• Although presocial species are much more common than eusocial species, eusocial species have disproportionately large populations. (wikipedia.org)
  • Insect groups that contain at least some subsocial species are shown in boldface on a phylogenetic tree of the Neoptera (note that many non-subsocial groups are omitted): Solitary-but-social animals forage separately, but some individuals sleep in the same location or share nests. (wikipedia.org)
  • The research in my lab focuses on the consequences of sociality on the evolution of individual, population, and species characteristics. (uvm.edu)
  • The only component of the ant life cycle in which solitary life is possible is when young queens leave their parent nests to found their own new colonies, yet even at this stage queens of many species choose to join forces with other queens to form group nests rather than live solitarily. (uvm.edu)
  • By living together, ants interact with their environment as a group, which can dramatically change their ability to tolerate environmental extremes, their interactions with members of their own and other species, and their patterns of dispersal and reproductive behaviors. (uvm.edu)
  • How long a population must be isolated to become a new species. (scienceblog.com)
  • A growing list of South American plant and animal groups are now known to have diversified over the Late Quaternary Period - roughly the past 800,000 years - but most species on the continent are much older. (scienceblog.com)
  • These population fluctuations can mean both negative trends (why other some species disappearing and need to be placed on the Red List? (ru.nl)
  • The 14 chapters are grouped into 3 broad sections: general concepts in microbial evolution, environment and the evolution of microbial pathogens, and the evolution of selected pathogenic species and mechanisms. (cdc.gov)
  • The authors provide rich detail of molecular variation within and between populations of these species and describe how patterns of population genetic variation have contributed to our understanding of the evolution of virulence and virulence factors in these pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • For example, if there was an earthquake it would be very possible that some species with small populations, could be wiped out completely. (welcomefamily.co.uk)
  • The animals in this programme would then help to repopulate and the species would not be lost forever. (welcomefamily.co.uk)
  • None of the animals at the zoo have come from the wild and all of them have been part of this breeding programme designed to protect rare and endangered species. (welcomefamily.co.uk)
  • The human race has impacted significantly on the planet, clearing forests, domesticating plants and animals and hunting some species to extinction - from the dodo to the Tasmanian tiger. (york.ac.uk)
  • Now the teams of ecologist, Jean Paul Metzger and zoologist Renata Pardini, both from the University of São Paulo (USP), have found that for each group of animals living in this patchwork landscape, there is a point of no return, a minimum limit of native vegetation cover that needs to remain standing in order to maintain the variety of species in a particular region. (fapesp.br)
  • For other groups of animals the sudden loss may happen earlier or later, depending on the dislocation of species and their resistance to disturbance," explains Metzger, who says the limit fixed for deforestation of Atlantic rainforest established by the current Forest Code is reasonable. (fapesp.br)
  • Trapped in restricted areas these species become more susceptible to processes that influence extinction on the local scale, like a reduction in the area of the fragments, which reduces the size of populations. (fapesp.br)
  • Long-term, multi-institutional assessments have become a reliable tool for evaluating patterns of wounding in zoo-living primates, with results informing on best practices for species-specific care protocols and population management strategies. (awionline.org)
  • By studying genetic drift and its impacts on animal biology, researchers gain valuable insights into evolutionary processes, adaptation, and ultimately how species persist over generations. (sigmachihq.org)
  • By understanding its mechanisms and consequences, researchers can gain insights into the dynamics of species adaptation and make informed decisions in animal breeding programs. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Territoriality, a fundamental aspect of animal behavior, plays a significant role in the survival and reproductive success of numerous species across the animal kingdom. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Territoriality is a widespread phenomenon observed across various animal species, where individuals establish and defend specific areas or territories for exclusive use. (sigmachihq.org)
  • In the subsequent section, we will explore various types of territorial behavior observed in different species, delving deeper into this fascinating aspect of animal biology. (sigmachihq.org)
  • The sharing of social and ecological information is vitally important for group-living animals, especially among cognitively advanced species (e.g., primates, cetaceans and elephants) that can acquire detailed knowledge over their long lifetimes. (mdpi.com)
  • Currently I am a research assistant in the cognitive zoology group at the department of Philosophy, where I for the past years mostly have been collecting experimental data on various animal species. (lu.se)
  • Overall, my goal is to identify the factors which drive the evolution of cognition by assessing the presence and extent of cognitive skills in different animal species in key positions on the phylogenetic tree. (lu.se)
  • The Centre for Avian Population Studies ( CAPS ) is the knowledge centre for research on bird populations in the Netherlands. (ru.nl)
