HORIZONTAL SEED DISPERSAL BY DUNG BEETLES REDUCED SEED AND SEEDLING CLUMPING, BUT DID NOT INCREASE SHORT-TERM SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT.

Horizontal seed dispersal by dung beetles reduced seed and seedling clumping, but did not increase short-term seedling establishment.

Dung beetles are secondary seed dispersers, incidentally moving many of the seeds defecated by mammals vertically (seed burial) canon imageclass mf227dw and/or horizontally as they process and relocate dung.Although several studies have quantified this ecological function of dung beetles, very few have followed seed fate until seedling establishmen

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Drop-On-Demand Lubrication of Gears: A Feasibility Study

Different lubrication methods such as oil dip or injection lubrication are used in gearboxes to lubricate tribological contacts and to dissipate frictional heat.To improve resource and energy efficiency, novel needs-based lubrication methods like the drop-on-demand lubrication are being developed.It includes an ink-jet nozzle here driven by a piezo

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Deradicalisation to Combat Terrorism: Indonesia and Thailand Cases

Terrorism is a human-made disaster, which is usually in the form of organised crime.In prevention, terrorism cannot be done only through legal approaches alone but covers all aspects canon imageclass mf227dw of society.While eradication aimed at combating terrorism, uncovering and addressing criminal cases and perpetrators of terror in the form of

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Comparison of Growth Performance and Biochemical Components between Low-Salinity-Tolerant Hybrid and Normal Variety of Pacific White Shrimp (Penaeus vannamei)

Penaeus vannamei, a high-yield economical shrimp, is confronting germplasm degradation in the culture environments found in China, which results in a sharp drop in production.Genetic improvement by hybridization is an effective way to solve this problem.In this study, we selected the hybrid species adapted to low-salinity culture obtained by intras

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