Securing a potential mate is one of the most important processes in sexual reproduction of animals.Intertidal copepods of the genus Tigriopus show mate-guarding behavior where a male captures a female and continues to clasp her for up to two weeks prior to copulation.Although these copepods form a mate-guarding pair between a male and a female with
Early life stress (ELS) is a potent developmental disruptor and increases the risk for psychopathology.Various forms of ELS have been studied in both humans and rodents, and have been implicated in altered DNA methylation, gene transcription, stress hormone levels, and behavior.Although recent studies have focused on stress-induced epigenetic chang
Resource-based cities (RBCs) in China are at a historic juncture in their transformative development.Observing and assessing the role of the resource curse in urban expansion and greening is crucial for the sustainable development of these cities.This study proposes a new framework to extract urban boundary data from 2000 to 2020 in China.Utilizing