Search Results - "Said, Mounir Abi"

Genetic structure in village dogs reveals a Central Asian domestication origin by Shannon, Laura M., Boyko, Ryan H., Castelhano, Marta, Corey, Elizabeth, Hayward, Jessica J., McLean, Corin, White, Michelle E., Said, Mounir Abi, Anita, Baddley A., Bondjengo, Nono Ikombe, Calero, Jorge, Galov, Ana, Hedimbi, Marius, Imam, Bulu, Khalap, Rajashree, Lally, Douglas, Masta, Andrew, Oliveira, Kyle C., Pérez, Lucía, Randall, Julia, Tam, Nguyen Minh, Trujillo-Cornejo, Francisco J., Valeriano, Carlos, Sutter, Nathan B., Todhunter, Rory J., Bustamante, Carlos D., Boyko, Adam R.

“…Dogs were the first domesticated species, originating at least 15,000 y ago from Eurasian gray wolves. Dogs today consist primarily of two specialized groups—a…”
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The first documented record of Acomys dimidiatus (Cretzschmar, 1826), Eastern Spiny Mouse (Rodentia, Muridae) from Lebanon by Abi-Said, Mounir R., El Haddad, Elie

“…We report the first documented record of Acomys dimidiatus (Cretzschmar, 1826) from Lebanon. An opportunistic trapping was carried on in Hima Ibl Al Saqi,…”
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Complete Genome Sequence of the First H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from Chickens in Lebanon in 2016 by Ibrahim, Elias, Sirawan, Abeer, El-Bazzal, Bassel, El Hage, Jeanne, Abi Said, Mounir, Zaraket, Hassan, Kandeil, Ahmed, Ali, Mohamed A, Kayali, Ghazi

“…We generated the full genome of a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus that caused an outbreak on a chicken farm in Lebnaon in April 2016. Analysis…”
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REPLY TO WANG ET AL: Sequencing datasets do not refute Central Asian domestication origin of dogs by Shannon, Laura M., Boyko, Ryan H., Castelhano, Marta, Corey, Elizabeth, Hayward, Jessica J., McLean, Corin, White, Michelle E., Said, Mounir R. Abi, Anita, Baddley A., Bondjengo, Nono Ikombe, Calero, Jorge, Galov, Ana, Hedimbi, Marius, Imam, Bulu, Khalap, Rajashree, Lally, Douglas, Masta, Andrew, Oliveira, Kyle C., Pérez, Lucía, Randall, Julia, Tam, Nguyen Minh, Trujillo-Cornejo, Francisco J., Valeriano, Carlos, Sutter, Nathan B., Todhunter, Rory J., Bustamante, Carlos D., Boyko, Adam R.

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Spatial networks differ when food supply changes: Foraging strategy of Egyptian fruit bats by Bachorec, Erik, Horáček, Ivan, Hulva, Pavel, Konečný, Adam, Lučan, Radek K, Jedlička, Petr, Shohdi, Wael M, Řeřucha, Šimon, Abi-Said, Mounir, Bartonička, Tomáš

“…Animals are faced with a range of ecological constraints that shape their behavioural decisions. Habitat features that affect resource abundance will also have…”
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Emergence and pandemic spread of small ruminant lentiviruses by Carrozza, Maria-Luisa, Niewiadomska, Anna-Maria, Mazzei, Maurizio, Abi-Said, Mounir R, Hué, Stéphane, Hughes, Joseph, Gatseva, Anna, Gifford, Robert J

“…Abstract Small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) cause chronic, persistent infections in populations of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus)…”
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A continent-scale study of the social structure and phylogeography of the bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii (Mammalia: Chiroptera), using new microsatellite data by Gürün, Kanat, Furman, Andrzej, Juste, Javier, Ramos Pereira, Maria J., Palmeirim, Jorge M., Puechmaille, Sebastien J., Hulva, Pavel, Presetnik, Primoz, Hamidovic, Daniela, Ibáñez, Carlos, Karataş, Ahmet, Allegrini, Benjamin, Georgiakakis, Panagiotis, Scaravelli, Dino, Uhrin, Marcel, Nicolaou, Haris, Abi-Said, Mounir R., Nagy, Zoltan L., Gazaryan, Suren, Bilgin, Raşit

“…Miniopterus schreibersii is a cave-dwelling bat species with a wide distribution in the western Palearctic spanning southern and central Europe, North Africa,…”
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Detection of Coronaviruses in Bats in Lebanon during 2020 by Kandeil, Ahmed, Abi-Said, Mounir, Badra, Rebecca, El-Shesheny, Rabeh, Al-Karmalawy, Ahmed A, Alnajjar, Radwan, Khalid, Zumama, Kamel, Mina Nabil, Abi Habib, Walid, Abdallah, Jad, Dhanasekaran, Vijaykrishna, Webby, Richard, Kayali, Ghazi

