... Taken together, these findings indicate that invasion of young infected foxes into the territories left by the hunted foxes could maintain or increase the prevalence rate of infection In Japan, ... are then used to finance the program, including the costs ofthe anthelmintic-fortified baits and fecal examinations In addition, WAO, with the help ofthe OIE reference lab, spearheaded an information ... areas in- stead of hunting The differences observed inthe efficacy ofthe Japanese treatment method and the German method indicate that the use of fox culling or hunting for evaluation of control...
... characteristics, the time since last thinning τ and the thinning intensity I were retained for this study Thinning intensity I is defined in terms of basal area, being equal to the ratio of absolute G variation ... since thinning increased (data not shown) Thus the influences of stand age, time since last thinning and intensity of last thinning on extinction coefficient b (relationship (2)) were further analyzed ... species with thinning information, the models that took into account at least one ofthe thinning features had the best values of adjusted R2 3.2 Qualitative derivation ofthe effects of stand parameters...
... valid for the species nowadays called C alpina The observations done during the strong swarming of adults, that occurred inthe Skrzyczne massif inthe eighties, indicated the probability ofthe occurrence ... areas of Europe as C. alpina Beneš (1976) finally stated the autonomy of these species, separated them and cleared the terminology In relation to the revision by Beneš (1976), who solved the taxonomic ... using an entomological net The species caught in Beskid Śląski, Beskid Sądecki and the Gorce inthe eighties and nineties, which are available inthe collection in Cracow, were determined mainly...
... stands Inthe present paper, the population dynamics of As is described in larger forest complexes of southern Moravia depending on the biotope and food supply including the response ofthe population ... stand and the number of acorns was determined on each ofthe plots The acorns were then hulled and the net weight of kernels without peel was determined in grams These weights were then averaged ... to the dynamics of abundance during the six years J FOR SCI., 54, 2008 (8): 370–376 of our study the years 2002, 2004 and 2007 seem to be similar As the crop of seeds intheforests varied in the...
... especially inthe early aggradation and the aggradation phases ofthe unmanaged forest Silver fir was the dominant species of snags ranging from 68% ofthe stems inthe early aggradation phase to 96% in ... considerable among the young stems, contributing to the development of a pool of small dead trees The remaining trees formed the pool of old trees dying from the degradation phase Inthe degradation ... above 40 cm DBH inthe managed sites of some selected forestsin England as we noticed in our study site In most ofthe mixed forestsof Europe, the SDT density of unmanaged old-growth forests varied...
... significant part ofthe nutrient content ofthe forest (e.g [49]), especially inthe younger stages of stand development [56] It may also influence the nutrient fluxes inthe ecosystem during throughfalls ... coring the base of a tree with an increment borer Health of stands (indications of decline) and silvicultural management (uneven-aged stand or recent thinnings) were recorded based on visual inspection ... (soil pH < 5) The sites were located inthenorthern half of France At each site, two to five stands, growing side by side and of different dominant species, were selected (Tab I) The tree species...
... and in ) the oak forest; in contrast, the pine had the highest needle production The accumulated leaf litter before litterfall was therefore almost twice the amount inthe pine forest than inthe ... weighing either the total dried material, or the fallen leaves (after separation of these from the other tree organs inthe harvested material), respectively the forest The accumulated leaves or the ... decomposition indices were established considering, under natural conditions, the total litter and only the leaf litter in each forest ecosystem The indices were determined intheforests during different...
... gradually increasing the temperature to 210 °C and maintaining it at this level to the end ofthe digestion These Cu analyses were carried out inthe Department of Soil Science ofthe University of ... bark ofthe holm oak forest contain a large proportion ofthe nutrient content, as is usual in forest ecosystems, because of their great quantity The main part ofthe Fe, Zn and Cu is found inthe ... Micronutrient levels inthe biomass The micronutrient levels inthe biomass obviously depend on the quantity ofthe biomass In figure we show the distribution of Mn, Fe and Zn inthe holm oak Table...
... CLT and teaching speaking and group work in teaching speaking are reviewed Chapter Three describes the methodology used inthe research study The findings ofthe procedures in organizing group work, ... main stages: setting up (organizing the pairs and group/ giving instructions), monitoring (listening to the pairs/ groups during the activity and guiding / giving support/ making notes) and winding ... experience, the ten interviews were conducted in Vietnamese At the beginning of each interview, the students were explained clearly, explicitly and unambiguously about the nature ofthe study During the...
