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View article: Diversity and Prevalence of Coral Diseases in the Nearshore Regions of the Northern South China Sea
Diversity and Prevalence of Coral Diseases in the Nearshore Regions of the Northern South China Sea Open
Coral reef ecosystems have rapidly degraded under the combined pressures of climate change and human activities, with diseases further eroding ecosystem function and habitat resilience. Over the past few decades, different coral diseases h…
View article: Global venomous snake redistribution and snakebite risk under climate change
Global venomous snake redistribution and snakebite risk under climate change Open
Climate change is reshaping the global distribution of venomous snakes, with important implications for public health. Snakebite envenoming is estimated to cause approximately 63,400 deaths annually, mostly in tropical and developing count…
View article: Disentangling host identity and storage time effects on gut microbiota composition in captive migratory birds using absolute and relative quantification
Disentangling host identity and storage time effects on gut microbiota composition in captive migratory birds using absolute and relative quantification Open
Understanding how gut microbiota support migratory birds is essential, yet fecal sample freshness is often a challenge, particularly for rare species that cannot be captured directly. Here, we collected fecal samples from multiple captive …
View article: Insectivores exhibit superior microbial transmission efficiency and elevated zoonotic risk by 2035 relative to rodents and bats
Insectivores exhibit superior microbial transmission efficiency and elevated zoonotic risk by 2035 relative to rodents and bats Open
Wild small mammals represent critical sources of zoonotic infections due to their high diversity, global distribution, and proximity to humans. Nevertheless, significant knowledge gaps persist in characterizing pan-taxonomic microbial rich…
View article: Host genomic convergence, rather than gut microbiome convergence, underlies the convergent evolution of subterranean adaptation in mammals
Host genomic convergence, rather than gut microbiome convergence, underlies the convergent evolution of subterranean adaptation in mammals Open
Subterranean mammals exhibit diverse traits for underground life, making them ideal models for studying molecular mechanisms of adaptation and convergence in extreme environments. To investigate these processes at both the genomic and gut …
View article: Anthropogenic Habitat Loss and Fragmentation May Alter Coevolutionary Progress as Examined in a Brood Parasitism Model
Anthropogenic Habitat Loss and Fragmentation May Alter Coevolutionary Progress as Examined in a Brood Parasitism Model Open
Habitat loss and fragmentation (HLF) resulting from anthropogenic disturbances is one of the greatest threats to numerous threatened taxa facing extinction risks. HLF may devastate biodiversity through various pathways such as restricting …
View article: Conservation Evolutionary Biology: A Unified Framework Connecting the Past, Present, and Future of Biodiversity Conservation
Conservation Evolutionary Biology: A Unified Framework Connecting the Past, Present, and Future of Biodiversity Conservation Open
Evolutionary insights are fundamental to biodiversity conservation, as they reveal the ultimate causes that drive adaptation and persistence of populations, species, and ecosystems over time. In recent decades, the field of conservation bi…
View article: Global spatiotemporal patterns of demographic fluctuations in terrestrial vertebrates during the Late Pleistocene
Global spatiotemporal patterns of demographic fluctuations in terrestrial vertebrates during the Late Pleistocene Open
Demographic fluctuations are crucial for assessing species’ threat levels, yet their global spatiotemporal patterns and historical drivers remain unknown. Here, we used single whole-genome sequence data for 527 extant and widespread terres…
View article: Comparative Analysis of Genetic Structure and Diversity in Larimichthys polyactis, Larimichthys crocea, and Their Reciprocal Hybrids Based on Microsatellite Loci
Comparative Analysis of Genetic Structure and Diversity in Larimichthys polyactis, Larimichthys crocea, and Their Reciprocal Hybrids Based on Microsatellite Loci Open
In this study, we compared the genetic diversity and structure of small yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis, LP), large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea, LC), and their reciprocal hybrids (LP ♀ × LC ♂ (LCP) and LC ♀ × LP ♂ (LPC)) usi…
View article: MNetClass: A Control-Free Microbial Network Clustering Framework for Identifying Central Subcommunities Across Ecological Niches
MNetClass: A Control-Free Microbial Network Clustering Framework for Identifying Central Subcommunities Across Ecological Niches Open
