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Insights from a year of field deployments inform the conservation of an endangered estuarine fish. 从一年的实地部署的见解通知保护濒临灭绝的河口鱼类。
IF 2.6 3区 环境科学与生态学
Conservation Physiology Pub Date : 2024-12-26 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coae088
Brittany E Davis, Bruce G Hammock, Nicole Kwan, Catarina Pien, Heather Bell, Rosemary Hartman, Melinda R Baerwald, Brian Schreier, Daphne Gille, Shawn Acuña, Swee Teh, Tien-Chieh Hung, Luke Ellison, Dennis E Cocherell, Nann A Fangue
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Ecological features of upriver migration in Kitakami River chum salmon and their connection to aerobic thermal performance. 北上河鲑鱼上游洄游的生态特征及其与有氧热性能的关系。
IF 2.6 3区 环境科学与生态学
Conservation Physiology Pub Date : 2024-12-26 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coae087
Takaaki K Abe, Takashi Kitagawa, Yuki Iino, Motohiro Ito, Katsufumi Sato
{"title":"Ecological features of upriver migration in Kitakami River chum salmon and their connection to aerobic thermal performance.","authors":"Takaaki K Abe, Takashi Kitagawa, Yuki Iino, Motohiro Ito, Katsufumi Sato","doi":"10.1093/conphys/coae087","DOIUrl":"10.1093/conphys/coae087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The physiological performance of ectotherms is influenced by temperature, raising concerns about the impact of global warming on ectotherms. Understanding the relationship between ecologically relevant temperatures and the physiological performance of ectotherms provides a basis for assessing their resilience to changing environments. Absolute aerobic scope (AAS) is a functional metric of the thermal performance of aquatic ectotherms. The thermal profile of chum salmon (<i>Oncorhynchus keta</i>) returning to the Kitakami River, Japan, in early October has already been explored in a previous study; however, the ecological aspects of their upriver migration (e.g. spawning site, migratory duration and experienced temperature) and their connection to AAS thermal profiles are not fully understood. To address this gap, we released 53 marked chum salmon throughout the spawning season (October-November), of which 48 were tracked using radio telemetry. Over 3 years, 18 were successfully tracked to their spawning sites, and 13 were tracked partway. The longest track was 93 km. The spawning sites of Kitakami River chum salmon depended on migration timing, with earlier run salmon tending towards upriver sites. Chum salmon returning in October spawned in the middle basin, typically requiring >5 days to reach the spawning sites, whereas those returning in November spawned in the lower sections in 1-3 days. Comparing the estimated thermal occupancy of migrating salmon with the published AAS profile, we found that Kitakami River chum salmon in early October spent almost all of their time within the optimal temperature window for AAS and tended to be below the peak temperature of AAS. Our findings provide a basis for the ecological features of migrating chum salmon in rivers and shed light on their aerobic thermal performance in the natural environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":54331,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Physiology","volume":"12 1","pages":"coae087"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11669486/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142900428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Blubber biopsy biomarkers for baleen whales. 须鲸的鲸脂活检生物标志物。
IF 2.6 3区 环境科学与生态学
Conservation Physiology Pub Date : 2024-12-19 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coae080
Ian A Bouyoucos
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Connecting the dots: relationship between heart rate and overall dynamic body acceleration in free-ranging cattle. 连接点:在自由放养的牛心率和整体动态身体加速度之间的关系。
IF 2.6 3区 环境科学与生态学
Conservation Physiology Pub Date : 2024-12-19 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coae085
L J Niccolai, Olivier Devineau, Alexandra Thiel, Barbara Zimmermann, L Alina Evans
{"title":"Connecting the dots: relationship between heart rate and overall dynamic body acceleration in free-ranging cattle.","authors":"L J Niccolai, Olivier Devineau, Alexandra Thiel, Barbara Zimmermann, L Alina Evans","doi":"10.1093/conphys/coae085","DOIUrl":"10.1093/conphys/coae085","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monitoring physiological indicators including heart rate (HR) is crucial for managing animal welfare across diverse settings, from precision livestock farming to wildlife conservation. HR is a reliable indicator of energy expenditure and stress, yet the invasive nature of HR loggers limits their application in wild and free-ranging species. This study explores whether overall dynamic body acceleration (ODBA), measured with an external accelerometer, can serve as a less invasive proxy for HR. Using free-ranging cattle as a model species in Norway, we examined the relationship between ODBA and HR to assess how external accelerometry might indirectly reflect physiological states in settings that resemble wild conditions. Cattle provide an ideal model because they share some characteristics with wild herbivores, including exposure to diverse terrain and potential predation, whilst offering advantages for handling and sensor retrieval. Our findings showed that low ODBA values corresponded to static behaviours (e.g. standing, ruminating), where small movements caused HR spikes, whilst higher ODBA reflected dynamic activities (e.g. walking, foraging), with HR plateauing. This relationship suggests that ODBA can be used to approximate HR in environments where direct HR measurement is challenging. By using accelerometry to infer HR changes in free-ranging cattle, this study offers insights that could extend to wild species, offering a tool for conservationists to monitor and manage animal health and well-being less invasively.