The relationship between egg size and offspring phenotype is critical to our understanding of the selective pressures acting on the key reproductive life-history traits of egg size and number. Yet there is surprisingly little empirical evidence to support a strong, positive relationship between egg size and offspring quality (i.e., offspring growth, condition, and survival) in birds, in part be...

Population regulation results from an interplay of numerous intrinsic and external factors, and for many insects cannibalism is such a factor. This study confirms a previously-reported observation that sublethal exposure to the fossilized remains of diatoms (i.e. diatomaceous earth) increases net fecundity (eggs produced minus eggs destroyed/day) of flour beetles, Tribolium confusum. The aim wa...

 ABSTRACT Background: Evaluation of breast masses in women under 40 years old starts with a Triple Test Score (TTS) which is composed of clinical breast examination, mammography and fine needle aspiration. Increased breast density in this age group decreases the sensitivity of mammography. So deciding whether to biopsy such nondiagnostic lesions or not is subject to challenge. Breast masses up ...

Abstract Background Application of organic amendments could improve soil properties as well controlling soil-borne pathogens. Soil with dry powders six plant species materials, i.e . caraway seeds, fennel garlic gloves, onion bulbs, pomegranate peel and spearmint leaves were separately applied for Fusarium solani Meloidogyne incognita on pea plants in pots. The control is untreated check pots R...

Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is considered as the most important pest of maize in almost all tropical America. In Argentina, the earwig Doru lineare Eschscholtz (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) has been observed preying on S. frugiperda egg masses in corn crops, but no data about its potential role as a biocontrol agent of this pest have been provided. The predation efficiency...

The low-energy effective theories for the twoand three-flavor colorsuperconductors arising in the high density limit of QCD are discussed. Using an effective field theory to describe quarks near the fermi surface, we compute the masses of the pseudo-Goldstone bosons that dominate the low-momentum dynamics of these systems.

Foliage damage by leaf-eating insects during mass reproduction causes deterioration of the sanitary state forest and a decrease in its increment. Timely detection pest foci allows reducing cost their elimination preventing negative consequences for stands. The purpose this study was to identify species composition on territory State Enterprise Zhytomyrske Forestry subcompartments with greatest ...