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: As the largest single bone, avian sterna are very different from those of mammals in terms of morphology and functions. Moreover, years of artificial selection in poultry led to incomplete sternal ossification at slaughter age, which may cause diseases,
Yushi Wang +11 more
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The rhythm of chemotherapy and cancer patients’ time perspectives [PDF]
Background While it is well known that illnesses such as cancer modify the experience of time, the impact of the rhythm and length of treatment on patients’ time perspectives remains unknown. Methods A short version of Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory
Marcin Moskalewicz +2 more
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First documented records of Black-throated Flower-piercer, Diglossa brunneiventris (Lafresnaye, 1846) (Aves, Thraupidae), and Least Tern, Sternula antillarum (Lesson, 1847) (Aves, Laridae), on the southern coast of Peru [PDF]
We report Black-throated Flower-piercer, Diglossa brunneiventris (Lafresnaye, 1846), and Least Tern, Sternula antillarum (Lesson, 1847), in the Tambo river estuary, Islay province, Arequipa department, Peru.
Yuri A. Peña +3 more
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Supervivencia de Pteria sterna (Gould, 1851) expuesta a bajas salinidades
La cuenca baja del estuario del río Chone, constituye un ambiente con una alta factibilidad para el cultivo de Pteria sterna, sin embargo, la salinidad, representa un factor ecológico limitante, particularmente durante época de lluvia.
Vanessa Hanoi Acosta de Matheus +2 more
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INCIDENCE OF RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES COLLECTED FROM BURULLUS PROTECTED AREA IN KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE. [PDF]
Resident and visitor bird species were collected from Burullus protected area in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate during two successive years 2007/2008. Data revealed that 24 bird species in 17 families and 10 orders were recorded during the survey.
M. Mortada, A. Soliman
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Establishment of a Whole-Chick Sternum Model that Recapitulates Normal Cartilage Development
A serum-free organ culture model for chondrocyte maturation, using the Avian sternum, was developed. Day-14 chick embryo sterna were placed in organ culture in the presence of defined medium.
Michelle S. Hirsch, Kathy K.H. Svoboda
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Six species of birds of the family Sternidae are often found on the southern coast of South America. Sterna trudeaui, S. hirundinacea, Thalasseus maximus, T.
Diego Silva da Silva +2 more
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Can Virtual Observers Affect Our Behavior? Social Facilitation in Virtual Environments: A Mini-Review [PDF]
The social facilitation effect describes the change in the performance of the task under the influence of the presence of observers. The effect itself consists of two components: social facilitation in simple tasks and social inhibition in complex tasks.
Radosław Sterna +2 more
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Ecological mathematical models are useful tools to define geographic distribution and ecological features of species, playing a fundamental role in defining conservation policies.
Tommaso Campedelli +5 more
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