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Indirect Impacts of Recreational Scuba Diving: Patterns of Growth and Predation in Branching Stony Corals
(2021-01-27)
The highest recorded rates of recreational SCUBA diving occur on coral reefs
at Eilat in the northern Red Sea, where many scleractinian corals are damaged by
physical contact with divers. We compared coral skeletal growth ...
Individual-based modeling to project viability of gopher tortoise populations under alternative management scenarios: A case study with two Alabama Wildlife Management Areas
(2019-09-29)
Population projection models are applied tools for considering the potential effects of land and population management alternatives. Incorporating spatially explicit processes and individual dynamics into these models can ...
Induction of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 7 (CXCR7) Switches Stromal Cell-derived Factor-1 (SDF-1) Signaling and Phagocytic Activity in Macrophages Linked to Atherosclerosis*
(2020-01-02)
The discovery of CXCR7 as a new receptor for SDF-1 places
many previously described SDF-1 functions attributed to
CXCR4 in question, though whether CXCR7 acts as a signaling
or “decoy” receptor has been in debate. It ...
The influence of maternal nesting behaviour on offspring survival: evidence from correlational and cross-fostering studies
(2019-04-22)
The maternal effect of nesting behaviour is important in oviparous species because choice of microhabitat (e.g. shade cover, temperature) can determine the environment in which embryos develop. In turn, this maternal choice ...
Information and Interaction Needs of Distance Students: Are Academic Libraries Meeting the Challenge?
(2014-03-31)
One of the trends currently affecting academic libraries is higher education’s expanding use of online instruction and a rising number of totally online degree programs. As libraries have transitioned from primarily print ...
The Information-Seeking Habits of In-Service Educators
(2015-06-02)
Research on information literacy and educators has focused on preservice educators and learning information literacy skills. Little research exists on in-service educators and their information literacy skills. Purposes ...
Injurious insects and their control
(1907-04)