Fluctuating asymmetry (FA), measured as random deviations from bilateral symmetry, likely results from developmental disturbances by internal or environmental stresses. However, comparisons of FA in single damselfly species ...

This study examined the protective effects of α-lipoic acid in rats exposed to a cardiotoxic dose of the widely used chemotherapy agent doxorubicin. α-Lipoic acid significantly enhanced the survival of rats exposed to a ...

Bats are diverse and ubiquitous mammals with a worldwide distribution. In the U.S., especially the southwest, Brazilian free-tails (Tadarida brasiliensis: I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1824) are arguably the most abundant bat ...

Characterization of Hemicentin in C. elegans Emma Haworth, Kylie Ross, Halee Sowinski, Keerthi Antony, Abraham Ahumada Department of Biology, Baylor University, One Bear Place 97388, Waco, TX 76798, U.S.A In the ...

Edge effects are the responses of organisms to ecological boundaries. I studied edge responses by small mammals in two prairie communities to test two models: 1) edge responses reflect and map to simple habitat associations, ...

Lotic systems act as nutrient buffers to receiving lentic systems. As streams transport allochthonous phosphorus through a watershed, the loads are modified in quantity and quality through biotic and abiotic mechanisms. ...

The process of ovulation is an integral part of sexual reproduction in Caenorhabditis elegans. Various genes and signaling pathways are responsible for the successful process of ovulation to occur. Identification of these ...

NPXY (Asn-Pro-X-Tyr) is a conserved tyrosine phosphorylation motif that binds to PTB (phospho-tyrosine binding) domain of other protein. Integrins, a heterodimeric cell surface receptor for extracellular matrix (ECM), ...

Despite being a major food source, maize does not provide a balanced source of protein, because maize lacks some essential amino acids, such as lysine and tryptophan. opaque-2 (o2) mutants highly increased the lysine ...

Maize is among the most important food sources in the world. However, maize protein is not nutritionally balanced, limiting its value. As a result of climate change, frequent heat and drought stresses negatively affect ...