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Local knowledge in ecological modeling

Ecology and Society, 2018
Local people and scientists both hold ecological knowledge, respectively stemming from prolonged day-to-day contact with the environment and from systematic inquiry based on the scientific method.
Annie Claude Bélisle, Hugo Asselin, Patrice LeBlanc, Sylvie Gauthier   +3 more
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Evaluating fishermen’s conservation attitudes and local ecological knowledge of the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus), Peniche, Portugal

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2017
Background European sardines are an important fishing resource in the North Atlantic. Recognized for its great commercial and economic value in southern Europe, this resource currently has low stock indices.
Heitor O. Braga, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Henrique M. F. Oliveira, Miguel A. Pardal   +3 more
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Using an individual-based model to assess common biases in lek-based count data to estimate population trajectories of lesser prairie-chickens.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Researchers and managers are often interested in monitoring the underlying state of a population (e.g., abundance), yet error in the observation process might mask underlying changes due to imperfect detection and availability for sampling.
Beth E Ross, Daniel S Sullins, David A Haukos   +2 more
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Lek Territory Size and the Evolution of Leks: A Model and a Test Using an Ungulate With a Flexible Mating System

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Despite many decades of research, the evolution of the rare and unusual lek-mating system continues to be debated. The key question is: why do males defend tiny territories clustered together in an aggregation when the costs of doing so are so high ...
Kavita Isvaran, Kavita Isvaran
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Landscape features and seasonal habitat predict lek site selection and lek size of a Tympanuchus grouse

Ecosphere
The lek hotspot hypothesis predicts that leks will form in areas where males are more likely to encounter females, providing wildlife managers with a framework supporting the use of leks as the focus for prairie and shrubland grouse conservation and ...
Jonathan D. Lautenbach, Aaron C. Pratt, Jeffrey L. Beck   +2 more
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Składniki ziołowe w innowacyjnych suplementach diety produkowanych przez firmę LEK-AM

Herbalism, 2022
Przedsiębiorstwo Farmaceutyczne LEK-AM wprowadziło na rynek szereg suplementówdiety wyróżniających się unikalnym składem. Suplementy te uzupełniają produkowane przez polską ‹rmę farmaceutyczną leki z takich obszarów, jak: okulistyka, urologia i ...
Danuta Jakubowska
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Barns lek i modern barndom

Barn, 2023
Det finns i samhället en romantiserad bild av lek och barndom. I denna essä problematiseras bilden av den romantiska leken och vi argumenterar för ett nytt sätt att förstå barns lek där samtidskontexten och omvärlden har en stor betydelse.
Åsa Delblanc, Marina Wernholm
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Å LESE MEDIETEKSTER PÅ IPADEN. Observasjoner av en medievant fireårings bruk av iPad i hjemmet

Nordisk Barnehageforskning, 2016
Artikkelen tar utgangspunkt i tre observasjoner av en gutt på fire år som bruker iPad på fritiden. Den søker å synliggjøre de strategiene dette barnet velger for å skaffe seg tilgang til ulike medietekster, hvordan han leser og tolker dem, og den ...
Henriette Jæger
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Differences in inhibitory control in two species of Tanganyikan bower‐building cichlids contrasting in building flexibility

Ecology and Evolution
A central challenge in understanding the evolution of cognition is the ability to compare a set of species differing in a trait of interest while being ecologically and phylogenetically close.
Maëlan Tomasek, Katinka Soller, Valérie Dufour, Alex Jordan   +3 more
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Spatial distribution and male mating success of Anopheles gambiae swarms

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2011
Background Anopheles gambiae mates in flight at particular mating sites over specific landmarks known as swarm markers. The swarms are composed of males; females typically approach a swarm, and leave in copula.
Huestis Diana L, Diallo Moussa, Dao Adama, Yaro Alpha S, Diabaté Abdoulaye, Lehmann Tovi   +5 more
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