  • Within CAPS we strive to understand the causes of trends in bird populations, in order to come to science-based conservation management. (ru.nl)
  • In summary: bird count and ringing data are used to parameterize population models, to answer fundamental and applied research questions about bird populations. (ru.nl)
  • This isolated population has limited gene flow with other bird populations and experiences genetic drift as it evolves independently. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Reproductive management is essential to meeting genetic and demographic goals, enriching the lives of animals and supporting the long-term sustainability of captive populations. (stlzoo.org)
  • The researchers used captive populations of wild-caught great tits to ask how fluid social groups might change a socially learned feeding tradition. (mpg.de)
  • In both captive and wild animal populations, this phenomenon can have significant implications for conservation efforts and selective breeding programs. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Effects on Small Populations: Genetic drift has a more pronounced impact on smaller populations compared to larger ones since chance events have relatively greater consequences in altering allele frequencies. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Small populations are more susceptible to genetic drift. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Understanding that kindness towards all - animals and humans - is fundamental to a spiritual life, Francis and his friends devoted their energies to healing our collective relationship with animals, beginning with the challenge to end killing companion animals as a method of population control. (bestfriends.org)
  • Despite living in an environment managed by humans, farm animals are still capable of making important. (awionline.org)
  • Responses to stress are unavoidable, adaptive mechanisms in humans and non-human animals. (awionline.org)
  • One sense, which we call Human Uniqueness, refers to those attributes that distinguish humans from (other) animals. (in-mind.org)
  • While such approaches are important in advancing our understanding of how a specific food impacts human microbiota and health and could lead to the discovery of new functional foods, humans consume a combination of food groups with every meal and studying single foods could overlook the potential synergistic effect dietary components might have, not just on overall health, but also on microbiota diversity and composition [ 13 ]. (nature.com)
  • It has existed for hundreds of years and still occurs naturally in both animals and humans in many parts of the world, including Asia, southern Europe, sub-Sahelian Africa and parts of Australia. (who.int)
  • Humans generally acquire the disease directly or indirectly from infected animals, or through occupational exposure to infected or contaminated animal products. (who.int)
  • Antimicrobials - including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics - are medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals and plants. (who.int)
  • and previously unknown infections may appear in humans living or working in changing ecologic conditions that increase their exposure to insect vectors, animal reservoirs, or environmental sources of novel pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • An animal that cares for its young but shows no other sociality traits is said to be subsocial. (wikipedia.org)
  • We use Nicotiana attenuata plants silenced in mitogen-activated protein kinase 4 (irMPK4) - with low water-use efficiency (WUE) - to study the scale at which water-use traits alter intraspecific population yields. (elifesciences.org)
  • MicroRNAs are non-coding RNAs that control key traits in animals and plants. (edu.au)
  • They have two populations to study that can interbreed and are polar opposites for physical traits. (scienceblog.com)
  • Under these conditions, we don't typically expect to find such a difference in traits between surface and cave populations. (scienceblog.com)
  • Genetic drift has been shown to influence patterns of inheritance, leading to potential loss or fixation of certain traits within a population. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Contraception in zoo populations is used to prevent certain animals from breeding due to space limitations, the need to maintain the genetic diversity of the entire AZA population, and so that animals that should not be breeding with one another to stay in social groups to benefit their welfare. (stlzoo.org)
  • Francis Battista is co-founder of Best Friends Animal Society, and today, considered to be one of the foremost thought leaders in animal welfare. (bestfriends.org)
  • He is a prolific blogger for Best Friends and on the Huffington Post, as well as in animal welfare publications. (bestfriends.org)
  • Dan Chaon's latest literary thriller, Sleepwalk , presents a hair-raising and entirely credible portrait of a near-future dominated by billionaires and their corporations, the rest of the population splintered into factions of white Christian nationalists and fringe religious cults, environmentalist and animal welfare communes, anarchist and computer hacker collectives, and other identity groups. (washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com)
  • Manasi Nathwani runs the Wildlife Welfare Association which rescues wild animals from residential areas. (gulfnews.com)
  • Pawan Sharma is head of the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare, a group that has about two dozen members and 14 volunteers and operates in Mulund, a suburb of northeast of Mumbai. (gulfnews.com)
  • As well as rescuing snakes, the animal welfare groups also conduct public-education workshops, lectures, seminars and campaigns on the important role snakes play in nature. (gulfnews.com)
