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The emergence of leaders and followers in foraging pairs when the qualities of individuals differ [PDF]
, 2008 Background Foraging in groups offers animals a number of advantages, such as increasing their likelihood of finding food or detecting and avoiding predators.
Cowlishaw, G +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2012 The objective was to evaluate the effect of salinity of irrigation water and different cutting ages on the biomass components of Echinochloa pyramidalis.
Luiz Barreto de Morais Neto +5 more
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Dutch survey pyrrolizidine alkaloids in animal forage [PDF]
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are secondary plant metabolites produced by a number of plants from the Asteraceae (Compositae), Boriginaceae and Fabaceae (Leguminosae) families.
Beumer, B. +3 more
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Selection, inheritance, and the evolution of parent-offspring interactions
, 2004 Very few studies have examined parent-offspring interactions from a quantitative genetic perspective. We used a cross-fostering design and measured genetic correlations and components of social selection arising from two parental and two offspring ...
Lock, Judith E. +2 more
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N2-fixation and residual N effect of four legume species and four companion grass species [PDF]
, 2011 Inclusion of forage legumes in low-input forage mixtures improves herbage production and soil fertility through addition of nitrogen (N) from N2-fixation.
Eriksen, Jørgen +3 more
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Aerobic stability of heat and orchardgrass round-bale silage [PDF]
, 2004 In Arkansas, silage is typically stored as balage in long rows of round bales wrapped in plastic film. It is important to evaluate the aerobic stability of this fermented forage when it is exposed to air, especially during the winter months when most of ...
Coblentz, Wayne K. +3 more
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Intercropped grasses for ruminant feeding
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaAn integrative review was conducted to identify which intercrops, composed of grasses from tropical or temperate climates, are most commonly used in ruminant feeding and which result in higher productivity.
A.B.G. Costa +11 more
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Bumblebees gain fitness through learning [PDF]
, 2007 Despite the widespread assumption that the learning abilities of animals are adapted to the particular environments in which they operate, the quantitative effects of learning performance on fitness remain virtually unknown. Here we evaluate the learning
Lars Chittka, Nigel E. Raine
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Insect Pests Associated With Birdsfoot Trefoil, \u3ci\u3eLotus Corniculatus\u3c/i\u3e, in Wisconsin [PDF]
, 2017 Insect surveys taken during 1984-1986 in Ashland and Bayfield Counties of northern Wisconsin revealed that several potential insect pest species were common in birdsfoot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus. Three plant bug species, including: the tarnished plant
Hogg, David B +3 more
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Canopy structure and tillering of Piatã and Marandu grasses under two grazing intensities with sheep
Bioscience Journal, 2017 This study aimed to evaluate productive and structural parameters of Piatã and Marandu cultivars submitted to two grazing intensities. The experimental design was in randomized blocks with treatments in a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement (Marandu and Piatã ...
Carla Lailane Dias de Lima +7 more
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