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Mark Cooper
'You never knew what you were going to be confronted with when you went on Later...' Nick Cave 'Later... is a voyage of discovery for us as well as the…
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Mark Daniels
Since the dawn of communication, humankind has looked around itself and used myths and legends to make sense of the world. Imaginative tales of goddesses, heroes, villains and beasts bring…
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DVM Rosalie Cooper-Chase
"I was going to die. On this pretty fall day in a muddy cow pen, I was going to die, gored in the belly by a sick cow." When Rosalie…
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The next break-out action-adventure hit! Reluctant readers looking for excitement need search no further. Eleven-year-old martial arts expert Jason Steed is spending his summer as a Sea Cadet on a…
Jason Steed returns with even more heart-pounding adventure in the thrilling follow-up to Fledgling.
The taxonomic status of the Namibian Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis as determined by mitochondrial DNA, differences between Violet and Green Woodhoopoe mantle feathers, and iridescence of violet woodhoopoe mantle feathers…
Positive assortative mating or homogamy was a mating pattern and a form of sexual selection in which individuals with similar phenotypes mated with each other more frequently than would be…
Abstract Copulation duration is a response to seed competition. Of many determinants of copulation duration in arthropods, I investigated the variation in copulation duration of mate-guarding worm-like millipedes. The null…
Mean mass measurements of Green Woodhoopoes and Violet Woodhoopoes were compared. Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis was measured and found to differ from Green Woodhoopoe P. purpureus when the culmen, tail…
Including publications from Sexual size dimorphism and corroboration of Rensch’s rule in Chersastus millipedes. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2(6): 264-266 and Sex ratios, mating frequencies and relative abundance…
Introduction to the Diet for Hyperthyroidism When the thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine, hyperthyroidism, an endocrine condition, results. Numerous symptoms, including weariness, weight loss, a quick…
The assassination of Sadat brings to an end another era in Egyptian history. This book examines the crucial issues in the transformation of Egypt in the period between the death…
Providing critical insights that will interest readers ranging from economists to environmentalists, policymakers, and politicians, this book analyzes the economics and technology trends involved in the dilemma of decarbonization and…
One of the most important and best-preserved prehistoric sites to have been systematically excavated in Europe.
Sono state confrontate le misurazioni medie di massa dei tachiopoe di legno verde (76,5 +/- 9,6 g, n. 1059) e degli zoccoli di legno viola (81,1121212 +/- 13.42613, n. 33)…
Sexueller Groessendimorphismus und intrasexuelle und intersexuelle Variation wurden bei der Tausendfussler-Gattung Centrobolus untersucht. Groessere Variation in der weiblichen Form (bis zu 15 % in der Lange und 42 % in…
Le dimorphisme sexuel de taille et la variation intrasexuelle et intersexuelle ont ete etudies chez le genre de mille-pattes Centrobolus. Une plus grande variation dans la forme femelle (jusqu'a 15%…
Il dimorfismo sessuale e la variazione intrasessuale e intersessuale sono stati studiati nel genere Centrobolus dei millepiedi. Una maggiore variazione nella forma femminile (fino al 15% in lunghezza e al…
Dymorfizm plciowy oraz zmiennosc wewnatrzplciowa i miedzyplciowa byly przedmiotem badan u stonogi z rodzaju Centrobolus. Wieksza zmiennosc u samic (do 15% w dlugosci i 42% w szerokosci) wskazuje na zenski…
O dimorfismo do tamanho sexual e a variacao intrasexual e intersexual foram estudados no genero Millipede Centrobolus. Uma variacao maior na forma feminina (ate 15% no comprimento e 42% na…
Die durchschnittlichen Massenmessungen von Grunem Wiedehopf (76,5 +/- 9,6 g, n = 1059) und Violettem Wiedehopf (81,1121212 +/- 13,42613, n = 33) wurden verglichen. Der Violettfarbene Wiedehopf Phoeniculus damarensis wurde…
Les mesures de la masse moyenne de la grive verte (76,5 +/- 9,6 g, n = 1059) et de la grive violette (81,1121212 +/- 13,42613, n = 33) ont ete…
Sono state confrontate le misure medie di massa delle upupe verdi (76,5 +/- 9,6 g, n = 1059) e delle upupe viola (81,1121212 +/- 13,42613, n = 33). L'upupa viola…