</p>","PeriodicalId":54331,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Physiology","volume":"12 1","pages":"coae085"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11655874/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142866268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effect of L-alanine exposure during early life stage on olfactory development, growth and survival in age-0 lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens. 早期l -丙氨酸暴露对0岁湖鲟嗅觉发育、生长和存活的影响。
IF 2.6 3区 环境科学与生态学
Conservation Physiology Pub Date : 2024-12-17 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coae084
Tyler Edwards, Ian A Bouyoucos, Caleb T Hasler, Mark Fry, W Gary Anderson
{"title":"Effect of L-alanine exposure during early life stage on olfactory development, growth and survival in age-0 lake sturgeon <i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>.","authors":"Tyler Edwards, Ian A Bouyoucos, Caleb T Hasler, Mark Fry, W Gary Anderson","doi":"10.1093/conphys/coae084","DOIUrl":"10.1093/conphys/coae084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Environmental factors play an important role in phenotypic development of fishes, which has implications for hatchery-reared fishes that are released into the wild where natural cues are present. There is interest in examining how early exposure to dietary odourants can affect development of olfaction. The aim of our study was to use behavioural, molecular and electro-physiological techniques to evaluate how introduction of the amino acid L-alanine to the rearing environment might influence the development of olfactory perception of dietary cues, growth and survival in lake sturgeon (<i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>), a species of conservation concern. We hypothesized that exposure to amino acids would influence the onset of feeding during dietary transitions from endogenous to exogenous feeding and predicted that the introduction of L-alanine during early development would promote growth and survival of age-0 lake sturgeon. Additionally, we hypothesized that olfaction in lake sturgeon is a developmentally plastic trait, predicting that the addition of L-alanine prior to exogenous feeding would influence mRNA transcript abundance of genes associated with detection of dietary cues. Our approach was to add L-alanine daily from 17 to 20 days post-fertilization (DPF) before the onset of exogenous feeding. We sampled individuals at 17, 21, 26, 31, 50, 65 and 80 DPF. Additionally, olfactory sensitivity to L-alanine was tested at ~1 year via electro-olfactogram (EOG). We observed no significant differences in mortality or EOG response between L-alanine and control treatments; however, significant differences were observed in morphometrics, behaviour and mRNA transcript abundance of all genes throughout development. Our results indicated the olfactory system exhibited developmental plasticity in response to L-alanine treatment until 50-65 DPF, suggesting that environmental odourants may influence early development of key olfactory processes. Our data could inform practises at conservation hatcheries that are used as part of enhancement programmes for lake sturgeon.</p>","PeriodicalId":54331,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Physiology","volume":"12 1","pages":"coae084"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11653895/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142856668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Physiological response of longfin smelt to changing temperatures and turbidities. 长鳍胡瓜鱼对温度和浊度变化的生理反应。
IF 2.6 3区 环境科学与生态学
Conservation Physiology Pub Date : 2024-12-14 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coae081
Christina Pasparakis, Felix Biefel, Francine De Castro, Alexandra Wampler, Dennis E Cocherell, Evan W Carson, Tien-Chieh Hung, Richard E Connon, Nann A Fangue, Anne E Todgham
{"title":"Physiological response of longfin smelt to changing temperatures and turbidities.","authors":"Christina Pasparakis, Felix Biefel, Francine De Castro, Alexandra Wampler, Dennis E Cocherell, Evan W Carson, Tien-Chieh Hung, Richard E Connon, Nann A Fangue, Anne E Todgham","doi":"10.1093/conphys/coae081","DOIUrl":"10.1093/conphys/coae081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coastal estuaries globally, including the San Francisco Estuary (SFE), are experiencing significant degradation, often resulting in fisheries collapses. The SFE has undergone profound modifications due to population growth, industrialization, urbanization and increasing water exports for human use. These changes have significantly altered the aquatic ecosystem, favouring invasive species and becoming less hospitable to native species such as