Evolutionary implications of interspecific variation in a maternal effect: a meta-analysis of yolk testosterone response to competition

Competition between conspecifics during the breeding season can result in behavioural and physiological programming of offspring via maternal effects.For birds, in which maternal effects are best studied, it has been claimed that exposure to increased competition causes greater deposition of testosterone into egg yolks, which creates faster growing

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CONJUGAL VISIT - RIGHT OR BENEFIT?

During the execution of custodial sentences, the conjugal Gas and Fuel and Oil and Solution Filters visit enjoys a dual regulation: both as a right and as a reward.Between the two institutions, there are several differences that lead to the non-uniform application of legal provisions.The method of establishing the criteria for applying Support Stoc

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Didymocyrtis pertusariae: A new species from Central Himalaya, India and a worldwide key to all recognized Didymocyrtis (Phaeosphaeriaceae; Pleosporales) species

From the alpine Sealed Bearing region of India, a hitherto undocumented lichenicolous species of Didymocyrtis colonizing the thallus and soredia of Pertusaria species thriving on rocky substrates is meticulously described as a novel taxon (D.pertusariae), from Support Stockings - Compression Hosiery the Indian subcontinent, and is compared with oth

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The morphology of hairs in Plantago famarae Svent.

This paper is a part of a series of investigations on hairs in the genus Plantago L.It DIGEST-AID deals with an endemic taxon - Plantago famarae Svent.which has not been investigated yet in respect to hairs.The presence of two types of headless hairs and two types of headed hairs was observed.The results of this study are compared to those of anoth

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UNESCO monographs in the making of cultural policy

Between Comforter Set 1969 and 1987, UNESCO published a series of 77 monographs on aspects related to cultural policies of individual countries.Each monograph mobilized cultural policy in very particular ways, by its association with local issues, increasing awareness and communication about issues that formerly had never been grouped together unde

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