GLOBAL TRENDS AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ILLEGAL KILLING OF ELEPHANTS: A HIERARCHICAL BAYESIAN ANALYSIS OF CARCASS ENCOUNTER DATA.

Global trends and factors associated with the illegal killing of elephants: A hierarchical bayesian analysis of carcass encounter data.

Elephant poaching Underbed Storage Unit and the ivory trade remain high on the agenda at meetings of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).Well-informed debates require robust estimates of trends, the spatial distribution of poaching, and drivers of poaching.We present an analysis of trends and

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Sounds of the northern Andes: the calls of a diverse and endangered frog community (Amphibia, Anura) from Ecuador

The emission of calls is one of the most distinctive and important reproductive traits in anurans.Given the biological significance of vocalizations, this trait Electric Fireplace is also useful for identification proposes and is key in recognizing cryptic diversity.However, the majority of the calls from tropical ecosystems, especially in the high

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Plant tissue culture challenges in Ethiopia and alternative options for low-cost media [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Plant tissue culture (PTC) is the cultivation of any part of a plant in nutritionally defined media under an aseptic and controlled environment, regardless of season and weather.The application of PTC leads to the mass propagation of varietal, high-quality seedlings of ornamental plants, medicinal plants, plantation Nintendo AC Adaptor crops, fruit

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Assessing Postsurgical Outcomes with Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction: A Literature Review and Meta-analysis Update

Background:.Prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction is an alternative to subpectoral/dual-plane reconstruction.Methods:.This study examined outcomes of prepectoral reconstruction Intake Kit using a meta-analysis of data pooled with data from our previous review.Thirty studies were included.Results:.Explantation, seroma, and infection were t

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