  • This database, created in 2000, is updated every three months with newly published scientific articles, books, and other publications related to improving or safeguarding the welfare of animals used in research. (awionline.org)
  • Social behavior in farm animals: Applying fundamental theory to improve animal welfare. (awionline.org)
  • A fundamental understanding of behavior is essential to improving the welfare of billions of farm animals around the world. (awionline.org)
  • The concept of the 3Rs (Refinement, Reduction and Replacement) has been used as a framework for improving the welfare of laboratory animals for the last half century. (awionline.org)
  • Upcoming conference on emergency sheltering, social services, and animal welfare https://www.mydogismyhome.org/events/2020/12/1/co-sheltering-conference-2021 50% discount on conference registration with the code: HEROES2021. (cornell.edu)
  • The first is the desert harvester ant Messor pergandei, in which the behavior of queens switches abruptly from solitary colony founding to group colony founding across its range in southern California. (uvm.edu)
  • Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior and the University of Konstanz in Germany have found that birds are able to change their culture to become more efficient. (mpg.de)
  • Populations of great tits were able to switch from one behavior to a better alternative when their group members were slowly replaced with new birds. (mpg.de)
  • In animals, "culture" is considered to be any behavior that is learned from others, shared by members of the group, and persistent over generations. (mpg.de)
  • Experimental evidence of cultural change in animals is pretty rare, so we were surprised and excited by the outcome," says first author Michael Chimento, a doctoral student in the Research Group of Cognitive and Cultural Ecology at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. (mpg.de)
  • The research team led by senior author Lucy Aplin, who is a Max Planck Research Group Leader and also a principal investigator at the Custer of Excellence 'Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behavior' at the University of Konstanz, studied populations of great tits caught from forests around Konstanz. (mpg.de)
  • Despite both types of groups innovating a more efficient solution, fluid groups were much more likely to adopt it as their preferred behavior. (mpg.de)
  • Basic research in the behavioral and social sciences involves both human and animal studies and spans the full range of scientific inquiry, from processes "under the skin" to mechanisms "outside the skin" that explain individual, group, community, and population-level patterns of collective behavior. (nih.gov)
  • Over the past ten years, we have created specialized programs for those populations of animals in great need: puppies with parvovirus, orphaned kittens, cats with ringworm, dogs with behavior challenges, geriatric animals, and more. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • How is it that a collection of neurons and their synapses gives rise to all of animal and human behavior? (berkeley.edu)
  • Treatises must be to to feel online fundamentals of quantum optics iii proceedings of the fifth meeting and algebra in behavior so that Poems with Copies can have verse and Bang the early Affections and testimony to Read and Learn. (quanz-bau.de)
  • This behavior plays a crucial role in resource acquisition, mate selection, and the overall survival and reproductive success of animals. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Territorial behavior can shape population distribution patterns, community structure, and even influence predator-prey interactions. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Territorial behavior aids in maintaining stable populations within ecosystems. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Understanding the concept of territoriality provides valuable insights into animal behavior and its ecological implications. (sigmachihq.org)
  • In the previous section, we explored the concept of territoriality and its significance in animal behavior. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Now, let us delve further into understanding the different types of territorial behavior exhibited by animals. (sigmachihq.org)
  • The resilience of fish, comprehended from stress and calcium physiology, explains recent radiations and invasions and contributes to the Animal Stress Responses theme of the Institute for Water and Wetland Research . (ru.nl)
  • Other criteria, such as homeostatic regulation, neural correlates in brain activity, and modulation by stimulants such as caffeine are also typically used to measure sleep physiology in animals ( van Swinderen, 2006 ). (jneurosci.org)
  • They were built strictly on fundamental processes, as understood from basic research in ecology and evolutionary biology. (scienceblog.com)
  • In the first section, the 5 chapters introduce the basic processes affecting microbial evolution, from the individual molecular level to the genomic, cellular, and population levels. (cdc.gov)
  • Second, although base substitutions, insertions and deletions, homologous recombination, and lateral gene transfer are discussed throughout the book, a generalized quantitative review of the relative contributions of these processes during the evolution of certain groups of microbial pathogens (e.g. (cdc.gov)
  • These processes are fundamental to the evolution of all groups of organisms, and the analysis of the unparalleled datasets in microbial pathogens can teach us much about the evolution of other groups of organisms. (cdc.gov)
  • Mediators of gene silencing pathways, microRNA (miRNA) populations have now been extensively characterised and implicated in numerous fundamental processes. (edu.au)
  • According to the model, the collapse of populations would be caused by a combination of processes that occur on two leveles: local and regional. (fapesp.br)
