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Althea Medical JournalBackground: Infanticide refers to the intentional killing of a newborn by the biological mother shortly after birth, which can be proven through internal and external forensic examinations.
Luna Oktavia Lumbantoruan +2 more
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Integrative 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
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An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard
, 2007 A case of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism is reported from Phippsøya, Svalbard. In this instance, a cub of some 7 months was killed by an adult male bear, which was in poor condition, in the close proximity of the mother,which was also in poor ...
Stone, I.R., Derocher, A.E.
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Why we Should Study Solitary Species to Understand the Costs of Group‐Living
Ethology, EarlyView.It's easier to measure the benefits than the costs of a trait. Solitary species benefit by avoiding the costs of group living. Thus, measuring benefits of solitary living informs us about the costs of group living. ABSTRACT While for decades behavioral ecologists have studied the benefits of group living, measuring its costs has been more difficult. It
Lindelani Makuya, Carsten Schradin
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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]
PLoS 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
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Ethology, EarlyView.Corpses are repositories of information about the cause of death. The distress of the bereaved acts as an honest signal drawing conspecifics to the body, enabling them to learn quickly about the death, adapt their behaviour, and spread knowledge of threats across multiple social levels.
Jacob Dembitzer, Dror Ben‐Ami
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BMC 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
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“Me and God, We're Good”: Abortion Morality and Protestant Women Having Abortions in the South
Journal 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
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DIN NOU DESPRE INFRACŢIUNEA DE PRUNCUCIDERE. CONSIDERAŢII CRITICE ASUPRA UNOR OPINII DOCTRINARE
Studia 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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