Search Results - "STEWART, R. K"

New methods to identify conserved microsatellite loci and develop primer sets of high cross-species utility - as demonstrated for birds by DAWSON, DEBORAH A, HORSBURGH, GAVIN J, KÜPPER, CLEMENS, STEWART, IAN R.K, BALL, ALEXANDER D, DURRANT, KATE L, HANSSON, BENGT, BACON, IDA, BIRD, SUSANNAH, KLEIN, ÁKOS, KRUPA, ANDREW P, LEE, JIN-WON, MARTÍN-GÁLVEZ, DAVID, SIMEONI, MICHELLE, SMITH, GEMMA, SPURGIN, LEWIS G, BURKE, TERRY

“…We have developed a new approach to create microsatellite primer sets that have high utility across a wide range of species. The success of this method was…”
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Heterozygosity predicts clutch and egg size but not plasticity in a house sparrow population with no evidence of inbreeding by WETZEL, DANIEL P., STEWART, IAN R. K., WESTNEAT, DAVID F.

“…We investigated the link between heterozygosity and the reaction norm attributes of reproductive performance in female house sparrows (Passer domesticus). We…”
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Broad-scale latitudinal patterns of genetic diversity among native European and introduced house sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations by SCHREY, A. W., GRISPO, M., AWAD, M., COOK, M. B., McCOY, E. D., MUSHINSKY, H. R., ALBAYRAK, T., BENSCH, S., BURKE, T., BUTLER, L. K., DOR, R., FOKIDIS, H. B., JENSEN, H., IMBOMA, T., KESSLER-RIOS, M. M., MARZAL, A., STEWART, I. R. K., WESTERDAHL, H., WESTNEAT, D. F., ZEHTINDJIEV, P., MARTIN, L. B.

“…Introduced species offer unique opportunities to study evolution in new environments, and some provide opportunities for understanding the mechanisms…”
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Multiple aspects of plasticity in clutch size vary among populations of a globally distributed songbird by Westneat, David F, Bókony, Veronika, Burke, Terry, Chastel, Olivier, Jensen, Henrik, Kvalnes, Thomas, Lendvai, Ádám Z, Liker, András, Mock, Douglas, Schroeder, Julia, Schwagmeyer, P. L, Sorci, Gabriele, Stewart, Ian R. K, Ardia, Daniel

“…Plasticity in life‐history characteristics can influence many ecological and evolutionary phenomena, including how invading organisms cope with novel…”
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Body size as an indicator of parasitoid quality in male and female Anagyrus kamali (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) by Sagarra, L A, Vincent, C, Stewart, R K

“…The parasitoid Anagyrus kamali Moursi was recently introduced into the Caribbean as a biological control agent against the hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus…”
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Human glutathione S-transferase P1 polymorphisms : relationship to lung tissue enzyme activity and population frequency distribution by WATSON, M. A, STEWART, R. K, SMITH, G. B. J, MASSEY, T. E, BELL, D. A

“…The association between glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity as measured by 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB) conjugation and genotype at exon 5 and exon…”
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EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY IN BIRDS: Causes, Correlates, and Conflict by Westneat, David F, Stewart, Ian R.K

“…Extra-pair paternity (EPP) is extremely variable among species of birds, both in its frequency and in the behavioral events that produce it. A flood of field…”
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Amount and source of dietary copper affects small intestine morphology, duodenal lipid peroxidation, hepatic oxidative stress,and mRNA expression of hepatic copper regulatory proteins in weanling pigs1,2 by Fry, R. S., Ashwell, M. S., Lloyd, K. E., O'Nan, A. T., Flowers, W. L., Stewart, K. R., Spears, J. W.

