Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma Associated with Previous Chronic Osteomyelitis Caused by Serratia liquefaciens in a German Shepherd Dog

Development of bone tumors Nursing Pads as a result of chronic osteomyelitis represents a relatively rare and late complication in humans and animals.We described a malignant transformation (chondroblastic osteosarcoma) in a 7-year-old German shepherd with a history of polyostotic osteomyelitis caused by Serratia liquefaciens when the dog was 15 mo

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Differences between mates at the TLR1Lb locus are associated with lower reproductive success in a long-lived seabird

Abstract Genetic diversity can influence fitness components such as survival and reproductive success.Yet the association between genetic diversity and fitness based on neutral loci is sometime very weak and inconsistent, with relationships varying among taxa due to confounding effects of population demography and life history.Fitness-diversity rel

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