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Between-Year Survival and Rank Transitions in Male Black-Capped Chickadees (\u3cem\u3ePoecile Atricapillus\u3c/em\u3e): A Multistate Modeling Approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In dominance-structured animal societies, variation in individual fitness is often related to social status. Like many passerine birds, Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) have a short average adult life-expectancy (Ø2 years); however, the ...
Kraus, Cornelia   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Studies on reproductive biology of Mystus tengara (Ham.-Buch., 1822), a freshwater catfish of West Bengal, India

open access: yesInternational Journal of Aquatic Biology, 2013
Studies on reproductive biology are essential to assess culture potential of a fish species. Mystus tengara is a popular food fish as well as preferred as an ornamental fish in West Bengal.
Sandipan Gupta, Samir Banerjee
doaj  

Sex and size matter: Intricate dominance relationships in an East African large carnivore guild

open access: yesEcosphere
Human disturbance has the potential to alter competitive interactions, favoring species better able to adapt to areas used by humans. One such species is the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), which has been successful in human‐dominated areas throughout ...
Rasmus Worsøe Havmøller   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conformity to Gender Stereotypes Impacting Body-Esteem, Eating, and Exercise Behaviors in Female College Students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Conformity to gender stereotypes and the impacts they may have on body-esteem, eating, and exercise behaviors have always been a very important topic in society because of the mental, physical and emotional problems that could arise. In society today, it
Sauerteig, Madison Rae
core   +1 more source

A Social Pragmatic Study of Selected Women Sex-Related Yorùbá Proverbs Translated In English

open access: yesJournal of Digital Sociohumanities
Language performs important social functions. Language serves as a means of passing along a people’s culture from one generation to the next. The Yoruba people are well renowned for having a strong oral tradition and cultural inheritance, particularly ...
Festus Moses Onipede   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are women overrepresented among the poor? [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper presents new evidence on the proportion of women in poverty in ten developing countries. It compares poverty measures for males and females and male- and female-headed households, and investigates the sensitivity of these measures to the use ...
Haddad, Lawrence James   +2 more
core  

The epidemiological characteristics of notifiable infectious diseases in a Yunnan hospital, China, 2014–2023

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background Yunnan, particularly its border area, has consistently been identified with a high incidence of infectious diseases in China. We aimed to determine the incidence of notifiable infectious diseases (NIDs) by analyzing their distribution in a ...
Yuanyuan Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Linguistic Representation of Women in Balochi Proverbial Discourse: A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis

open access: yesUniversity of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature
This study investigates the interplay of ideology and power in Balochi proverbial discourse, with a particular focus on how linguistic features perpetuate male dominance and female subjugation. It further critically examines the sociocultural mechanisms
Sher Jan Mirza   +3 more
doaj  

Evaluation of geriatric head and neck trauma cases in a German highest-level trauma centre from 2018 to 2024

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics
Background Geriatric populations face heightened vulnerability due to aging, socioeconomic challenges, and marginalization. In 2023, 18.1% of Germans over 65 were at risk of poverty, with women and those aged 80 + disproportionately affected.
Ákos Bicsák   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Female Affiliation and Status in Semi-Free-Ranging Chimpanzees. [PDF]

open access: yesAm J Biol Anthropol
Bryer MAH   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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