supported by graduated scholarships granted to NFC and JFR,by a Research Productivity Grant(No 308992/2013-0);a research_funding(No 483117/2009-9)granted to EMV,provided by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development(Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico-CNPq).
Knowledge regarding the influence of individual traits on interaction patterns in nature can help understand the topological role of individuals within a network of intrapopulation interactions.We tested hypotheses on...
In this review,advances in the understanding of the controlling factors and physical mechanisms of tropical cyclogenesis(TCG)are summarized from recent(2018–2022)research on TCG,as presented in the Tenth Internationa...
Bandicoots and bilbies(Order Peramelemorphia)occupy a broad range of habitats across Australia and New Guinea,from open,arid deserts to dense forests.This once diverse group has been particularly vulnerable to habitat...
This research was supported by Honours research funds from the University of New England to T.H.,the University of New England Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Research)Award to C.S.and the Australian Research Council to F.G.
Energy conservation is paramount for small mammals because of their small size,large surface area to volume ratio,and the resultant high heat loss to the environment.To survive on limited food resources and to fuel th...
We would like to thank the Longleat Safari and Adventure Park,the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust,the Primate Society of Great Britain and the International Primatological Society Captive Care Working party,the Nacey Maggioncalda Foundation,the University’s Federation for Animal Welfare,National Geographic(GEFNE101-13),the People’s Trust for Endangered Species,the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund,Colombus Zoo,the Phoenix Zoo,the Cleveland Zoo and Zoo Society,the Shaldon Wildlife Trust,the Shepreth Wildlife Park,the Sophie Danforth Foundation,the Conservation International Primate Action Fund,and Mazuri Zoo Feeds for their funding support with various elements of this ongoing research.We are also thankful to Dr J.G.Lee and to 3 anonymous reviewers for improving the quality of the manuscript.
Gum is a widely available carbohydrate,composed mainly of non-digestible structural carbohydrates.No mammalian enzymes can digest gum;therefore,a mammal ingesting gum must rely on microbial fermentation to access the ...
supported in part by the National Natural Science Founda-tion of China (Grant Nos. 60805038, 60725309, 60635010)
A bio-inspired marsupial robotic fish system composed of heterogeneous robotic fish is proposed in this paper. A miniature robotic fish, as the daughter robotic fish, can adapt to some narrow space, while the mother r...