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Auto-spermatophore extrusion in male crickets [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The reproductive cycle of the male cricket consists of the mating stage and the sexually refractory stage. The latter is further divided into the first refractory stage (RS1) from spermatophore extrusion in copulation to spermatophore preparation after ...
Kumashiro, Mikihiko   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of complex soundscapes on the occurrence of Anaxipha pallidula in isolated green spaces in Tokyo

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban green spaces experience a mix of natural and anthropogenic noises, which could disrupt the vocal communication of several species. This study investigated how such complex soundscapes affect the occurrence of Anaxipha pallidula, which communicates through calls, focusing on both sound level and quality.
Hiroki Mori, Takeshi Osawa
wiley   +1 more source

AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF INDIA'S PERFORMANCE IN ONE-DAY CRICKET INTERNATIONALS ON THE INDIAN STOCK MARKET [PDF]

open access: yes
This study examines the impact of the Indian cricket team's performance in one day international cricket matches on returns on the Indian stock market.
Russell Smyth, Vinod Mishra
core  

Game Changers: Leadership Lessons From Popular Sport Icons

open access: yesNew Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 25-31, Spring 2025.
ABSTRACT This article explores leadership lessons that can be drawn from popular sport icons. These lessons reveal how athletes leverage their status to drive social change or how they inspire others through performance‐based practices that align with effective modern‐day leadership skills.
S. Lynn Shollen, Maylon Hanold
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship between cricket participation, health and well-being: scoping review protocol

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Cricket is a popular sport played by 2.5 billion people of all ages and abilities. However, cricket participation is decreasing in the UK, despite an increased focus of governments on increasing sport participation to enhance public health ...
Nigel K Arden   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The 1970 British Commonwealth Games: Scottish reactions to apartheid and sporting boycotts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh is widely thought to have been a barnstorming success and an excellent advertisement for Scotland. Recent research by the authors, however, shows that the event was a deeply politicized one: reflective of ...
McDowell, Matthew L., Skillen, Fiona
core   +2 more sources

Effects of Simulated Dusk and Dawn on Activity and Feeding of Puerto Rican Crested Toads (Peltophryne lemur) in Captivity

open access: yesZoo Biology, EarlyView.
Puerto Rican crested toads (Peltophryne lemur) that were provided with dim night lights to simulate a natural dusk and dawn moved more frequently than those kept in complete darkness at night. Toads moved more at dusk and dawn than in the middle of the night. ABSTRACT Night light may affect captive amphibians in alternative ways. Captive amphibians may
Brady P. Parlato, Noah T. Dunham
wiley   +1 more source

A multi‐trait evaluation of patterns and fitness consequences of breeding phenology plasticity with nocturnal warming and food restriction in a lizard

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Faced with climate warming, ectothermic species shift their breeding phenology, which is in part attributed to an acceleration of gestation or incubation in warmer environments.
Théo Bodineau   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sri Lanka cricket: a narrative review of tourism potential, regional development, and social impacts

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Tourism
Cricket tourism represents an emerging niche within global sport tourism, particularly in South Asia, where the game embodies culture, identity, and national symbolism.
W.H.M.S. Samarathunga   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social information about others' affective states in a human‐altered world

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Faced with anthropogenic change, animals now encounter challenges different from their evolutionary past. To cope with such challenges, animals may use social information about others' affective states to guide their decisions. Considering affective states of wild animals could have important implications for animal welfare and wildlife conservation ...
Luca G. Hahn   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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