“…Thirty weanling, crossbred barrows (SUS SCROFA) were used to determine the effects of amount and source of dietary Cu on small intestinal morphology and lipid…”
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TESTS OF ECOLOGICAL, PHENOTYPIC, AND GENETIC CORRELATES OF EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY IN THE HOUSE SPARROW by Stewart, Ian R. K, Hanschu, Richard D, Burke, Terry, Westneat, David F

“…We performed a two-year study of extra-pair paternity in the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) to test a suite of hypotheses relating to ecological factors…”
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Effects of bird predation on some pest insect populations in corn by Tremblay, A, Mineau, P, Stewart, R.K

“…Intensive agriculture has led to a decrease in biodiversity in many areas of the world. Poisoning birds directly or eliminating habitats suitable for birds…”
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High-utility conserved avian microsatellite markers enable parentage and population studies across a wide range of species by Dawson, Deborah A, Ball, Alexander D, Spurgin, Lewis G, Martín-Gálvez, David, Stewart, Ian R K, Horsburgh, Gavin J, Potter, Jonathan, Molina-Morales, Mercedes, Bicknell, Anthony W J, Preston, Stephanie A J, Ekblom, Robert, Slate, Jon, Burke, Terry

“…Microsatellites are widely used for many genetic studies. In contrast to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and genotyping-by-sequencing methods, they are…”
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Use of heterospermic inseminations and paternity testing to evaluate the relative contributions of common sperm traits and seminal plasma proteins in boar fertility by Flowers, W.L., Deller, F., Stewart, K.R.

“…•Heterospermic inseminations were used to study relationships between fertility and semen quality in highly fertile boars.•Sperm motility, morphology and three…”
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Complex Interactions among Temporal Variables Affect the Plasticity of Clutch Size in a Multi-Brooded Bird by Westneat, David F., Stewart, Ian R. K., Hatch, Margret I.

“…Phenotypic plasticity is a widespread phenomenon and may have important influences on evolutionary processes. Multidimensional plasticity, in which multiple…”
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Arsenic extraction and speciation in carrots using accelerated solvent extraction, liquid chromatography and plasma mass spectrometry by Vela, N P, Heitkemper, D T, Stewart, K R

“…Arsenic present in freeze-dried carrots was extracted using accelerated solvent extraction (ASE). Several parameters, including selection of the dispersing…”
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Terahertz optical rectification from a nonlinear organic crystal by ZHANG, X.-C, MA, X. F, JIN, Y, LU, T.-M, BODEN, E. P, PHELPS, P. D, STEWART, K. R, YAKYMYSHYN, C. P

“…We report optical rectification and subsequent generation of subpicosecond submillimeter-wave radiation from a nonlinear organic crystalline salt. With optical…”
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Changes in sow milk lipidome across lactation occur in fatty acyl residues of triacylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol lipids, but not in plasma membrane phospholipids by Suarez-Trujillo, A., Luecke, S.M., Logan, L., Bradshaw, C., Stewart, K.R., Minor, R.C., Ramires Ferreira, C., Casey, T.M.

“…Milk fats are vital to neonate survival and development, but vary highly by diet, maternal metabolic state and stage of lactation. To gain a better…”
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Design and biological effects of a vaginally administered gel containing the GnRH agonist, triptorelin, for synchronizing ovulation in swine by Knox, R.V., Stewart, K.R., Flowers, W.L., Swanson, M.E., Webel, S.K., Kraeling, R.R.

“…A novel gel formulation was selected for intravaginal delivery of the GnRH agonist (triptorelin) for synchronizing ovulation in pigs. Studies with gilt models…”
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Effect of dried distiller's grains plus solubles in postpartum diets of beef cows on reproductive performance of dam and heifer progeny by Taylor, E G, Lemenager, R P, Fellner, V, Stewart, K R

“…Forty-eight primiparous and multiparous cows were fed a silage-based total mixed ration (TMR; CON), a TMR with 2.5 kg/d DM dried distiller's grains plus…”
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Biochemical and molecular aspects of mammalian susceptibility to aflatoxin B1 carcinogenicity by Massey, T E, Stewart, R K, Daniels, J M, Liu, L

“…Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a fungal toxin that has been implicated as a causative agent in human hepatic and extrahepatic carcinogenesis. In this review, the…”
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Amount and source of dietary copper affects small intestine morphology, duodenal lipid peroxidation, hepatic oxidative stress,and mRNA expression of hepatic copper regulatory proteins in weanling pigs by Fry, R S, Ashwell, M S, Lloyd, K E, O'Nan, A T, Flowers, W L, Stewart, K R, Spears, J W

“…Thirty weanling, crossbred barrows (SUS SCROFA) were used to determine the effects of amount and source of dietary Cu on small intestinal morphology and lipid…”
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