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Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.This report explores which muscles of the pectoral girdle are employed to allow birds to hold their wings horizontally with a level aerofoil surface during a glide. Abstract Whilst many birds glide briefly with wings held horizontally, some species maintain this posture for extended periods during soaring.
D. Charles Deeming, María Clelia Mosto
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The genus Tipula Linnaeus, is a large group of crane flies with more than 2400 known species from 41 subgenera. In this study, we report the first complete mitochondrial (mt) genome sequence of the subgenus Tipula (Yamatotipula), which is a circular ...
Chuande Zhao +4 more
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2012-2013 President\u27s Report [PDF]
, 2013 The Linfield College President\u27s Annual Report is a collection of information about the year in review, including academics, student life and athletics, enrollment, finances, philanthropy, and ...
Davis, Laura, Mileham, Mardi
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Increased expression of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) in human pituitary tumors [PDF]
, 2016 PURPOSE: Subsets of pituitary tumors exhibit an aggressive clinical courses and recur despite surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Because modulation of the immune response through inhibition of T-cell checkpoints has led to durable clinical responses ...
Agar, Nathalie Y. R. +13 more
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Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Despite growing recognition that countries around the world must transition to a low‐carbon economy, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. One way that decarbonization has been obstructed, we argue, is by fossil fuel firms intentionally conflating their agenda with ‘the people’, evoking notions of national identity, security and ...
Daniel Nyberg +3 more
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Stomach contents from invasive American bullfrogs Rana catesbeiana (= Lithobates catesbeianus) on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada [PDF]
, 2013 Invasive alien American bullfrog populations are commonly identified as a pernicious influence on the survival of native species due to their adaptability, proliferation and consequent ecological impacts through competition and predation. However, it has
Jancowski, Kevin, Orchard, Stan A.
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Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.Arboviral diseases spread by Culicoides biting midges have been introduced into Europe by unknown means. A possible route is the carriage of midges with cut flowers shipped to flower markets. We sampled Culicoides in and around a cut flower farm in Kenya; midges were caught in the vicinity and a greenhouse, but not where flowers are processed.
Jessica Eleanor Stokes +3 more
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Records of Japanese Crane-Flies (Diptera)
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 1918 The crane-fly fauna of Japan is a very interesting one but much remains to be ascertained before we can possess a clear conception of the actual faunal constituents of the islands. The published records are grievously incomplete and comparatively few extensive collections have been made.
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The wake dynamics and flight forces of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster [PDF]
, 1996 We have used flow visualizations and instantaneous force measurements of tethered fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) to study the dynamics of force generation during flight.
Dickinson, Michael H., Götz, Karl G.
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