Ecologists have long been interested in the mechanisms that drive the distribution of closely related species. Often overlapping congeneric species do not differ enough in their uses of space and food resources to prevent...
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aggression, behavior, hybridization, Plethodon, and salamander
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Lungless salamanders -- North Carolina, Western -- Geographical distribution, Lungless salamanders -- Hybridization -- North Carolina, Western, and Aggressive behavior in animals -- North Carolina, Western
Protein recycling pathways and autophagy play an important role in maintaining cellular homeostasis, but these processes are also essential for cell survival during times of stress. Protein recycling pathways, such as the...
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protein recycling pathways, autophagy, and fluorescent microscopy
Although DNA profiling techniques are considered a powerful method for identification, problems arise when low quantity and/or quality DNA is tested. Analyzing samples with low template DNA using standard genotyping techniques...
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Bones, DNA, DNA profiling, and Forensic science
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DNA fingerprinting, DNA -- Analysis, Human remains (Archaeology), and Forensic genetics
The mole salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) is listed as a species of Special Concern in the state of North Carolina. Populations within the state are disjunct and isolated. The main distribution of this species is in the...
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Ambystoma, Ambystomatidae, Amphibians, Herpetology, Mole Salamanders, and Salamanders
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Ambystomatidae, Salamanders, Amphibians--Habitat, and Aquatic habitats
Dams are a form of anthropogenic alteration to aquatic ecosystems that can affect natural conditions and influence aquatic fauna assemblages. Depending on the size and type of a dam, the resulting effect on the aquatic...
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Dams—Environmental aspects, Dams, Tuckasegee River (N.C.), Fishes—Effect of dams on, and Aquatic animals—Effect of dams on
Amphibians have been declining rapidly in recent years due to many factors. One of the largest threats comes from alteration and destruction of both terrestrial and aquatic habitat. The U.S. Forest Service has been creating and...
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Amphibians, Conservation, Ecology, Management, Restoration, and Wetland
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Amphibians -- Habitat -- North Carolina -- Nantahala National Forest -- Evaluation, Wetland ecology -- North Carolina -- Nantahala National Forest, and Ecosystem management -- North Carolina -- Nantahala National Forest
The effects of superoxide-generating agents on the growth and viability of Escherichia coli was investigated using two different strains, a lab strain (ER2566) and a clinical isolate (ATCC 4157). Endogenous superoxide was...
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Escherichia coli -- Growth and Superoxide dismutase
The Southern Appalachian Mountains are an ancient region that supports an assortment of rare high-elevation communities. Rock outcrops are understudied communities that support a rich biodiversity of rare and endemic species...
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Soil seed banks, Biogeography, Soils, and Outcrops (Geology) -- Plants
Since the 1900s forensic scientists have generally relied upon short tandem repeats (STRs) as a DNA typing method used for positive identification or exclusion of suspects in crimes. STR typing, while well established, requires...
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DNA -- Analysis, Genetic genealogy, DNA--Testing, Sociobiology, and Forensic biology
Urban and rural populations of songbirds face different challenges in their habitats, including differences in predator types, food types and abundance, anthropogenic disturbances, and environmental cues such as temperature....
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body condition_Eastern bluebird, feather, and urbanization
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Feathers -- Morphology, Eastern bluebird -- Habitat -- Georgia -- Carroll County, and Eastern bluebird -- Health -- Georgia -- Carroll County
