Results 211 to 220 of about 60,770 (292)

That sinkin’ feeling: Environmentally induced distress on a disappearing island

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Residents of Tangier Island, Virginia, a subsiding island in the Chesapeake Bay, embody psychosocial dimensions of environmental change. Analysis of ethnographic data shows islanders’ experiences and articulations of anxiety, panic, and despair as “that sinkin’ feeling,” resulting from the stress of living with the long‐term threat of imminent
Jonna Yarrington
wiley   +1 more source

Conspecific cueing or cooperative feeding?—Foraging stable flies are visually attracted to conspecific flies

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
In two‐choice laboratory bioassays, food‐deprived and CO2‐stimulated stable flies were offered paired landing platforms that were baited or not (control) with conspecific flies. The presence of conspecifics prompted the attraction and landing of foraging stable flies.
Emmanuel Hung   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

High prevalence of a host‐associated Anaplasma lineage in wild coatis (Nasua nasua) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Anaplasma sp. DNA was detected in 47.9% of free‐ranging coatis (Nasua nasua) sampled in Iguaçu National Park, southern Brazil. Molecular analyses revealed a genetically distinct Anaplasma lineage infecting coatis, differing from Anaplasma strains detected in associated tick populations.
Matheus Dias Cordeiro   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cutting, herbicide, and fire: a case study for managing woody plants in tallgrass prairies

open access: yesRestoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction The removal of clonal and resprouting woody plants expanding into mesic grasslands like tallgrass prairies can be expensive based on the types of treatments applied and subsequent retreatments. Objective We aimed to determine how combined herbicide application, mechanical treatments, and annual prescribed fire influenced grassland
Rory C. O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

What is the value of testing for tick-borne diseases in cattle in endemic areas? A case study of bovine anaplasmosis. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Paucar-Quishpe V   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Turf Protection or Policy Expansion? How European Agencies Shape Their Reputation Through Social Media Communication

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We approach public communication of bureaucratic organizations as a means of reputation management and argue that social media communication that abstains from making reference to other agencies is in line with a turf‐protective strategy, whereas communication that seeks to establish a link to other agencies is in line with a strategy to ...
Karina Shyrokykh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy