1. Trade-offs between reproduction and growth are central assumptions of life-history theory, but their implications for sexual size dimorphism (SSD) are poorly understood. 2. Adult male Yarrow's spiny lizards Sceloporus jarrovii average 10% larger than adult females. In a low-altitude (1700 m) population, this SSD develops because males grow more quickly than females during the first year of l...

Data on the bionomics of Dryudella stigma (Panzer, 1809) in Poland are presented. The larva is described for first time a European , and second world with only D. immigrans before. egg stage lasts 2–3 days, larval 11–14 days. praepupal longest overwinters cocoon from mid-July to end May. female provisions an average seven bug nymphs per cell, mainly Aelia acuminata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pentatomida...

The current study aimed to develop carbomer based hydrogel dressings, incorporating ethanolic extracts of Rosmarinus officinalis aerial parts, Achillea millefolium and Calendula flowers. pharmaceutical properties the obtained hydrogels, as well their texture antimicrobial activity, were further evaluated. Five wound dressing formulations on carbopol prepared. addition formulation slightly lower...