Aerobic fitness and biological and sociodemographic indicators in female school children
Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, 2013 Aerobic fitness is an important health-related fitness component. The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of age, growth, body composition, sexual maturation and socioeconomic status on the aerobic fitness of female school children ...
Roberto Régis Ribeiro +5 more
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Maturation, Spawning Period, and Fecundity of the White Crappie, Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque, in Beaver Reservoir, Arkansas [PDF]
, 1981 Gonosomatic indices and ovum diameter frequency distributions showed that the Beaver Reservoir white crappie spawns from late April through May. During the spawning season females release eggs more than once.
Kilambi, Raj V., Thomas, Janet L.
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Critical Steps of Plasmodium falciparum Ookinete Maturation [PDF]
, 2020 The egress and fertilization of Plasmodium gametes and development of a motile ookinete are the first crucial steps that mediate the successful transmission of the malaria parasites from humans to the Anopheles vector. However, limited information exists
Alano, P. +5 more
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Sexually Matured Female Mice showed Higher γ-Linolenic Acid (GLA) in the Muscle Tissue
Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, 2015 The sexual maturation occurred by the changes of steroid hormones was known to sex-dependently and/or agedependently regulate the lipid metabolism in various animal species.
Chang Seok Park +2 more
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Maturation level in adolescents: effects on body composition and physical activity changes [PDF]
, 2016 Background and aims: Longitudinal studies help move researchers closer to understanding determinants and mediators of maturation, physical activity (PA) and adiposity.
Alvero-Cruz, Jose Ramon +3 more
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Poultry ScienceSexual maturity is a pivotal reproductive trait in laying hens because it is directly related to egg production. The age at first egg is a definitive indicator of sexual maturity attainment in laying hens. Most Chinese indigenous chicken breeds exhibit a
Jiale Zhang +6 more
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Ecology and EvolutionIndividuals can adjust allocation strategies based on intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Variation in nutritional status during sexual maturation and resource acquisition during breeding may affect life history functions and trade‐offs.
Wenxia Wang +4 more
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Genome-wide circular RNAs signatures involved in sexual maturation and its heterosis in chicken
Journal of Integrative AgricultureSexual maturation heterosis has been widely exploited in animal crossbreeding. However, the underlying mechanism has been rarely explored in chicken. In the present study, we performed the reciprocal crossing between White Leghorn and Beijing You chicken
Yuanmei Wang +12 more
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Life history and ecological genetics of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri [PDF]
, 2015 The colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri is a cosmopolitan, marine filter feeder, introduced as a laboratory research organism in the 1950s. Currently, it is widely used in many laboratories to investigate a variety of biological questions.
Ballarin, Loriano +7 more
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A note on the von Bertalanffy growth function concerning the allocation of surplus energy to reproduction [PDF]
, 2012 We propose an extended form of the von Bertalanffy growth function (VBGF), where the allocation of surplus energy to reproduction is considered. Any function can be used in our model to describe the ratio of energy allocation for reproduction to that ...
Akamine, Tatsuro +3 more
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