Reproductive investment is typically considered in terms of size and number of propagules produced.Compared with a thorough understanding of the overall patterns and ecological correlates of avian clutch size, egg size has received less attention and the total effort invested in laying a clutch of eggs is rarely considered.We used clutch volume as
Scrub typhus is an important endemic disease in tropical Asia caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi for which no effective broadly protective vaccine is available.The successful evaluation of vaccine candidates requires well-characterized animal models and a better understanding of the immune response against O.tsutsugamushi.While many animal species ha
In the age of hyper-globalization, the processes of globalization may assist transnational Islamic fundamentalist networks in creating a parallel caliphate as a de facto state and the cyber world (a cyber caliphate).The idea of caliphate is appealing as a political system to many within Muslim societies.The study shows how these fundamentalists are
Platform Base Summary: In the present study the occurrence of turkey carcass alterations such as breast skin lesions, liver lesions, and swelling of the hock joint in turkeys reared in organic farms was investigated at slaughterhouses in Germany.The examinations included 1,860 turkey carcasses of 2 turkey lines Kelly Broad Breasted Bronze(BBB) (540