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“Jungle law reigned among the prisoners”: the meaning of cannibalism in the testimonies of Nazi concentration camps’ survivors [PDF]

open access: yesHeritage, Memory and Conflict, 2023
What do Holocaust survivors do when they refer to cannibalism in their testimonies? This piece argues that they do not merely describe what they have witnessed or heard of, but also ponder the boundaries of humanity.
Kobi Kabalek
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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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