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1. Environmental effects on the construction and physical properties of Bombyx mori cocoons

Author:
Offord, C.,   et al.   ; Vollrath, F.; Holland, C.;     Show all 3 Authors
Source:
Journal of materials science 2016 v.51 no.24 pp. 10863-10872
ISSN:
0022-2461
Subject:
Bombyx mori; animals; biopolymers; cocoons; color; environmental factors; mechanical properties; relative humidity; sericin; silk; silkworms; spinning; tanning agents; temperature; water content
Abstract:
... Published studies of silks focus on processed fibres or the optimum conditions for their production. Consequently, the effects of the environment on the physical properties of the cocoon are either poorly understood or kept as closely guarded industrial secrets. In this study, we test the hypothesis that silkworms as ectothermic animals respond to environmental conditions by modifying their spinni ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10853-016-0298-5

2. Soil microbial communities influence seedling growth of a rare conifer independent of plant–soil feedback

Author:
Offord, Cathy A.,   et al.   ; Rigg, Jessica L.; Singh, Brajesh K.; Anderson, Ian; Clarke, Steve; Powell, Jeff R.;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
Ecology 2016 v.97 no.12 pp. 3346-3358
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
adults; conifers; endangered species; fungal communities; fungi; germination; inoculum; pH; plant communities; porosity; rare species; seedling growth; seedlings; soil; soil microorganisms; soil-plant interactions; trees
Abstract:
... Plant–soil feedback, the reciprocal relationship between a plant and its associated microbial communities, has been proposed to be an important driver of plant populations and community dynamics. While rarely considered, understanding how plant–soil feedback contributes to plant rarity may have implications for conservation and management of rare species. Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) is a criti ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecy.1594

3. Determination of Genetic Variations of Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) 2, 4, and 6 with Next-Generation Sequencing in Native Cattle Breeds of Anatolia and Holstein Friesian

Author:
Offord, Victoria,   et al.   ; Bilgen, Nuket; Cinar Kul, Bengi; Werling, Dirk; Ertugrul, Okan;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Diversity 2016 v.8 no.4
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
Holstein; Toll-like receptor 2; Toll-like receptor 4; Toll-like receptor 6; bovine tuberculosis; breeding; cattle; disease resistance; disease susceptibility; exons; genetic variation; haplotypes; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; innate immunity; ligands; mastitis; milk production; natural selection; phenotype; Turkey (country)
Abstract:
... In recent years, the focus of disease resistance and susceptibility studies in cattle have been on determining patterns in the innate immune response of key proteins, such as Toll-like receptors (TLR). In the bovine genome, there are 10 TLR family members and, of these, TLR2, TLR4, and TLR6 are specialized in the recognition of bacterial ligands. Indigenous cattle breeds of Anatolia have been repo ...
DOI:
10.3390/d8040023

4. Developing an environmental‐education programme using Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in Zambia as a case study

Author:
Offord‐Woolley, S.,   et al.   ; Bamford, P.; Desforges, R.;     Show all 3 Authors
Source:
International zoo yearbook 2016 v.50 no.1 pp. 84-95
ISSN:
0074-9664
Subject:
Diceros bicornis; case studies; education programs; environmental education; managers; national parks; Zambia
Abstract:
... Environmental education is often recognized as a valuable conservation tool; however, programme managers can face many barriers that reduce the potential for success when implementing an environmental‐education programme. Case studies of environmental‐education programmes, from which other projects can learn lessons and use as an evidence base, can aid the development and implementation of future ...
DOI:
10.1111/izy.12117

5. Structural characterisation of Toll-like receptor 1 (TLR1) and Toll-like receptor 6 (TLR6) in elephant and harbor seals

Author:
Offord, Victoria,   et al.   ; Woodman, Sally; Gibson, Amanda J.; García, Ana Rubio; Contreras, Guillermo Sanchez; Rossen, John W.; Werling, Dirk;     Show all 7 Authors
Source:
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 2016 v.169 pp. 10-14
ISSN:
0165-2427
Subject:
Mirounga; endangered species; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; marine mammals; population dynamics; Brucella; risk; Toll-like receptor 6; methicillin; bacterial infections; pathogens; Phoca vitulina; disease outbreaks; mortality; antibiotic resistance; innate immunity; Influenza A virus; environmental health; Phocine morbillivirus; vaccine adjuvants; Toll-like receptor 1
Abstract:
... Pinnipeds are a diverse clade of semi-aquatic mammals, which act as key indicators of ecosystem health. Their transition from land to marine environments provides a complex microbial milieu, making them vulnerable to both aquatic and terrestrial pathogens, thereby contributing to pinniped population decline. Indeed, viral pathogens such as influenza A virus and phocine distemper virus (PDV) have b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetimm.2015.11.006

6. Variation in soil microbial communities associated with critically endangered Wollemi pine affects fungal, but not bacterial, assembly within seedling roots

Author:
Offord, C.A.,   et al.   ; Rigg, J.L.; Singh, B.K.; Anderson, I.C.; Clarke, S.; Powell, J.R.;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
Pedobiologia 2016 v.59 no.1-2 pp. 61-71
ISSN:
0031-4056
Subject:
acidity; bacteria; bacterial communities; biogeochemical cycles; edaphic factors; inoculum; mycorrhizal fungi; roots; seedlings; soil
Abstract:
... The critically endangered Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis W. Jones, K. Hill & J. Allen) has very low levels of recruitment in the wild. Wollemi pine grows on shallow soils of poor nutrient status and high acidity and is likely to be highly dependent on microorganisms such as mycorrhizal fungi and other microorganisms that contribute to nutrient cycling in soils. The microbial communities present in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pedobi.2016.02.002

7. Whole-chloroplast analysis as an approach for fine-tuning the preservation of a highly charismatic but critically endangered species, Wollemia nobilis (Araucariaceae)

Author:
Offord, Catherine A.,   et al.   ; Greenfield, Abigail; McPherson, Hannah; Auld, Tony; Delaney, Sven; van der Merwe, Marlien; Yap, Jia-Yee S.; Rossetto, Maurizio;     Show all 8 Authors
Source:
Australian journal of botany 2016 v.64 no.8 pp. 654-658
ISSN:
0067-1924
Subject:
Araucariaceae; bioinformatics; chloroplast DNA; chloroplasts; endangered species; genetic markers; genetic variation; loci; mutants; national parks; sequence analysis; sexual reproduction; single nucleotide polymorphism; Australia
Abstract:
... The critically endangered Wollemia nobilis W.G. Jones, K.D. Hill & J.M. Allen is endemic to Wollemi National Park north of Sydney (Australia). All known wild individuals are restricted to four sites in a single canyon system. W. nobilis can reproduce sexually but at all sites individual clumps can be multi-stemmed from a common base. In the first genetic study of this species, no genetic variation ...
DOI:
10.1071/BT16105