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Inducible overexpression of porcine homeobox A10 in the endometrium of transgenic mice
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2016 Homeobox A10 (HOXA10) is a well-known transcription factor that plays an important role in directing endometrial differentiation and establishing the conditions required for implantation.
Rui-yi LIN +6 more
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Do grandparents compete with or support their grandchildren? In Guatemala, paternal grandmothers may compete, and maternal grandmothers may cooperate [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Previous research has found that the presence of grandparents, particularly grandmothers, is often positively associated with child survival. Little research has explored the potential mechanisms driving these associations.
Paula Sheppard, Rebecca Sear
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The Mating Pattern of Captive Naked Mole-Rats Is Best Described by a Monogamy Model
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Naked mole-rats form colonies with a single reproductively active female surrounded by subordinate workers. Workers perform offspring care, construction and defense of the burrow system, and food supply.
Karol Szafranski +9 more
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Animal, 2014 We evaluated the efficiency of selection for body weight in a cooperative village breeding program for Menz sheep of Ethiopia under smallholder farming system.
S. Gizaw +7 more
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Relationships Between Habitat and Snag Characteristics and the Reproductive Success of the Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) in Eastern Texas. [PDF]
, 2004 Habitat use and reproductive success of the Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla Latham) were studied in East Texas during the 2001-2002 breeding seasons. We compared nest cavity selection at used and randomly selected non-used areas.
Burt, Brent +3 more
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Infrequent Cooperative Breeding in a Short-Lived Migratory Songbird, the Wilson’s Warbler
BirdsCooperative breeding, or helping behavior, has long been recognized in birds. An ignored dichotomy, however, separates the helping found in many individuals of some long-lived, sedentary species from the helping occasionally found in the territories of ...
William Gilbert
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Avian Research, 2022 Here we documented up-to-date information on breeding ecology of Buffy Laughingthrush (Garrulax berthemyi), an endemic species of China, and a sympatric coordinal Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei), in southwestern China.
Canchao Yang +4 more
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Analysis of Seed Potato Systems in Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2010 This study aimed to analyze the seed potato systems in Ethiopia, identify constraints and prioritize improvement options, combining desk research, rapid appraisal and formal surveys, expert elicitation, field observations and local knowledge. In Ethiopia,
Hirpa, A. +6 more
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ScientificaThe experiment was conducted using an alpha lattice design with two replications for each genotype, comprising 20 maize hybrids obtained from CIMMYT and NMRP, including two check varieties.
Ram Chandra Bhatta +4 more
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Compensatory Breeding in Years Following Drought in a Desert-Dwelling Cooperative Breeder
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Variation in weather patterns can influence reproductive effort and success not only within but also between breeding seasons. Where environmental conditions can be highly variable between years, the weather, and particularly extreme weather events such ...
Amanda R. Bourne +5 more
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