Investigating microbiome subnetworks and identifying central microbes in specific ecological niches is a critical issue in human microbiome studies. Traditional methods typically require control samples, limiting the ability to study micro…
View article: Genomic insights into marine environment adaptation and conservation of the threatened olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Genomic insights into marine environment adaptation and conservation of the threatened olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Open
Sea turtles are marine flagship species and most of them are currently in a threatened state. Long-term surviving in the ocean has driven significant morphological and physiological changes for this group, which makes them an ideal model f…
View article: Integrative multi-omics analysis reveals the contribution of neoVTX genes to venom diversity of Synanceia verrucosa
Integrative multi-omics analysis reveals the contribution of neoVTX genes to venom diversity of Synanceia verrucosa Open
The results identified the major venom composition of S. verrucosa, and highlighted the contribution of neoVTX genes to the diversity of venom composition through tandem-duplication and alternative splicing. The diverse neoVTX proteins in …
View article: A new species of the genus Glossobalanus (Hemichordata, Enteropneusta, Ptychoderidae) from China
A new species of the genus Glossobalanus (Hemichordata, Enteropneusta, Ptychoderidae) from China Open
A morphological and molecular analyses of a newly discovered species, Glossobalanus weii sp. nov. , from Danzhou city, Hainan Island, China is presented. Several morphological characters distinguish this new species, while molecular analys…
View article: Assessing the response of marine fish communities to climate change and fishing
Assessing the response of marine fish communities to climate change and fishing Open
Globally, marine fish communities are being altered by climate change and human disturbances. We examined data on global marine fish communities to assess changes in community‐weighted mean temperature affinity (i.e., mean temperatures wit…
View article: Taking a color photo: A homozygous 25-bp deletion in <i>Bace2</i> may cause brown-and-white coat color in giant pandas
Taking a color photo: A homozygous 25-bp deletion in <i>Bace2</i> may cause brown-and-white coat color in giant pandas Open
Brown-and-white giant pandas (hereafter brown pandas) are distinct coat color mutants found exclusively in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China. However, its genetic mechanism has remained unclear since their discovery in 1985. Here, we i…
View article: Insights from longitudinal patterns of local extinction and colonization in giant pandas
Insights from longitudinal patterns of local extinction and colonization in giant pandas Open
With the Sixth Mass Extinction becoming an increasingly intractable juggernaut, it is vital to understand the patterns and drivers of local extinction and colonization events of at-risk species under global change. Here, we examine whether…
View article: Conservation Genomics and Metagenomics of Giant and Red Pandas in the Wild
Conservation Genomics and Metagenomics of Giant and Red Pandas in the Wild Open
Giant pandas and red pandas are endangered species with similar specialized bamboo diet and partial sympatric distribution in China. Over the last two decades, the rapid development of genomics and metagenomics research on these species ha…
View article: Degradation of coral reefs altered the community trophic structure and reduced the shoaling size of fish
Degradation of coral reefs altered the community trophic structure and reduced the shoaling size of fish Open
Coral reefs are among the most productive and diverse ecosystems on the planet, yet have suffered sharp declines in the past few decades. To better understand how reef fish communities respond to disturbances in the South China Sea, we inv…
View article: Need of a paradigm shift to conserve endangered species in China’s national park system
Need of a paradigm shift to conserve endangered species in China’s national park system Open
As of 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature estimated that there are over 6,000 national parks (NPs) in more than 100 countries, most of which are strongly focused on endangered species.1Norris K. Terry A. Hansford J.P. …
View article: Development of short‐target primers for species identification in biological studies of Carnivora
Development of short‐target primers for species identification in biological studies of Carnivora Open
Noninvasive genetic sampling greatly facilitates studies on the genetics, ecology, and conservation of threatened species. Species identification is often a prerequisite for noninvasive sampling‐based biological studies. Due to the low qua…