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The “Destabilizing” Effect of Cannibalism in a Spatially Explicit Three-Species Age Structured Predator-Prey Model

open access: yesComplexity, 2017
Cannibalism, the act of killing and consumption of conspecifics, is generally considered to be a stabilising process in ODE models of predator-prey systems. On the other hand, Sun et al.
Aladeen Al Basheer   +3 more
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‘Provisions being scarce and pale death drawing nigh, / They'd try to cast lots to see who should die’

open access: yesExchanges, 2020
Ballads actively shaped contemporary popular mentalities and through analysing ballads historians are presented with a world of propaganda and persuasion, aimed at a broad spectrum of society from literate to illiterate.
Duncan Frost
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Effects of resource-dependent cannibalism on population size distribution and individual life history in a case-bearing caddisfly. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Resource availability often determines the intensity of cannibalism, which has a considerable effect on population size distribution and individual life history. Larvae of the caddisfly Psilotreta kisoensis build portable cases from sedimentary sands and
Jun-Ichi Okano, Noboru Okuda
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Homotypic Cell Cannibalism and Cannibalism Index-A Four Year Study in Inltrating Ductal Carcinoma Breast [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2016
Background: Homotypic cell cannibalism is a hallmark of malignant lesions. It serves as an emerging indicator of both the anaplastic grade and invasiveness.
Alok Mohan   +2 more
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The influence of female oviposition strategy on sibling cannibalism in the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2003
I hypothesized that sibling cannibalism is one of maternal investment in that a female controls sibling cannibalism. To test the hypothesis, I conducted a laboratory experiment and field observations to investigate sibling cannibalism in relation to ...
Naoya OSAWA
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Origine et évolution du cannibalisme dans les populations animales : pourquoi manger son semblable ? [PDF]

open access: yesBiotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2009
Origin and evolution of cannibalism in the animal populations: why to eat conspecific? The term «Cannibalism» is a linguistic distortion resulting from Arawak terminology (Amerindians in the Antilles) caribal that means courageous.
Alabi T.   +4 more
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Growth, cannibalism, and survival relations in larvae of European catfish, Silurus glanis (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Siluridae)—attempts to mitigate sibling cannibalism [PDF]

open access: yesActa Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2014
Background. Under culture conditions, intra-cohort cannibalism is one of the main factors that affects the growth and survival of fishes, especially during the early life stages of carnivorous species.
J. Król   +3 more
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You Look Good Enough to Eat: A Brief Exploration of Human Cannibalism and Mental Illness

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Although evidence of cannibalism in humans dates back millennia, for most civilized societies, it is an unthinkable act of violence and strictly taboo.
S. Jesus   +4 more
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Cannibalism in temporary waters: Simulations and laboratory experiments revealed the role of spatial shape in the mosquito Aedes albopictus. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Cannibalism is a commonly observed phenomenon in arthropod species having relevant consequences for population dynamics and individual fitness. It is a context-dependent behaviour and an understanding of the factors affecting cannibalism rate is crucial ...
Valentina Mastrantonio   +5 more
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Who eats whom, when and why? Juvenile cannibalism in fish Asian seabass

open access: yesAquaculture and Fisheries, 2017
While juvenile cannibalism plays an important role in the evolution of organisms in natural populations, it is a serious problem in aquaculture. A number of genetic and environmental factors result in different rates of cannibalism.
Xiaojun Liu   +3 more
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