Plus-strand RNA viruses can accumulate viral RNA degradation products during infections. Some of these decay intermediates are generated by the cytosolic 5′-to-3′ exoribonuclease Xrn1 (mammals and yeast) or Xrn4 (plants) ...

Background: Adiponectin exerts several beneficial cardiovascular effects, however their specific molecular mechanisms require additional understanding. This study investigated the mechanisms of adiponectin action in the ...

A survey of bee diversity was conducted in two oak savannah habitats - Oak Savannah 3 (03) and South Point (SP) - in Rondeau Provincial Park in Southern Ontario, Canada. The bee community composition of 03 and SP were ...

Conservation policy and practice can sometimes run counter to their mutual aims of ensuring species survival. In Kenya, where threatened predators such as lion deplete endangered prey such as Grevy’s zebra, conservation ...

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is a short-lived monocarpic perennial introduced to North America in 1868 which reached Canada in 1879. It was first introduced to Point Pelee National Park in 1969 and Rondeau Provincial ...

In a typical cell division chromosomes align at the metaphase plate before anaphase commences. This is not the case in Mesostoma spermatocytes. Throughout prometaphase the three bivalents persistently oscillate ...

Juggling a demanding academic career with family responsibilities – sound familiar? I nearly called it quits. Instead, I called a coach

Monitoring the movement and distribution of wildlife is a critical tool of an adaptive management framework for wildlife conservation. We installed motion‐triggered cameras to capture the movement of mammals through two ...

Oak Savanna habitat is globally rare. Prescribed burning is currently a widely-adopted management approach for restoring and maintaining these communities. We examined patterns of habitat recovery in the largest existing ...