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Fear of the human 'super predator' in native marsupials and introduced deer in Australia. [PDF]

Proc Biol Sci
McGann K, Johnson CN, Clinchy M, Zanette LY, Cunningham CX.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Before It Was ‘New’: A Neglected History of Lived Experience–Led Criminal Justice

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing range of criminal justice initiatives are being shaped and delivered by people with lived experience, including peer mentoring, prisoner councils and policy advocacy roles. While often seen as recent innovations, we reveal a deeper, largely unacknowledged history dating back to at least the 19th century.
Gillian Buck, Matthew Rive, Annabelle Rogers   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Conversation With David Bellhouse

International Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary David Richard Bellhouse was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 19 July 1948. He studied actuarial mathematics and statistics at the University of Manitoba (BA, 1970; MA, 1972) and completed his PhD at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, in 1975. After being an Assistant Professor for 1 year at his alma mater, he joined the University of Western ...
Christian Genest
wiley   +1 more source

The refinement paradox and cumulative cultural evolution: Complex products of collective improvement favor conformist outcomes, blind copying, and hyper-credulity. [PDF]

PLoS Comput Biol
Miu E, Rendell L, Bowles S, Boyd R, Cownden D, Enquist M, Eriksson K, Feldman MW, Lillicrap T, McElreath R, Murray S, Ounsley J, Lala KN.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus

International Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
wiley   +1 more source

DNA extracted from boiled archival fish bones yields high‐quality whole‐genome sequencing data

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Archival samples provide a unique source of organismal DNA, offering the potential to extend the temporal scale of genetic studies by decades to centuries. Fish hard structures, such as otoliths and scales, serve as records for fish collected during fisheries monitoring across a large spatiotemporal scale.
Jingyao Niu, Anti Vasemägi, María‐Eugenia López, Lilian Pukk, Magnus Huss, Anna Gårdmark   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological study of the supratrochlear foramen in Canis lupus ssp.

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
The supratrochlear foramen (STF) is a common anatomical feature in the humeri of dogs and wolves. This study shows that the STF exhibits a consistent shape and position in dogs and wolves, suggesting a common morphological pattern; however, it was less frequent in smaller dog humeri, and its size correlated with humeral dimensions, suggesting that ...
Mariana Batista, Maria Soares, Eduardo Marcelino, Luísa Mendes‐Jorge, Graça Alexandre‐Pires, Cleia Detry, Sónia Gabriel, Dulce Ferreira, Ana Elisabete Pires, Joana Catita   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Baboon Sleep Site Selection in Gorongosa National Park. [PDF]

Am J Biol Anthropol
Lewis-Bevan L, Hammond P, Carvalho S, Biro D.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Wine economy in Byzantine Shivta (Negev, Israel): Exploring the role of runoff agriculture and droughts through Agent-Based Modeling. [PDF]

PLoS One
Garty B, Gambash G, Levy ST, Bar-Oz G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Funerary vs. domestic vessels from the Hallstatt period. A study on ceramic vases from the Milejowice settlement and the Domasław cemetery. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Rosiak A, Józefowska A, Sekulska-Nalewajko J, Gocławski J, Kałużna-Czaplińska J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source