Diversity of selected toll-like receptor genes in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) and African leopards (Panthera pardus pardus)

R Meißner, P Mokgokong, C Pretorius, S Winter… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The anthropogenic impact on wildlife is ever increasing. With shrinking habitats, wild
populations are being pushed to co-exist in proximity to humans leading to an increased …

Comparative genomics of the Leukocyte Receptor Complex in carnivores

AL Jelinek, J Futas, PA Burger, P Horin - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The mammalian Leukocyte Receptor Complex (LRC) chromosomal region may
contain gene families for the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) and/or leukocyte …

Immune and stress physiology of two captively‐housed tortoise species

AM Hartzheim, JL Terry, EK Field… - … Zoology Part A …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecoimmunology affords us the ability to better understand immunological processes through
consideration of external factors, such as the thermal microenvironment. This consideration …

Assessing Mercury Levels, Health Metrics, and Immune Function in Non-stranded Male California and Steller Sea Lions in Oregon

SN Rae - 2022 - ir.library.oregonstate.edu
California and Steller sea lions (Zalophus californianus, Eumetopias jubatus, respectively)
are considered sentinel species because they have long life spans, are long-term coastal …