GENETIC ANALYSIS REVEALS HIDDEN THREATS AND NEW MOTIVATION FOR CONSERVATION TRANSLOCATION OF BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS AT THE NORTHERN LIMIT OF THEIR RANGE

Genetic analysis reveals hidden threats and new motivation for conservation translocation of black-tailed prairie dogs at the northern limit of their range

Biodiversity loss continues at unprecedented rates; to slow loss, conservation practitioners are working to remove species from risk of extinction.But, even when species are no longer at risk FRESH KELP of extinction, they likely exist in small, isolated populations, especially at range edges, and their long-term persistence is uncertain.The northe

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Juvenile resilience and adult longevity explain residual populations of the Andean wax palm Ceroxylon quindiuense after deforestation.

Wax palms are an important element of the cloud forests in the tropical Andes.Despite heavy deforestation, the density of adults seems to be similar in deforested pastures as in forests.We aimed to infer the mechanisms responsible for this apparent resilience in pastures and we tested two hypotheses to explain it: BELTS 1) adult palms survived in p

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A Custom-Made Lower Limb Dynamometer for Assessing Ankle Joint Torque in Humans: Calibration and Measurement Procedures

Custom-made dynamometry was shown Clamps to objectively analyze human muscle strength around the ankle joint with accuracy, easy portability and low costs.This paper describes the full method of calibration and measurement setup and the measurement procedure when capturing ankle torque for establishing reliability of a portable custom-built electro

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