the longfin smelt (<i>Spirinchus thaleichthys</i>). With longfin smelt abundance declining to <1% of historical numbers, there is a pressing need for laboratory-based experiments aimed at investigating the effects of varying environmental conditions on their stress response and physiology. This study explored the impact of temperature (11 and 14°C) and turbidity maintained with algae (1, 4 and 11 nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)) on the physiological condition of juvenile longfin smelt. Fish were sampled after 2 and 4 weeks in experimental conditions and analysed for whole-body cortisol, glucose, lactate and protein. Condition factor was calculated using length and weight measurements. Critical thermal maximum trials were conducted to assess how prior rearing conditions affected upper thermal tolerance. Cortisol levels were significantly higher in fish held in low-turbidity conditions, whilst glucose levels were significantly greater at lower temperatures and higher turbidities. Protein-to-mass ratios were significantly greater in higher turbidity conditions, with a significant interaction between temperature and turbidity further influencing these ratios. Moreover, 14°C led to diminished condition factors but increased upper thermal tolerances (26.3 ± 0.05 vs 24.6 ± 0.18) compared to longfin smelt at 11°C, highlighting a potential trade-off between the induction of defense mechanisms and subsequent reductions in energy and growth. Data suggest that cooler temperatures (11°C) and elevated turbidities (11 NTU) can benefit juvenile longfin smelt by reducing stress and enhancing growth and energy. These findings hold significant implications for informing and optimizing future endeavours in the culturing and conservation of this species.</p>","PeriodicalId":54331,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Physiology","volume":"12 1","pages":"coae081"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11646701/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Further characterization of adrenocortical and thyroid hormone concentrations of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) under various stressors, including validation of a plasma aldosterone assay. 进一步确定棱皮龟(Dermochelys coriacea)在各种压力下肾上腺皮质和甲状腺激素浓度的特征,包括验证血浆醛固酮测定法。
IF 2.6 3区 环境科学与生态学
Conservation Physiology Pub Date : 2024-12-14 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coae083
Charles J Innis, Katherine M Graham, Justin R Perrault, Craig A Harms, Emily F Christiansen, Kara L Dodge, Elizabeth A Burgess
{"title":"Further characterization of adrenocortical and thyroid hormone concentrations of leatherback turtles (<i>Dermochelys coriacea</i>) under various stressors, including validation of a plasma aldosterone assay.","authors":"Charles J Innis, Katherine M Graham, Justin R Perrault, Craig A Harms, Emily F Christiansen, Kara L Dodge, Elizabeth A Burgess","doi":"10.1093/conphys/coae083","DOIUrl":"10.1093/conphys/coae083","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Leatherback turtles (<i>Dermochelys coriacea</i>) are endangered by anthropogenic threats. Characterizing the physiologic response of leatherback turtles under various stressors may inform conservation strategies. In this study, a commercially available enzyme immunoassay for aldosterone was validated for leatherback turtle plasma, and it was used with previously validated assays for corticosterone and free thyroxine (fT4) to evaluate the physiologic status of leatherback turtles that were entangled in fishing gear, stranded on shore, nesting or intentionally captured at sea during ecologic studies. Mean aldosterone concentrations were significantly higher in entangled turtles (156 ± 102 pg/ml), stranded turtles (274 ± 165 pg/ml) and intentionally captured turtles (457 ± 464 pg/ml) than in nesting females (23 ± 16 pg/ml). In contrast, nesting females had higher fT4 (2.9 ± 0.6 pg/ml) compared to entangled turtles (0.8 ± 0.9 pg/ml), stranded turtles (0.7 ± 0.8 pg/ml) and intentionally captured turtles (0.3 ± 0.2 pg/ml). Corticosterone concentrations were significantly higher in stranded individuals (10.9 ± 6.6 ng/ml) compared with nesting (3.8 ± 2.0 ng/ml) and intentionally captured turtles (3.6 ± 2.5 ng/ml), with intermediate levels in entangled turtles (5.1 ± 2.8 ng/ml). This study provides additional insight into the variable physiologic status of leatherback turtles under the influence of different anthropogenic and natural stressors, and it provides an additional tool to evaluate the role of aldosterone in the acute stress response and health of endangered sea turtle species.</p>","PeriodicalId":54331,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Physiology","volume":"12 1","pages":"coae083"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11646118/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The endangered common hamster needs proteins: identifying diversified crop-based diets improving hibernation and reproductive success. 濒危普通仓鼠需要蛋白质:确定可改善冬眠和繁殖成功率的多样化作物膳食。
IF 2.6 3区 环境科学与生态学
Conservation Physiology Pub Date : 2024-12-13 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coae082
Timothée Gérard, Jean-Patrice Robin, Florian Kletty, Caroline Habold
