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Paleoparasitology and the antiquity of human host-parasite relationships

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000
Paleoparasitology may be developed as a new tool to parasite evolution studies. DNA sequences dated thousand years ago, recovered from archaeological material, means the possibility to study parasite-host relationship coevolution through time.
Adauto Araújo, Luiz Fernando Ferreira
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing Methods for Measuring Predation: Toward a Quantitative–Informative Indicator of Natural Pest Control

open access: yesEntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Predation methods vary widely in their ability to quantify biological control. Estimating predation rates (the number of prey killed per predator per time unit) is crucial. Combining predation rates with predator abundance yields real‐time field estimates of pests consumed.
Yann Tricault   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wrapping and unwrapping, concepts and approaches [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
No abstract ...
Douny, Laurence, Harris, Susanna
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Do aphid endosymbiotic bacteria influence parasitoid searching behaviour through changes in aphid honeydew production?

open access: yesEcological Entomology, EarlyView.
Hamiltonella defensa infection increases honeydew production in certain aphid genotypes, potentially modifying aphid feeding behaviour. Parasitoid wasps, Aphidius ervi, are more attracted to honeydew from H. defensa‐infected aphids; though larger honeydew amounts may slightly deter searching.
Desiré Macheda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Non tutti hanno una cripta” Mummie, turismo e patrimonializzazione in Sicilia “Not everyone has a crypt” Mummies, tourism, and heritage-making in Sicily

open access: yesEtnoAntropologia, 2023
The Capuchins’ Catacombs of Palermo are not the main tourist attraction of the city, however they receive a high number of visitors representing the niche travel market named “dark tourism”.
Rebecca Sabatini
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“Consultants Who Pick Up Their Children Every Day Don't Exist”: How Professionals Experience Conflicting Norms Through Successive Gendered Trials

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Norms surrounding ideal workers and parents are gendered: the ideal worker is fully dedicated to the job and outsources care responsibilities, whereas the ideal mother is expected to be entirely devoted to her children. Working mothers can use flexible work arrangements (FWAs) to reduce resulting tensions.
Lucie Noury   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

FIRST RECORD IN ITALY OF PSYLLAEPHAGUS BLITEUS RIEK (Hymenoptera Encyrtidae) PARASITOID OF GLYCASPIS BRIMBLECOMBEI MOORE (Hemiptera Psyllidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Psyllaephagus bliteus Riek (Hymenoptera Encyrtidae), parasitoid of the red gum lerp psyllid Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera Psyllidae), has been recorded for the first time in Italy in September 2011. The arrival of P.
Caleca, Virgilio   +2 more
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Mother, Musician, Performer: Living the Impossible?

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article draws on 19 qualitative in‐depth interviews with classically trained musicians in Australia and the UK, who have an active performing career and identify as mothers. Building on pioneering research on motherhood, work, and leadership in the creative industries, this article explores how mothers navigate the challenges of a ...
Sally Savage, Christina Scharff
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA by polymerase chain reaction in experimentally desiccated tissues

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004
Despite toxoplasmosis being a common infection among human and other warm-blooded animals worldwide, there are no findings about Toxoplasma gondii evolutionary forms in ancient populations.
Márcia Andreia Barge Loução Terra   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

On a Wing and a Prayer: Ibis Mummies in Material Culture at Abydos

open access: yesArts, 2020
The production of millions of artificially mummified animals by the ancient Egyptians is an extraordinary expression of religious piety. Millions of creatures of numerous species were preserved, wrapped in linen and deposited as votive offerings; a means
Lidija McKnight
doaj   +1 more source

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