Forty-five male yaks (born April 2001) were studied to determine how seasonal changes on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau affected BW and body composition. Thirty yaks were weighed monthly from birth to 26 mo of age to determine seasonal changes in BW. The remaining 15 yaks were allocated randomly to five groups (three yaks per group), designated for slaughter at 13, 15, 18, 22, and 25 mo to measure...

White clover (Trifolium repens L.) is at a disadvantage to perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.; PRG) due its limited cold tolerance and low growth rates colder temperatures, which can affect subsequent spring herbage dry matter (DM) availability. The effect of PRG ploidy on white morphology over winter, recovery in the following growing season, poorly understood. objective this study was comp...

Abstract. As an important atmosphere constituent, sulfate aerosols exert profound impacts on climate, the ecological environment, and human health. The Tibetan Plateau (TP), identified as “Third Pole”, contains largest land ice masses outside poles has attracted widespread attention for its environment climatic change. However, mechanisms of formation in this specific region still remain poorly...

The impacts of aquatic invasive species vary from the population to ecosystem level most strikingly through modifications native communities, often leading a decline in species. A primary impact mechanism is competitive displacement by resource partitioning. However, trophic interactions between and occupying same habitat remain poorly understood, particularly at early stages invasion. This stu...

PURPOSE To examine seasonal variations in urinary symptoms in Korean men with lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). MATERIALS AND METHODS Records were obtained from a consecutive database of LUTS/BPH patients from March 2010 to February 2014. A total of 1,185 patients were suitable for analysis. The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), uroflowmetric...

Across phyla, body size is linked to climate. For example, rearing fruit flies at lower temperatures results in bigger body sizes than those observed at higher temperatures. The underlying molecular basis of this effect is poorly understood. Here we provide evidence that the temperature-dependent regulation of Drosophila body size depends on a group of cold-sensing neurons and insulin-producing...