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Degrees of freedom in social bonds of crested macaque females [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Social bonds between group members can affect individual fitness and well-being. While the impact of bond strength is well studied, the consequences of bond predictability and equitability are often overlooked. Similarly, whether bonds reflect short-term
Albers   +120 more
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Cambios de largo plazo en el paisaje y los ensambles de micromamíferos y rapaces en Chile central Long-term changes in landscape and in small mammal and raptor assemblages in central Chile

open access: yesRevista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2010
San Carlos de Apoquindo, en la precordillera de Chile central, es una localidad con estudios de larga data en vertebrados (ca. 30 años), situación favorable para el análisis de procesos de largo plazo que operan sobre dichos ensambles.
EDUARDO F PAVEZ   +2 more
doaj  

IMPORTANCE OF BURROW-ENTRANCE MOUNDS OF GUNNISON'S PRAIRIE DOGS (CYNOMYS GUNNISONI) FOR VIGILANCE AND MIXING OF SOIL [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Aboveground mounds and underground burrows are multifunctional and influence behavior and habitat of Gunnison's prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni). Four colonies were studied June September 2004 to examine function of mounds with respect to vigilance for ...
Drickamer, Lee C.   +2 more
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Retinal aging in the diurnal Chilean rodent (Octodon degus): histological, ultrastructural and neurochemical alterations of the vertical information processing pathway

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2015
The retina is sensitive to age-dependent degeneration. To find suitable animal models to understand and map this process has particular importance. The degu (Octodon degus) is a diurnal rodent with dichromatic color vision.
Krisztina eSzabadfi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental and genetic influences on early attachment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Attachment theory predicts and subsequent empirical research has amply demonstrated that individual variations in patterns of early attachment behaviour are primarily influenced by differences in sensitive responsiveness of caregivers.
Judit Gervai   +138 more
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Diagnostic features of three nymphal instars of Sturnidoecus bannoo (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) infesting Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Three nymphal instars of bank Myna louse, Sturnidoecus bannoo differ from each other not only any size, abdominal segmentation, chitinization but also in the number of setae occurring on head, thorax and abdomen.
Ahmad, Aftab   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Octodon lunatus Osgood 1943

open access: yes, 1993
Octodon lunatus Osgood, 1943. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Pubi., Zool. Ser., 30:110. TYPE LOCALITY: Chile, Valparaiso Prov., Olmue. DISTRIBUTION: Coastal mountains of Valparaiso, Aconcagua, and Coquimbo Provs. (Chile) between 31°30' and 35°S. STATUS: Common. COMMENTS: Included in Octodon bridgesi by Tamayo and Frassinetti (1980:354). The chromosome no. is 2n=
openaire   +1 more source

Helminthic infection in three native rodent species from a semiarid Mediterranean ecosystem

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Helminth parasites are still not a well-known component of animal biodiversity. In this study, we describe and compare the endoparasite assemblages of three native rodent species from a semiarid Mediterranean ecosystem.
Andrea Yáñez-Meza   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Struktur Dan Komposisl Vegetasi Mangrove Di Bikoen-kupang, Timor [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
YUN INDIARTO, MULYADI & RAZALI YUSUF, 1989.The structure and composition of mangrove in Bikoen-Kupang,Timor.Berita Biologi 3(9): 455 - 457.Mangrove forests in EastNusa Tenggara cover a total areas of about 1930 ha(Darsidi, 1984).
INDIARTO, Y. (YUN)   +2 more
core  

Shrub facilitation increases plant diversity along an arid scrubland-temperate rainforest boundary in South America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Theoretical models predict nurse plant facilitation enhances species richness by ameliorating stressful environmental conditions and expanding distributional ranges of stress-intolerant species into harsh environments.
Gutierrez, J.R.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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