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Models of ex vivo explant cultures: applications in bone research (2016)
Journal Article
Marino, S., Staines, K. A., Brown, G., Howard-Jones, R. A., & Adamczyk, M. (2016). Models of ex vivo explant cultures: applications in bone research. BoneKEy Reports, 5, 818. https://doi.org/10.1038/bonekey.2016.49

Ex vivo explant culture models are powerful tools in bone research. They allow investigation of bone and cartilage responses to specific stimuli in a controlled manner that closely mimics the in vivo processes. Because of limitations in
obtaining he... Read More about Models of ex vivo explant cultures: applications in bone research.

Does size matter? A test of size‐specific mortality in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts tagged with acoustic transmitters (2016)
Journal Article
Newton, M., Barry, J., Dodd, J. A., Lucas, M. C., Boylan, P., & Adams, C. E. (2016). Does size matter? A test of size‐specific mortality in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts tagged with acoustic transmitters. Journal of Fish Biology, 89(3), 1641-1650. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13066

Mortality rates of wild Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts implanted with acoustic transmitters were assessed to determine if mortality was size dependent. The routinely accepted, but widely debated, ‘2% transmitter mass: body mass’ rule in bioteleme... Read More about Does size matter? A test of size‐specific mortality in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts tagged with acoustic transmitters.

Patterns of Sedentary Behaviour in Female Office Workers (2016)
Journal Article
Kirk, A., Gibson, A.-M., Laverty, K., Muggeridge, D., Kelly, L., & Hughes, A. (2016). Patterns of Sedentary Behaviour in Female Office Workers. AIMS public health, 3(3), 423-431. https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2016.3.423

Background: Prolonged sedentary behaviour is associated with poor health outcomes. Office workers often engage in excessive sedentary behaviour, however limited research reports on how this sedentary behaviour is accumulated. This study examines obje... Read More about Patterns of Sedentary Behaviour in Female Office Workers.

Ornament Complexity Is Correlated with Sexual Selection: (A Comment on Raia et al., “Cope’s Rule and the Universal Scaling Law of Ornament Complexity”) (2016)
Journal Article
Holman, L., & Bro-Jørgensen, J. (2016). Ornament Complexity Is Correlated with Sexual Selection: (A Comment on Raia et al., “Cope’s Rule and the Universal Scaling Law of Ornament Complexity”). American Naturalist, 188(2), 272-275. https://doi.org/10.1086/687251

Raia et al. propose that the evolution of the shape and complexity of animal ornaments (e.g., deer antlers) can be explained by interspecific variation in body size and is not influenced by sexual selection. They claim to show that ornament complexit... Read More about Ornament Complexity Is Correlated with Sexual Selection: (A Comment on Raia et al., “Cope’s Rule and the Universal Scaling Law of Ornament Complexity”).

Ovine trophoblasts express cathelicidin host defence peptide in response to infection (2016)
Journal Article
Coyle, C., Wheelhouse, N., Jacques, M., Longbottom, D., Svoboda, P., Pohl, J., Colin Duncan, W., Rae, M. T., & Barlow, P. G. (2016). Ovine trophoblasts express cathelicidin host defence peptide in response to infection. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 117, 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jri.2016.06.006

Cationic host defence peptides (CHDP; also known as antimicrobial peptides) are key components of the immune response in the female reproductive tract. The role of the placental trophoblast in ovine host defence remains poorly understood. This study... Read More about Ovine trophoblasts express cathelicidin host defence peptide in response to infection.

The need for new categorizations of dietary specialism incorporating spatio‐temporal variability of individual diet specialization (2016)
Journal Article
Pagani‐Núñez, E., Barnett, C., Gu, H., & Goodale, E. (2016). The need for new categorizations of dietary specialism incorporating spatio‐temporal variability of individual diet specialization. Journal of Zoology, 300(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12364

In the last decade, an increasing body of research has addressed the extent to which different individuals within a species or population specialize in their exploitation of different food resources, which is referred to as individual diet specializa... Read More about The need for new categorizations of dietary specialism incorporating spatio‐temporal variability of individual diet specialization.

Can Regional Cooperation Promote Sustainable Development? (2016)
Book Chapter
Siegel, K. M. (2016). Can Regional Cooperation Promote Sustainable Development?. In J. Grugel, & D. Hammett (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of International Development (713-730). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-42724-3_39

This chapter argues that regional cooperation may be a promising framework to work towards sustainable development. There are two broad pathways linking regional cooperation and sustainable development. On the one hand, shared or transboundary socio-... Read More about Can Regional Cooperation Promote Sustainable Development?.