• In fish with paternal care, males often eat their offspring (i.e. filial cannibalism). (elsevierpure.com)
  • Kondoh, M & Okuda, N 2002, ' Mate availability influences filial cannibalism in fish with paternal care ', Animal Behaviour , vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 227-233. (elsevierpure.com)
  • This so-called filial cannibalism is known from a wide range of taxa, but its adaptive benefit remains largely unclear. (datadryad.org)
  • The extent to which parents cannibalize their broods varies substantially not only between species, but also between individuals, indicating that intrinsic behavioral differences, or animal personalities, might constitute a relevant proximate trigger for filial cannibalism. (datadryad.org)
  • 3) whether previously established personality scores affect filial cannibalism levels. (datadryad.org)
  • Partial filial cannibalism was independent of egg fanning but correlated strongly with activity, where active males cannibalized more eggs than less active males. (datadryad.org)
  • The incidence of whole clutch filial cannibalism increased with activity and clutch size. (datadryad.org)
  • Our findings indicate that filial cannibalism cannot generally be adjusted independently of male personality and is thus phenotypically less plastic than typically assumed. (datadryad.org)
  • The present work stresses the multidimensional interaction between animal personality, individual plasticity and the environment in shaping filial cannibalism. (datadryad.org)
  • Although the parental energy reserve has been considered a primary factor influencing filial cannibalism, the possibility that mate availability may also be an important factor has been overlooked. (elsevierpure.com)
  • We present a game theoretical model for the evolution of filial cannibalism, incorporating intrinsic parental condition and extrinsic breeding system components which determine mate availability. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Conditions 2-6 facilitate filial cannibalism through an increase in mate availability. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Drawing on hundreds of studies in relation to the kuru disease which is only known to spread through cannibalism, researchers conclude that the 127V gene, which is known only for resisting kuru-like diseases, evidences widespread cannibalism among recent humans. (wikipedia.org)
  • While not a widespread phenomenon in nature, cannibalism is nonetheless a common practice for some species. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Even though it is very hard to find confirmed cases of cannibalism in the historic record for Central Africa, the idea of cannibalism is widespread. (scienceblogs.com)
  • A widespread custom going back into early human history, cannibalism has been found among peoples on most continents. (en-academic.com)
  • Threatened by starvation, Athenians resorted to cannibalism both according to the classical writer Appian and modern archaeological efforts. (wikipedia.org)
  • A group of woodcutters, facing starvation, turned to cannibalism to survive and ultimately fell under Yeenoghu's sway. (stackexchange.com)
  • To date no valid criticism of the paper (Monnett and Gleason 2006) has been raised, but even if one were raised it could not possibly refute the large, robust body of scientific literature linking observations of starvation, cannibalism, drowning, increasing mortality of both adults and cubs, and shrinking populations to the rapid decline of sea ice occurring in the Arctic. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • Accounts of human cannibalism date back as far as prehistoric times, and some anthropologists suggest that cannibalism was common in human societies as early as the Paleolithic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some anthropologists have argued that cannibalism was almost non-existent and view claims of cannibalism with extreme skepticism , while others argued that the practice was common in pre-state societies. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Some anthropologists, corresponding to Tim D. White, counsel that ritual cannibalism was frequent in human societies prior to the start of the Upper Paleolithic period. (juniorsvt.com)
  • This is a list of incidents of cannibalism, or anthropophagy, as the consumption of human flesh or internal organs by other human beings. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cannibalism is the act or practice of eating members of one's own species and usually refers to human beings eating other humans (sometimes called anthropophagy ). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Human bones and skulls found in Gough's Cave in Somerset, England, show that around 15,000 years ago, ritual cannibalism was practised in Stone Age Britain. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Aztec s apparently practiced cannibalism on a large scale as part of the ritual of human sacrifice . (en-academic.com)
  • Examina la función ritual del agon en el contexto religioso y político de las ciudades-estados griegos, en particular en relación a la entrada en la guerra y al final de la guerra, y su periodicidad. (bvsalud.org)
