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Infant Mortality Risk and Paternity Certainty Are Associated with Postnatal Maternal Behavior toward Adult Male Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Sexually selected infanticide is an important source of infant mortality in many mammalian species. In species with long-term male-female associations, females may benefit from male protection against infanticidal outsiders.
Stacy Rosenbaum   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drivers of Mouse Plagues: Exceptional Rainfall Following Prolonged Drought Triggers Mouse Plagues in Southeastern Australia

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study identified a specific sequence of an extended drought followed by exceptional rainfall as a necessary precursor for mouse plagues in southeastern Australia. Long‐term rainfall anomalies interact with ecological processes to reset population dynamics, creating conditions that support rapid mouse population growth following periods of ...
Peter R. Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of cold stress on infanticide by female Swiss albino mice Mus musculus: a pilot study

open access: yesJournal of Animal Science and Technology, 2018
Background Mice are widely accepted research models of great clinical significance. Maintenance of laboratory mice breed is an essential aspect for performing research activities in various fields of science. Infanticide is one of the prominent causes of
Tabassum Zafar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sociocultural and Structural Determinants of Black Maternal Mental Health: A Scoping Review

open access: yesBirth, EarlyView.
This image highlights the ways sociocultural and structural determinants intersect to influence Black maternal health and pathways to improving mental health of Black mothers and birthing parents. ABSTRACT Background Black women face a disproportionate risk of perinatal mental mood disorders with significant implications for maternal and infant health ...
Priscilla N. Boakye   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Translocation of livestock‐raiding lions under specific conditions can mitigate conflict

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Human‐wildlife conflict is a pervasive threat that imperils many carnivore species worldwide, and although translocation is often used as a conflict mitigation strategy, it is widely regarded as ineffective. Here, we demonstrate that careful selection of suitable release sites can improve outcomes, as 80% of stock‐raiding lion translocations in ...
Willem D. Briers‐Louw   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association and haplotype analysis of candidate genes in five genomic regions linked to sow maternal infanticide in a white Duroc × Erhualian resource population

open access: yesBMC Genetics, 2011
Background Maternal infanticide is an extreme and failed maternal behavior, which is defined as an active attack on piglets using the jaws, resulting in serious or fatal bite wounds.
Ding Nengshui   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social‐Symbolic Work of Engaging Heterogeneous Communities: Participation Work and Entangled Effects on Organizations and Communities

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Community participation is recognized as a crucial yet problematic element for addressing many issues in social development. Generating participation, however, is particularly challenging due to existing inequalities within heterogeneous communities, making it difficult for organizations to engage marginalized groups while letting go of their ...
Trish Ruebottom   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

DIN NOU DESPRE INFRACŢIUNEA DE PRUNCUCIDERE. CONSIDERAŢII CRITICE ASUPRA UNOR OPINII DOCTRINARE

open access: yesStudia Universitatis Moldaviae: Stiinte Sociale, 2008
The article refers to the offence of infanticide. Critical considerations regarding some doctrinaire opinions are exposed in the present study. Some aspects with regards to the juridical framing of the offence of infanticide are analyzed.
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“Me and God, We're Good”: Abortion Morality and Protestant Women Having Abortions in the South

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how 84 Protestant women in the South understand the morality of their abortion decisions, offering a nuanced perspective on the complex relationship between religion and abortion and revealing that many women navigate abortion decisions with theological depth, moral reasoning, and a profound sense of responsibility.
Rebecca Todd Peters
wiley   +1 more source

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