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Ant mediated redistribution of a xyloglucanase enzyme in fungus gardens of Acromyrmex echinatior. [PDF]

BMC Microbiol, 2016
BACKGROUND: Xyloglucan is an important component in plant cell walls that herbivores cannot digest without microbial symbionts. Leaf-cutting ants are major insect herbivores in the Neo-Tropics that rely on fungus-garden enzymes for degrading plant cell ...
Kooij PW, Pullens JW, Boomsma JJ, Schiøtt M.   +3 more
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Sperm mixing in the polyandrous leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2014
The insemination of queens by sperm from multiple males (polyandry) has evolved in a number of eusocial insect lineages despite the likely costs of the behavior.
Stürup M, Nash DR, Hughes WO, Boomsma JJ.   +3 more
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Field Devices For Monitoring Soil Water Content

EDIS, 2004
In the context of water management for irrigation, measuring and monitoring soil water status is an essential component of best management practices (BMPs) to improve the sustainability of agriculture. This document is Bulletin 343, one of a series from
Rafael Muñoz-Carpena
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High relative humidity pre-harvest reduces post-harvest proliferation of Salmonella in tomatoes [PDF]

, 2017
Outbreaks of human illness caused by enteric pathogens such as Salmonella are increasingly linked to the consumption of fruits and vegetables. Knowledge on the factors affecting Salmonella proliferation on fresh produce therefore becomes increasingly ...
Ah, B. Devleesschauwer, G.J. Hochmuth, Havelaar, M. Marvasi, M. Teplitski, M.C. Giurcanu, N. Speybroeck   +7 more
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Soil Moisture Measuring Techniques and Factors Affecting the Moisture Dynamics: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]

, 2022
The amount of surface soil moisture (SSM) is a crucial ecohydrological natural resource that regulates important land surface processes. It affects critical land–atmospheric phenomena, including the division of energy and water (infiltration, runoff, and
Aziz, Marjan, Imran Khan, Muhammad, Khan, Muhammad Usman, Nawaz, Shah, Rasheed, Muhammad Waseem, Saddique, Naeem, Sarwar, Abid, Shah, Suraj, Shamshiri, Redmond R., Sultan, Muhammad, Tang, Jialiang   +10 more
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Assessing the Evaporation Method for Soil-Water Retention Curve Development and Comparison of Soil-Water Characteristics Across Different Tillage Practices in a Furrow-Irrigated Corn (Zea mays L.) System [PDF]

, 2023
The thesis comprises three studies. The first study in this thesis (Chapter I) focused on a six-year corn field experiment to assess the influence of conservation agricultural practices on soil properties and their long-term effects on water-use ...
Prass Pimentel, Jeferson
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Aquatic therapy for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial and mixed-methods process evaluation. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare disease that causes the progressive loss of motor abilities such as walking. Standard treatment includes physiotherapy.
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Systematic regional survey and settlement patterns of the archaeological sites in the Maremani Nature Reserve, northern Limpopo Province [PDF]

, 2021
Dissertation (MA (Archaeology))--University of Pretoria, 2021.The study was based within the confines of Maremani Nature Reserve which is situated in the Northern Limpopo province of South Africa.

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Investigation of tempospatial variability of soil moisture in Ås, Norway [PDF]

, 2023
Accurate measurements of soil moisture are necessary for predicting weather patterns, mitigating floods and droughts, estimating precipitation and evapotranspiration, and calculating energy fluxes between the biosphere and the atmosphere.
Haaland, Henning Syvert
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Monitoreo de plántulas emergentes del banco de semillas germinables (BSG) en áreas fragmentadas de piedemonte vecinas a Villavicencio y su relación con las características físico-químicas del suelo [PDF]

, 2020
El piedemonte Llanero es un ecosistema estratégico que presta importantes servicios ecosistémicos, en este se encuentra ubicada la ciudad de Villavicencio, que cuenta con un área conocida como el cinturón verde de la cual hace parte la reserva forestal ...
Pérez García, Carlos Andrés, Sabogal Morales, Johanna Andrea   +1 more
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