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Second birth rates across Europe: interactions between women’s level of education and child care enrolment [PDF]

Fertility differences in Europe are to a large extent due to parity progression after the first child. We therefore use data from the third round of the European Social Survey to investigate second-birth rates in 23 countries.
Jan Van Bavel, Joanna Rózanska-Putek
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Authoring Terrestrial Planets with Diffusion Models

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract To support the design and subsequent generation of terrestrial planets for use in the creative media, we propose a solution that employs a generative model trained on satellite data from planetary bodies with a defined solid surface, such as the Earth and Mars.
Oliver Borg, James Gain, Éric Guérin, Adrien Peytavie, Marie‐Paule Cani, Eric Galin, Guillaume Cordonnier   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Do Group Size and Social Context Affect Per‐Capita Behavioral Responses in a Nasute Termite?

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Group living is often assumed to increase individual behavioral activity in eusocial insects through social facilitation. Using controlled bioassays with the termite Nasutitermes corniger, we show that increasing group size instead reduces per‐capita behavioral frequency, consistent with greater behavioral specialization. While antennation and grooming
Sara Y. M. Watanabe, Renan E. C. Santos, Thiago H. C. de Mendonça, Paulo F. Cristaldo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Balancing risk and opportunity: Nasute termite responses to predator and competitor chemical cues

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Nasutitermes corniger discriminates between heterospecific chemical cues during foraging, showing non‐random resource selection based on predator and competitor information. Predator chemical cues consistently reduce food resource selection, indicating avoidance driven by perceived predation risk rather than direct encounters.
Aline N. F. Silva, Lázaro Q. de Lira Filho, Laura S. A. Silva, Thiago H. C. de Mendonça, Sara Y. M. Watanabe, Ana Paula A. Araújo, Paulo F. Cristaldo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of a cooling water system on waterbird habitat use in a coastal environment

Ibis, EarlyView.
This study investigated the impact of a cooling water system at a nuclear power plant in northern Europe on coastal waterbird habitat use. In winter, the cooling water system provided preferential areas for waterbirds with warm productive waters, and, more importantly, with ice‐free areas.
Andreas C. Bryhn, Per B. Holliland, Torbjörn Säterberg   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysing the Ecological Requirements of the Australian Tortoise Beetle Trachymela sloanei (Blackburn, 1897) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to Determine the Prospects for Its Invasion Process

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Invasive species pose a serious threat to biodiversity and result in significant economic costs. Although much effort is devoted to understanding invasive processes, some aspects are poorly understood, such as the early stages of invasions and the reasons for invasion failure.
Francisco Valera, Francisco Castaño‐Vázquez, Cesar Augusto Marchioro, Jesús Veiga   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Landscape Influence Orchid Bee Diversity in a Tropical Megacity

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing urbanization has affected pollinator communities, such as Euglossini bees, which play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity through the pollination of numerous plants. However, the impact of different levels of urbanization on the diversity of these bees is still not fully understood, especially in large tropical urban ...
Amanda F. P. Machado, Pedro H. B. Togni, Sofia Graffigna, Leandro R. Tambosi, Gabriel O. Keller, Raphael M. Ferreira, Isabel Alves‐dos‐Santos   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of proper orthogonal decomposition and radial basis functions for crack size estimation using particle swarm optimization [PDF]

, 2017
Abdel Wahab, Magd, Benaissa, B, Khatir, Samir, Köppen, M   +3 more
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Biological and sociological interpretations of age-adjustment in studies of higher order birth rates [PDF]

Several studies of the effect of education on second or third birth rates (e.g. Hoem et al. (2001)) have used the concept of relative age at previous birth (B.Hoem (1996)). B.Hoem's idea was to focus on the social meaning of age at previous birth.
Mette Gerster, Niels Keiding
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A wild‐caught rosy barb Pethia conchonius in a British urban pond underscores the need to prevent aquarium releases

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract A specimen of rosy barb Pethia conchonius of 51 mm standard length, encountered in an urban pond in London, is reported. This small cyprinid is native to lakes and streams in subtropical regions of southern Asia and is commonly sold as an ornamental fish.
Peter J. Barry, Phil I. Davison, Luke Pearson, Gordon H. Copp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source