  • The evolution of social groups is a fundamental transition that has occurred in a diverse array of organisms, from bacteria to primates. (uvm.edu)
  • Cultural traditions are known to exist in many animal groups, including primates, dolphins and whales, rodents, and birds. (mpg.de)
  • Primates form the largest group of animals at Shaldon Zoo and include the worlds smallest monkey, the Pygmy marmosets. (welcomefamily.co.uk)
  • Genetic drift, a fundamental concept in animal biology, plays a crucial role in shaping the genetic composition of populations. (sigmachihq.org)
  • This article aims to delve deeper into the concept of genetic drift within animal biology while highlighting its relevance in animal breeding and genetics research. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Genetic drift is a fundamental concept in animal biology that refers to the random fluctuations in allele frequencies within a population over time. (sigmachihq.org)
  • In this article, we delve deep into the concept of territoriality in animal biology. (sigmachihq.org)
  • At the Biology department I worked 10 years in a Linneaus environment focusing on animal migration, mainly with communication science towards the public as well as the research community. (lu.se)
  • Projects proposed for these funds will need to address fundamental mechanisms and patterns of behavioral and social functioning relevant to the Nation's health and well being. (nih.gov)
  • One thing I think about a lot is: are we sure this is unique, or did something else like luck or geography somehow play an important role in one (or a handful) of groups of sapiens happening to develop some strong (or "viral") positive-feedback cultural learning mechanisms that eventually dramatically outpaced other creatures? (lesswrong.com)
  • So Cartwright's group decided to use computational power to investigate how multiple evolutionary mechanisms interact to shape the fish that live in caves. (scienceblog.com)
  • Although understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying kin recognition is a fundamental biological question, such efforts are blocked by the inherent complexity of animal systems, which typically involve the five senses and cognition. (nature.com)
  • Understanding genetic drift is essential for comprehending the mechanisms underlying animal breeding and genetics. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Addressing this fundamental question of modern neuroscience requires working at both the cellular and system-wide level to assess how populations of neurons cooperate to encode information, generate perceptions, and execute behavioral decisions. (berkeley.edu)
  • one of the objectives of this specific agreement will be to assess such applicability and to test and adapt the tool for this purpose, if necessary This rapid, standardised, and fit-for-purpose tool would allow the evaluation of evidence from individual animal observational epidemiological studies more efficiently and in a harmonised way, leading to more consistent and transparent appraisals of epidemiological studies for use also in EFSA's risk assessments. (bund.de)
  • In our study, we compared the ability of elephants from two very different populations to assess the threat associated with different numbers of roaring lions. (mdpi.com)
  • The prevalence of anaemia, defined by low haemoglobin or haematocrit, is commonly used to assess the severity of iron deficiency in a population. (who.int)
  • The group also has botany and environmental researchers working with it. (gulfnews.com)
  • Through understanding territoriality, researchers gain insights into how animals allocate resources, compete for mates, and navigate complex social dynamics within their respective ecosystems. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Such a macro-evolutionary framework would showcase the nonrandom patterns of the distribution of human pathogens among major phylogenetic groups of microorganisms. (cdc.gov)
  • 2021. Patterns of wounding in mixed-sex social groups of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). (awionline.org)
  • TraA clusters, which resemble eukaryotic gap junctions, direct the robust exchange of cellular goods that allows heterogeneous populations to transition towards homeostasis. (nature.com)
  • It pinpoints a fundamental process - population turnover - as crucial for the ability of animals to change their traditions. (mpg.de)
  • Understanding the implications of genetic drift is crucial for animal breeding and genetics research. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Understanding the factors that affect genetic drift is crucial for managing genetic diversity and maintaining healthy populations. (sigmachihq.org)
  • With a comprehensive understanding of territoriality's multifaceted nature, scholars can better appreciate its crucial role in shaping animal populations and communities while also providing valuable insights into broader concepts such as competition, cooperation, and the intricate balance between individual fitness and collective survival strategies. (sigmachihq.org)
  • I use the tools of ecology, ethology, and genetics to understand how social life affects the evolution and dynamics of ant populations, primarily in the southwestern and southern US. (uvm.edu)
  • These Bronze Age migrations resulted in gene flow across vast areas, ultimately linking pastoralist populations in Scandinavia with groups that expanded into Siberia. (scitechdaily.com)
  • These include reproductive history, age, health, body weight (very thin or obese animals may not ovulate or conceive) and, of course, fertility of the partner. (stlzoo.org)
  • For example, it focuses on large annual removals of 20,000-30,000 animals, some proportion of which would be permanently removed and a relatively small proportion treated with fertility control and released. (returntofreedom.org)
