Coadaptation of prenatal and postnatal maternal effects
In a wide variety of species, a female's age of first reproduction influences offspring size and survival, suggesting that there exists an optimal timing of reproduction.
Lock, Judith E +3 more
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SELEKTIVNOST PLIJENA U SOMA (Silurus glanis) I AFRIČKOG SOMA (Clarias gariepinus) [PDF]
The experiments aimed at prey selectivity in two Siluriformes predators. African catfish, Clarias gariepinus, and wels, Silurus glanis, were performed under laboratory conditions.
K. Fašaić, M. A. Siddiqui, Z. Adámek
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The Birth of High Mass Stars: Accretion and/or Mergers?
The observational consequences of the merger scenario for massive star formation are explored and contrasted with the gradual accumulation of mass by accretion.
Bernasconi P. A. +25 more
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Reproduction in Gammarus (Crustacea, Amphipoda): female strategies [PDF]
This paper attempts to review the literature on Gammarus and examine how it allocates its internal resources when producing eggs. There is an extensive literature on the fecundity of freshwater species but almost nothing is known about the sizes and ...
Sutcliffe, David W.
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Cell-in-cell: a potential biomarker of prognosis and a novel mechanism of drug resistance in cancer. [PDF]
Liu X, Yang J.
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Hybrid black widow optimization with iterated greedy algorithm for gene selection problems. [PDF]
Alweshah M +6 more
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Size-dependent aggression towards kin in a cannibalistic species. [PDF]
Fouilloux CA +3 more
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The laboratory culture and development of Helicoverpa Armigera [PDF]
Techniques for the laboratory rearing of Helicoverpa armigera, an important pest of food crops in the Old World tropics, are described. Methods for rearing all stages of the insect are given, including recepies for artificial diets and recommendations ...
Armes, N. J., Bond, G. S., Cooter, R. J.
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Maternal care provides antifungal protection to eggs in the European earwig [PDF]
Many insects raise their offspring on organic substrates or in the soil where microorganisms are abundant. Microbes may pose a serious threat to offspring development and survival by either decomposing food resources or directly infecting the offspring ...
Boos, Stefan +3 more
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Spawning, intracapsular development and production potential of viable juveniles of a murex Chicoreus virgineus var. ponderosa Sowerby under laboratory conditions [PDF]
Muricids are commercially important gastropods and are exploited primarily for shell craft industries. They also occupy a niche in ornamental keeping. Studies on the larval development of muricids in Indian waters are few.
Jagadis, I +3 more
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