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A nose for trouble: ecotoxicological implications for climate change and disease in Saiga antelope (S. t. tatarica) by Mullineaux, S. T., McKinley, J. M., Marks, N. J., Doherty, R., Scantlebury, D. M.

“…In recent decades, Saiga antelope ( Saiga t. tatarica ) mass die-offs have become more common. The mass die-off of 2015 in central Kazakhstan, recorded 140,000…”
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Step by step: reconstruction of terrestrial animal movement paths by dead-reckoning by Bidder, O R, Walker, J S, Jones, M W, Holton, M D, Urge, P, Scantlebury, D M, Marks, N J, Magowan, E A, Maguire, I E, Wilson, R P

“…Research on wild animal ecology is increasingly employing GPS telemetry in order to determine animal movement. However, GPS systems record position…”
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Dead-reckoning elucidates fine-scale habitat use by European badgers Meles meles by Magowan, E A, Maguire, I E, Smith, S, Redpath, S, Marks, N J, Wilson, R P, Menzies, F, O'Hagan, M, Scantlebury, D M

“…Recent developments in both hardware and software of animal-borne data loggers now enable large amounts of data to be collected on both animal movement and…”
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Cover crops and carbon stocks: How under-vine management influences SOC inputs and turnover in two vineyards by Marks, J.N.J., Lines, T.E.P., Penfold, C., Cavagnaro, T.R.

“…There is a growing awareness surrounding the importance of maintaining and increasing soil organic carbon (SOC, henceforth) stocks in vineyard systems…”
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Heavy metal (PTE) ecotoxicology, data review: Traditional vs. a compositional approach by Mullineaux, S.T., McKinley, J.M., Marks, N.J., Scantlebury, D.M., Doherty, R.

“…Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) otherwise known as heavy metals are ubiquitous in soils and can have a range of negative health and environmental impacts. In…”
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Potentially toxic element accumulation in badgers (Meles meles): a compositional approach by Mullineaux, S.T., Redpath, S.H.A., Ogle, N., McKinley, J.M., Marks, N.J., Scantlebury, D.M., Doherty, R.

“…Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Badgers (Meles meles), otherwise known as heavy metals, are unique amongst environmental pollutants occurring, both…”
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The ovijector of Ascaris suum: multiple response types revealed by Caenorhabditis elegans FMRFamide-related peptides by Moffett, C.L., Beckett, A.M., Mousley, A., Geary, T.G., Marks, N.J., Halton, D.W., Thompson, D.P., Maule, A.G.

“…Caenorhabditis elegans possesses 22 FMRFamide-like peptide ( flp) genes predicted to encode 60 different FMRFamide-related peptides with a range of C-terminal…”
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Gross anatomy of the muscle systems and associated innervation of Apatemon cobitidis proterorhini metacercaria (Trematoda: Strigeidea), as visualized by confocal microscopy by Stewart, M T, Mousley, A, Koubková, B, Sebelová, S, Marks, N J, Halton, D W

“…The major muscle systems of the metacercaria of the strigeid trematode, Apatemon cobitidis proterorhini have been examined using phalloidin as a site-specific…”
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Parasitic flatworms: molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology and physiology by Maule, A. G, Marks, N. J

“…Parasitic flatworms include Cestodes (tapeworms) and trematodes (flukes, schistosomes, etc) and are the cause of a number of major diseases of medical and…”
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Effects of KHEYLRFamide and KNEFIRFamide on cyclic adenosine monophosphate levels in Ascaris suum somatic muscle by THOMPSON, D. P, DAVIS, J. P, LARSEN, M. J, COSCARELLI, E. M, ZINSER, E. W, BOWMAN, J. W, ALEXANDER-BOWMAN, S. J, MARKS, N. J, GEARY, T. G

“…KHEYLRF-NH(2) (AF2) is a FMRFamide-related peptide (FaRP) present in parasitic and free-living nematodes. At concentrations as low as 10 pM, AF2 induces a…”
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Nematode neuropeptide modulation of the vagina vera of Ascaris suum: in vitro effects of PF1, PF2, PF4, AF3 and AF4 by Fellowes, R A, Maule, A G, Marks, N J, Geary, T G, Thompson, D P, Halton, D W

