Search Results - "Michaud, Bruno"
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Determinants of mercury contamination in viperine snakes, Natrix maura, in Western Europe
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-09-2018)“…The effects of Hg contamination are presumably widespread across the components of aquatic ecosystems, but investigations have been mainly focused on…”
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Growing in Cities: An Urban Penalty for Wild Birds? A Study of Phenotypic Differences between Urban and Rural Great Tit Chicks (Parus major)
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (18-07-2017)“…Urban sprawl is associated with deep and intense modifications of the natural habitats ofwild vertebrates. Although, many species are unable to cope with such…”
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Corticosterone levels in relation to trace element contamination along an urbanization gradient in the common blackbird (Turdus merula)
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-10-2016)“…In a rapidly urbanizing world, trace element pollution may represent a threat to human health and wildlife, and it is therefore crucial to assess both…”
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Environmental causes and reproductive correlates of mercury contamination in European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis)
Published in Environmental research (01-05-2019)“…Assessing Hg contamination in aquatic ecosystems is difficult because wetlands are part of large and complex networks, and potential sources of Hg…”
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Physiological state influences evaporative water loss and microclimate preference in the snake Vipera aspis
Published in Physiology & behavior (15-05-2015)“…Abstract Animals typically respond to environmental variation by adjusting their physiology, behavior, or both. Ectothermic animals are particularly sensitive…”
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Growing in a city: Consequences on body size and plumage quality in an urban dweller, the house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Published in Landscape and urban planning (01-04-2017)“…•Juvenile and adult sparrows were captured at 30 sites that differ in urbanization rates.•Body size and plumage quality were negatively correlated with…”
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Hydric “Costs” of Reproduction: Pregnancy Increases Evaporative Water Loss in the Snake Vipera aspis
Published in Physiological and biochemical zoology (01-11-2017)“…Water constraints can mediate evolutionary conflict either among individuals (e.g., parent-offspring conflict, sexual conflict) or within an individual (e.g.,…”
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Chronic exposure to tebuconazole alters thyroid hormones and plumage quality in house sparrows (Passer domesticus)
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (26-06-2023)“…Triazoles belong to a family of fungicides that are ubiquitous in agroecosystems due to their widespread use in crops. Despite their efficiency in controlling…”
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Blood mixtures: impact of puncture site on blood parameters
Published in Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology (01-08-2016)“…Various puncture routes, veins, arteries, heart, are used to take blood in animals. For anatomical reasons, differences in blood composition are expected among…”
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Role of interleukin-1β and tumour necrosis factor-α in lipopolysaccharide-induced sickness behaviour: a study with interleukin-1 type I receptor-deficient mice
Published in The European journal of neuroscience (01-12-2000)“…Interleukin‐1 (IL‐1) mediates symptoms of sickness during the host response to infection. IL‐1 exerts its effects via several subtypes of receptors. To assess…”
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Toxicity of dimethoate and fenoxycarb to honey bee brood (Apis mellifera), using a new in vitro standardized feeding method
Published in Pest management science (01-11-2007)“…A new in vitro method was devised to assess the effects of pesticides on honey bee brood. The method allowed the quantification of doses ingested by larvae and…”
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Role of IL-6 in cytokine-induced sickness behavior: a study with IL-6 deficient mice
Published in Physiology & behavior (01-08-2000)“…Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is synthesized and released in response to the cytokine inducer lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and IL-1, and acts as an endogenous pyrogen…”
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Central injection of IL-10 antagonizes the behavioural effects of lipopolysaccharide in rats
Published in Psychoneuroendocrinology (01-04-1999)“…Peripheral (IP) and central (ICV) injections of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) have been shown to induce brain expression of proinflammatory cytokines and to depress…”
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Vagotomy blocks behavioural effects of interleukin-1 injected via the intraperitoneal route but not via other systemic routes
Published in Neuroreport (04-11-1996)“…To test specificity of the involvement of vagal afferents in the communication between the immune system and the brain, sham-operated and vagotomized mice were…”
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Vagotomy attenuates behavioural effects of interleukin-1 injected peripherally but not centrally
Published in Neuroreport (17-06-1996)“…Peripheral and central injections of recombinant rat interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) have been shown to decrease social exploration in rats. To test the…”
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Role of interleukin-1beta and tumour necrosis factor-alpha in lipopolysaccharide-induced sickness behaviour: a study with interleukin-1 type I receptor-deficient mice
Published in The European journal of neuroscience (01-12-2000)“…Interleukin-1 (IL-1) mediates symptoms of sickness during the host response to infection. IL-1 exerts its effects via several subtypes of receptors. To assess…”
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Cholecytokinin receptors do not mediate the behavioral effects of lipopolysaccharide in mice
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Increased Sensitivity of Prediabetic Nonobese Diabetic Mouse to the Behavioral Effects of IL-1
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity (01-12-1999)“…The nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse is a model of spontaneous insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or type I diabetes. In humans, and in animal models of…”
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