  • Kuru is a rare prion brain disease endemic to Papua, New Guinea, and thought to be spread by ritual cannibalism. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Although ritual cannibalism ended in the 1950s, 11 new cases of kuru have been reported between 1996 and 2004, suggesting an incubation period that may exceed 50 years. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Although ritual cannibalism ended in the. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Stopping short of actually promoting cannibalism, since they claim "there is no need to overcome our repulsion for the foreseeable future," Piazza and McLatchie contend that humans should start trying to overcome their aversion to human flesh because one day they might have to eat human flesh in order to survive. (newstarget.com)
  • If modern humans and Neanderthals, who co-existed with each other at that time, practised cannibalism together, it is theorized this gene would have protected humans from the kuru-like diseases, but led to the Neanderthals' deaths, perhaps even their extinction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cannibalism is the act or practice of eating members of one's own species and, while it does exist in non-human species, the term most often refers to human beings eating other humans. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Could the violence characterising human societies in the new millenium be linked with violent structures and institutions we have created to reduce society to markets and humans to consumers? (nadir.org)
  • I mean, I understand humans have a LONG history of cannibalism but can we please just relegate that to the past? (abovetopsecret.com)
  • Yet, GWAS results revealed SNPs with large DGE and a link of DGE and IGE for survival time in layers with the GABAergic system, which supports existing evidence for the involvement of GABA in the development of abnormal behaviors. (springer.com)
  • Historically, numerous tribal organizations have engaged in cannibalism, although very few are thought to continue the practice to this day. (wikipedia.org)
  • This is less a history of cannibalism as a practice then than a history of how cannibalism as a thought experiment was used and then largely discarded in our moral philosophy. (brothersjudd.com)
  • Cannibalism has been attributed to many different tribes and ethnicities in the past, but the degree to which it has actually occurred and been socially sanctioned is an extremely controversial topic in anthropology , owing to the severe taboo against its practice in most cultures . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Reliable firsthand accounts of the practice are comparatively rare, causing some to question whether full-blown cannibalism has ever existed. (en-academic.com)
  • The term is derived from the Spanish name ( Car íbales, or Caníbales) for the Carib , a West Indies tribe well known for their practice of cannibalism. (en-academic.com)
  • Though many early accounts of cannibalism probably were exaggerated or in error, the practice prevailed until modern times in parts of West and Central Africa, Melanesia (especially Fiji), New Guinea , Australia , among the Maoris of New Zealand, in some of the islands of Polynesia, among tribes of Sumatra, and in various tribes of North and South America. (en-academic.com)
  • In Africa, there are many many stories of cannibals, many traditional Africans fear cannibalism and think it is fairly common and consider this to be something to avoid and instruct children about. (scienceblogs.com)
  • I think this means that the races viewed sapient creatures eating one another as cannibals, but perhaps higher learned people recognized the technicalities that cannibalism is same-species. (stackexchange.com)
  • Mortality due to cannibalism has important welfare and economic implications in the commercial laying hen industry. (springer.com)
  • 1 ] reported mortality to be between 22 and 37% in crossbred chickens with intact beaks, while beak-trimmed hens of the same crosses showed a mortality of 2 to 3% at the end of the laying period (personal communication J. Visscher), which indicates that a substantial part of the mortality is due to cannibalism. (springer.com)
  • If "we can't silence our thoughts about the person [the meat] came from," they claim, then this is simply a manifestation of our anti-cannibalism "bias" rearing its ugly head. (newstarget.com)
  • Cannibalism was reported in Mexico , the flower wars of the Aztec Civilization being considered as the most massive manifestation of cannibalism. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Occasionally, starving people have resorted to cannibalism for survival necessity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Respect for the physical body, and the concern for the wishes of the departed person, should be considered, even under conditions where cannibalism is necessary for survival. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Cannibalism is a social behavior where individual survival is affected by direct genetic effects (DGE) and indirect genetic effects (IGE). (springer.com)
  • Our results suggest a link of DGE and IGE for survival time in layers with the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system, since a SNP located near a gene for a GABA receptor was associated with DGE and with IGE (not significant). (springer.com)
  • However, the genetic architecture of survival time in laying hens that show cannibalism remains largely unknown. (springer.com)
