The genetic consequences of captive breeding, environmental change and human exploitation in the endangered peninsular pronghorn.

Endangered species with small population sizes are susceptible to genetic erosion, which can be detrimental to long-term persistence. Consequently, monitoring and mitigating the loss of genetic diversity are essential for conservation. The Peninsular pronghorn (Antilocapra americana peninsularis) is an endangered pronghorn subspecies that is almost entirely held in captivity.

Induction of innate immune response in whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) embryos.

The immune response of commercially relevant marine invertebrates has been extensively studied, in search of new disease-control strategies. Immune training is considered a novel approach that could help improve resistance to different pathogens. Here, we stimulated the white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) during embryo development by exposure to heat-killed bacteria and evaluated their effect on hatching, larval development, and the expression of immune-related genes.