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A Subpopulation of Macrophages Infiltrates Hypertrophic Adipose Tissue and Is Activated by Free Fatty Acids via Toll-like Receptors 2 and 4 and JNK-dependent Pathways by Nguyen, M. T. Audrey, Favelyukis, Svetlana, Nguyen, Anh-Khoi, Reichart, Donna, Scott, Peter A., Jenn, Alan, Liu-Bryan, Ru, Glass, Christopher K., Neels, Jaap G., Olefsky, Jerrold M.

“…Obesity and type 2 diabetes are characterized by decreased insulin sensitivity, elevated concentrations of free fatty acids (FFAs), and increased macrophage…”
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Adapterama III: Quadruple-indexed, double/triple-enzyme RADseq libraries (2RAD/3RAD) by Bayona-Vásquez, Natalia J, Glenn, Travis C, Kieran, Troy J, Pierson, Todd W, Hoffberg, Sandra L, Scott, Peter A, Bentley, Kerin E, Finger, John W, Louha, Swarnali, Troendle, Nicholas, Diaz-Jaimes, Pindaro, Mauricio, Rodney, Faircloth, Brant C

“…Molecular ecologists frequently use genome reduction strategies that rely upon restriction enzyme digestion of genomic DNA to sample consistent portions of the…”
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Does Body Shape in Fundulus Adapt to Variation in Habitat Salinity? by Styga, Joseph M., Pienaar, Jason, Scott, Peter A., Earley, Ryan L.

“…Understanding the ecological pressures that generate variation in body shape is important because body shape profoundly affects physiology and overall fitness…”
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Historical museum collections and contemporary population studies implicate roads and introduced predatory bullfrogs in the decline of western pond turtles by Nicholson, E. Griffin, Manzo, Stephanie, Devereux, Zachary, Morgan, Thomas Paul, Fisher, Robert N., Brown, Christopher, Dagit, Rosi, Scott, Peter A., Shaffer, H. Bradley

“…The western pond turtle (WPT), recently separated into two paripatrically distributed species ( Emys pallida and Emys marmorata ), is experiencing significant…”
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Follow-up ecological studies for cryptic species discoveries: Decrypting the leopard frogs of the eastern U.S by Schlesinger, Matthew D, Feinberg, Jeremy A, Nazdrowicz, Nathan H, Kleopfer, J D, Beane, Jeffrey C, Bunnell, John F, Burger, Joanna, Corey, Edward, Gipe, Kathy, Jaycox, Jesse W, Kiviat, Erik, Kubel, Jacob, Quinn, Dennis P, Raithel, Christopher, Scott, Peter A, Wenner, Sarah M, White, Erin L, Zarate, Brian, Shaffer, H Bradley

“…Cryptic species are a challenge for systematics, but their elucidation also may leave critical information gaps about the distribution, conservation status,…”
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Western pond turtles in the Mojave Desert? A review of their past, present, and possible future by Lovich, Jeffrey E., Jefferson, George, Reynolds, Robert, Scott, Peter A., Shaffer, H. Bradley, Puffer, Shellie, Greely, Sarah, Cummings, Kristy, Fisher, Robert N., Meyer-Wilkins, Kathie, Gomez, Doug, Ford, Morgan, Otahal, Christopher D.

“…The western pond turtle (WPT) was formerly considered a single species ( Actinemys or Emys marmorata ) that ranged from southern British Columbia, Canada to…”
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Individual heterozygosity predicts translocation success in threatened desert tortoises by Scott, Peter A, Allison, Linda J, Field, Kimberleigh J, Averill-Murray, Roy C, Shaffer, H Bradley

“…Anthropogenic environmental modification is placing as many as 1 million species at risk of extinction. One management action for reducing extinction risk is…”
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Phylogenomics reveal species limits and inter-relationships in the narrow-range endemic lycian salamanders by Scott, Peter A., Najafi-Majd, Elnaz, Yıldırım Caynak, Elif, Gidiş, Müge, Kaya, Uğur, Bradley Shaffer, H.

