this experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of different levels of biohebal® feed supplement on performance, egg traits, blood biochemical and immunity parameters of laying hens. experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with 144 of hy- line (w36) laying hens from 23 to 34 weeks of age in 4 treatment and 3 replicate (with 12 bird in each replicate) and included: contr...

The amphibious leafless sedge Eleocharis vivipara develops C 4 -like traits as well as Kranz anatomy under terrestrial conditions, but it develops C 3 -like traits without Kranz anatomy under submerged conditions. When submerged plants are exposed to aerial conditions, they rapidly produce new photosynthetic tissues with C 4 -like traits. In this study, experiments were performed to determine w...

The idea that flammability has evolved in man) tire-prone communities has been criticised for being group-selectionist. However flammability may enhance inclusive fitness if the resulting tires kill neighbouring less flammable indi\iduals and also open recruitment possibilities. We modelled the evolution ot flammabilits usmg cellular automata to simulate neighbourhood effects of burning. For pl...

The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a plant pathogen that can block the flow of water and nutrients through xylem. Xf symptoms may be confounded with generic stress responses. Here, we assessed changes in biochemical, biophysical photosynthetic traits, inferred using models, Xf-affected almond orchards under rainfed irrigated conditions on Island Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). Recent r...

Frost or winter survival is regarded as a complex trait with polygenic inheritance. Two major components of this survival in crop plants are freezing tolerance in the nonacclimated state and cold acclimation capacity. To date researchers have not distinguished the two components as separate heritable traits. The mode of inheritance of these two traits was investigated in F1 and backcross popula...

Salicylic acid (SA) is mainly associated with the regulation of plant growth particularly in salinity stress conditions and this signaling molecule exists pivotal parts plant. The objective research analysis was to overcome condition by distinct foliar treatments acid, for instance, 0 100 mM. Foliar applications SA on maize were rendered 10 days later than transplanting under a hydroponics expe...

Behavioural ecologists increasingly recognise spatial memory as one the most influential cognitive traits involved in evolutionary processes. In particular, spatial working memory (SWM), i.e. the ability of animals to store temporarily useful information for current foraging tasks, determines the foraging efficiency of individuals. As a consequence, SWM also has the potential to influence compe...

The link between callous-unemotional (CU) traits in youth and delinquent, aggressive and violent behavior is well-replicated in the literature. However, the mediating effects of violence exposure on this relationship are unclear. The current study addresses this important gap in the literature with a sample of 88 detained, primarily ethnic minority adolescent boys (M age = 15.57; SD = 1.28). Re...

Prospection of the endosphere native plant Fragaria chiloensis subsp. f. patagonica from foothills Chilean Andes led to isolation two strains genus Coniochaeta. We addressed taxonomic placement these based on DNA sequencing data using ITS and LSU genetic markers, morphological features, biochemical traits. One was identified as Coniochaeta hansenii, for which anamorph teleomorph states were des...

Methods Sixty children aged 2-5 years were divided into two groups: group I 40 children with CMA, group II –20 healthy controls. In children diagnosed with allergy to cow’s milk, milk free diet was recommended. Dietary intake and nutritional status were assessed at six-monthly intervals: at the beginning of the study and after 6 and 12 months of observation. Nutritional status of children was a...