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More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié +5 more
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Captivity Influences Gut Microbiota in Crocodile Lizards (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Captivity is an important measure for conservation of an endangered species, and it is becoming a hot topic in conservation biology, which integrates gut microbiota and endangered species management in captivity.
Guo-Shuai Tang +10 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey +3 more
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Reconstruction in Ludovic Emane Obiang's Et si les crocodiles pleuraient pour de vrai… [PDF]
, 2007 « Et si les crocodiles pleuraient pour de vrai… » est une nouvelle dans laquelle, semblet-il, l’écrivain et théoricien Ludovic Emane Obiang paraît asseoir une conception du monde et de la littérature basée sur une figure profonde de même qu’un phénomène ...
Koumba, Brice Levy
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Hominid butchers and biting crocodiles in the African Plio-Pleistocene. [PDF]
, 2017 Zooarchaeologists have long relied on linear traces and pits found on the surfaces of ancient bones to infer ancient hominid behaviors such as slicing, chopping, and percussive actions during butchery of mammal carcasses.
El Zaatari, Sireen +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Understanding how local communities perceive and prioritise ecosystem services (ES) across diverse ecological contexts is essential for improving protected area (PA) management. However, most studies focus on single ecosystems and lack cross‐ecological comparisons. This study aimed to explore how communities living in and around PAs in Ghana's
Jerry Owusu Afriyie, Pavla Hejcmanová
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Crocodiles - the Singular Beast in the Renaissance Cabinet
, 2017 Stuffed crocodiles often predominated many famous cabinets, hanging in the center of the ceiling. Crocodilians are the largest reptiles and the largest predator that spends time on land.
Zhang, Peter
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When Poetry and Humor Get Hitched [PDF]
, 2017 Through humor, poetry explores the imagination and the mind just as it does through other means of expression. Comic poetry finds the truth in the illogical and in the absurd; it finds what unsettles us through its use of surprise; it finds delight and ...
Hartselle, Christian
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The role of embryo movement in the development of the furcula [PDF]
, 2017 The pectoral girdle is a complex structure which varies in its morphology between species. A major component in birds is the furcula, which can be considered equivalent to a fusion of the paired clavicles found in many mammals, and the single ...
Allen +28 more
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Cystoscopic extraction of an unusual intravesical foreign body: A case report
UroPrecision, EarlyView.Abstract Background Foreign bodies (FBs) in the urogenital tract are considered surgical emergencies due to the risk of complications such as perforation, infection, and obstruction. FBs can be introduced into the urethra and migrate into the bladder. Various FBs, including pens, jump ropes, magnetic ball chains, and needles have been reported in the ...
Mohannad N. AbuHaweeleh +4 more
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