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EcosphereSeventy‐five years ago, Lack proposed that there should be an optimal clutch size shared by all individuals in a population and favored by natural selection, which maximizes the number of recruited offspring.
Marwan Naciri +7 more
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Pulse frequency and soil-litter mixing alter the control of cumulative precipitation over litter decomposition [PDF]
, 2017 Macroclimate has traditionally been considered the predominant driver of litter decomposition. However, in drylands, cumulative monthly or annual precipitation typically fails to predict decomposition.
Kurupas, Kelsey L +5 more
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Size dependent differences in litter consumption of isopods: preliminary results
ZooKeys, 2012 A series of experiments were applied to test how leaf orientation within microcosms affect consumption rates (Experiment 1), and to discover intra-specific differences in leaf litter consumption (Experiment 2) of the common isopod species Porcellio ...
Ferenc Vilisics +2 more
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Best Cat Litter Boxes Reviews 2021
, 2021 Cat Litter Boxes in this period of innovation, there are presently litter boxes that offer cutting edge answers for dealing with this unsavory task. Programmed self-cleaning litter boxes recognize when your feline has utilized them and do the cleaning ...
Best Cat Litter
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Multirobot Aerial Soft Manipulator for Floating Litter Collection
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.A multirobot aerial manipulator enables autonomous floating litter collection by controlling the shape of a flexible rope equipped with a hook‐based tool. Adaptive rope‐shape planning enhances grasping performance while reducing tension, demonstrating the potential of aerial robots for floating litter removal. Removing floating litter from water bodies
Antonio González‐Morgado +8 more
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Litter size and morbidity rate
, 2016 Litter size and morbidity ...
Xiaoran Li (656489) +6 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Cells derived from the endocardium, epicardium, cardiac neural crest, and second heart field play a critical role in the formation of the valvuloseptal structures of the heart. Previous studies have shown that the expression of the transcription factor SOX9 in these cell populations is essential in the regulation of this process.
Hannah G. Tarolli +6 more
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litter size dependent on age of the litter
, 2011 litter size dependent on age of the ...
Anna K. Lindholm (426005) +7 more
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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra +1 more
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Agricultural and Food Science, 2008 Pelt size has increased rapidly in the Finnish blue fox population during the last decade. However, average number of pups per mated female has slightly decreased after the mid-1990s.
J. PEURA, I. STRANDÉN, E.A. MÄNTYSAARI
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