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LIKE IN SIMILES – A RELEVANCE-THEORETIC VIEW [PDF]
, 2013 The paper examines the meaning of like as used in similes in the light of relevance theory. Similes, even though superficially indistinguishable from literal comparisons, are found to be closer to metaphors. Therefore, it is proposed that like in similes
Andersen +64 more
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Biodiversity Data Journal, 2018 The diversity of permanent ectoparasites is likely underestimated due to the difficulty of collecting samples. Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) are permanent ectoparasites of birds and mammals; there are approximately 5,000 species described and many more ...
Juliana Soto-Patiño +9 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background The human louse (Pediculus humanus) is a haematophagous ectoparasite that is intimately related to its host. It has been of great public health concern throughout human history.
Alissa Hammoud +5 more
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The use of prevalence as a measure of lice burden: a case study of Lepeophtheirus salmonis on Scottish Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., farms [PDF]
, 2009 This study investigates the benefits of using prevalence as a summary measure of sea lice infestation on farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. Aspects such as sampling effort, the relationship between abundance and prevalence arising from the negative ...
Baillie, M. +3 more
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Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2021 Salmon lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis from aquaculture can cause negative impacts on sea trout Salmo trutta and other wild salmonids. Long-term records from 5 Irish rivers were used to explore relationships between annual sea trout runs and estimated total
S Shephard, P Gargan
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Differences in spatial memory recognition due to cognitive style [PDF]
, 2017 Field independence refers to the ability to perceive details from the surrounding context as a whole and to represent the environment by relying on an internal reference frame.
Boccia, Maddalena +3 more
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Geographic variation in walking activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
Population Ecology, EarlyView.This study examined whether there is geographic variation in field populations, focusing on the moving activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Results showed significant differences in moving activity among field populations but no correlation with latitude or meteorological factors.
Kentarou Matsumura
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Statistical Phylogenetic Tree Analysis Using Differences of Means [PDF]
, 2010 We propose a statistical method to test whether two phylogenetic trees with given alignments are significantly incongruent. Our method compares the two distributions of phylogenetic trees given by the input alignments, instead of comparing point ...
Arnaoudova, Elissaveta +6 more
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occumb: An R package for site occupancy modeling of eDNA metabarcoding data
Population Ecology, EarlyView.This study introduces a new R package, occumb, for the convenient application of site occupancy modeling using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding data. We outline a data analysis workflow, including data setup, model fitting, model assessment, and comparison of potential study settings based on model predictions, all of which can be performed using
Keiichi Fukaya, Yuta Hasebe
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Ectoparasites of Isle Royale, Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Isle Royale National Park is a rocky archipelago of approximately 200 islands and islets in northwestern Lake Superior. Politically it belongs to the State of Michigan situated 50 miles to the southeast.
Johnson, Wendel J., Wilson, Nixon
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