Multidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences, 2014 The episode of the History of Science (HOS) on the theory of continental drift proposed by Alfred Wegener has been considered an excellent example for teaching students aspects of Nature of Science (NOS) and the relation of Science with social and ...
Cristina Sousa
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Efectos de los atributos de la hembra de ñandú (Rhea americana) sobre la viabilidad del huevo [PDF]
, 2019 We conducted a study throughout a breeding season in a captive-bred population of Greater rheas (Rhea americana) to evaluate the association between egg viability and the female´s body weight and age.
Bazzano, Gisela del Valle +3 more
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Early-life adversity accelerates cellular ageing and affects adult inflammation: experimental evidence from the European starling [PDF]
, 2017 Early-life adversity is associated with accelerated cellular ageing during development and increased inflammation during adulthood. However, human studies can only establish correlation, not causation, and existing experimental animal approaches alter ...
Andrews, Clare +8 more
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A PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY FOR ESTABLISHING A MULTI-SPECIES MEAT PROCESSING PLANT IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA [PDF]
The number of small commodity livestock slaughter plants in the Upper Northern Plains region continues to decline. Significant factors contributing to this decline include: 1) pressure to consolidate, thereby capturing economies of scale; 2) relatively ...
Brown, Erin +5 more
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The relationship of telomere length to baseline corticosterone levels in nestlings of an altricial passerine bird in natural populations [PDF]
, 2015 Indexación: Web of Science; Scopus.Background: Environmental stressors increase the secretion of glucocorticoids that in turn can shorten telomeres via oxidative damage.
Guerrero, C.J. +4 more
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Morphometric study of ostrich kidneys Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758
Acta Scientiarum: Biological SciencesIn recent years, avian medicine has advanced in the recognition of kidney diseases, but little is known about the morphology and renal morphometry of the common ostrich Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758.
Thais Mattos Estruc +6 more
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Next generation sequencing and analysis of a conserved transcriptome of New Zealand's kiwi
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2010 Background Kiwi is a highly distinctive, flightless and endangered ratite bird endemic to New Zealand. To understand the patterns of molecular evolution of the nuclear protein-coding genes in brown kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli) and to determine the ...
Huynen Leon +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, 2010 Rheas (Rhea americana) belongs to the ratite group. Considering the commercial significance of this birds, some techniques, such as semen collection, were standardized. In this study, 107 male rheas (3 to 4 years of age) reared in commercial farms in the
PAA Góes +5 more
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Determinación del sexo en aves [PDF]
, 2014 Traballo fin de grao (UDC.CIE ...
González Suurbach, Sofía
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Parental body condition does not correlate with offspring sex-ratio in Cory's shearwater [PDF]
, 2014 We analyzed offspring sex ratio variation in Mediterranean Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris d. diomedea) during two consecutive breeding seasons in two colonies.
Forero, Manuela G. +5 more
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