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Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) dust bathe in response to an increase in environmental temperature. (2001)
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Rees, P. (2001). Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) dust bathe in response to an increase in environmental temperature. Journal of Thermal Biology, 27(5), 353-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4565%2801%2900100-0

(1) A captive herd of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) exhibited dusting behaviour when the maximum daily temperature exceeded approximately 13oC, and dusting frequency increased directly with the environmental temperature. (2) Individual animals sh... Read More about Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) dust bathe in response to an increase in environmental temperature..

High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in a commercial sheep flock (2001)
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Duncanson, P., Terry, R., Smith, J., & Hide, G. (2001). High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in a commercial sheep flock. International Journal for Parasitology, 31(14), 1699-1703. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7519%2801%2900282-X

Our current understanding of congenital transmission of Toxoplasma gondii from ewe to lamb dictates that infection frequently results in abortion and the death of the developing foetus, that the birth of live infected lambs occurs rarely and that the... Read More about High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in a commercial sheep flock.

China's Yangtze Estuary: I. Geomorphic influence on heavy metal accumulation in intertidal sediments. (2001)
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Zhang, W., Yu, L., Hutchinson, S., Xu, S., Chen, Z., & Gao, X. (2001). China's Yangtze Estuary: I. Geomorphic influence on heavy metal accumulation in intertidal sediments. Geomorphology, 41(2-3), 195-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-555X%2801%2900116-7

Five intertidal sites along the coast of the Yangtze Estuary, China were examined for concentrations of heavy metals including Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Mn and Fe in bulk surficial and core sediments. Differences in heavy metal concentrations are apparent betw... Read More about China's Yangtze Estuary: I. Geomorphic influence on heavy metal accumulation in intertidal sediments..

Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal (2001)
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James, P., & Donaldson, S. (2001). Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 3(3), 413-430. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333201000777

A requirement of the UK Government's strategy for sustainable development, published in 1999, was that all English regions would produce a sustainability framework by the end of 2000. In the Northwest, the framework has been produced under the title... Read More about Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal.

Functional modeling of tight junctions in intestinal cell monolayers using polyethylene glycol oligomers (2001)
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Watson, C., Rowland, M., & Warhurst, G. (2001). Functional modeling of tight junctions in intestinal cell monolayers using polyethylene glycol oligomers. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology, 281(2), C388-C397

Despite significant advances in the characterization of tight junction (TJ) proteins, little is known about how molecular changes relate to function due primarily to the limitations of conventional paracellular probes. To address this, the paracellul... Read More about Functional modeling of tight junctions in intestinal cell monolayers using polyethylene glycol oligomers.

Differential mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 splice variants in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary sarcoidosis patients (2001)
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Bloor, C., Knight, R., Kedia, R., Spiteri, M., & Allen, J. (2001). Differential mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 splice variants in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary sarcoidosis patients. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 164(2), 265-272

Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a highly mitogenic polypeptide detectable in human lung. Using competitive reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), expression of four IGF-1 transcripts was examined in bronchoalveolar lavage c... Read More about Differential mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 splice variants in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary sarcoidosis patients.

Is there a legal obligation to reintroduce animal species into their former habitats? (2001)
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Rees, P. (2001). Is there a legal obligation to reintroduce animal species into their former habitats?. Oryx, 35(3), 216-223. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300031884

Species reintroduction programmes are an important feature of global conservation efforts. There is evidence within the texts of some international and European laws of legal obligations to reintroduce species to their former habitats. However, these... Read More about Is there a legal obligation to reintroduce animal species into their former habitats?.

MGE-PCR : a novel approach to the analysis of toxoplasma gondii strain differentiation using mobile genetic elements (2001)
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Terry, R., Smith, J., Duncanson, P., & Hide, G. (2001). MGE-PCR : a novel approach to the analysis of toxoplasma gondii strain differentiation using mobile genetic elements. International Journal for Parasitology, 31(2), 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7519%2800%2900158-2

The position of mobile genetic elements (MGE) within eukaryotic genomes is often highly variable and we have exploited this phenomenon to develop a novel approach to strain differentiation in Toxoplasma gondii. Two PCR based strategies were designed... Read More about MGE-PCR : a novel approach to the analysis of toxoplasma gondii strain differentiation using mobile genetic elements.

The annual number of breeding adults and the effective population size of syntopic newts ( Triturus cristatus , T. marmoratus ) (2001)
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). Molecular Ecology, 10, 839-850

Pond-breeding amphibians are deme-structured organisms with a population genetic structure particularly susceptible to demographic threats. We estimated the effective number of breeding adults ( N b ) and the effective population size ( N e )... Read More about The annual number of breeding adults and the effective population size of syntopic newts ( Triturus cristatus , T. marmoratus ).

Impacts of crude oil on the germination and growth of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida (2001)
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Nwachukwu, S., James, P., & Gurney, T. (2001). Impacts of crude oil on the germination and growth of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida. Journal of environmental biology, 22(1), 29-36

The impacts of crude oil on the germination, growth and morphology of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida (PP) were examined for 15 days. At day 15 ther... Read More about Impacts of crude oil on the germination and growth of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida.