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Background Tonsils are secondary lymphoid organs located in the naso- and oropharynx of most mammalian species. Most tonsils are characterised by crypts surrounded by dense lymphoid tissue. However, tonsils without crypts have also been recognised.
Crole Martina R, Soley John T
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a sodium alginate (SA) coating incorporating Eryngium campestre (zulang) essential oil (EO) nanoemulsion (EON) regarding the preservation characteristics of ostrich meat under cold storage condition. The primary constituents of the EO were germacrene D, α‐bisabolol, campestrolide, and salvial‐4(14)‐en‐
Omolbanin Dadashi +2 more
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Los avestruces poseen características productivas que la hacen una especie atractiva para el mercado de carne y huevos, además de otros subproductos como plumas, grasas, y piel.
Juan Camilo Paz Campuzano +6 more
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The island syndrome in plants on New Zealand's outlying islands: a review
ABSTRACT The island syndrome is defined as a suite of predictable and consistent differences between island and mainland organisms. In seed plants, much of what we know about the island syndrome comes from work in the Southwest Pacific, which is comprised of the three main islands of New Zealand and ten surrounding archipelagos.
Riccardo Ciarle, Kevin C. Burns
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Anatomical description of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) skeleton: case report [PDF]
Ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a bird characterized by its large size, it can achieve 2.8m in height and weight over 150kg. It has an Egyptian origin and then spread throughout Africa.
Ana Greice Borba Leite +4 more
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ABSTRACT International research on disturbed landscapes has shown that active erosion of soil‐free bare ground can maintain distinctive local geological features and biodiversity by preventing incursion of a robust vegetation cover. In this study, we have tested this approach by removing exotic vegetation and associated proto‐soil that had encroached ...
Cathy Rufaut, Dhana Pillai, Dave Craw
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Background The avian glottis channels air from the oropharynx to the trachea and is situated on an elevated structure, the laryngeal mound. It is imperative that the glottis be protected and closed during swallowing, which in mammals is achieved by ...
Crole Martina R, Soley John T
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Improving Phylogenetic Signals of Mitochondrial Genes Using a New Method of Codon Degeneration
Recovering deep phylogeny is challenging with animal mitochondrial genes because of their rapid evolution. Codon degeneration decreases the phylogenetic noise and bias by aiming to achieve two objectives: (1) alleviate the bias associated with nucleotide
Xuhua Xia
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(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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What's in a name? The use of birds in Aotearoa New Zealand business names
Abstract The use of animal symbolism or names is a common practice in advertising and branding. Businesses use animals to project attributes of their brand and thus contribute to public familiarity with the species. In New Zealand, birds are arguably the most prominent animals in national conservation priorities and citizen science activities.
Jan‐Hendrik Dudenhöffer +10 more
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