Porownano srednie pomiary masy dudka zielonego (76,5 +/- 9,6 g, n = 1059) i dudka fioletowego (81,1121212 +/- 13,42613, n = 33). Zmierzono mase ciala dudka fioletowego Phoeniculus damarensis i…
Foram comparadas as medidas medias de massa de Green Woodhoopoes (76,5 +/- 9,6 g, n = 1059) e Violet Woodhoopoes (81,1121212 +/- 13,42613, n = 33). A Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus…
Positive assortative Paarung oder Homogamie war ein Paarungsmuster und eine Form der sexuellen Selektion, bei der sich Individuen mit ahnlichen Phanotypen haufiger miteinander paarten, als dies unter einem zufalligen Paarungsmuster…
L'accouplement assortatif positif ou l'homogamie est un modele d'accouplement et une forme de selection sexuelle dans lequel les individus ayant des phenotypes similaires s'accouplent entre eux plus frequemment que ce…
L'accoppiamento positivo assortito o omogamia era un modello di accoppiamento e una forma di selezione sessuale in cui gli individui con fenotipi simili si accoppiavano tra loro piu frequentemente di…
Pozytywne kojarzenie asortatywne lub homogamia to wzorzec kojarzenia i forma selekcji plciowej, w ktorej osobniki o podobnych fenotypach kojarza sie ze soba czesciej niz wynikaloby to z losowego wzorca kojarzenia…
O acasalamento positivo ou homogeneo foi um padrao de acasalamento e uma forma de selecao sexual em que individuos com fenotipos semelhantes acasalaram uns com os outros com mais frequencia…
Zusammenfassung Die Kopulationsdauer ist eine Reaktion auf die Samenkonkurrenz. Von den vielen Determinanten der Kopulationsdauer bei Arthropoden untersuchte ich die Veranderung der Kopulationsdauer in Abhangigkeit von der Partnerwahl bei wurmartigen…
Resume La duree de la copulation est une reponse a la competition pour les graines. Parmi les nombreux determinants de la duree de la copulation chez les arthropodes, j'ai etudie…
Abstract La durata della copulazione e una risposta alla competizione dei semi. Tra i molti determinanti della durata della copulazione negli artropodi, ho studiato il cambiamento della durata della copulazione…
Streszczenie Czas trwania kopulacji jest odpowiedzia na konkurencje o nasiona. Sposrod wielu czynnikow determinujacych czas trwania kopulacji u stawonogow, badalam zmiane czasu trwania kopulacji w zaleznosci od opieki nad osobnikiem…
A duracao da copula e uma resposta a competicao de sementes. De muitos determinantes da duracao da copula em artropodes, investiguei a alteracao da duracao da copula para o acasalamento…
Mittlere Massenmessungen von Grunem und Violettem Waldohreule wurden verglichen. Der Violettfarbene Wiedehopf Phoeniculus damarensis wurde vermessen und es wurde festgestellt, dass er sich vom Grunen Wiedehopf P. purpureus unterscheidet, wenn…
Les mesures de la masse moyenne de la Woodhoopoes verte et de la Woodhoopoes violette ont ete comparees. La huppe fasciee Phoeniculus damarensis a ete mesuree et s'est averee differente…
Sono state confrontate le misure di massa media delle Woodhoopoes verdi e delle Woodhoopoes viola. L'upupa viola Phoeniculus damarensis e stata misurata e trovata diversa dall'upupa verde P. purpureus quando…
Porownano srednie pomiary masy dzieciola zielonego i dzieciola fioletowego. Dokonano pomiarow dudka fioletowego Phoeniculus damarensis i stwierdzono, ze rozni sie on od dudka zielonego P. purpureus, gdy dlugosc kulminacji, ogona…
Foram comparadas as medidas de massa media dos Green Woodhoopoes e Violet Woodhoopoes. Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis foi medido e considerado diferente de Green Woodhoopoe P. purpureus quando o culmen…
Cooper, M. I. (2020). Behavioural ecology of Centrobolus (Diplopoda, Spirobolida, Pachybolidae) in southern Africa. A compilation of publications on the millipede genus Centrobolus from southern Africa appearing between the years…
This study focuses on the mating dynamics of South African forest millipedes Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Pachybolidae). The main objectives were to investigate the two most common mechanisms of sexual selection…
Traces the history of a magnificent landmark in the history of late medieval art and architecture.
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Mark A Cooper
Jason Steed is sent undercover to infiltrate a multi-billionaire weapons manufacturer and makes a discovery more terrible than he could have imagined. Despite warnings over the years regarding his temper…
The tide of war has turned against the Nazis, but desperation has made them more brutal than ever. After the Gestapo hung members of the White Rose for distributing leaflets…