“…Ascaris suum possesses a large number of FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) of which KNEFIRFamide (AF1), KHEYLRFamide (AF2) and KSAYMRFamide (AF8/PF3) have…”
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Effects of life-history traits on parasite load in grey squirrels by Scantlebury, M, Maher McWilliams, M, Marks, N.J, Dick, J.T.A, Edgar, H, Lutermann, H

“…Life-history theory stipulates that resources are limited and consequently investment in one trait (e.g. reproduction) compromises resources allocated to…”
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Isolation and Preliminary Biological Assessment of AADGAPLIRFamide and SVPGVLRFamide from Caenorhabditis elegans by Marks, N.J, Shaw, C, Halton, D.W, Thompson, D.P, Geary, T.G, Li, C, Maule, A.G

“…To date, 9 FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) have been structurally characterised from Caenorhabditis elegans. Radioimmunometrical screening of an ethanolic…”
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Pharmacological effects of nematode FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) on muscle contractility of the trematode, Fasciola hepatica by Marks, N J, Maule, A G, Halton, D W, Geary, T G, Shaw, C, Thompson, D P

“…The physiological effects of synthetic replicates of the nematode FaRPs, AF1 (KNEFIRFamide), AF2 (KHEYLRFamide), PF1 (SDPNFLRFamide), PF2 (SADPNFLRFamide),…”
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Classical neurotransmitters in the ovijector of Ascaris suum: localization and modulation of muscle activity by Fellowes, R A, Maule, A G, Martin, R J, Geary, T G, Thompson, D P, Kimber, M J, Marks, N J, Halton, D W

“…Ascaris suum possesses a well-developed nervous system which is regulated by a number of classical neurotransmitters including acetylcholine (ACh),…”
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KSAYMRFamide (PF3/AF8) Is Present in the Free-Living Nematode,Caenorhabditis elegans by Marks, N.J., Maule, A.G., Geary, T.G., Thompson, D.P., Li, C., Halton, D.W., Shaw, C.

“…To date, seven FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) have been structurally characterized fromC. elegans,of which one is structurally identical to the parasitic…”
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Isolation, pharmacology and gene organization of KPSFVRFamide: a neuropeptide from Caenorhabditis elegans by Marks, N J, Maule, A G, Li, C, Nelson, L S, Thompson, D P, Alexander-Bowman, S, Geary, T G, Halton, D W, Verhaert, P, Shaw, C

“…To date, 53 peptides with C-terminal RFamides have been identified by the genome sequencing project in the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. In this study the…”
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Isolation of AF2 (KHEYLRFamide) from Caenorhabditis elegans: Evidence for the Presence of More Than One FMRFamide-Related Peptide-Encoding Gene by Marks, N.J., Shaw, C., Maule, A.G., Davis, J.P., Halton, D.W., Verhaert, P., Geary, T.G., Thompson, D.P.

“…Numerous FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) have been isolated and sequenced from extracts of free-living and parasitic nematodes. The most abundant FaRP…”
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Comparative analyses of the neuropeptide F (NPF)- and FMRFamide-related peptide (FaRP)-immunoreactivities in Fasciola hepatica and Schistosoma spp by Marks, N J, Halton, D W, Maule, A G, Brennan, G P, Shaw, C, Southgate, V R, Johnston, C F

“…Immunochemical techniques were used to determine the distribution, chemical characteristics and relative abundance of immunoreactivity (IR) to two native…”
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Neuromusculature of the ovijector of Ascaris suum (Ascaroidea, Nematoda): An ultrastructural and immunocytochemical study by Fellowes, R.A., Dougan, P.M., Maule, A.G., Marks, N.J., Halton, D.W.

“…This study used electron microscopy and confocal scanning laser microscopy interfaced with cytochemistry to study neuromuscular interrelationships in the…”
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