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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva +3 more
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Review of the South American whip scorpions (Thelyphonida: Arachnida) [PDF]
, 2002 The literature concerning South American thelyphonids presently supports recognition of about ten recent species of thelyphonids representing two genera.
Rowland, J.
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Many Arctic fishes experience prolonged periods of extreme cold and large thermal variation over both rapid and seasonal time scales which challenge critical physiological functions. In the central Canadian Arctic, we caught wild adult lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) acclimatized to winter and summer temperatures to determine the extent to ...
Emily P. Williams +6 more
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California Polytechnic State University's design project for the 1990-91 school year was the design of a close air support aircraft. There were eight design groups that participated and were given requests for proposals. These proposals contained mission
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, 1995 In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. Every time Gordon exits that dingy little pornography theater, he extinguishes his scorpion-red cigarette with the butt of his left palm.
Howard, Brian P.
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Scorpion and spider venoms in cancer treatment: state of the art, challenges, and perspectives
Journal of Clinical and Translational Research, 2017 Background and Aim: Animal venoms comprise a mix of bioactive molecules with high affinity for multiple targets in cells and tissues. Scorpion and spider venoms and purified peptides exhibit significant effects on cancer cells, encompassing four ...
Catarina Rapôso
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Catfishes of the subfamily Trichomycterinae comprise the most diverse fish group with species adapted to live in Neotropical caves, but past evolutionary scenarios that have driven the origin of these troglobitic species remain unknown. We herein investigate the phylogenetic position of the cave‐restricted Trichomycterus rubbioli, endemic to ...
Wilson J. E. M. Costa +6 more
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Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion Envenomation
Case Reports in Medicine, 2014 We describe a case of severe scorpion envenomation in an adult patient, with the presence of very rapid sustained ventricular tachycardia followed by cardiogenic shock, which was reversed by scorpion antivenom administration.
Carlos Henrique Miranda +6 more
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Is Your Career Determined by the Stars? Western Zodiac Signs and Labor Market Outcomes in Germany
Kyklos, EarlyView.ABSTRACT An increasing share of people believes that zodiac signs predict life outcomes, like career trajectories, even though there is no scientific basis for this claim. Using German administrative data covering more than 11 million observations from 1 million individuals, we investigate whether Zodiac signs determine labor market outcomes.
Matthias Collischon, Florian Zimmermann
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The Scorpion And The Frog: A False Narrative Of Human Nature [PDF]
, 2013 The Scorpion and the Frog is an age-old fable, having taken various forms over the past centuries.1 In the story, a scorpion asks a frog to carry him across a river. The frog is hesitant to agree because the scorpion might sting him on the trip.
Kanarek, Jaret, Silverman, Karen
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