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Discovery of a rare hybrid specimen known as Maria’s bird of paradise at the Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum in Braunschweig

open access: yesZoosystematics and Evolution, 2018
The discovery of a rare hybrid specimen of Maria’s bird of paradise (Paradisaea maria, i.e., P. guilielmi × P. raggiana augustaevictoriae) in the ornithological collection of the Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum in Braunschweig (SNMB) is reported ...
André Koch
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Facultative cleaning of spiral‐horned antelope by the African paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2022
In cleaning associations, individuals known as “cleaners” remove and feed on parasites and pests found on, or around, other animals known as “clients.” While best documented in marine environments and as mutualisms, cleaning associations are widespread ...
Finote Gijsman
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How Scarification, GA3 and Graphene Oxide Influence the In Vitro Establishment and Development of Strelitzia

open access: yesPlants, 2023
The propagation of strelitzia plants can be carried out in vitro as an alternative to combine the aseptic conditions of the culture medium with the use of strategies to promote germination and controlled abiotic conditions.
Patrícia Duarte de Oliveira Paiva   +5 more
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Birds of Paradise

open access: yes, 2023
Introduction The birds-of-paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. The majority of species are found in eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia. The family has 45 species in 17 genera. The members of this family are perhaps best known for the plumage of the males of the species, the majority of ...
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Plumed wonders and ornithological passions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369848614000399.Birds have been investigated in Western science more than any other group of vertebrates.
Lawrence, Natalie
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Morphological and mechanical properties of Strelitzia reginae flowers depending on the solution used for conditioning

open access: yesActa Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2022
Strelitzia reginae is an important cut flower native to South Africa. The effect of silicon and gibberellic acidwith sucrose as conditioners on the post-harvest quality of Strelitzia cut flowers was investigated.
Paweł Szot   +6 more
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Selling the Bird : Richard Walton Tully´s the bird of paradise and the dynamics of theatrical commodification [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The subject of this essay is a largely forgotten long-run play that had considerable impact on US culture in the first half of the twentieth century. Richard Walton Tully´s romantic drama "The Bird of Paradise" is a perfect example of a serious-minded ...
Balme, Christopher
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God's Presence in the Aisle: How God Salience Encourages Preference for Ultra‐Processed Foods

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT God‐related cues are pervasive in consumers' daily lives, yet little research has examined how God salience shapes consumer food choices. Drawing on compensatory control theory and the literature on symbolic healing, we present findings from six studies, including a field experiment, demonstrating that high (vs.
Ali Gohary, Hean Tat Keh
wiley   +1 more source

Determinant Factors of Successful Ex Situ Conservation of Lesser Bird of Paradise [Paradisaea Minor Shaw, 1809] [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Recently, the population of the lesser bird of paradise (Paradisaea minor Shaw, 1809) has been decreasing due to illegal hunting, illegal trading, and habitat destruction.
Cita, K. D. (Ken)   +2 more
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