Game theory models of animal contests make many non-mutually exclusive predictions, complicating empirical tests. These predictions regard the relationship between contest parameters and fighting ability, for which body size is usually used as a proxy. However, in many systems, body size may be a limited proxy since multiple traits and contextual factors such as experience influence fighting ab...

Abstract Floriculture is a promising activity and has great economic importance. In this context, the cultivation of Lilium pumilum Redouté stands out. However, one main challenges flower farmers face that large part products lost before reaching final consumer, due to postharvest losses. Such losses can be minimized by adopting some techniques, such as use conditioning solution (pulsing), whic...

In Europe G6PD deficiency is encountered most frequently in Sardinia and Greece but may also be found in other Mediterranean countries (Sansone, Piga, and Segni, 1958; Szeinberg, Asher, and Sheba, 1958), including Yugoslavia (Fraser, Grunwald, and Stamatoyannopoulos, 1966). The occurrence of haemolytic anaemia after ingestion of fava beans in Yugoslavia was first reported as a clinical finding ...