Giraffe and White-Rhino Plasma Showed Robust Differences Across 28 Metabolites
A South African ¹H-NMR study found 28 robust plasma-metabolite differences between giraffes and white rhinoceroses. Giraffes had higher…
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Veterinary Insecticides Were Found in Great Tit Nests in Both Urban and Protected Forest Habitats
Researchers analysed fur-containing material from 63 Great Tit nests in Hungary. Urban nests contained more insecticides and higher…
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Fat Reserves and Migratory Strategy Interacted in Northern Wheatear Phospholipid Profiles
Plasma lipidomics from spring-migrating Northern Wheatears on Helgoland showed that the relationship between fat reserves and several phospholipids…
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Great Tit and Eurasian Blue Tit Eggs Contained Different Mixes of PFOS Isomers
Researchers analysed 41 eggs from a contaminated industrial site in Belgium and detected both linear and branched PFAS…
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Urine and Scat Chemical Profiles Distinguished Tiger From Leopard With 79% and 75% Cross-validated Accuracy
Chemical profiles from tiger and leopard urine and scat reached about 79% and 75% species-classification accuracy in five-fold…
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Infrared Fingerprints Identified Rock Ptarmigan Food Plant Parts With 96.7% Test Accuracy
Using 296 pure plant fractions from crops of 236 Icelandic rock ptarmigan, an infrared-spectroscopy model identified plant parts…
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Velvet Antler Had the Most Distinct Metabolite Profile in Red and Sika Deer
A Chinese study detected 2,361 metabolites across three antler tissues from red and sika deer. Velvet antler separated…
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Age and Individual Identity Shaped Banded Mongoose Scent Chemistry
Anal-gland secretions from wild banded mongooses in Uganda carried individually distinct chemical profiles. Age, season and reproductive status…
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Fatty-Acid Profiles Distinguished Philippine Pangolin Scales From Rhinoceros and Goat Horn
GC–MS profiling of six Philippine pangolin scale samples, two black rhinoceros horn samples and goat horn revealed distinct…
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