu, Shixiao¹ (AUTHOR) sxxu@nwipb.cas.cn

Source: Ecology & Evolution (20457758). Oct2024, Vol. 14 Issue 10, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *Extreme environments, Amino acid metabolism, Summer, Animal adaptation, Yak, Gut microbiome

The impact of elevation and prediction of climate change on an ultra high‐elevation ectotherm.

Authors: Gao, Jie¹ (AUTHOR), Wei, Zian¹ (AUTHOR), Jin, Yuanting¹ (AUTHOR) jinyuanting@126.com

Source: Ecology & Evolution (20457758). Sep2024, Vol. 14 Issue 9, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *ANIMAL adaptation, *CLIMATE change, *SPECIES distribution, *PHYSIOLOGICAL stress, *LIZARDS

Story of a Century.

Authors: Ravven, Wallace

Source: National Wildlife. Dec2018/Jan2019, Vol. 57 Issue 1, p32-35. 4p. 3 Color Photographs, 2 Black and White Photographs.

Subjects: BIRD surveys, ZOOLOGICAL surveys, CLIMATE change, ANIMAL adaptation, GRINNEL, Joseph, BIOLOGISTS, ECOLOGISTS

The mechanical characterization of the legs, fangs, and prosoma in the spider Harpactira curvipes (Pocock 1897).

Authors: Residori, Sara¹ (AUTHOR), Greco, Gabriele¹ (AUTHOR), Pugno, Nicola M.^1,2 (AUTHOR) nicola.pugno@unitn.it

Source: Scientific Reports. 7/29/2022, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *MECHANICAL behavior of materials, *ANIMAL adaptation, *SPIDERS, *LEG, *CUTICLE

Assessment of Eurasian lynx reintroduction success and mortality risk in north-west Poland.

Authors: Skorupski, Jakub^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) jakub.skorupski@usz.edu.pl, Tracz, Magdalena² (AUTHOR), Tracz, Maciej² (AUTHOR), Śmietana, Przemysław^1,2,3 (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific Reports. 7/20/2022, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *LYNX, *ANIMAL adaptation, *SURVIVAL rate, *OVERALL survival, *MORTALITY

Geographic Terms: POLAND

3D specs reveal secret of cuttlefish vision.

Authors: MLP

Source: New Scientist. 1/18/2020, Vol. 245 Issue 3265, p16-18. 3p.

Subjects: ANIMALS, ANIMAL adaptation, VISION