Spirometra (Pseudophyllidea, Diphyllobothriidae) Severely Infecting Wild-Caught Snakes from Food Markets in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Guangdong, China: Implications for Public Health by Fumin Wang, Weiye Li, Liushuai Hua, Shiping Gong, Jiajie Xiao, Fanghui Hou, Yan Ge, Guangda Yang

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Potential of Castor Seed (Ricinus communis) Powder-Formulated Feed in the Fertility Control of Wild-Caught Female African Giant Rats (Cricetomys gambianus) by Hafiz Ayinde Badmus, Adeola Adefoluke Ala

“… The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of Castor seed powder-formulated feed in the fertility control of wildly caught female African giant rats (AGR). The study was conducted at Central Animal House of University of Ibadan, Nigeria between February and April, 2022. …”
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Molecular detection of parasites and host preference in wild-caught Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Chiang Mai and Nakhon Si Thammarat Provinces, Thailand by Kyi Soe Baby, Kaewmee Saowalak, Mano Chonlada, Pattanawong Urassaya, Tipparawong Nopporn, Siriyasatien Padet, Gatherer Derek, Urbaniak Michael D., Bates Paul A., Jariyapan Narissara

“…Here, molecular detection of haemosporidians, Leishmania, trypanosomatids, and filarial nematodes in biting midges was conducted to understand their potential role as vectors, and their host preference was determined. Wild-caught biting midges were collected from six different localities of Chiang Mai and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces, Thailand. …”
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Detection of Leishmania donovani DNA within Field-Caught Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Three Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Endemic Foci of Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka by Tharaka Wijerathna, Nayana Gunathilaka, Kithsiri Gunawardena, Yoshito Fujii, Deepa Gunasekara

“…The entomological surveys were conducted monthly from May to October 2017 using standard entomological techniques. Field-caught sand flies were identified to the species level followed by DNA extraction. …”
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First record of stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), an invasive alien fish species, in water bodies of urban green areas in Poland by Wróblewski Paweł, Maciaszek Rafał, Kasprzak Robert

“…After recording substantial numbers of specimens in the fall, no fish were caught in pond 1 during either of the spring catches, while only a few moroko were caught in the stream in April (1212 ± 869 mg; 454–2901 mg) and none were caught in June. …”
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The effect of formaldehyde solution in pitfall traps on the probability of catching woodlice (Isopoda, Oniscidea) by Ivan Hadrián Tuf, Lucie Novotná, Pavel Fryčka

“…Both the numbers of animals and the species caught were found to be significantly affected by the fixative solution in use. …”
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The Mining of Craft: An exploration of Minecraft as a Community of Inquiry by Miller Liam

“…Reading and Writing in any domain, whether it is law, rap songs, academic essays, superhero comics, or whatever, are not just ways of decoding print, they are also caught up with ways of doing things, thinking about things, valuing things, and interacting with other people – that is, they are caught up with different sorts of social practices. …”
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Season-long comparison of trap lures for integrated management of the navel orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in almond and pistachio by Joel P. Siegel, Charles S. Burks, Houston Wilson

“…A total of 194,233 males (96.52%) were caught using Combo lures and 7006 (3.48%) caught using Bait lures, while 95,947 females (48.83%) were caught using Combo lures and 100,532 (51.17%) caught using Bait lures. …”
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A comparison of the parasitoid wasp species richness of tropical forest sites in Peru and Uganda – subfamily Rhyssinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) by Hopkins, Tapani, Tuomisto, Hanna, Gómez, Isrrael C., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.