“…Bats are considered the main reservoir of coronaviruses (CoVs), and research evidence suggests the essential role of bats in the emergence of Severe Acute…”
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Reproductive seasonality of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) at the northern limits of its distribution by Lučan, Radek K., Bartonička, Tomáš, Benda, Petr, Bilgin, Rasit, Jedlička, Petr, Nicolaou, Haris, Reiter, Antonín, Shohdi, Wael M., Šálek, Martin, Řeřucha, Šimon, Uhrin, Marcel, Abi-Said, Mounir, Horáček, Ivan

“…We collected and analyzed data on the annual course of reproduction of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) in 2 climatically distinct areas, the…”
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Responses to repeated cycles of water restriction in lactating Shami goats by Jaber, Lina S, Barbour, Elie K, Abi-Said, Mounir R, Chedid, Mabelle, Giger-Reverdin, Sylvie, Duvaux-Ponter, Christine, Morand-Fehr, Pierre, Hamadeh, Shady K

“…The experiment was conducted to assess the effects of an intermittent watering regime on physiological indicators of lactating Shami goats. Twelve does in late…”
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Dromedary Camels in Africa and Middle East by Kandeil, Ahmed, Gomaa, Mokhtar, Nageh, Ahmed, Shehata, Mahmoud M, Kayed, Ahmed E, Sabir, Jamal S M, Abiadh, Awatef, Jrijer, Jamel, Amr, Zuhair, Said, Mounir Abi, Byarugaba, Denis K, Wabwire-Mangen, Fred, Tugume, Titus, Mohamed, Nadira S, Attar, Roba, Hassan, Sabah M, Linjawi, Sabah Abdulaziz, Moatassim, Yassmin, Kutkat, Omnia, Mahmoud, Sara, Bagato, Ola, Shama, Noura M Abo, El-Shesheny, Rabeh, Mostafa, Ahmed, Perera, Ranawaka Apm, Chu, Daniel Kw, Hassan, Nagla, Elsokary, Basma, Saad, Ahmed, Sobhy, Heba, El Masry, Ihab, McKenzie, Pamela P, Webby, Richard J, Peiris, Malik, Makonnen, Yilma J, Ali, Mohamed A, Kayali, Ghazi

“…Dromedary camels are the natural reservoirs of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Camels are mostly bred in East African countries…”
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Iranian vole Microtus irani occurs in Lebanon (Mammalia: Rodentia) by Kryštufek, Boris, Abi-Said, Mounir, Hladnik, Matjaž

“…We studied 1140 bp cytochrome b sequences of social voles from three localities in Lebanon. The results were compared with published sequences representing…”
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First record of the Forest Dormouse, Dryomys nitedula (Pallas, 1799), in Lebanon (Mammalia: Rodentia) by Abi-Said, Mounir R., Kryštufek, Boris

“…The Forest Dormouse, Dryomys nitedula (Pallas, 1799), was reported in Arabia from Iraq (Jawdat 1977), Syria (Shehab et al. 2003) and Israel (Qumsiyeh 1996,…”
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Sustainable improvement of small ruminant production in the semi-arid areas of Lebanon by Tami, F, Darwish, R, Said, M.A, Hamadeh, S

“…Small ruminant production in semi-arid areas could be improved drastically by overcoming feed, health and management constraints. This study aimed at assessing…”
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First record of the Five-toed Jerboa, Allactaga euphratica, Thomas, 1881 in Lebanon by Abi-Said, Mounir R.

“…A total of 11 specimens of Allactaga euphratica was captured at two localities in the Northern Beka'a in 2001 and in North Lebanon in 2004. The specimens are…”
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First record of Wagner's Gerbil, Gerbillus dasyurus (Wagner, 1842) (Mammalia: Rodentia), in Lebanon by Abi-Said, Mounir R.

“…Wagner's Gerbil, Gerbillus dasyurus, is commonly found in the Arabian Peninsula and extends marginally into the eastern desert of Egypt (Qumsieh 1996, Harrison…”
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Breeding potential of the Striped Hyaena, Hyaena hyaena syriaca Matschie, 1910 (Carnivora) in captivity by Abi-Said, Mounir R.

“…Two orphan baby striped hyaenas were brought for care from the Northern Bekaa to "The Animal Encounter", an educational centre for wildlife conservation in…”
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Distribution of the Striped Hyaena (Hyaena hyaena syriaca Matius, 1882) (Carnivora: Hyaenidae) in urban and rural areas of Lebanon by Abi-Said, Mounir R., Abi-Said, Diana Marrouche

“…Striped Hyaenas (Hyaena hyaena syriaca) remain widely distributed across Lebanon, as revealed from a compilation of sources ranging from newspapers, to oral…”
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Reviled as a Grave-Robber: The Ecology and Conservation of Striped Hyaenas in the Human-Dominated Landscapes of Lebanon by Abi-Said, Mounir R

“…Large mammalian carnivores can prey on livestock and threaten human life, while myths that surround them can worsen attitudes towards human-camivore conflict…”
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