  • The survival of juvenile, subadult and older bears declined from 1984 to 2004 in the Western Hudson Bay, which was linked to earlier sea-ice breakup (Regehr et al. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • Could terrorism be the human equivalent of the abnormal behavior of "cannibalism" in animals exhibit under factory conditions? (nadir.org)
  • For now," these two authors insist that it's okay to not embrace cannibalism because it isn't yet a necessity. (newstarget.com)
  • I don't think that we can answer the theoretical ethical question "What is cannibalism in a world with many forms of sentient life? (stackexchange.com)
  • The linked article about Weinstein claims that his employment contract holds him harmless when he breaks the company's Code of Conduct (so long as he pays a financial penalty to the company). (anotherdotcom.com)
  • Prof. Magnus Soderland, a professor of who even cares at the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden, argued on television the other day that humanity needs to "awaken" to the idea of cannibalism as the solution to "climate change. (newstarget.com)
  • Having a "conversation" about eating human flesh will help to destigmatize the idea, according to Soderland, who believes that the general public can and should be "tricked" into cannibalism - or what he refers to as "making the right decisions" concerning diet. (newstarget.com)
  • Its stated goal is to get readers to rethink the idea of cannibalism by de-coupling it from the notion of "personhood and flesh. (newstarget.com)
  • After all, despite the thesis that Mr. Avramescu develops, the idea of cannibalism still has the power to provoke visceral reaction and public sensation. (brothersjudd.com)
  • If this is a 'typical' outcome of cannibalism, your idea of the psychological effects is quite reasonable. (stackexchange.com)
  • To give you an idea, we've got a fairly large backlink profile for the industry with quality links. (moz.com)
  • Researchers have discovered a mechanism that could explain the links between low vitamin D levels and autism. (marksdailyapple.com)
  • She recently stated that human flesh "is the best meat," and that cannibalism "got a bad rap. (newstarget.com)
  • The New York Times is another supporter and promoter of cannibalism, having run numerous pieces in recent years that aim to destigmatize the consumption of human flesh, stating that it "has a time and place" - and that time is apparently now. (newstarget.com)
  • Cannibalism, Zombie Apocalypse, Weren t the Mayans Flesh Eaters Too? (godlikeproductions.com)
  • Emerging infectious zoonotic diseases are increasing worldwide, and most zoonoses are linked to wildlife ( 1 , 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Newsweek seems to think so, as the left-leaning media outlet recently published an outlandish piece pushing the notion that it might be time for human beings to rethink the "ultimate taboo" of cannibalism as the next step forward for "progress. (newstarget.com)
  • Cannibalism is "way more popular than you might think," Perry suggested, adding that "so many people in Hollywood tell you that human meat is the best, the absolute best, meat in the world. (newstarget.com)
  • According to Piazza and McLatchie, most people find cannibalism disgusting and abhorrent not because it actually is, but because society has trained everyone to think this way. (newstarget.com)
  • If it weren't for the concept being "overridden by our feelings of repulsion and disgust," more people would accept cannibalism as normal, these two contend, with the apparent approval of Newsweek . (newstarget.com)
  • RT @lachlan WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL TWEETING LINKS? (twitchy.com)
  • Cannibalism frequently serves as a mechanism to control population or to ensure the genetic contribution of an individual. (en-academic.com)
  • Share to social media by clicking on the quick share links. (bitchute.com)
  • I had so many links to share that reinforced my political and opinions I didn't know what to do. (twitchy.com)
  • Citing a paper published by psychologists Jared Piazza and Neil McLatchie from the University of Lancaster in the United Kingdom, Newsweek makes the proposition that cannibalism might not be all that bad after all because some cultures throughout the world have been doing it since the beginning of time. (newstarget.com)
  • A recent twitter conversation prompted me to dig up some old posts on cannibalism, and maybe a few memories of my time in Central Africa. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Cannibalism has gone on since the beginning of time. (abovetopsecret.com)
  • Explore over 40 trillion links for powerful backlink data. (moz.com)
  • When they start to display cannibalism, the normal question industry should be asking is why are pigs behaving abnormally. (nadir.org)
  • Cannibalism is more often mentioned in 5th edition as evidence of evil, rather than the source of it. (stackexchange.com)
  • Industry has a different solution to "cannibalism" induced by the concentration camp conditions of factory farms. (nadir.org)
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  • Though it aptly sounds like the subject of a TV horror show, keyword cannibalism is much more insidious than your average ghost haunting. (marketingprofs.com)
  • Cannibalism is an important welfare problem in the layer industry. (springer.com)