“…Peruvian traps caught species at a faster rate (per individual caught) than Ugandan traps. …”
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Assessment of Bycatch and Lost Fishing Gear in Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Fishing Using Vertical Setline in the Coastal Waters of Yumurtalık Bay by Caner Enver Ozyurt

“…The results showed that, aside from European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), only six species were caught, with bycatch species constituting 4.64% by weight. …”
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Messaging with appeal to intrinsic or relational values shows potential to shift demand for wildlife as pets by Harry Marshall, Nigel J. Collar, Alexander C. Lees, Andrew Moss, Pramana Yuda, Stuart J. Marsden

“…We then evaluated the persuasiveness of various messages that potentially align with people's values (e.g. addressing conservation, cultural and health considerations), each framed as positive or negative, and with outcomes involving a move to commercially bred birds or cessation of purchasing wild‐caught birds. We identified a degree of plasticity in behaviour, with most respondents perceiving the keeping of wild‐caught birds to be a conservation problem, and a majority claiming they would attempt to breed birds in the future. …”
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Wild Bumblebee (Bombus) Diversity and Nosema (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) Infection Levels Associated with Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) Production and Commercial Bum... by Sara L. Bushmann, Francis A. Drummond, Lee A. Beers, Eleanor Groden

“…The primary objective was to determine if the prevalence of Nosema bombi infection is higher for wild bumblebees (Bombus spp.) caught in lowbush blueberry growing areas with a history of commercial bumblebee use than for bumblebees caught in areas without a history of commercial bumblebee use. …”
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Du simulacre à la simulation : la vérité de l’artifice dans Galatea 2.2 de Richard Powers by Jean-Yves Pellegrin

“…This interactive feed-back loop, which simulates our sense of being caught in the ecosystem of the world, is not only the subject matter of the novel, it is also the active principle of the text. …”
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Sustainability or fun? Recreational angling in Marine Protected Areas by Cerim Hasan

“…This study determined the total catch and size of fish caught in the Akyaka MPA during recreational fishing. …”
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Microplastics contamination in two peripheral fish species harvested from a downstream river by M.R. Maulana, S. Saiful, Z.A. Muchlisin

“…The two species of fish that are frequently caught by fishermen in the Krueng Aceh River and consumed by the local people are mullet Mugil cephalus and bagok catfish Hexanematichthys sagor. …”
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Hereditary predisposition of water voles (Arvicola amphibius L.) to seizures in response to handling by G. G. Nazarova, L. P. Proskurnyak

“…Seizures are observed more often in individuals caught in the phases of decline and depression of abundance than in individuals caught in the phases of rise or peak. …”
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Experimental gillnet study to inform future large fish monitoring in the San Francisco Estuary by Dylan Keating Stompe, James A. Hobbs

“…On average, fishes caught in this study were substantially larger than those caught by trawl- and seine-based surveys. …”
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Transportation increases circulating corticosterone levels and decreases central serotonergic activity in a sex dependent manner in Pekin ducks by M.M. Bergman, J.M. Schober, R. Novak, A. Grief, C. Plue, G.S. Fraley

“…Thirty-six, 23-week-old ducks were collected at a commercial breeder facility and randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups (n = 6/sex/treatment): 1) caught and euthanized (control), 2) caught and put in a crated in the pen for 90 min (crate), or 3) caught, crated, and transported in a truck for 90 min (transport) to simulate actual transportation. …”
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Quantifying animal social behaviour with ecological field methods by Molly A. Clark, Christos C. Ioannou

“…Due to the limited field techniques available, we present a novel method to quantify social behaviours in the field by comparing the counts of individuals caught in traps across multiple locations sampled simultaneously. …”
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DOMAIN ASSESSMENT OF BALI SARDINELLA RESOURCES THROUGH ECOSYSTEM APPROACH AT ARCHIPELAGO FISHING PORT (PPN) PENGAMBENGAN by Rakhma Fitria Larasati, Iya Purnama Sari, Made Mahendra Jaya, Liya Tri Khikmawati, Noar Muda Satyawan, Yulia Estmirar Tanjov, Muth Mainnah, Muh. Arkam Aziz, Noveldesra Suhery, Wulandari Sarasati, Suratna Suratna

“…Indicators in the fish resources domain indicate that the trend of standardized CPUE is decreasing, the trend of Bali sardinella size is relatively fixed, the proportion of juveniles caught is 53%, the species composition of the catch is a higher proportion of target fish, the range collapse of fish resources for fishing grounds is relatively fixed depending on the target species, and for ETP species caught but released. …”
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