  • Return to Freedom and a coalition of a diverse group of stakeholders has illustrated that scaling up meaningful levels of fertility control, alongside targeted gathers in areas that are environmentally stressed, is necessary to stabilize and then slow population growth rates on-range. (returntofreedom.org)
  • is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the resources, education, and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • Each group had a tutor that was trained on a relatively inefficient puzzle solution, which then spread through the group. (mpg.de)
  • These procedures are invasive, dangerous and ultimately will prove inefficient at managing wild horse populations on the range. (returntofreedom.org)
  • If an animal taxon shows a degree of sociality beyond courtship and mating, but lacks any of the characteristics of eusociality, it is said to be presocial. (wikipedia.org)
  • This module is designed to enable students to compare the fundamental characteristics of human societies across time and space. (york.ac.uk)
  • These new tecniques will allow us to address fundamental questions about sensory computation and perception that have as yet eluded investigation. (berkeley.edu)
  • The contribution of dog population management (DPM) to rabies control centres around increasing access to dogs so that they can be vaccinated, and then maintaining herd immunity by reducing population turnover. (icam-coalition.org)
  • A new way of feeding-what scientists refer to as an innovation-could be taught to a single bird, and that solution would be learned by other birds and gradually spread throughout populations. (mpg.de)
  • They created 18 groups of birds, each with an automated puzzle-box that gave a reward. (mpg.de)
  • Then, half of the groups were kept static, and in the other half, group members were gradually replaced with new birds from wild over the course of four weeks. (mpg.de)
  • He preserving snakes is essential to check the over-population of mice, frogs, birds and chipmunks. (gulfnews.com)
  • The ability to recognize kin allows related individuals to form social groups, such as colonies of ants, schools of fish, flocks of birds, and herds of mammals. (nature.com)
  • To illustrate this phenomenon, consider a hypothetical scenario where a small group of birds becomes isolated on an island after being swept away by a storm. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Most of my career, I focused on animal vocal communication and conducted playback studies with mammals, birds, and non-avian reptiles. (lu.se)
  • The population in Amboseli (Kenya) consists of stable family groups and experiences relatively low levels of human disturbance, while the population in Pilanesberg (South Africa) was founded in the early 1980's from young and often unrelated orphan elephants. (mdpi.com)
  • Solitary animals such as the jaguar do not associate except for courtship and mating. (wikipedia.org)
  • If occasionally associating or nesting with other adults is a taxon's most social behaviour, then members of those populations are said to be solitary but social. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other mammals you can see are the margay cat, meerkats and armadillo's and the Java Mouse Deer, which at the size of a rabbit, is the smallest hooved animal in the world! (welcomefamily.co.uk)
  • Sociality is the degree to which individuals in an animal population tend to associate in social groups (gregariousness) and form cooperative societies. (wikipedia.org)
  • Because wild great tits form changeable social groups during winter, when conditions are harshest, the scientists thought that immigration could play a part in cultural evolution. (mpg.de)
  • We consider how societies were structured in the past, how changing ideas about class, race and gender shaped the rights and privileges of different social groups and how the form and function of the family unit evolved over time. (york.ac.uk)
  • Appropriate management of social groups is one of the greatest challenges that face zoos and aquaria worldwide. (awionline.org)
  • A semisocial population has the features of communal and quasisocial populations, but they also have a biological caste system that delegates labor according to whether or not an individual is able to reproduce. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, we modeled evolutionary adaptation to climate extremes using principles and equations from population genetics. (scienceblog.com)
  • It can greatly influence the genetic makeup of animal populations and has important implications for animal breeding and genetics. (sigmachihq.org)
  • the Black Death afflicted much of Asia and Europe in the 14th century, killing between 30-60% of the population, while the indigenous populations in the Americas suffered a demographic collapse in the sixteenth century following the introduction of Old World diseases. (york.ac.uk)
  • With regional ethnic autonomy established and through the socialist transformation of agriculture and animal husbandry, Tibet embarked on the road of socialism. (news.cn)
  • Similarly, SARRP - the Spreading Awareness on Reptile Rehabilitation Programme - is a large group registered with the Maharashtra government since 2010. (gulfnews.com)
  • Many of the animals are part of a managed breeding programme which aims to keep as much genetic diversity as possible. (welcomefamily.co.uk)
  • One of the fundamental principles of the programme is to ensure there is a safety net population of animals in case of a massive decline in the wild. (welcomefamily.co.uk)
  • The fundamental difference between an eradication programme and a control programme is critical to understanding the need for some of the strategies recommended in this paper. (cdc.gov)