{"title":"The endangered common hamster needs proteins: identifying diversified crop-based diets improving hibernation and reproductive success.","authors":"Timothée Gérard, Jean-Patrice Robin, Florian Kletty, Caroline Habold","doi":"10.1093/conphys/coae082","DOIUrl":"10.1093/conphys/coae082","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Modern production-oriented farming has led to a decline in agricultural biodiversity. In Europe, one example of concern is the common hamster <i>Cricetus cricetus</i>, a hibernating rodent once largely distributed in farmlands and now listed as Critically Endangered. The decline of this species is tied to a significant decrease in hamsters' body mass at emergence from hibernation and in reproduction rate. Previous work has shown that monocultures of maize and wheat, which induce severe nutrient deficiencies, are a major cause of this phenomenon. To prevent such deficiencies, we tested in controlled conditions the effect of eight nutritive diets on hamsters' hibernation and reproduction. Diets were selected for their nutritional content and based on farmers' consultation. We tested three lipid-rich associations ('oat-sunflower', 'potato-sunflower' and 'buckwheat-sunflower'), two protein-rich associations ('maize-bean' and 'maize-pea') and an intermediate association ('wheat-soybean'), as well as 'sprouted wheat' and 'sugar beet'<i>.</i> Hamsters fed the lipid-rich diets showed a better body condition at the end of hibernation. However, a low reproductive success was recorded in all groups, with only 17% of reproductive trials leading to birth. Nonetheless, the amount of protein ingested by the mothers before reproduction increased birth probability whilst pups' survival to weaning was positively correlated to mothers' body condition. Overall, our results show that hamsters need a balanced diet to ensure their ability to reproduce. Indeed, low-protein diets led to lower birth rates and low-lipid diets led to reduced body condition and subsequently low pups' survival. The 'wheat-soybean' association best fulfilled hamsters' nutritional needs. Overall, these results highlight the need to improve current farming practices to provide a more fulfilling nutritional environment for common hamsters and the farmland fauna.</p>","PeriodicalId":54331,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Physiology","volume":"12 1","pages":"coae082"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11638673/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Urbanization-driven environmental shifts cause reduction in aminopeptidase N activity in the honeybee. 城市化导致的环境变化会降低蜜蜂的氨肽酶 N 活性。
IF 2.6 3区 环境科学与生态学
Conservation Physiology Pub Date : 2024-12-12 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coae073
Andrea Ferrari, Silvia Caccia, Carlo Polidori
{"title":"Urbanization-driven environmental shifts cause reduction in aminopeptidase N activity in the honeybee.","authors":"Andrea Ferrari, Silvia Caccia, Carlo Polidori","doi":"10.1093/conphys/coae073","DOIUrl":"10.1093/conphys/coae073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Honeybees (<i>Apis mellifera</i> Linnaeus, 1758) are managed pollinators in anthropized landscapes but suffer adverse physiological effects from urbanization due to increased pollution, higher temperatures and a loss of habitat quality. Previous studies in various animal taxa have shown how responses of digestive enzymes, such as Aminopeptidase N (APN), can indicate stress conditions and thus be used to measure the harmfulness of anthropogenic disturbance. However, no studies have focused on bees. Here, we sampled honeybee foragers along an urbanization gradient in the Metropolitan City of Milan (Italy) and measured the APN activity. After briefly characterizing the midgut APN activity under different pH and temperature conditions, we found that APN activity was lower at urban sites with higher temperatures (Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect). Furthermore, an increasing proportion of meadows (semi-natural flowered areas) and a decreasing proportion of urban parks (managed urban green areas)-both higher in less urbanized sites-were associated with higher APN activity. Our results suggest that severe urban conditions may cause a reduction in APN activity, but that the UHI effect alone is not directly involved. Although the actual urbanization-related factors driving our results remain unclear, we suggest that impoverishment of food sources may play a role. As aminopeptidases are involved in pollen digestion, our results may indicate a possible impairment of the digestive capacity of honeybees in highly urbanized areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":54331,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Physiology","volume":"12 1","pages":"coae073"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11636627/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142820137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Physiological responses to capture, handling and tagging in the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius). 极度濒危的蹼鳐(Dipturus intermedius)对捕获、处理和标记的生理反应。
IF 2.6 3区 环境科学与生态学
Conservation Physiology Pub Date : 2024-11-28 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coae077
Georgina Cole, Edward Lavender, Adam Naylor, Simon Girling, Dmitry Aleynik, Steffen Oppel, Jane Dodd, James Thorburn
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