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Will Females Remain? Fuchsia Excorticata Gender Ratios and Pollen Deposition in Dunedin, New Zealand
Fuchsia excorticata (J.R.Forst. et G.Forst.) L.f. (Kōtukutuku, Onagraceae) is a gynodioecious and bird pollinated tree, with females reliant on pollinators, while hermaphrodites can self‐pollinate. Females are important for population persistence as only they produce female offspring, and all their seed is the product of cross‐pollination so not ...
Anna Christensen, Janice Lord
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Impacts of rodents in piggeries in Australia – review and pilot impact study
Rodent impacts in Australian piggeries are under‐researched, with limited data on economic losses and control costs. A review and pilot study found average losses of AUD$100 000 annually. Key concerns include disease, damage, and control expenses.
Peter R. Brown, Steve Henry
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Inter-relation of sylvatic and domestic transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in areas with and without domestic vectorial transmission in Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
During the period 1980-1986, we captured triatomine bugs and mammalian reservoir hosts from sylvatic and domestic situations in different municipalities of the State of Minas Gerais. Trypanosoma cruzi was isolated from captured bugs, mammals and patients.
Chiari, E. +7 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Obstruction of the pancreatic duct by impacted gallstones at the level of the papilla vateri causes acute pancreatitis. How non‐obstructing stones such as microlithiasis or sludge cause pancreatitis has not been studied. We aimed to understand the pathomechanism of microlithiasis‐induced acute pancreatitis.
Simon Sirtl +20 more
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Climbing the urban canopy: Camera trap insights into mammal activity and habitat use
Abstract Urbanization profoundly impacts wildlife behavior and habitat use. While the effects of urbanization on diel activity patterns and mammal interactions have been well studied at the ground level, little is known about spatiotemporal patterns above the ground.
Reuber Antoniazzi +5 more
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What do communicating with a baby, with an animal, and with an ancestor have in common? In all three cases, people engage in opaque communication that is far from the standard psycholinguistic model of transparent interaction based on shared intentionality.
Charles Stépanoff
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ABSTRACT The phrenic nerve is responsible for the motor innervation of the diaphragm, which is essential for breathing. The literature lacks data regarding the nervous and respiratory systems of wild animals, especially the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus).
Beatriz Costa do Nascimento +10 more
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Thalidomide-induced teratogenesis in gray short-tailed opossums (Monodelphis domestica) [PDF]
From 1957 to 1962, Thalidomide was prescribed to pregnant women as an antiemetic and was later discovered to cause serious birth defects. Thalidomide is currently being prescribed to treat erythema nodosum leprosum and multiple melanoma, and is being ...
Sorensen, Daniel Wood
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