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Comparisons of acoustic structures between sexes in a duetting, montane bird

Journal of Avian Biology
Female song in birds is more widespread than previously thought, and studies across different species are critical for better understanding the entire evolutionary process of bird song.
Huan Liu, Fanghong Yang, Qi Zhang, Pengfei Liu, Yuehua Sun   +4 more
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Effect of feeding fermentable fibrerich feedstuffs lupin and chicory prior to slaughter with special emphasis on the effect on chemical boar taint in organic entire male and female pigs and technological meat quality [PDF]

, 2007
Boar taint is an off-flavour of pork caused primarily by skatole and, androstenone. Pig off-odour and flavour mostly caused by higher skatole concentrations in backfat.
Hansen, Laurits Lydehøj, Hansen-Møller, Jens, Henckel, Poul, Jensen, Jens Askov, Syriopoulos, Kostas   +4 more
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The Effects of Spousal Education on Individual Earnings – A Study of Married Swedish Couples [PDF]

A positive association between spousal education and individual earnings is a common empirical finding (e.g., Benham, 1974 and Rossetti and Tanda, 2000). The two most common explanations for this are sample selection and crossproductivity effects.
Åström, Johanna
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Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. [PDF]

, 1988
v.35:pt.2 ...
Hamlyn-Harris, Ronald, Hamlyn-Harris, Ronald, 1874-, Queensland Museum., Queensland Museum.   +3 more
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Enhancement of pigmeat quality by altering pre-slaughter management [PDF]

, 2005
End of project reportThe studies presented in this report were conducted to investigate the effect of breed, slaughter weight, castration of male pigs and strategic feeding strategies on the performance of pigs to slaughter and on their carcass quality.
Allen, Paul, Hogan, Sean, Kerry, Joseph P., Lawlor, Peadar G, Lynch, P Brendan, Mullane, J.   +5 more
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Optical and mechanical design of the extreme AO coronagraphic instrument MagAO-X

, 2018
Here we review the current optical mechanical design of MagAO-X. The project is post-PDR and has finished the design phase. The design presented here is the baseline to which all the optics and mechanics have been fabricated.
Close, Laird M., Durney, Olivier, Gasho, Victor, Hedglen, Alex, Jean, Madison, Kautz, Maggie, Lumbres, Jennifer, Males, Jared R., Miller, Kelsey, Sauve, Corwynn, Schatz, Lauren, Van Gorkom, Kyle   +11 more
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Effects of socialising piglets on sow and piglet performance and behaviour of entire male piglets

Animal
Entire male pigs show more aggressive behaviour and mounting than female pigs. By sorting growing pigs into male and female pens, at least half of the pigs are protected from the aggressive behaviour and mounting of the entire males.
L. Rydhmer, K. Andersson
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Epitoky in Scutisotoma stepposa (Collembola; Isotomidae)

Soil Organisms, 2011
Reproductive males of Scutisotoma stepposa Martynova from two basins of Vitim Plateau (Russia: East Siberia) display epitoky in three forms. ‘Supermales’ are armed with strong macrosetae, brushes on ventrum of abdomen, callosities on tube and legs, bent
Ayuna Chimitova, Mikhail Potapov
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Size composition, monthly condition factor and morphometrics for fishery-dependent samples of Rioraja agassizi (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae), off Santos, Southeast Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology
Specimens of Rioraja agassizi were collected monthly off Santos, Southeast Brazil, between latitudes 23º37'S and 27º40'S, from March, 2005 to March, 2006. A total number of 278 males and 1023 females were captured.
M. Cristina Oddone, Alberto F. de Amorim, Patrícia L. Mancini, Walter Norbis   +3 more
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