Forest fragmentation causes an isolated population of the golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi Thomas, 1911) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in the Qinling Mountains (China).

Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi is a rare animal uniquely distributed in the Qinling Mountains (China). Human disturbance and habitat fragmentation have directly affected the survival of B. t.

Facile synthesis of phosphorus and nitrogen co-doped carbon dots with excellent fluorescence emission towards cellular imaging.

Fluorescent carbon nanomaterials have attracted increasing attention owing to their unique photoluminescence properties, good biocompatibility and low toxicity in bioimaging as well as biosensing. Heteroatom doping is usually used to improve photoluminescence properties by tuning the functional groups and the particle size domain effect, thus leading to redshifted emission. Here, we report a straightforward strategy for the fabrication of a mixture of fluorescent phosphorus and nitrogen carbon nanodots (P,N-CDs) followed by separating two kinds of fluorescent fractions based on their different negative charges.

Effects of Starvation and Refeeding on Growth, Digestion, Nonspecific Immunity and Lipid-Metabolism-Related Genes in .

The present research was conducted to assess the influences of starvation and refeeding on growth, nonspecific immunity and lipid metabolic adaptation in To date, there have been no similar reports in . The fish were randomly assigned into two groups: control group (continuous feeding for six weeks) and starved-refed group (starvation for three weeks and then refeeding for three weeks). After three weeks of starvation, the results showed that the body weight (BW, 1.

First Insights on the Administration of Insect Oil (Black Soldier Fly Larvae) in the Diet of Juvenile .

The use of insect products in aquatic feed is the focus of the aquaculture industry. Black soldier fly larvae oil (BSFLO) has been examined as a potential lipid source for diets for some fish species, but its utilization on has not been explored. The influences of substituting fish oil (FO) with BSFLO in the diet on growth, biological indicators, approximate composition, serum biochemistry, antioxidant capacity and expression of lipid metabolism genes in juvenile were investigated in an eight-week feeding experiment.

Hantaviruses in rodents and humans, Xi'an, PR China.

Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, located in north-west China, is one of the major endemic areas for haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). In this study, the epidemiological data of HFRS in Xi'an from 1959 to 2010, especially in the past ten years (2001-2010), were surveyed. The features of hantavirus (HV) host carriers, the molecular characteristics of the HV S gene from hosts and patients, and the genome of the viral isolate were also investigated.