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How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the ecological impact of prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Europe: Early Holocene (Mesolithic) and Last Interglacial (Neanderthal) foragers compared. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Nikulina A   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Traditional knowledge of plants used in hunting and fishing practices among Baka hunter-gatherers of eastern Cameroon. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2023
Fongnzossie EF   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Soot covering desk in Hunter Library

open access: yes, 2018
A fire erupted in Hunter Library at Western Carolina University on February 26, 1989. Campus security officer W. R. Holder reported the fire at 5:50 AM and it was contained in the check-out service of the Media Center.

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The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
wiley   +1 more source

Arterial hypertension and its covariates among nomadic Raute hunter-gatherers of Western Nepal: a mixed-method study. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Koirala T   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fire department crews responding to fire at Hunter Library

open access: yes, 2018
A fire erupted in Hunter Library at Western Carolina University on February 26, 1989. Campus security officer W. R. Holder reported the fire at 5:50 AM and it was contained in the check-out service of the Media Center.

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