Search Results - "Holbech, H."

Epidemiology, ecology and human perceptions of snakebites in a savanna community of northern Ghana by Musah, Yahaya, Ameade, Evans P K, Attuquayefio, Daniel K, Holbech, Lars H

“…Worldwide, snakebite envenomations total ~2.7 million reported cases annually with ~100,000 fatalities. Since 2009, snakebite envenomation has intermittently…”
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Long-term effects of a binary mixture of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and bisphenol A (BPA) in zebrafish (Danio rerio) by Keiter, Su, Baumann, L., Färber, H., Holbech, H., Skutlarek, D., Engwall, M., Braunbeck, T.

“…Previous in vitro studies have reported the potential of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) to increase the toxicity of other compounds. Given the complex nature…”
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Information/testing strategies for identification of substances with endocrine disrupting properties by Christiansen, S., Holbech, H., Bjerregaard, P., Hass, U.

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Abundance and prey capture success of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle rudis) in relation to water clarity in south-east coastal Ghana by Holbech, Lars H., Gbogbo, Francis, Aikins, Timothy Khan

“…BackgroundWater clarity may negatively influence rate of plunge diving and prey capture success of piscivorous plunge-diving birds, and therefore has…”
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Protected areas in tropical Africa: assessing threats and conservation activities by Tranquilli, Sandra, Abedi-Lartey, Michael, Abernethy, Katharine, Amsini, Fidèle, Asamoah, Augustus, Balangtaa, Cletus, Blake, Stephen, Bouanga, Estelle, Breuer, Thomas, Brncic, Terry M, Campbell, Geneviève, Chancellor, Rebecca, Chapman, Colin A, Davenport, Tim R B, Dunn, Andrew, Dupain, Jef, Ekobo, Atanga, Eno-Nku, Manasseh, Etoga, Gilles, Furuichi, Takeshi, Gatti, Sylvain, Ghiurghi, Andrea, Hashimoto, Chie, Hart, John A, Head, Josephine, Hega, Martin, Herbinger, Ilka, Hicks, Thurston C, Holbech, Lars H, Huijbregts, Bas, Kühl, Hjalmar S, Imong, Inaoyom, Yeno, Stephane Le-Duc, Linder, Joshua, Marshall, Phil, Lero, Peter Minasoma, Morgan, David, Mubalama, Leonard, N'Goran, Paul K, Nicholas, Aaron, Nixon, Stuart, Normand, Emmanuelle, Nziguyimpa, Leonidas, Nzooh-Dongmo, Zacharie, Ofori-Amanfo, Richard, Ogunjemite, Babafemi G, Petre, Charles-Albert, Rainey, Hugo J, Regnaut, Sebastien, Robinson, Orume, Rundus, Aaron, Sanz, Crickette M, Okon, David Tiku, Todd, Angelique, Warren, Ymke, Sommer, Volker

“…Numerous protected areas (PAs) have been created in Africa to safeguard wildlife and other natural resources. However, significant threats from anthropogenic…”
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Differential gene expression and biomarkers in zebrafish ( Danio rerio) following exposure to produced water components by Holth, T.F., Nourizadeh-Lillabadi, R., Blaesbjerg, M., Grung, M., Holbech, H., Petersen, G.I., Aleström, P., Hylland, K.

“…The main effluent from oil and gas production is produced water (PW), a waste that contains low to moderate concentrations of oil-derived substances such as…”
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Genetic and paleomodelling evidence of the population expansion of the cattle egret Bubulcus ibis in Africa during the climatic oscillations of the Late Pleistocene by Congrains, Carlos, Carvalho, Antônio F., Miranda, Elder A., Cumming, Graeme S., Henry, Dominic A. W., Manu, Shiiwua A., Abalaka, Jacinta, Rocha, Cristiano D., Diop, Moussa S., Sá, Joãozinho, Monteiro, Hamilton, Holbech, Lars H., Gbogbo, Francis, Lama, Silvia N. Del

“…Increasing aridity during glacial periods produced the retraction of forests and the expansion of arid and semi-arid environments in Africa, with consequences…”
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Severe declines of understory birds follow illegal logging in Upper Guinea forests of Ghana, West Africa by Arcilla, Nicola, Holbech, Lars H., O’Donnell, Sean

“…•Between 1995 and 2010, legal and illegal logging intensities increased >600%.•Estimated forest understory bird species abundance declined >50%.•Understory…”
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Lack of conservation effort rapidly increases African great ape extinction risk by Tranquilli, Sandra, Abedi‐Lartey, Michael, Amsini, Fidèle, Arranz, Luis, Asamoah, Augustus, Babafemi, Ogunjemite, Barakabuye, Nsengiyunva, Campbell, Geneviève, Chancellor, Rebecca, Davenport, Tim R.B., Dunn, Andrew, Dupain, Jef, Ellis, Christina, Etoga, Gilles, Furuichi, Takeshi, Gatti, Sylvain, Ghiurghi, Andrea, Greengrass, Elisabeth, Hashimoto, Chie, Hart, John, Herbinger, Ilka, Hicks, Thurston C., Holbech, Lars H., Huijbregts, Bas, Imong, Inaoyom, Kumpel, Noelle, Maisels, Fiona, Marshall, Phil, Nixon, Stuart, Normand, Emmanuelle, Nziguyimpa, Léonidas, Nzooh‐Dogmo, Zacharie, Tiku Okon, David, Plumptre, Andrew, Rundus, Aaron, Sunderland‐Groves, Jacqueline, Todd, Angelique, Warren, Ymke, Mundry, Roger, Boesch, Christophe, Kuehl, Hjalmar

