Instituto de Recursos Cinegéticos: Recent submissions
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Conditioned odor aversion as a tool for reducing post-release predation during animal translocations
(2020-08)Predation is a key factor in prey population dynamics and could impact population recovery. One common means employed to recover prey populations is that of translocations, but most fail owing to high predation during ... -
Using lures for improving selectivity of bait intake by red foxes
(CSIRO Publishing, 2021-10-15)Context. The use of baits for reducing the populations of harmful animal species, eradicating invasive species, vaccination, contraception or producing conditioned aversion, is widespread worldwide. However, baiting ... -
Effects on carrion consumption in a mammalian scavenger community when dominant species are excluded
(Springer, 2017-08-17)Carrion is a valuable resource exploited not only by obligate scavengers but also by a wide variety of facultative scavengers. These species provide several important ecosystem services which can sufer if the scavenger ... -
Assessment of methods for detecting an opportunistic and expanding mesocarnivore in southwestern Europe
(Wiley, 2021-07-29)Knowing the distribution of expanding carnivore species is paramount for identifying and addressing potential human–wildlife conflicts. Occupancy models are useful tools to estimate the distribution and the probability of ... -
Does prey abundance afect prey size selection by the Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)?
(Springer, 2021-03-04)Optimal foraging theory predicts that in situations of high prey abundance, predators will select the largest ones if the cost of capture is similar. This relationship is not clear in species of large owls. We aimed to ... -
Survival and cause-specific mortality of European wildcat (Felis silvestris) across Europe
(Elsevier, 2021-09)Humans have transformed most landscapes across the globe, forcing other species to adapt in order to persist in increasingly anthropogenic landscapes. Wide-ranging solitary species, such as wild felids, struggle particularly ... -
Integrating multiple datasets into spatially-explicit capture-recapture models to estimate the abundance of a locally scarce felid
(Springer, 2021-10-23)The conservation of animal populations often requires the estimation of population size. Low density and secretive behaviour usually determine scarce data sources and hampers precise abundance estimations of carnivore ... -
Methodological improvements for detecting and identifying scats of an expanding mesocarnivore in south-western Europe
(Springer, 2020-09-07)The use of scats is a widespread non-invasive method in ecological studies of mammalian carnivores. However, their low detectability and the incorrect species assignment may be important sources of bias. We aimed to optimize ... -
Genetic integrity of European wildcats: Variation across biomes mandates geographically tailored conservation strategies
(Elsevier, 2022-04)Hybridisation between domestic and wild taxa can pose severe threats to wildlife conservation, and human-induced hybridisation, often linked to species' introductions and habitat degradation, may promote reproductive ... -
Function of cofactor Akirin2 in the regulation of gene expression in model human Caucasian neutrophil-like HL60 cells
(Portland Press, 2021-07-22)The Akirin family of transcription cofactors are involved throughout the metazoan in the regulation of different biological processes (BPs) such as immunity, interdigital regression, muscle and neural development. Akirin ... -
First records of anomalous colouration in the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)
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Tick Importin-α Is Implicated in the Interactome and Regulome of the Cofactor Subolesin
(MDPI, 2021-04-11)Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) represent a burden for human and animal health worldwide. Currently, vaccines constitute the safest and most effective approach to control ticks and TBDs. Subolesin (SUB) has been ... -
Anti-microbiota vaccines modulate the tick microbiome in a taxon-specific manner
(Frontiers, 2021-07-12)The lack of tools for the precise manipulation of the tick microbiome is currently a major limitation to achieve mechanistic insights into the tick microbiome. Anti-tick microbiota vaccines targeting keystone bacteria of ... -
The α-Gal Syndrome and Potential Mechanisms
(Frontiers Media, 2021-12-16)The α-Gal syndrome is a complex allergic disease characterized by the development of specific IgE antibodies against the carbohydrate galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-Gal), an oligosaccharide present in cells and tissues of ... -
Arthropod Ectoparasites Have Potential to Bind SARS-CoV-2 via ACE
(MDPI, 2021-04-16)Coronavirus-like organisms have been previously identified in Arthropod ectoparasites (such as ticks and unfed cat flea). Yet, the question regarding the possible role of these arthropods as SARS-CoV-2 passive/biological ... -
Assessing the risks of SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife
(Springer, 2021-04-07)The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 likely emerged from a wildlife source with transmission to humans followed by rapid geographic spread throughout the globe and severe impacts on both human health and the global economy. ... -
Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Indian Isolates of Rhipicephalus microplus Based on Bm86 Gene Sequence
(MDPI, 2021-02-26)The control of cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, is focused on repeated use of acaricides. However, due to growing acaricide resistance and residues problem, immunization of animals along with limited use of effective ... -
Additional evidence on the efficacy of different Akirin vaccines assessed on Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae)
(Springer, 2021-04)Background: Anopheles arabiensis is an opportunistic malaria vector that rests and feeds outdoors, circumventingcurrent indoor vector control methods. Furthermore, this vector will readily feed on both animals and humans. ... -
Enlisting the Ixodes scapularis Embryonic ISE6 Cell Line to Investigate the Neuronal Basis of Tick—Pathogen Interactions
(MDPI, 2021-01-14)Neuropeptides are small signaling molecules expressed in the tick central nervous system, i.e., the synganglion. The neuronal-like Ixodes scapularis embryonic cell line, ISE6, is an effective tool frequently used for ... -
Comparative analysis of Rhipicephalus tick salivary gland and cement elementome
(Elsevier, 2021-04-07)Rhipicephalus spp. (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods, which constitute a model for the study of vector-host interactions. The chemical composition or elementome of salivary glands (SG) and cement ...