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Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey, James McNamara, E. J. Milner‐Gulland, Yaa Ntiamoa‐Baidu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis infection in a captive-bred American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeiana)

BMC Veterinary Research, 2018
Background Tuberculosis is widely known as a progressive disease that affects endothermic animals, leading to death and/or economical losses, while mycobacterial infections in amphibians are commonly due to nontuberculous mycobacteria.
Cassia Yumi Ikuta, Laura Reisfeld, Bruna Silvatti, Fernanda Auciello Salvagni, Catia Dejuste de Paula, Allan Patrick Pessier, José Luiz Catão-Dias, José Soares Ferreira Neto   +7 more
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Evaluation of the genotoxic and teratogenic potential of a municipal sludge and sludge-amended soil using the amphibian Xenopus laevis and the tobacco: Nicotiana tabacum L. var. xanthi Dulieu [PDF]

, 2003
The toxic, genotoxic and teratogenicpotential of amunicipal sewage sludge was assessed using the micronucleus assay on the larvae of the amphibianXenopuslaevis and with the tobacco somatic mutation test using the yellow–green xanthiDulieu mutant a1+/a1 ...
Chenon, Pascale, Delpoux, Marcel, Gauthier, Laury, Loubières, Pascale, Séverac, Alain   +4 more
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Using childhood landscape memories to uncover the dynamics of Anthropocene in African Urbanscapes

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This perspective provides a reflective account of our personal experiences as African professors and lecturers in diverse fields of environmental sciences encountering the urban Anthropocene. Here, we explain the nature of the unprecedented, potent and hidden changes in our lived environments.
Aliyu Salisu Barau, Halima Abdulkadir Idris, Muhammad Nuraddeen Danjuma, Murtala Uba Mohammed, Abdulaziz Hassan, Amina Sheikh Abdullahi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Isolation and identification of the bacterium producing antitumor and antimicrobial compounds derived from Iranian swamp frog (Rana ridibunda) skin

Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2021
Background and Objectives: Cancer incidence and recurrence, antibiotic resistance, and overuse of antibiotics have become a global concern. The purpose of this study was to identify and isolate bacteria from the skin of the Rana ridibunda, Iranian swamp ...
Sepideh Asadi, Neda Soleimani, Zahra Khosravi Babadi, Gholam Hossein Ebrahimipour   +3 more
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The Parable of the Boiled System Safety Professional: Drift to Failure [PDF]

, 2011
Recall from the Parable of the Boiled Frog, that tossing a frog into boiling water causes the frog to jump out and hop away while placing a frog in suitable temperature water and slowly bringing the water to a boil results in the frog boiling due to not ...
Shivers, C. Herbert
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Macrostructure and microstructure in narratives of Spanish/English bilingual children with and without language impairment (LI) [PDF]

, 2018
There is limited research on character mention and noun phrase elaboration in the narratives of Spanish-English kindergarten and first graders. The current study was designed to determine whether typically developing (TD) Spanish- English bilingual ...
Stansbury, Amber Jean
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Monitoring feral pigs (Sus scrofa): Complementarity between autonomous sensing methods increases detection probability

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Invasive alien species are a major threat for biodiversity worldwide and effective monitoring is paramount to inform management. In this study we used a multi‐season occupancy model to assess probability of detection between camera traps and passive acoustic recorders for feral pigs (Sus scrofa) during 1 year of data collection.
Marina D. A. Scarpelli, Stewart Macdonald, Maryam Golchin, Simon Linke, Jens G. Froese   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How the Turtle Lost its Shell: Sino-Tibetan Divination Manuals and Cultural Translation [PDF]

, 2018
This article is a pan-Himalayan story about how the turtle, as a cultural symbol within Sino-Tibetan divination iconography, came to more closely resemble a frog.
Poupard, Duncan J
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Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi, Makoto Ooba, Shogo Nakamura, Kohei Sakai, Satoshi Nagatomi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source