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Environmental preferences of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) for egg-laying on a fringing reef pocket beach, Mayotte Island

Frontiers in Marine Science
Understanding the spatial ecology of sea turtles is essential to ensure their long-term conservation by the preservation of their environment. The distribution and environmental preferences for egg-laying by the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) were studied
Sophie Morisseau, Sophie Morisseau, Matthieu Jeanson, Matthieu Jeanson, Sarah Charroux, Sarah Charroux, Yann Mercky, Charles Le Bozec, Michel Charpentier, Lucas Le Gall, Cyrielle Delvenne, Marc Girondot, Elliott Sucré, Elliott Sucré, Damien Chevallier   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hidden in plain sight: a new frog species of the genus Blommersia from the oceanic island of Mayotte, Comoros archipelago [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2020
The amphibian fauna of the western Indian ocean volcanic island of Mayotte is currently constituted by two species belonging to two genera of the anuran family Mantellidae: Blommersia transmarina and Boophis nauticus.
David R. Vieites, Sandra Nieto-Román, Marcos Peso Fernández, Javier H. Santos-Santos   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Violence et effondrement dans la fiction insulaire francophone contemporaine : l’île comme dystopie ? (Alfred Alexandre, Les Villes assassines ; Nathacha Appanah, Tropique de la violence)

Quêtes Littéraires, 2021
L’imaginaire occidental a souvent dépeint les îles comme des endroits paradisiaques, voire des utopies. Or, on constate que les récits contemporains des îles, c’est-à-dire écrits par des auteurs eux-mêmes habitants des îles, placent la violence, les ...
Jessy Neau
doaj   +1 more source

Care preferences for persons with cognitive impairment: A discrete choice experiment. [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract INTRODUCTION Evidence is limited on preferences of persons with cognitive decline and their care partners (CPs) regarding care. Our aim was to identify preferences and preference evolution for transitions in supportive care. METHODS We conducted a discrete choice experiment (DCE) (repeated measures baseline, 6‐months) with older adults with ...
Regier DA, Taylor JO, Ho A, Borson S, Turner AM.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The paradox of mosquito net fishing: Complex socio‐ecological trade‐offs in southwestern Madagascar

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Small‐scale fisheries are vital for the livelihoods, nutrition and well‐being of millions of people in coastal regions. In many parts of the Global South, rising poverty, limited alternatives and declining resources have driven the spread of mosquito net fishing (MNF), a non‐selective practice using repurposed health‐distributed nets.
Francéline Marie Rasoanirina, Georgeta Stoica, Léono Declerck Todimazava, Sandra Ranaivomanana, Emma Gibbons, Jamal Mahafina, Thomas Lamy   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digitisation of herbarium specimens to the benefit of research: An African perspective focusing on South Africa and Western Indian Ocean Island states

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Botanical exploration, discovery and conservation rely heavily on access to herbarium collections. Recently, digital access to label information, including georeferenced locality data, and images of herbarium specimens available online have greatly increased usage of herbarium specimen data.
Ronell R. Klopper, Hester M. Steyn, Cláudia Baider, Benny Bytebier, Anisha Dayaram, F. B. Vincent Florens, Nivohenintsoa Rakotonirina, Domitilla Raimondo, Marc Sosef, M. Marianne le Roux   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

RVF surveillance in Mayotte: Tracking an invisible disease from the society point of view [PDF]

, 2014
Rift Valley fever circulates in Mayotte's ruminants' population since 2004 but no symptomatic case among ruminants was officially declared. An active surveillance system has been implemented but couldn't link any seroconversion with an abortion event in ...
Cardinale, Eric, Cavalerie, Lisa, Cetre-Sossah, Catherine, Chauvet, Eva, Dommergues, Laure, Figuié, Muriel, Pannequin, Marion, Tillard, Emmanuel   +7 more
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Scenario pédagogique et artefacts numériques de réalité virtuelle pour étayer l'activité de jeunes autistes vers un habitat inclusif partagé

Médiations & Médiatisations, 2023
Le programme de recherche Participe 3.0 vise à accompagner huit jeunes adultes autistes dyscommunicants vers un habitat inclusif partagé, par l’introduction d’outils de réalité virtuelle consacrés à la préparation du repas (Fuchs, 2018; Cherix et al ...
Cécile Lacote-Coquereau, Patrice Bourdon, Cendrine Mercier, Gaëlle Lefer-Sauvage   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intermittent hypoxia increases lipid insulin resistance in healthy humans: A randomized crossover trial

Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.
This scheme illustrates the main results of the present study showing an increase in circulating free fatty acids (FFA) that are likely to be related to several mechanisms like decrease in FFA insulin sensitivity and increase in FFA production. Significant changes are labelled in white, and non‐significant or hypothesis are labelled in pale green ...
Anne Briançon‐Marjollet, Marie Netchitaïlo, Fanny Fabre, Elise Belaidi, Claire Arnaud, Anne‐Laure Borel, Patrick Levy, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Renaud Tamisier   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Claiming the Isle? Islandness and Territorial Demands

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the relationship between insularity and territorial demands, focusing on whether island territories are more likely to support regionalist and secessionist parties. To address this question, we compare electoral support for such parties across island and mainland territories using a large‐N dataset.
Pau Torres, Marc Sanjaume‐Calvet
wiley   +1 more source