  • In old Tibet, the three major stakeholders -- officials, aristocrats and higher-ranking lamas -- and their agents made up about 5 percent of the population but owned almost all of the land, pastures, forests, mountains, rivers and flood plains, and most of the livestock. (news.cn)
  • 2021. Animal-centric Care and Management - Enhancing Refinement in Biomedical Research. (awionline.org)
  • 2021. Social behaviour in zoo bachelor groups: A case study of related South American fur seals. (awionline.org)
  • We find that variation in a single-gene, MPK4 , is responsible for population overyielding through a mechanism, independent of irMPK4's WUE phenotype, at the aboveground, population scale. (elifesciences.org)
  • The survivors will go on to reproduce and pass down their genes, but due to the limited number of breeding pairs left, there is now a smaller pool of genetic variation within the population. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Impact on Genetic Variation: Genetic drift reduces the overall genetic variation within a population over generations. (sigmachihq.org)
  • Blood concentration of volatile organic compounds in a nonoccupationally exposed US population and in groups with suspected exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • The BioInitiative Working Group has reviewed the Preliminary Opinion on Potential Health Effects of Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) dated November 29, 2013. (bioinitiative.org)
  • We disagree with Hearne and Lednar's assertion that our presenting separate risk estimates for each of the exposure groups in the Kodak study is "inappropriate and misleading. (cdc.gov)
  • In fact, combining exposure groups in epidemiologic studies may increase the variability in the risk measure along with biasing the risk estimate if a dose-response relationship is present. (cdc.gov)
  • However, we believe that it is appropriate to present both the results from the individual exposure groups and the combined analysis as we have done in our paper. (cdc.gov)
  • also presented individual exposure group and combined analyses in their paper comparing their epidemiologic findings with the animai model-based predictions. (cdc.gov)
  • The example provided by Hearne and Lednar for liver and lung cancer (all exposure groups combined unadjusted for HWE) only reinforces our point. (cdc.gov)
  • The at-a-glance tool provides a quick overview of contraceptive approaches and considerations, whereas the contraception decision tree is more useful for making contraception decisions for particular animal(s). (stlzoo.org)
  • Current concepts and approaches on animal test alternatives. (cdc.gov)
  • By turning neurons 'on' and 'off' using optogenetic and pharmacogenetic approaches, we can identify groups of cortical neurons that are both necessary and sufficient for specific neural computations. (berkeley.edu)
  • The second goal of the lab is to develop new high-speed and spatially precise optical approaches to manipulate neural activity at the level of single neurons in the intact brains of awake, behaving animals to decipher the neural code that underlies sensory perception. (berkeley.edu)
  • It is attained by answering the research questions of how they frame European integration in order to include the Jewish and Muslim groups in the project, and how their approaches diverge or align. (lu.se)
  • This research reveals immigration as a powerful driver of cultural change in animal groups that could help them to adapt to rapidly changing environments. (mpg.de)
  • Additionally, we collaborate in multiple research projects together with several other groups within and outside the Radboud University. (ru.nl)
  • The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science comprises scholars across all Departments and Research Groups, as well as an Administration team, IT Support, Library, Research IT Group, and Research Coordination and Communications team. (mpg.de)
  • In addition are Research Groups, each directed by one Research Group Leader. (mpg.de)
  • The Institute also comprises of a Research IT Group-specialist in digital humanities-doctoral students, an International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS), and research and teaching cooperations with other institutions worldwide. (mpg.de)
  • These are the fundamental questions that the Max Planck Research Group Practices of Validation in the Biomedical Sciences studies using historical and philosophical methods. (mpg.de)
  • In reconstructing the transdisciplinary foundations of validity and situating it in relation to that of other evaluative categories and methods, this research group examines how study results and diagnostic testing have been established, assessed, and regulated in modern biomedical research. (mpg.de)
  • This book is one of the first to provide an up-to-date view on a fundamental issue in medical microbiology research: how the accumulated genetic and genomic information is contributing to our understanding of virulence factors and the evolution of virulence in microbial pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite recent federal efforts such as the creation of the Deputy Ministers Science Committee , the Deputy Ministers Group on Climate Change , and the Canada Research Coordinating Committee , there is still an acute need to better coordinate the various organizational mandates in support of science in Canada. (gc.ca)
  • The core areas of research are further divided into basic or fundamental research and applied research. (nih.gov)
  • In new research, he explains that eyes are not lost by disuse, but rather a demonstration of Darwin's fundamental theory of natural selection at work - with blindness selected as favorable and the fittest - for living in a cave. (scienceblog.com)
  • I am a member of the IUCN crocodile specialist group and the curator of the Lund University Alligator Research Station. (lu.se)
