Oscine birdsong signals species identity, and individual quality, and functions as a cue for mate selection.Thus, producing an atypical song may have deleterious fitness effects.Nevertheless, learning during song development deems the vocal phenotype labile, creating the potential for errors, which may be elevated by developmental stress.Indeed, de
This study evaluated the ability of Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma koningii to improve the quality of tea dregs (TDs) through solid-state fermentation as well as the value of the fermented tea dregs (FTDs) produced for use as bio-feed additives.After fermentation, FTDs differed in color and structure.Fermentation with A.niger and T.koningii incr
It is shown that the profile principle of arable soils classification, implemented in the new classification of Russian soils is not correct.The separation of 2-3 new soil types in a single tilled soils was conducted only according to the presence of the arable layer.The profile of the arable soil was not analyzed.This led to serious errors, overlo
Envenomation by the Hypnale hypnale in the Western Ghats of India (particularly in the Malabar region of Kerala) and the subcontinent island nation of Sri Lanka is known to inflict devastating mortality and morbidity.Currently, H.hypnale bites in India are devoid of anti-venom regimens.A detailed characterization of the venom is essential to stress