Monitoring the environment for pollution, pesticides, and pathogens is crucial for protecting human, agriculture, and overall ecosystem health.Diverse strategies ranging from physical sensors to sentinel species have been used Swaddle for environmental monitoring.The European honey bee, Apis mellifera, is a globally managed pollinator that can serv
The captive breeding of wildlife for commercial purposes is a controversial issue.In South Africa, the farming of African lions (Panthera leo) for commercial trade emerged in the early 1990s, partly as a conservation measure to reduce the decline in wild lion numbers while Attends meeting increasing wildlife trade demands.In May 2021, the South Afr
Abstract Premise A key question in plant dispersal via animal vectors is where and why fruit colors vary between species and how color relates to Cat Supplements other fruit traits.To better understand the factors shaping the evolution of fruit color diversity, we tested for the existence of syndromes of traits (color, morphology, and nutrition) in
BACKGROUND:Dementias in high income countries are set to be the third major burden of disease even as older people are increasingly required to think for themselves how to provide for their lives in retirement.Meanwhile the period of older age continues to extend with increase in life expectancy.This challenge demands an understanding of how cognit