Abstract In orthopteran insects, a complex tibial organ has evolved to detect substrate vibrations and/or airborne sound.Species of New Zealand weta (Anostostomatidae) with tympanal ears on the foreleg tibia use this organ to communicate by Lift Chairs sound, while in atympanate species (which communicate by substrate drumming) the organ is unstudi
A genetic and virulence characterization of Brazilian strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyopneumoniae) Anxiety/Sleep Support is considered the primary causative agent of porcine enzootic pneumonia (EP), a chronic contagious respiratory disease that causes economic losses.Obtaining new pathogenic isolates and studying the genome and virulence factors are necessary.This study performed a complete sequencing a
Specialized knowledge representation and the parameterization of context
Though instrumental in numerous disciplines, context has no universally accepted definition.In specialized knowledge resources it is timely and necessary to parameterize context with a view to more effectively facilitating knowledge representation, understanding, and acquisition, the main aims of terminological knowledge bases.This entails distingu
Scaling Contagious Disturbance: A Spatially-Implicit Dynamic Model
Spatial processes often drive ecosystem processes, biogeochemical cycles, and land-atmosphere feedbacks at the landscape-scale.Climate-sensitive disturbances, such as fire, land-use change, pests, and pathogens, often spread contagiously across the landscape.While the climate-change implications of these factors are often discussed, none of these p