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José Celestino Mutis, mostly known for his contributions in the botanical field, however; made signifi-cant, if little known, scientific additions in fields from mathematics to zoology.
Henry Darío Agudelo Zamora
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Insect Behaviour. Symposium no. 3 of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Ed. P. T. Haskell. London: The Royal Entomological Society, 1966. viii, 113 pp. $6.35. .. [PDF]
Excerpt: The science of zoology is expanding at such a rate that it is difficult for even the relatively narrow specialist to keep up with the ever- increasing literature on his subject, and almost impossible to assimilate recent findings in the entire ...
Eve, Anthony
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Fearfulness associates with problematic behaviors and poor socialization in cats
Summary: Problematic behavior is a remarkable welfare issue in cats (Felis catus), as it is one of the most common reasons for relinquishment. The probability of developing problematic behaviors is likely influenced by several variables, but these remain
Salla Mikkola +3 more
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This article explores the contextualising of local Aboriginal animal stories with the zoology curriculum in Queensland at one independent high school, where students’ learning potential often remains untapped.
Joël Rioux, Bronwyn Ewing
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Introduction to Zoology. T. H. Savory. New York: Philosophical Library, 1968. viii, 239 pp. $6.00. [PDF]
Excerpt: This book would delight the traditional zoologist as its emphasis is on systematics and evolution. primarily based on morphology. By the author\u27s own admission he neglects areas concerning histology, embryology, physiology and genetics, while
Nelson, Sigurd, Jr.
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\u3ci\u3eForficula Auricularia\u3c/i\u3e L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) in Michigan [PDF]
(excerpt) Although Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, the European Earwig, has been known to occur in Ontario, Canada since prior to 1937 (Vickery and Kevan, 1967), invasion of Michigan by this species is of more recent date. A specimen in the University of
Cantrall, Irving J.
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Moray eels are more common on coral reefs subject to higher human pressure in the greater Caribbean
Summary: Proximity and size of the nearest market (‘market gravity’) have been shown to have strong negative effects on coral reef fish communities that can be mitigated by the establishment of closed areas.
Gina M. Clementi +20 more
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Two examples of non strictly convex large deviations [PDF]
We present two examples of a large deviations principle where the rate function is not strictly convex. This is motivated by a model used in mathematical finance (the Heston model), and adds a new item to the zoology of non strictly convex large ...
De Marco, S, Jacquier, A, Roome, P
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Cylinder morphology of a stretched and twisted ribbon [PDF]
A rich zoology of shapes emerges from a simple stretched and twisted elastic ribbon. Despite a lot of interest, all these shape are not understood, in particular the shape that prevails at large tension and twist and that emerges from a transverse ...
Damman, Pascal +2 more
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Aristotelian Biology. A Synopsis
In no field of knowledge did Aristotle leave more writings than in biology. He conducted research for longer and more intensively in zoology than in any other field. In these writings he mentions a good 550 animal and 60 plant species.
Martin F. Meyer
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