“…A network of resource management areas (RMAs) exists across tropical Africa to protect natural resources. However, many are poorly managed and weakly…”
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Evaluation of a 40 day Assay for Testing Endocrine Disrupters: Effects of an Anti-Estrogen and an Aromatase Inhibitor on Sex Ratio and Vitellogenin Concentrations in Juvenile Zebrafish (Danio rerio) by Andersen, L, Kinnberg, K, Holbech, H, Korsgaard, B, Bjerregaard, P

“…In the present study, the effects of the anti-estrogen ZM 189,156 and the aromatase inhibitor fadrozole were evaluated in a 40-day juvenile assay developed for…”
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Ophidiophobia, myth generation, and human perceptions: Implications for snake conservation in a typical savanna community of northern Ghana by Musah, Yahaya, Attuquayefio, Daniel K., Pobee, Abigail N. A., Holbech, Lars H.

“…Snakes have fascinated and terrified humans throughout history. Worldwide, innate fear (ophidiophobia), culturally-founded superstition, and myths have caused…”
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rapid assessment of species-specific bird strike risk at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana by Holbech, Lars H, Asamoah, Augustus, Owusu, Erasmus H

“…The Kotoka International Airport in Accra, the capital city of Ghana, has in recent years been confronted with increased presence of birds posing great…”
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Research and conservation of the larger parrots of Africa and Madagascar: a review of knowledge gaps and opportunities by Martin, Rowan O, Perrin, Michael R, Boyes, Rutledge S, Abebe, Yilma D, Annorbah, Nathaniel D, Asamoah, Augustus, Bizimana, Dieudonné, Bobo, Kadiri S, Bunbury, Nancy, Brouwer, Joost, Diop, Moussa S, Ewnetu, Mihret, Fotso, Roger C, Garteh, Jerry, Hall, Philip, Holbech, Lars H, Madindou, Ireene R, Maisels, Fiona, Mokoko, Jérôme, Mulwa, Ronald, Reuleaux, Anna, Symes, Craig, Tamungang, Simon, Taylor, Stuart, Valle, Simon, Waltert, Matthias, Wondafrash, Mengistu

“…Parrot populations in Africa and Madagascar are declining and the need for conservation actions to address threats is increasingly recognised. Effective…”
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Gonad development and vitellogenin production in zebrafish ( Danio rerio) exposed to ethinylestradiol and methyltestosterone by Örn, Stefan, Holbech, Henrik, Madsen, Trine H, Norrgren, Leif, Petersen, Gitte I

“…In a partial life-cycle test, the impact of 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) and 17α-methyltestosterone (MT) on juvenile zebrafish was evaluated by use of…”
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Long-term effects of a binary mixture of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and bisphenol A (BPA) in zebrafish (Danio rerio) by KEITER, Su, BAUMANN, L, FÄRBER, H, HOLBECH, H, SKUTLAREK, D, ENGWALL, M, BRAUNBECK, T

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Effects of exposure to 17 α-ethinylestradiol during early development on sexual differentiation and induction of vitellogenin in zebrafish ( Danio rerio) by Andersen, Lene, Holbech, Henrik, Gessbo, Åsa, Norrgren, Leif, Petersen, Gitte I

“…To determine the critical stage of zebrafish development where exposure to xenoestrogens can affect sex ratio and vitellogenin induction, zebrafish ( Danio…”
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Vitellogenin induction by 17β-estradiol and 17α-ethinylestradiol in male zebrafish ( Danio rerio) by Rose, Jon, Holbech, Henrik, Lindholst, Christian, Nørum, Ulrik, Povlsen, Allan, Korsgaard, Bodil, Bjerregaard, Poul

“…Adult male zebrafish ( Danio rerio) were exposed to 17β-estradiol (E2) or 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) in flow-through systems for 8 days. This was done to…”
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Uncontrolled hunting and habitat degradation decimate and extirpate forest hornbills in Ghana, West Africa by Holbech, Lars H., Annorbah, Nathaniel N.D., Phalan, Ben, Arcilla, Nico

“…Tropical forests are on the front lines of the current global extinction crisis. Species with restricted habitat requirements and slow reproductive rates, such…”
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Development of an ELISA for vitellogenin in whole body homogenate of zebrafish ( Danio rerio) by Holbech, Henrik, Andersen, Lene, Petersen, Gitte I, Korsgaard, Bodil, Pedersen, Knud L, Bjerregaard, Poul

“…The yolk protein, lipovitellin (Lv) was purified from ovaries of mature female zebrafish ( Danio rerio) by gel filtration and anion exchange chromatography…”
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Vitellogenin expression in zebrafish Danio rerio: evaluation by histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and in situ mRNA hybridisation by Van der Ven, Leo T.M., Holbech, Henrik, Fenske, Martina, Van den Brandhof, Evert-Jan, Gielis-Proper, Francijntje K., Wester, Piet W.

“…Several histological methods were tested for their potential to detect the in vivo induction of vitellogenin in zebrafish, after exposure to 17β-oestradiol…”
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