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The ‘big houses‐big cars dilemma’: How do we reconcile the prevalence of positive correlations among life history traits?

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Life history theory assumes that there are negative correlations among different components of the life history—investing more in reproduction now means taking resources away from growth, maintenance or the ability to reproduce in the future.
David Reznick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of dog owner adherence to veterinarians’ flea and tick prevention recommendations in the United States using a cross-sectional survey

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Adherence to a prescribed therapeutic regimen is a critical factor for achieving medication effectiveness and therefore treatment success.
Robert P. Lavan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shared Vocabulary between Meiteilon and Tai Varieties and Pre‐Modern Language Contact on the Indo‐Myanmar Border1

open access: yesTransactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines lexical and phonological evidence for language contact between Old and modern Meiteilon (Manipuri) and Tai varieties, identifying loanwords relating to domestic life, trade and literary culture. Comparative data from Shan dialects and Old Meiteilon manuscripts such as the Cheitharon Kumpapa are employed in contextualising
Josiah Medin
wiley   +1 more source

Onset of activity of fluralaner (BRAVECTO™) against Ctenocephalides felis on dogs

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Fluralaner (Bravecto™) is a novel systemic insecticide and acaricide that provides long persistent antiparasitic activity following a single administration at the minimum dose of 25 mg/kg body weight.
Janina Taenzler   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phylogenetic and Functional Originality Shape Species Positions in Flea–Mammal Networks Across Biogeographic Realms

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The relationship between the position of a flea species in the networks and its functional originality was found to be consistently positive in all realms, independently of which originality index was used. ABSTRACT We investigated the relationships between a species’ network position (measured as the combined normalized degree, species strength, and ...
Boris R. Krasnov, Vasily I. Grabovsky
wiley   +1 more source

ECONOMIC STABILITY AND THE TARGETED STANDARD OF THE EGYPTIAN COTTON PRODUCTION AND EXPORTING [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 2006
A. Sakr
doaj   +1 more source

Putting Rodents at the Center of One Health Programs: A Narrative Synthesis

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Rodents link human, animal, and environmental health across diverse ecosystems. Rodent diversity underpins both zoonotic disease risk and ecosystem function. Environmental change reshapes rodent communities and spillover dynamics. Rodents act as reservoirs, amplifiers, and sentinels of emerging pathogens.
Steven R. Belmain
wiley   +1 more source

RÉCORDS OLÍMPICOS: HUMANOS VS INSECTOS OLYMPIC RECORDS: HUMAN VS INSECTS

open access: yesRevista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2012
Basado en observaciones, en mediciones y en literatura acerca de las habilidades deportivas de los insectos, en los tres deportes reconocidos de los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano, el atletismo, la gimnasia y la natación, se comparan algunas marcas ...
Ingeborg Zenner de Polanía
doaj  

Relationship between climatic factors and the flea index of two plague hosts in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

open access: yesBiosafety and Health
Climatic factors are closely associated with the occurrence of vector-borne diseases, and they also influence the distribution of vectors. The occurrence of plague is closely related to the population dynamics of fleas and their host animals, as well as ...
Lu Zhang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prairie Dogs, Persistent Plague, Flocking Fleas, and Pernicious Positive Feedback

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
Plague (caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) is a deadly flea-borne disease that remains a threat to public health nearly worldwide and is particularly disruptive ecologically where it has been introduced.
Dean E. Biggins   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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