Migratory birds have evolved elaborate physiological adaptations to travelling, the implications for their susceptibility to avian influenza are however unknown.Three groups of stonechats (Saxicola torquata) from (I) strongly migrating, (II) weakly migrating and (III) non-migrating populations were experimentally infected with HPAIV H5N1.The differ
The Trophic Cascade Theory has been used to explain the organization of herbivorous insect communities in tropical ecosystems.In addition, the insect community associated with a species of plant can also be determined by the geographical distribution and taxonomic isolation of the plant.In this study, the following predictions about the number of h
In the last decades, research from cognitive science, clinical psychology, psychiatry, and social neuroscience has provided mounting evidence that several social cognitive abilities are impaired in people with schizophrenia and contribute to functional difficulties and poor clinical outcomes.Social dysfunction is a hallmark of the illness, and yet,
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a hazardous, colorless, flammable gas with a distinct rotten-egg smell at low concentration.Exposure to a concentration greater than 500 ppm of H2S can result in irreversible health problems and death within minutes.Because of these hazards, operations such as oil and gas processing and sewage treatment that handle or prod