• Recent research has shown that the decomposition and removal of leaf litter and organic material by earthworms causes declines in ground-nesting songbird abundance, in part due to reduced nest concealment ( Loss and Blair 2011 ). (allenpress.com)
  • Ixodes ticks search for host animals from the leaf litter of the forest floor or from the tips of grasses and shrubs. (cdc.gov)
  • Animals frequently display grouping behavior in herds, swarms, flocks, or colonies, and these multiple births derive similar advantages. (wikipedia.org)
  • Recent evidence suggests that this population is recovering, with an estimated increase in population size of ~7,000 individuals in 2000 to ~19,107 in 2020 (Johannessen et al. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Hence, over geological time scales, tropical forests become essentially dependent on the recycling of organic P from litter decomposition. (springer.com)
  • A species' average litter size is generally equal to one half of the number of teats and the maximum litter size generally matches the number of teats. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cooperatively breeding species exhibit numerous strategies to avoid mating with close relatives, inherently reducing effective population size. (biorxiv.org)
  • The higher extinction risk for larger species could result from body size influencing vulnerability to different human activities, such as killing, habitat destruction and fragmentation, and the small size of natural reserves. (scielo.br)
  • The second chapter of my dissertation, which was recently published in Frontiers in Marine Science and includes Clara Bird and Leigh Torres as co-authors, compared the uncertainty associated with 1D, 2D, and 3D drone-based body condition measurements in three baleen whale species with different ranges in body sizes: blue, humpback, and Antarctic minke whales (Figure 2) (Bierlich et al. (oregonstate.edu)
  • however, the size overlap is such that again it is no real help in determining which of the two species you have found. (first-nature.com)
  • In Maine, lynx have produced litters of 1-5 kittens in dens consisting of a depression under thick young fir trees or elevated downed logs. (maine.gov)
  • Factors associated with vulnerability include small geographical ranges, low densities, high trophic level, "slow" life histories, body size, and tolerance to altered habitats. (scielo.br)
  • For example, female North American brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) in high quality habitats were in better body condition, produced larger litter sizes, and lived in greater population densities compared to females in lower quality habitats (Hilderbrand et al. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Most are probably not appropriate for application in healthy, normally cycling bitches, despite interest in shortening and synchronizing cycles for purposes of accommodating owner's schedules, the availability of stud dogs, or the shipments of chilled or frozen semen, or for purposes of increasing the number, frequency or size of litters in such animals. (vin.com)
  • A litter is the live birth of multiple offspring at one time in animals from the same mother and usually from one set of parents, particularly from three to eight offspring. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mature female hyenas can give birth once each year, to a litter of three or four brown cubs. (encyclopedia.com)
  • In the wild, only a small percentage, if any, of the litter may survive to maturity, whereas for domesticated animals and those in captivity with human care the whole litter almost always survives. (wikipedia.org)
  • Carnivorans, rodents, and pigs usually have litters, while primates and larger herbivores usually have singletons. (wikipedia.org)
  • Juveniles eat small prey items at first, with the size of prey increasing as the juveniles grow larger. (californiaherps.com)
  • Similar to Burmese Pythons in that they are considered a 'friendly giant' of the snake world, Boa constrictors usually average between 7ft and 9ft in length, females being the larger of the sizes, but they have been known to reach 14ft in length - a formidable force for such a large-bodied snake. (cdpom.com)
  • Although lynx are similar in size and appearance to bobcats, lynx appear larger because of their long legs. (maine.gov)
  • Coyotes that were shot had a larger mean and maximum open habitat patch size within their home ranges. (moam.info)
  • Adult Ixodes ticks are larger, about feed, their bodies slowly the size of a small apple seed. (cdc.gov)
  • The prescribed burns had maximum fire temperatures at a low range of 121-148?C and a high range of 288-315?C. Variance occurred at small block sizes along transects sampled in no harvest compartments and at moderate to high block sizes along transects in harvested compartments. (auburn.edu)
  • My carrier, food, water, and a small litter box is in the back seat, but I spend a lot of time on Mom's lap. (blogspot.com)
  • The City of Westminster, Manchester and Edinburgh have all successfully employed a similar system with a significant improvement to their appearance. (glasgow.gov.uk)
  • It has emotional brown or hazel eyes, a large nose, moderate stop (point at which the muzzle meets the forehead) and straight, thick tail similar in appearance to an Otter's. (kennelsindia.com)
  • Sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) are similar to invasive Axis deer ( Axis axis ) in appearance with white spots present on the back through adulthood. (blackwaterguideservice.com)
  • The size of a lynx home range can vary with snowshoe hare density, habitat conditions, and season. (maine.gov)
  • The twins, which are about the same size, are drawn as if they were viewed close to one of the bodies. (spacedaily.com)
  • For example, the surface area and volume of two geometrically similar bodies of different sizes are not related to their linear dimensions in the same ratio, but rather to the second and third power, respectively (i.e., x 2 vs. x 3 ). (oregonstate.edu)
  • Our findings highlight genetic contributions to fitness, and the importance of effective population size and gene flow to counteract loss of genetic variation in a wild, free-ranging social carnivore. (biorxiv.org)
  • It is crucial for managers to mitigate factors that significantly reduce effective population size and genetic connectivity, which supports the dispersion of genetic variation that aids in rapid evolutionary responses to environmental challenges. (biorxiv.org)
  • The model is, however, often criticized for erroneously assuming a standard lactation curve for cows in similar contemporary groups and homogeneity of additive genetic variances across lactation and for its inability to account for persistency of lactation. (scielo.org.za)
  • 1999. Introgression Through Rare Hybridization: A Genetic Study of a Hybrid Zone Between Red and Sika Deer (Genus Cervus) in Argyll, Scotland. (blackwaterguideservice.com)
  • A renewable power generating company has found a creative use for poultry litter. (powermag.com)
  • Variance peaks were observed at several block sizes, indicating non-stationary patterns of gaps and patches. (auburn.edu)
  • The initial team consisted of about ten people, though it gradually expanded to several times that size. (nplusonemag.com)
  • Ferro further conceived the idea to fill the entire screen with lettering (which incidentally had never been done before), requiring the setting of credits at different sizes and weights, which potentially ran counter to legal contractual obligations. (kottke.org)
  • Furthermore, prohibiting smoking in parks, on beaches, and in other outdoor recreation areas reduces tobacco litter (ie, cigarette butts) and its resulting toxins, which can be harmful (4), and discourages adults from modeling smoking, which may influence youth (5). (cdc.gov)
  • 1999). As Dawn Barlow and Will Kennerley discussed in their recent blog , baleen whales are top predators and serve as ecosystem sentinels that shed light not only on the health of their population, but on the health of their ecosystem. (oregonstate.edu)
  • The legislation that is relevant includes EC Regulation 852/2004 on the Hygiene of Foodstuffs and The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. (glasgow.gov.uk)
  • We soon headed for the city 63 kilometres away in a shiny regular-sized bus. (boloji.com)
  • In this study we examined the relationship of body size, reproductive output, longevity, and extinction risk for carnivores occurring in Brazil. (scielo.br)
  • We used generalized linear models analyses on phylogenetically independent contrasts to test the effect of body size alone, and the combined effect of body size, litter size and longevity on extinction risk. (scielo.br)
  • Body size appeared in the two best models according to the selection criteria (AIC), and it was the most plausible bionomic variable associated with extinction risk. (scielo.br)
  • Litter size and longevity, bionomic traits previously associated with threat risk of Brazilian carnivores, were implausible. (scielo.br)