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Faunistic Study of Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) in Qaenat County in Iran in 2017
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2020 Background and Objectives: Scorpion’s sting has created one of the most significant health and medical issues in Iran. Lack of sufficient knowledge of the fauna and the seasonal activity of scorpions in an area poses a serious challenge to the control ...
Farzad Motevalli Haghi +7 more
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Why Do Bark Scorpions Prefer Rock?
, 2008 The species genus Centruroides is collectively referred to as bark scorpions. Contrary to their common name, these scorpions are frequently associated with rock outcrops.
Pendley, Eryn, Rowe, Ph.D., Matthew
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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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The Solifugae, Scorpions and Pedipalpi of the Kruger National Park
, 1964 The Solifugae, Scorpions and Pedipalpi of the Kruger National ...
R. F. Lawrence
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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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WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR: The Scorpions and the politics of justice
, 2008 In May 2008 legislation was tabled in Parliament providing for the dissolution of the Directorate of Special Operations (known as the ‘Scorpions’), an investigative unit based in the National Prosecuting Authority.
Bruce, David
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Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.Manual and virtual dissections were employed to examine the masticatory muscle architecture and bite force of three South American marsupials. The organisation of the muscles differed between species, with predicted bite forces exceeding previous estimates.
Alice Melekian +4 more
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Anemomenotatic orientation in beetles and scorpions
, 1972 Orientation, by beetles and scorpions, according to wind direction and force are analyzed. Major efforts were made to determine: (1) which physical qualities of the air current influence anemomenotaxis, (2) which physiological mechanism is responsible ...
Linsenmair, Karl Eduard +1 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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Scorpions of the Desert Southwest United States
, 2018 Originally published: 2011.Scorpions are predatory arachnids related to spiders, mites, and ticks. They are some of the oldest known terrestrial arthropods (animals with an external skeleton, a segmented body, and paired jointed limbs). Scorpions have an
Li, Shujuan (Lucy) +3 more
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