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Burrow Persistence and Spatial Distribution of Federally and State‐Protected Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Populations in Southwest Alabama

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), a keystone species and ecosystem engineer, has declined by ~80% over the past century due to primarily habitat loss. In a 28‐year resurvey of federally protected Mobile County and state‐protected Baldwin County, we found tortoise populations persisted at ~59% and ~31% of sites, respectively, with significant ...
Robin B. Lloyd Jr.   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Creditworthiness and Matching Principles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
You are creditworthy for φ-ing only if φ-ing is the right thing to do. Famously though, further conditions are needed too – Kant’s shopkeeper did the right thing, but is not creditworthy for doing so.
Way, Jonathan
core   +1 more source

School achievement in the Brazilian rural Amazon: An analysis of the interaction among motor, cognitive and environmental factors

open access: yesBritish Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract A cross‐sectional study of 106 students (7–12 years) from a rural school in the Brazilian Amazon investigated the interaction among motor, cognitive and environmental factors on school achievement using network analysis. Students with good school performance were significantly older and showed superior global physical fitness, motor ...
Douglas Vieira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

First record of the jumping spider Icius subinermis (Araneae, Salticidae) in Hungary

open access: yesArachnologische Mitteilungen, 2017
We report the first record of Icius subinermis Simon, 1937, one female, from Budapest, Hungary. We provide photographs of the habitus and of the copulatory organ.
Korányi, Dávid   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experiences of Caregiver–Child Psychotherapies for Developmental Trauma: A Systematic Review

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Developmental trauma is a commonly used term to describe the psychological difficulties that may result from interpersonal abuse, neglect and adversity in early childhood. This qualitative systematic review synthesized and explored current literature pertaining to caregiver–child psychotherapeutic interventions for developmental ...
Jess Christopher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Special Adaptations of Orb Weavers and Prey [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
Orb weaving spiders have devised both webs and special devices for capturing prey. The prey have also evolved mechanisms for eluding spiders and for living with them.
Dorris, Peggy Rae
core   +2 more sources

Molecular Spiders in One Dimension [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Molecular spiders are synthetic bio-molecular systems which have "legs" made of short single-stranded segments of DNA. Spiders move on a surface covered with single-stranded DNA segments complementary to legs.
Alberts B   +21 more
core   +5 more sources

Impact of Female Mating Status on Male Courtship Behaviour in a Sexually Cannibalistic New Zealand Fishing Spider

open access: yesEthology, EarlyView.
Scoring of male courtship behaviour in Dolomedes minor revealed no effect of female mating status on courtship duration or sequence structure, but males delayed the initiation of courtship when encountering previously mated females. ABSTRACT The evolution of male courtship rituals has traditionally been attributed to female mate selection, but may also
Bastien E. Clémot   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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