  • Visual barriers do not reduce intraspecific agonism in an all-male group of Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus). (awionline.org)
  • Here, we evaluated if visual barriers could reduce intraspecific agonism in an all-male group of Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) living in a zoo. (awionline.org)
  • It rescues wild animals and snakes from residential areas. (gulfnews.com)
  • These groups also work in tandem with the state forest department to rescue and rehabilitate snakes from the residential areas. (gulfnews.com)
  • Following this review, the Bureau synthesized and grouped the inputs thematically, according to the request of the INB, to provide a composite, coherent working draft that captures as many areas, perspectives and views as possible, taking into account the different stages of a pandemic (prevention, preparedness, response and recovery). (who.int)
  • Plant trait diversity is known to influence population yield, but the scale at which this happens remains unknown: divergent individuals might change yields of immediate neighbors (neighbor scale) or of plants across a population (population scale). (elifesciences.org)
  • ICAM promotes the use of effective and humane dog population management - its contribution to rabies control is celebrated from a One Health perspective - by saving the lives of people and dogs, and maintaining harmonious coexistence between people and dogs that can be so badly damaged by rabies outbreaks. (icam-coalition.org)
  • Thus, we investigated the influence of a psychobiotic diet (high in prebiotic and fermented foods) on the microbial profile and function as well as on mental health outcomes in a healthy human population. (nature.com)
  • Community Health Assessment aNd Group Evaluation (CHANGE): Action Guide and Tool Downloads Step-by-step instructions to follow for successfully completing the CHANGE tool. (cdc.gov)
  • Fundamental concepts for surveillance in public health. (cdc.gov)
  • Describes the origins, validity, and value of a set of survey measures developed by CDC and its partners for use in tracking population health status and HRQOL in states and communities. (cdc.gov)
  • Protecting and improving the health of children is of fundamental importance. (who.int)
  • The primary purpose of this chapter is to provide public health officials, physicians, toxicologists, and other interested individuals and groups with an overall perspective on the toxicology of used mineral- based crankcase oil. (cdc.gov)
  • Most immediately, our work is helping the animals and ending shelter killing. (bestfriends.org)
  • Because our mission is to focus on the populations of animals already in shelters who are most at risk, we are not an open-intake shelter. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • We partner with the city's municipal shelter, Austin Animal Center, along with other area rescue groups and shelters to maintain Austin's no-kill status, focusing specifically on pulling animals from euthanasia lists. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • In addition, we host students and apprentices year-round as part of Maddie's Lifesaving Academy to share our lifesaving programs and help shelters and communities around the country increase live outcomes for shelter animals. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • began actively rescuing dogs and cats in 2008, the city of Austin was euthanizing over 50 percent of the animals that came through the shelter each year. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • Our organization is entirely based on the results of analyzing who was dying at the Austin city shelter and focusing our efforts on saving that particularly vulnerable group of animals. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • has pioneered innovative, lifesaving programs that target the animals most at risk for euthanasia in the shelter system so that they have a chance to leave the shelter alive. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • Animal shelter and rescue organizations, we need your input! (cornell.edu)
  • Leads the No Kill movement in Austin by energizing the public and maintaining comprehensive, innovative lifesaving programs designed to save the animals most likely to be euthanized in shelters. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • By looking at the reasons why animals are killed in shelters, APA! (austinpetsalive.org)
  • We built groundbreaking programs that did not exist in shelters specifically to address the animals that always fall through the cracks, no matter the city. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • Shelters and rescue groups are able to see first hand how our programs work - and how they too can save more lives. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • New York State Animal Protection Federation and LAPA Fundraising are offering a free webinar for animal shelters. (cornell.edu)
  • Unfortunately, BLM's report is unclear and inconsistent even on fundamental issues. (returntofreedom.org)
  • The results from the unadjusted analyses also supported the conclusion of our analyses that the negative results from the Kodak study are not statistically inconsistent with predictions from the animal- based risk assessment model. (cdc.gov)
  • Additionally, we will discuss various theoretical frameworks utilized by scientists to analyze territorial interactions between individuals or groups of animals. (sigmachihq.org)
  • We have to keep the forest department in the loop about each and every rescue of wild animals," Shinde says. (gulfnews.com)
  • We ask people to contribute for buying cloth bags and other instruments needed to trap wild animals," says Vivek Setia, a member of RAWW who is in the final year of a degree in commerce. (gulfnews.com)
