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Tropical insectivorous birds’ predation patterns that promote forest–farmland trophic connectivity for integrated top–down pest biocontrol

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Although conversion of natural forest to agriculture can negatively impact biodiversity in many ways, some affected species may respond by dispersing across the forest–farmland eco-zone, thereby facilitating functional connections through food-web ...
Nickson Erick Otieno   +2 more
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Resilient Land Use in the Medieval and Early-modern Village

open access: yesDanish Journal of Archaeology, 2020
Agrarian land-use in the village Fjelie, southern Sweden, AD 1000–1800, was studied through analysis of plant macrofossils, pollen, animal bones and strontium isotopes.
Per Lagerås, Ola Magnell
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Appearance-based evaluation of varnish removal methods in gilded surfaces

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2023
This paper outlines the use of bidirectional reflectance measurements for the characterisation and evaluation of appearance changes in gilded surfaces caused by varnishing and cleaning.
Yoko Arteaga   +4 more
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Taxonomic studies on seven species of the genus Opopaea (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Kenya [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Invertebrates, 2019
Seven species of the genus Opopaea Simon, 1892 from Kenya are recognized, including five new species: O. berlandi (Simon & Fage, 1922), O. kulczynskii (Berland, 1914), O. makadara Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♀♂), O. ngangao Tong & Li, sp.
Yanfeng Tong   +4 more
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Odorants differentiate Australian Rattus with increased complexity in sympatry. In Papers in Honour of Ken Aplin, ed. Julien Louys, Sue O’Connor, and Kristofer M. Helgen

open access: yesRecords of the Australian Museum, 2020
Odorant cues play a critical role in premating isolation among many species. In mammals, they have been most well-studied in rodents, but only in a handful of species.
Kevin C. Rowe   +4 more
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Whose Artifacts? Whose Stories? Public History and Representation of Women at the Canada Science and Technology Museum

open access: yesHistoria Crítica, 2018
Whose Artifacts? Whose Stories? explores uses of public history to tell stories of women’s relationship with science and technology at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, one of Canada’s national museum.
Anna Adamek, Emily Gann
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Holidaying behind the Iron Curtain: The material culture of tourism in Cold War Eastern Europe

open access: yesMatkailututkimus, 2022
During the Twentieth Century, foreign travel underwent a process of democratisation. Increasingly, through the development of package holidays to ever more far-flung destinations, leisure tourism for the first time allowed ordinary people to experience ...
Carys Wilkins
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On the species of the genus Mistaria Lehtinen, 1967 studied by Roewer (1955) from Africa (Araneae, Agelenidae) [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Invertebrates, 2019
Eleven species of the spider family Agelenidae Koch, 1837 are reviewed based on the type material and transferred from the genus Agelena Walckenaer, 1805 to Mistaria Lehtinen 1967. These species occur in various African countries as indicated and include:
Grace M. Kioko   +4 more
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AI Definitions in Flux:: Authenticity and Holocaust Testimony in Focus

open access: yesCulture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research
The museum, as an institution, has a long-standing tradition of presenting the public with seemingly authentic and evidence-based narratives. Recent surveys indicate that museums are widely regarded as highly trustworthy across various countries. However,
Gunnar Almevik   +7 more
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