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Andrea Egizi Leslie Bulaga‐Seraphin Erika Alt Waheed I. Bajwa Joshua Bernick Matthew Bickerton Scott R. Campbell Neeta Connally Kandai Doi Richard C. Falco David N. Gaines Telleasha L. Greay Vanessa L. Harper Allen C.G. Heath Ju Jiang Terry A. Klein Lauren Maestas Thomas N. Mather James L. Occi Charlotte L. Oskam Jennifer Pendleton Marissa Teator Alec T. Thompson Danielle M. Tufts Rika Umemiya‐Shirafuji Meredith C. VanAcker Michael J. Yabsley Dina M. Fonseca 《Zoonoses and public health》2020,67(6):637-650
Established populations of Asian longhorned ticks (ALT), Haemaphysalis longicornis, were first identified in the United States (US) in 2017 by sequencing the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) ‘barcoding’ locus followed by morphological confirmation. Subsequent investigations detected ALT infestations in 12, mostly eastern, US states. To gain information on the origin and spread of US ALT, we (1) sequenced cox1 from ALT populations across 9 US states and (2) obtained cox1 sequences from potential source populations [China, Japan and Republic of Korea (ROK) as well as Australia, New Zealand and the Kingdom of Tonga (KOT)] both by sequencing and by downloading publicly available sequences in NCBI GenBank. Additionally, we conducted epidemiological investigations of properties near its initial detection locale in Hunterdon County, NJ, as well as a broader risk analysis for importation of ectoparasites into the area. In eastern Asian populations (China/Japan/ROK), we detected 35 cox1 haplotypes that neatly clustered into two clades with known bisexual versus parthenogenetic phenotypes. In Australia/New Zealand/KOT, we detected 10 cox1 haplotypes all falling within the parthenogenetic cluster. In the United States, we detected three differentially distributed cox1 haplotypes from the parthenogenetic cluster, supporting phenotypic evidence that US ALT are parthenogenetic. While none of the source populations examined had all three US cox1 haplotypes, a phylogeographic network analysis supports a northeast Asian source for the US populations. Within the United States, epidemiological investigations indicate ALT can be moved long distances by human transport of animals, such as horses and dogs, with smaller scale movements on wildlife. These results have relevant implications for efforts aimed at minimizing the spread of ALT in the United States and preventing additional exotic tick introductions. 相似文献
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Mattia Brambilla Fabio Casale Valentina Bergero G. Matteo Crovetto Riccardo Falco Irene Negri Paolo Siccardi Giuseppe Bogliani 《Biological conservation》2009,142(10):2033-2042
Species conservation largely depends on knowledge of habitat needs of target species. GIS-models are increasingly used to assess habitat preferences and distribution of target species, but their accuracy is constrained by availability of digital data layers. We developed a two-steps approach aiming at showing pros and cons of landscape (GIS)- and site-level habitat models, identifying key habitat factors for conservation of a threatened bird species, the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio. A spatially explicit GIS-model was generated using landscape variables, and a second model at site level was developed using fine-scale variables measured on the ground. The GIS-based model was then extrapolated to the entire region to obtain a map of distribution of suitable habitats. Positive associations between shrike occurrence and both hedgerow length and partial shrub cover were detected at both scales. Shrikes were also positively associated with grassland cover at landscape level and with partial cover of untilled herbaceous vegetation at the finer scale, and negatively affected by lucerne cover. The GIS-model led to an affordable map of predicted habitat suitability which should help conservationists to focus on different local priorities, but was unable to identify effects of untilled and lucerne cover. Site-level model gave fine details for habitat management, but its application elsewhere requires ground-measurements of factors. Combining the multiscale models could indicate more urgent actions at large scales (e.g. maintaining suitable habitats, or improving connectivity among isolated patches) and draw a detailed figure of the most suitable habitat for the species. Shrike occurrence was associated with a higher number of shrub and tree species: the indicator value of the species should ensure general benefits for biodiversity from dedicated management. 相似文献
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Marsha J. Falco John Barker Margaret E. Wallace† 《The Journal of small animal practice》1974,15(11):685-692
Study of the pedigrees of a population of normal and epileptic Alsatians has revealed that there is a genetic basis for the condition in this breed, and that this basis is more complex than has hitherto been suggested. A preponderance of males is affected and there is strong evidence for additive factors determining the age at which animals first show clinical signs, and for the effect of one or more major genes. Only an objective test-mating programme is likely to delineate the true mode of inheritance. 相似文献
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Gorenstein MV Shapiro II Cohen NL Corey BE Falco EE Marcaide JM Rogers AE Whitney AR Porcas RW Preston RA Rius A 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1983,219(4580):54-56
By use of a new, very sensitive interferometric system, a faint, compact radio source has been detected near the center of the galaxy that acts as the main part of a gravitational lens. This lens forms two previously discovered images of the quasar Q09S7+561, which lies in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major. The newly detected source has a core smaller than 0.002 arc second in diameter with a flux density of 0.6 +/- 0.1 millijansky at the 13-centimeter wavelength of the radio observations. This source could be the predicted third image of the transparent gravitational lens, the central core of the galaxy, or some combination of the two. It is not yet possible to choose reliably between these alternatives. 相似文献