... understanding ofthe store by evaluating the store in terms ofthe factors comprising the choice criteria Based on the evaluation, the consumer 18 forms a degree of preference for the store If ... 20.10% Here there is again opposing behavior in prior intention of going supermarkets between the two groups, describing in table 4.9 The option “plan before going” appeared much more often in heavy-users ... kind of store is the main reason to pull the non-users into supermarkets, while the heavy ones go there mainly for buying everyday necessities, for what the core business ofthe stores offer...
... colonizers – the British Fecund Fringes oftheNorthern Fertile Crescent 57 introducing them to the East Indies, and both the British and the French taking the nuts inthe opposite direction to their ... animals to the growing pool – the ass (Equus asinus) and the guinea fowl or hen (Numida meleagris).19 And ofthe two (astoundingly, in view ofthe many 54 A Movable Feast large animals the continent ... African natives, with their many names in many languages indicating that they have truly traveled the world They had a head start in such globetrotting because ofthe antiquity of their domestication...
... brought about the collapse ofthe Old Kingdom in Egypt, Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia (from the Greek meaning between the rivers), and Harrapan civilization inthe Indus Valley These early ... combine the two by breeding Triticum and Secale to become the hybrid Triticale.15 Wild rye grew to the north ofthe range of wild wheat and barley in western Asia – inthe Taurus Mountains of ... probably the oldest ofthe cultivated legumes (which includes peas and beans) In late Paleolithic times they were being gathered inthe wild throughout much ofthe Old World and especially in a range...
... Non- linguistic contexts include : the type of communicative event; the topic; the purpose ofthe event, the setting including location, time of day, season of year and physical aspects ofthe ... with the help of interjections (2; p.67) Scholar I.P Krylova thinks that the main means of expressing modality is the mood ofthe verb Thus in English we find the Indicative Mood representing ... up the main points in Recapitulation and Limitations ofthe Study and makes Suggestions for the Futher Studies The part REFERENCES consists of all ofthe materials that the author has used in the...
... extra-axillary Inthe Sycamore the bud does not show while the leaf remains on the tree, as it is inthe hollow ofthe leafstalk Inthe winter the bud has a ring-like scar entirely around it, instead ofthe ... covering, as inthe Oaks, the whole forms an acorn If the coating has spiny hairs, as inthe Chestnut and Beechnut, the whole is a bur The coating in these cases is an involucre If the coating ... end ofthe branches, being then called terminal, or inthe axils ofthe leaves, then called axillary The stem of a solitary flower or the main stem of a cluster is called a peduncle; the stems of...
... based on the conserved amino acid sequences ofthe catalytic domain of members ofthe GH18 family resulted inthe amplification of an expected 147 bp sequence Cloning and sequencing of this fragment ... composed ofthe sole Glyco_18 domain, the C-terminal tail of C gigas CLPs may not noticeably contribute to the structure and the function of these proteins Interestingly, Cg-Clp1 and Cg-Clp2 C-terminal ... from the oyster Crassostrea gigas [5] Interestingly, this protein, named C gigas chitinase-like protein (CgClp1) was found to be involved inthe control of growth and remodelling processes in a...
... histidine (Fig 4A,C,D) However, in all C-domains of catalase– peroxidases, there is a conserved arginine (Arg622 in HalomarCPc) inthe corresponding position, indicating that these domains lost their ... and thus the role ofthe corresponding part ofthe gene is also unknown These gene fusions together with single-copy genes of APXs and CCPs are ideal for investigating the evolution of a widespread ... only in some minor nodes is refining ofthe particular species within groups moderate Inthe case of PUZZLE, the likelihood mapping analysis also revealed strong support of all main nodes Hence, the...
... sperm-binding activity [10] and these active chains are mainly localized inthe N-terminal region ofthe ZP domain of ZPB and the C-terminal region ofthe ZP domain of ZPC (Fig 5) In Molar ratio the ... Determination ofthe number of N-glycosylation sites We then investigated the number of N-glycosylation sites and the localization of N-linked chains in ZPA using the purified ZPA Inthe 15% gel, the ... whereas many sulfates are linked to the N-acetyllactosamine repeats of porcine zona proteins [7,24] The N-linked chains ofthe bovine zona Fig Anion-exchange HPLC of N-linked chains from tryptic N-glycopeptides...