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Barrier reefs may provide a high wave energy natural refuge for large-sized endangered parrotfish species in the Caribbean

Discover Oceans
Marine herbivorous fishes such as parrotfish are critical for coral reef resilience through algal control. Overfishing and illegal fishing have brought a substantial decline in parrotfish populations across the Caribbean. The absence or limited abundance
J. Prato-Valderrama, A. Santos-Martínez, D. Morales-de-Anda, P. W. Schuhmann, D. Castaño, A. L. Cupul-Magaña   +5 more
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Fear of childbirth and sense of coherence with their determinants in endangered and healthy pregnancies

Journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research, 2020
Introduction The growing number of Cesarean sections and the percentage of women dissatisfied with perinatal care are the one of the main problems of modern gynaecology in Poland.
Paula Emilia Złakowska
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Allocating Conservation Resources under the Endangered Species Act [PDF]

The necessity to develop a priority system to guide the allocation of resources to the conservation of endangered species is widely recognized. The economic theory of biodiversity has established a framework to do so, and has identified priority criteria
Langpap, Christian, Kerkvliet, Joe
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Previously undocumented regional variability in crab‐eating macaque skull sexual dimorphism and its implications for biological and morphometric studies

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract In a large sample of adult crab‐eating macaques, we quantified sexual dimorphism in size, shape, and covariance across the whole skull and among anatomical regions of the cranium and mandible. All regions showed significant mean sex differences, but the magnitude of size and shape dimorphism varied substantially.
Andrea Cardini, Paul O'Higgins
wiley   +1 more source

Species conservation profiles of a random sample of world spiders IV: Scytodidae to Zoropsidae [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2018
Sini Seppälä, Sérgio Henriques, Michael Draney, Stefan Foord, Alastair Gibbons, Luz Gomez, Sarah Kariko, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Marc Milne, Cor Vink, Pedro Cardoso   +10 more
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The Use of Genomics in Conservation Management of the Endangered Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons)

International Journal of Genomics, 2016
The list of threatened and endangered species is growing rapidly, due to various anthropogenic causes. Many endangered species are present in captivity and actively managed in breeding programs in which often little is known about the founder individuals.
Rascha J. M. Nuijten, Mirte Bosse, Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans, Ole Madsen, Willem Schaftenaar, Oliver A. Ryder, Martien A. M. Groenen, Hendrik-Jan Megens   +7 more
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CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES: CAN INCENTIVES WORK FOR PRIVATE LANDOWNERS? [PDF]

It has been argued that the traditional regulatory approach of the Endangered Species Act, based on land-use restrictions, has failed to protect endangered species on private land.
Langpap, Christian
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Quantitative muscle architecture in large carnivorous marsupials (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) and links to substrate use and prey processing

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dasyurid species Sarcophilus harrisii, Dasyurus maculatus, and Dasyurus viverrinus, occupying diverse ecological niches and forming a guild structure in Tasmania, provide a basis for examining the roles of various forelimb muscle groups in prey capture and locomotion.
Riya G. Bidaye, Samuel H. Frenkel, David P. Hocking, Alistair R. Evans, Justin W. Adams   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lista de anfibios y reptiles del departamento del Tolima, Colombia

Biota Colombiana, 2010
A taxonomic list of the species of amphibians and reptiles of the Tolima department was elaborated based on an extensive literature review and information from biological collections from several parts of the world.
Julián Llano-Mejía, Ángela M. Cortés-Gómez, Fernando Castro-Herrera   +2 more
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Deuxièmes rencontres internationales Endangered Humanities 21-22 juin 2021

, 2021
Rencontres « Endangered humanities » Savoirs de la précarité, précarité des savoirs 21 Juin 13h00 - 17h30 et 22 juin 14h00 – 20h00 Lieux : Maison de la recherche Sorbonne Université (28 rue Serpente, 75006 Paris), Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le ...
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