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BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017 Background Predation is ubiquitous in nature. One form of predation is cannibalism, which is affected by many factors such as size structure and resource density.
Szymon Sniegula +2 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Background: Egg cannibalism is common in nature. In China, Arma custos (Hemiptera: Asopinae) has been widely used as a natural enemy to control agricultural and forestry pests. A previous study showed that adult A. custos devour their eggs.
Shaolong Wu +11 more
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On the (dis) advantages of cannibalism [PDF]
Journal of Mathematical Biology, 2005 Cannibalism is an interaction between individuals that can produce counter- intuitive effects at the population level. A striking effect is that a population may persist under food conditions such that the non-cannibalistic variant is doomed to go extinct. This so-called life boat mechanism has received considerable attention.
Getto, P., Diekmann, O., de Roos, A.M.
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Sublethal exposure to diatomaceous earth increases net fecundity of flour beetles (Tribolium confusum) by inhibiting egg cannibalism. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Population regulation results from an interplay of numerous intrinsic and external factors, and for many insects cannibalism is such a factor. This study confirms a previously-reported observation that sublethal exposure to the fossilized remains of ...
Allen W Shostak
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Complexity, 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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Determination of serum adenosine deaminase and xanthine oxidase activity in Kangal dogs with maternal cannibalism [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2017 Aim: Kangal dogs, known as guard dogs in many countries of the world, have been found to eat their own puppies during their first 24 h following birth, which is called as maternal cannibalism.
N. Ercan +3 more
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“Jungle law reigned among the prisoners”: the meaning of cannibalism in the testimonies of Nazi concentration camps’ survivors [PDF]
Heritage, 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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Origine et évolution du cannibalisme dans les populations animales : pourquoi manger son semblable ? [PDF]
Biotechnologie, 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.
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Homotypic Cell Cannibalism and Cannibalism Index-A Four Year Study in Inltrating Ductal Carcinoma Breast [PDF]
Journal 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.
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Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 2021 In the experimental mariculture of Patagonian red octopus, Enteroctopus megalocyathus, paralarvae rearing showed the highest mortalities. Part of this mortality has been attributed to cannibalism, so we studied the joint effect of paralarvae density and ...
Viviana Espinoza +2 more
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