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Mating patterns and reversed size dimorphism in southern skuas (Stercorarius skua lonnbergi) [PDF]

, 2002
Numerous explanations exist for the evolution of reversed size dimorphism in raptorial species. A recent study concluded that reversed size dimorphism in skuas and jaegers was probably not attributable to breeding-role specialization, but that there was ...
Sandberg, Roland, Wink, M., Stienen, E.W.M., Brenninkmeijer, A., Winkler, Hans, Gwinner, Eberhard, Wink, Michael, Dingemanse, N.J., Blomqvist, D., Moore, FR, Leisler, Bernd, Moestl, E., Ross, Douglas J., Goymann, Wolfgang, Dingemanse, N., Lessells, C.M., Sandercock, B. K., Aitken, K.E.H., Lohmus, M, Irwin, Darren, Møller, Anders Pape, Lessells, C., Leisler, B., Merino, Santiago, Sandercock, B., Martin, K., Both, C., Both, C.,, Irwin, Jessica, Gwinner, E., Dawson, Deborah A., Lanctot, R. B., Wiebe, K.L., Winkler, H., Lessells, C.M.,, Kempenaers, B., Bäckman, Johan, Page, R.D.M., Goymann, W., Möstl, E., Lope, Florentino de, Phillips, Richard A., Kempenaers, Bart, Dingemanse, N.J.,, Barbosa, Andrés, Kennedy, M., Lanctot, R., Stienen, Eric W.M., Brenninkmeijer, A, Lope, F. de, Irwin, Jessica,, Mees, V., Carr, Steven M., Rowe, Sherrylynn, Lund University., Irwin, Darren,, Fraser, Gail S., Jones, Ian L., de Ridder, E., Eens, M., Pinxten, R.   +60 more
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Migration as a means of population control [PDF]

, 1970
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/That it makes a difference to ultimate population whether out-migrants are of fertile ages or not is well known.
Keyfitz, Nathan, East-West Population Institute   +1 more
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Populations of long-clawed crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus: Effect of commercial fishing on the size and age structure

Vestnik MGTU, 2023
Fishing affects the population of crayfish, while it changes the size and age characteristics. The size and age parameters of two populations of the narrow-clawed crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus in the Loktyshi (Brest Region) and Krasnoslobodskoe ...
Alekhnovich A. V.
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A state-space modelling approach to population size estimation [PDF]

, 2010
We consider populations of wild animals that are closely monitored over time, by being recaptured on multiple occasions, until finally recovered dead or lost to follow up.
Morgan, Byron J. T., Coulson, Tim, Mazzetta, Chiara   +2 more
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Survey methods for the purple martin in California

California Fish and Wildlife Journal
The purple martin (Progne subis) has declined substantially in numbers and geographic range since the 1980s. Surveys and monitoring are needed to better understand the status of the species, in order to set conservation priorities and direct actions ...
Daniel Airola
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Towards the Development of a More Accurate Monitoring Procedure for Invertebrate Populations, in the Presence of an Unknown Spatial Pattern of Population Distribution in the Field

Insects, 2018
Studies addressing many ecological problems require accurate evaluation of the total population size. In this paper, we revisit a sampling procedure used for the evaluation of the abundance of an invertebrate population from assessment data collected on ...
Natalia B. Petrovskaya, Emily Forbes, Sergei V. Petrovskii, Keith F. A. Walters   +3 more
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Zealand regions, 1986-2001: Population dynamics [PDF]

, 2005
New Zealand regions have markedly different population dynamics. Population change in a region is driven by three different factors: fertility, mortality and migration.
Lindop, J., Pool, Ian, Baxendine, Sandra, Cochrane, William   +3 more
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Population growth and our caring capacity [Arabic] [PDF]

, 1994
This pamphlet was prepared by the Population Council for the landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo in ...
Population Council
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