  • Nearly all are endangered, and the Yellow-breasted capuchin, which has lost over 80 percent of its population during the past 50 years, is estimated to only have 300 in the wild. (welcomefamily.co.uk)
  • Population modeling by Return to Freedom and other stakeholders has shown how different management paradigms affected wild horse populations. (returntofreedom.org)
  • Consider an example: a small population of wild horses living on an isolated island experiences a severe storm that leads to the accidental death of several individuals. (sigmachihq.org)
  • This study characterises the composition of the equine gut commensal flora associated with the presence, in faecal samples, of low (Clow) and high (Chigh) numbers of eggs of an important group of GI parasites (i.e. the cyathostomins), prior to and following anthelmintic treatment. (bris.ac.uk)
  • How are you trying to study how these populations have spread around the world recently? (thenakedscientists.com)
  • It will be convenient for students to have a new group study area that also provides us to work together after classes and interact directly with faculty whose offices are right there. (auburn.edu)
  • Thus, the confidence interval from the human study fully contains the predicted confidence intervals from the animal-based risk assessment models. (cdc.gov)
  • Permanent sterilization or participation in contraceptive studies is encouraged for surplus animals. (stlzoo.org)
  • Other experiences include Meet the Meercats and Lemur Liaison where you get the chance to get really meet with these two animals and can even feed them live insects, meat and eggs before learning all about the conservation projects that the Shaldon Wildlife Trust supports. (welcomefamily.co.uk)
  • Temporarily preventing breeding in some individuals is fundamental to successful population management. (stlzoo.org)
  • Social animals commonly establish dominance relationships by means of aggressive interaction, leading to hierarchical stability and priority of access to limited resources by high-ranked individuals. (awionline.org)
  • By defending their territories from rivals or predators, animals gain access to limited resources while reducing competition with neighboring individuals. (sigmachihq.org)
  • These diverse targets are tied to specific theoretical assumptions and studied across petri dishes, animals, individual patients, or populations. (mpg.de)
  • The views expressed in this document are either those of individual participants or represent a consensus view of the whole group. (rhsupplies.org)
  • The Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Reproductive Management Center (AZA RMC) maintains a contraception database with the European Association of Zoo and Aquaria's Reproductive Management Group (EAZA RMG) . (stlzoo.org)
  • This is the subject of a book chapter 'The humane management of dog populations and the contribution to rabies elimination' , written by ICAM Director Dr Elly Hiby, ICAM Chair Pankaj KC, Professor Katie Hampson of Glasgow University and Dr Eric Brum of the FAO. (icam-coalition.org)
  • In our quest to eliminate this horrific disease, let us remember that the path to success is paved not just with vaccines but also with humane dog population management. (icam-coalition.org)
  • ICAM supports the development and use of humane and effective companion animal population management worldwide. (icam-coalition.org)
  • Return to Freedom urges Congress to seek greater transparency for population counts and the controversial setting of "Appropriate Management Level": the agency's population goals for each Herd Management Area. (returntofreedom.org)
  • Congressional appropriators called for the use of "safe, proven and humane" methods of curbing population growth. (returntofreedom.org)
  • Ongoing projects include the evolutionary origin and geographic distribution of genetic caste determination, how differences in caste fate of genetically different offspring are mediated within the colony, the role of selection in maintaining genetic caste systems, and the current and historical genetic relationships between hybridizing populations. (uvm.edu)
  • Can be, are or late invigilators in the online fundamentals of quantum optics iii proceedings of the fifth meeting on laser and role environment Poems. (quanz-bau.de)
  • Incoming COSAM Leader President Wade Jones shared what makes him most excited about his role, "The opportunity this group has to make an enormous impact on our college with the help of these new leaders is tremendous. (auburn.edu)
  • This wasp behaviour evidences the most fundamental characteristic of animal sociality: parental investment. (wikipedia.org)
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science 247, 105563. (awionline.org)
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science 236, 105226. (awionline.org)
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science 241, 105388. (awionline.org)
  • DPM brings the population under control, increases owner and carer engagement and action in accessing vaccination and minimises those dogs that are hard to reach. (icam-coalition.org)
  • Intervention with a psychobiotic diet resulted in reductions of perceived stress (32% in diet vs. 17% in control group), but not between groups. (nature.com)
  • The fundamental feature of our work is that our work never stops. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • We continue that work today, remaining the safety net for the bottom % of animals that are in danger of being killed. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • Our online fundamentals of quantum optics iii proceedings of the fifth meeting on laser phenomena organized by the institute for theoretical physics university of years at Cambridge Education loan hours and Adventures to work these translated sites. (quanz-bau.de)
  • In this project I will coordinate practical matters, manage the web page and also work with the animals. (lu.se)