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Conservation genetics of American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, populations in Pacific Costa Rica

Nature Conservation, 2017
Maintaining genetic diversity is crucial for the survival and management of threatened and endangered species. In this study, we analyzed genetic diversity and population genetic structure at neutral loci in American crocodiles, Crocodylus acutus, from ...
Laurie A. Mauger, Elizabeth Velez, Michael S. Cherkiss, Matthew L. Brien, Frank J. Mazzotti, James R. Spotila   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Acting Brackets (from notes on directing Leslie Scalapino's Flow (Winged Crocodile) / The Trains) [PDF]

, 2013
Pre-print version of article accepted for publication.A discussion of how non-lexical aspects of the text of Leslie Scalapino's poetic play "Flow" create meaning, and how this formed the basis of directing decisions for my production of the play.
Templeton, F
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Climate constrains the evolutionary history and biodiversity of crocodylians [PDF]

, 2015
The fossil record of crocodylians and their relatives (pseudosuchians) reveals a rich evolutionary history, prompting questions about causes of long-term decline to their present-day low biodiversity.
Benson, RBJ, Butler, RJ, Carrano, MT, Judd, J, Mannion, PD, Tennant, JP   +5 more
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Circular Business Models in Luxury: Impacts on Consumer Perceptions

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the adoption of circular business models impacts consumer perceptions of luxury companies. Through two factorial scenario‐based experiments applied to a total sample of 736 participants from the UK, we analyse how the introduction of circular initiatives may impact corporate credibility (expertise and ...
Camila Lee Park, Mauro Fracarolli Nunes, Hyunju Shin, Jose A. D. Machuca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shared species of crocodilian trypanosomes carried by tabanid flies in Africa and South America, including the description of a new species from caimans, Trypanosoma kaiowa n. sp.

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background The genus Trypanosoma Gruby, 1843 is constituted by terrestrial and aquatic phylogenetic lineages both harboring understudied trypanosomes from reptiles including an increasing diversity of crocodilian trypanosomes.
Bruno R. Fermino, Fernando Paiva, Laerte B. Viola, Carla M. F. Rodrigues, Herakles A. Garcia, Marta Campaner, Carmen S. A. Takata, Desie Sheferaw, John J. Kisakye, Agapitus Kato, Carlos A. G. S. Jared, Marta M. G. Teixeira, Erney P. Camargo   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

When Poetry and Humor Get Hitched [PDF]

, 2017
Through humor, poetry explores the imagination and the mind just as it does through other means of expression. Comic poetry finds the truth in the illogical and in the absurd; it finds what unsettles us through its use of surprise; it finds delight and ...
Hartselle, Christian
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Bioethics and the World Order: A Curious Coincidence Between Chinese and African Approaches

Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The post‐1945 world order is standardly pictured as a Westphalian system, in which each state is equal under the law with sovereign authority over its territories. This paper argues that the Westphalian system is changing and examines the implications for bioethics. We show that cross‐border health, economic, ecologic, and sociopolitical risks
Nancy S. Jecker, Jing‐Bao Nie, Anita Ho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Development of ‘Building Opportunities for Optimal physical activity Skills Training in children with Down Syndrome (BOOST‐DS)’ Programme and its Content Validation through Consensus using Modified Delphi method

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with Down syndrome (DS) often do not meet daily physical activity requirements, which affects their participation in daily activities and overall quality of life. Structured physical activity programmes could address these issues, but accessible, participation‐based activities are limited.
V. Megha Jain, Bhamini K. Rao, Selvam Ramachandran, Delphi Expert Panel, B. S. Santhosh Kanna, Deepalaxmi Paresh Poojari, Deepa Metgud, Kirti Joshi, Mithula Vijaykumar, Radhika Attal, Rajitha Alva, Sanjay Tejraj Parmar, Shreekanth D. Karnad, Smitha Elizabeth Joseph, Tanochni Mohanty   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spartan Daily, March 22, 1965 [PDF]

, 1965
Volume 52, Issue 91https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/4706/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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The road to language learning is not entirely iconic: Iconicity, neighborhood density, and frequency facilitate sign language acquisition [PDF]

, 2017
Iconic mappings between words and their meanings are far more prevalent than once estimated, and seem to support children’s acquisition of new words, spoken or signed.
Caselli, Naomi, Pyers, Jennie
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