“…[Display omitted] •Salamanders of the genus Lyciasalamandra were sampled comprehensively throughout Mediterranean coast of Turkey and a handful of Aegean…”
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Resolving taxonomic turbulence and uncovering cryptic diversity in the musk turtles (Sternotherus) using robust demographic modeling by Scott, Peter A., Glenn, Travis C., Rissler, Leslie J.

“…[Display omitted] •We use 3RADseq to resolve Musk Turtle (Sternotherus) systematics.•We discover cryptic species-level diversity in Sternotherus.•Multiple…”
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Formation of a recent hybrid zone offers insight into the geographic puzzle and maintenance of species boundaries in musk turtles by Scott, Peter A., Glenn, Travis C., Rissler, Leslie J.

“…Speciation is the result of an accumulation of reproductive barriers between populations, but pinpointing the factors involved is often difficult. However,…”
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Reference Genome of the Northwestern Pond Turtle, Actinemys marmorata by Todd, Brian D, Jenkinson, Thomas S, Escalona, Merly, Beraut, Eric, Nguyen, Oanh, Sahasrabudhe, Ruta, Scott, Peter A, Toffelmier, Erin, Wang, Ian J, Shaffer, H Bradley

“…The northwestern pond turtle, Actinemys marmorata, and its recently recognized sister species, the southwestern pond turtle, A. pallida, are the sole aquatic…”
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Response to Comment on “Individual heterozygosity predicts translocation success in threatened desert tortoises” by Scott, Peter A., Allison, Linda J., Field, Kimberleigh J., Averill-Murray, Roy C., Shaffer, H. Bradley

“…Hedrick brings up several potential concerns that he feels challenge or limit our main finding. Hedrick does not comment on our empirical results, but rather…”
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Response to Comment on “Individual heterozygosity predicts translocation success in threatened desert tortoises” by Scott, Peter A., Allison, Linda J., Field, Kimberleigh J., Averill-Murray, Roy C., Shaffer, H. Bradley

“…Hansson et al . argue that our main finding could provide an overly simplistic metric for maximizing genetic rescue. They agree that translocating the most…”
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Genome-wide Association Analysis of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Gene-lifestyle Interaction for Invasive Breast Cancer Risk: The WHI dbGaP Study by Jung, Su Yon, Scott, Peter A, Papp, Jeanette C, Sobel, Eric M, Pellegrini, Matteo, Yu, Herbert, Han, Sihao, Zhang, Zuo-Feng

“…Immune-related etiologic pathways to influence invasive breast cancer risk may interact with lifestyle factors, but the interrelated molecular genetic pathways…”
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Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Blacktail Brush Lizard, Urosaurus nigricaudus, Reveals Dosage Compensation in an Endemic Lizard by Davalos-Dehullu, Elizabeth, Baty, Sarah M, Fisher, Robert N, Scott, Peter A, Dolby, Greer A, Munguia-Vega, Adrian, Cortez, Diego

“…Urosaurus nigricaudus is a phrynosomatid lizard endemic to the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. This work presents a chromosome-level genome assembly and…”
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Integrating dynamic occupancy modeling and genetics to infer the status of the imperiled flattened musk turtle by Scott, Peter A., Rissler, Leslie J.

“…Understanding changes in biodiversity at the levels of species and genes is imperative for effective conservation management. Here, we present a study that…”
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Epilepsy service provision in the National Health Service in England in 2012 by Dickson, Jon M, Scott, Peter A, Reuber, Markus

“…Highlights • The quality of epilepsy care in the NHS in England is excellent in some areas. • The quality of epilepsy care in the NHS in England varies and…”
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Influences of Wind and Snow on Northern Tree-Line Environments at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada by Scott, Peter A., Hansell, Roger I. C., Erickson, William R.

“…The influences of wind and snow distribution at the tree line near Churchill, Manitoba, were studied. Wind profiles above the snow surface, snow crystal size…”
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Chronology of Terrestrial Den Use by Polar Bears in Western Hudson Bay as Indicated by Tree Growth Anomalies by Scott, Peter A., Stirling, Ian

“…In a large polar bear denning area inland from the coast of western Hudson Bay south of Churchill, Manitoba, previous denning activity was determined by…”
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[Introduction]: Circumpolar Ecosystems 2000 by Scott, Peter A.

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