Samples collected from the Antarctic (ANDEEP/2002) and Mid-Pacific (BIONOD/2012) Oceans allowed analyses of several specimens of the family Neotanaidae. From these surveys two new species are described: Neotanais bicornutus and Venusticrus thor. The new material led to a re-diagnosis of Venusticrus, and N. rotermundiae is now assigned to this genus. The male of N. bicornutus shares a number of ...

Evolutionary theory proposes that exaggerated male traits have evolved via sexual selection, either through female mate choice or male-male competition. While female preferences for ornamented males have been amply demonstrated in other taxa, among mammals sexual characters are commonly regarded as weapons whose main function is to enhance male competitiveness in agonistic encounters. One parti...

This investigation examined children's memory for stereotypic and reverse-stereotypic sex role content in their reading material. In experiment 1, lists of traits and behaviors deemed typical of boys and girls were obtained from 2 classrooms of fifth-grade students. 4 experimental stories were developed from these lists of stereotypic items, each depicting a male and female character who exhibi...

Information collected from a complete female juvenile individual of Gray's beaked whale (Mesoplodon grayi) stranded on the Guanaqueros coast, Coquimbo Region in Chile (30°S) is provided. Difficulties to differentiate specimens and Hector’s (M. hectori) are discussed based use diagnostic phenotypic characters, such as differences color patterns position teeth lower jaw. The identification studie...

In the present study, a set of six female (lines) and seven restorers (testers) pearl millet were crossed in Line × Tester mating fashion. The newly synthesized hybrids evaluated for yield performance during Summer, 2020. high magnitude SCA variance indicates predominance non-additive gene action all characters. Hence, heterosis breeding method is suggested to exploit this kind action. estimate...

In flowering plants, pollen limitation has been proposed to intensify selection on floral characters important in pollinator attraction, but may also select for traits that increase seed set through autonomous selfing. Here, a factorial design (+/- pollen addition, +/- pollinator removal) was used to investigate how the pollination environment affects selection on floral morphology via female f...

The idea that an author's heritage and environment can be reflected in the plotline of his/her narratives and in the development of each character is thought-provoking; while it is true that an author's voice may not be the same as the narrator's voice, the work is still influenced by the author and his/her perception of the characters, their world, and their journey. The characters expand from...

Men’s objectification of females is a common subject in literature but women’s others less issue. This study aims to investigate the extent which main female characters O’Neill’s two selected plays objectify others. Nina, heroine Strange Interlude and Abbie, Desire Under Elms are objectifiers other people. focuses on three elements Nussbaum’s theory objectification: instrumentality, fungibility...

Although Doris Lessing's “The Golden Notebook” is regarded as a feminist novel by many scholars, it also mostly criticised due to the overt male domination upon various female characters. Moving away from purpose focusing on experiences and struggles of these different women characters, Lessing emphasises significance peeling off all socially constructed labels recognising distinctive true iden...