Results 131 to 140 of about 1,175,724 (297)
The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Loss, persistence and reversal of phenotypic traits
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The irreversibility of complex trait loss has long been a tenet of evolutionary biology. However, this idea is increasingly at odds with the numerous documented exceptions across the Tree of Life. We synthesise this growing body of evidence across a diverse array of taxa and traits, exploring the evolutionary conditions that enable ...
Giobbe Forni +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
wiley +1 more source
From Custom to Court: The Evolution of Mediation in European Legal Systems
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article traces how European mediation has repeatedly rebalanced three variables—(1) the source of mediator authority, (2) the degree of institutionalization, and (3) the operative meaning of voluntariness—from antiquity to the present. Using three periods—Proto‐Mediation (c. 500 BCE–c. 1750), Classical Mediation (c.
Viktoriia Hamaiunova
wiley +1 more source
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research focuses on the connection between ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors and financial performance in the fashion industry, grounded on stakeholder theory and signaling theory as its theoretical foundations. By examining 1144 firm‐year observations from 194 publicly listed companies in 24 countries (2013–2023), the ...
Samantha Barresi, Michele Bertoni
wiley +1 more source
Therapeutic hypothermia translates from ancient history in to practice. [PDF]
Pediatr Res, 2017 Gunn AJ +6 more
europepmc +1 more source
Method and Meaning: Selections from the Gettysburg College Collection
, 2014 What is art historical study and how it should be carried out are fundamental questions the exhibition Method and Meaning: Selections from the Gettysburg College Collection intends to answer.
Callahan, Shannon +7 more
core
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research investigates how sustainability‐oriented initiatives aimed at innovating a firm's business model can lead to different economic, social and environmental performance configurations, with the objective of identifying the determinants that explain these differences. We carried out a multiple case study, selecting firms based on the
Paolo Di Toma +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Complete Anopheles funestus mitogenomes reveal an ancient history of mitochondrial lineages and their distribution in southern and central Africa. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2018 Jones CM +11 more
europepmc +1 more source
, 2018 Excerpt: In 1991, a yet-to-be-identified flea market enthusiast discovered a simple picture frame to his liking. Securing the purchase, the shopper returned home only to discover an ancient document hiding inconspicuously behind the frame.
Swoboda, A.J.
core