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Journals

Animal Science JournalAnimal Science Journal Virtual Issues.

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Wagyu Virtual Issue The first edition of Animal Science Journal’s Virtual Special Issue. This includes a compilation of articles previously published in Animal Science Journal. The first edition is on Wagyu, which provides you with research papers encompassing the findings in aspects of genetics and breeding, genetic engineering, nutrition, feeds and feeding, physiology and environment impact.

Embryo Technologies in Livestock Virtual Issue



Ethology

Ethology Podcast: Post-Ejaculatory Mounting in the Ring-Tailed Lemur

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Molecular Ecology Animal Genetics Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Molecular Ecology Animal Genetics Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
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Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research Journal of Evolutionary Biology Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research Journal of Evolutionary Biology Medical and Veterinary Entomology
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Journal of Evolutionary Biology Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine Veterinary Clinical Pathology
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Veterinary and Comparative Oncology Biological Reviews
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology Biological Reviews
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Sample Issues

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Zoology and Animal Science Ecology Evolution

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Articles

Mortality in North American Dogs from 1984 to 2004: An Investigation into Age-, Size-, and Breed-Related Causes of Death
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

P2Y12 receptor gene mutation associated with postoperative hemorrhage in a Greater Swiss Mountain dog
Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Breed differences in the proportional morbidity of testicular tumours and distribution of histopathologic types in a population-based canine cancer registry
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology

Genetic structure of Eurasian otter populations
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Male–Male Competition in a Mixed-Mating Fish
Ethology

Parallel declines in species and genetic diversity in tropical forest fragments
Ecology Letters

Will variation among genetic individuals influence species responses to global climate change?
Oikos

Where movement happens: scale-dependent landscape effects on genetic differentiation in the European tree frog
Ecography

Genetic structure and phylogeography of two freshwater fishes, Rhadinocentrus ornatus and Hypseleotris compressa, in southern Queensland, Australia, inferred from allozymes and mitochondrial DNA
Journal of Fish Biology

Evidence for long-term spatial displacement of breeding and pupping harbour seals by shellfish aquaculture over three decades
Aquatic Conservation

Regulation of gene expression by nutritional factors in fish
Aquaculture Research

Population genetic analyses of Acipenser ruthenus as a prerequisite for the conservation of the uppermost Danube population
Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Isolation and characterization of koi herpesvirus (KHV) from Indonesia: identification of a new genetic lineage
Journal of Fish Diseases

Genetic improvement of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) with special reference to the work conducted by the WorldFish Center with the GIFT strain
Reviews in Aquaculture

An ecologist’s guide to the animal model
Journal of Animal Ecology

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Books

Animal Cell Culture: Essential Methods

Animal Cell Culture: Essential Methods
John M. Davis (Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-470-66658-6 | Paperback | March 2011 | £39.95 / €48.00

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The Colors of Mice: A Model Genetic Network

The Colors of Mice: A Model Genetic Network
M. Lynn Lamoreux, Véronique Delmas, Lionel Larue, Dorothy Bennett
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7954-6 | Hardcover | April 2010| £105.00 / €126.00

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Culture of Animal Cells: A Manual of Basic Technique and Specialized Applications, 6th Edition

Culture of Animal Cells: A Manual of Basic Technique and Specialized Applications, 6th Edition
R. Ian Freshney (University of Glasgow, Scotland)
ISBN: 978-0-470-52812-9 | Hardcover | October 2010 | £68.00 / €81.60

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Cell Biology: A Short Course, 3rd Edition

Cell Biology: A Short Course, 3rd Edition
Stephen R. Bolsover (Department of Physiology, University College, London, UK), Elizabeth A. Shephard, Hugh A. White (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College, London, UK), Jeremy S. Hyams (University College London, England)
ISBN: 978-0-470-52699-6 | Paperback | May 2011 | £46.95 / €56.40

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Oogenesis: The Universal Process

Oogenesis: The Universal Process
Marie-Helene Verlhac, Anne Villeneuve
ISBN: 978-0-470-69682-8 | Hardcover | March 2010 | £90.00 / €108.00

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News

Global Change Biology in the news
The article ‘Climate change and livestock parasites: integrated management of sheep blowfly strike in a warmer environment’ was featured by online news site CO2 Science

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Animal Genetics in the news

Genetic Mutation can lead to some buff bodies

The review paper 'Mutations in the Myostatin gene leading to hypermuscularity in mammals: indications for a similar mechanism in fish?' has been featured by the following online news sites; MSNBC.com, Discovery News

Genetic Mutation

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Conferences

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Conferences we will be attending:

American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Conference, 16–18 July, St Louis, MO, USA
American Ornithologists Union, 24–29 July, Jacksonville, Fl, United States
Cornell Feline Conference, 28–30 July, Ithaca, NY, USA
Behaviour 2011/International Ethological Conference, 25–30 July, Bloomington, In, USA
Society For Molecular Biology And Evolution, 26–30 July, Kyoto, Japan
Hambletonian Equine Symposium, 05 August, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
Ecological Society Of America, 07–12 August, Austin, Tx, USA
Association of Avian Veterinarians Conference, 09–11 August, Seattle, WA, USA
Southern Veterinary Conference, 18–21 August, Birmingham, AL, USA
European Society For Evolutionary Biology, 20–25 August, Tuebingen, Germany
Society For Ecological Restoration, 21–25 August, Merida, Mexico
Central Veterinary Conference Central, 27–29 August, Kansas City, MO, USA
8th Conference Of The European Ornithologists' Union, 27–30 August, Riga, Latvia

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