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Display activity and foraging costs of a frugivorous lekking bird
(2018-12-01)
Sexual success of males in lek breeding systems is often determined by display activities that require high energetic costs and may represent honest signals of male quality to females. In this context, manakins (Aves, ...
Long-term survival of a cat with primary leiomyosarcoma of the urinary bladder
(2019-01-01)
Primary bladder leiomyosarcoma was diagnosed in a four-year-old, mixed-breed, spayed female cat that presented with lethargy, stranguria, polyuria, hematuria, urinary incontinence and abdominal sensitivity. On abdominal ...
Prevalence of the Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency Mutation in Quarter Horses in Brazil
(Elsevier B.V., 2018-03-01)
Glycogen branching enzyme deficiency (GBED) is a fatal autosomal inherited disease affecting horses and caused by a nonsense mutation (c.102C>A) in the GBE1 gene. This disease strongly impairs the glycogen metabolism of ...
Pigmentos fotossintéticos e índice SPAD como Descritores de intensidade do estresse por deficiência hídrica em cana-de-açúcar
(2014-01-27)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the responses of sugar cane subject to water stress by photosynthetic pigments (chlorophylls a, b, total a + b, ratio chlorophylls a/b and carotenoids) and verify the use of SPAD ...
Total Hysterectomy as Treatment for Recurrent Chronic Pyometra in Mares With Total Cervical Adhesion–Case Report
(2018-04-01)
Radical hysterectomy is indicated as a last resource in pyometra that does not respond to pharmacological therapy, uterine torsion with vascular involvement and onset of necrosis, neoplasia, ruptures of impossible synthesis ...
Social instability promotes hormone-behavior associated patterns in a cichlid fish
(Elsevier B.V., 2014-07-01)
Androgens are known to respond to social challenges and to control the expression of social behavior and reproductive traits, such as gonadal maturation and sperm production, expression of secondary sex characters and ...
Agarose cell block technique as a complementary method in the diagnosis of fungal osteomyelitis in a dog
(2012)
A 7-year-old Labrador Retriever female dog presenting left forelimb lameness for one day was admitted to the Veterinary Hospital (UNESP-Botucatu) for clinical evaluation. Several tests, including blood and image analysis, ...
Argentinian combed cashmere dehairing trial
(Edición del Autor, 2018-05)
In an area of 30,000 km2 in the north of the Neuquén province (Argentine), about 1,500 small stockholders maintain around 390,000 goats (SENASA 2014). In this livestock production system, the Criolla Neuquina breed (CCN) ...
Phenotypic diversity and relationships among Chilean Choclero maize (Zea mays L. mays) landraces
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)
Choclero is a Chilean traditional floury maize, consumed as a vegetable, with large economic and cultural value due to its culinary properties that give unique characteristics to the traditional local cuisine. Market ...
Comparative karyotypic analysis and cytotaxonomy in the Alstroemeria ligtu L. (Alstroemeriaceae) complex of Chile
(Soc Botanica Sao Paulo, 2016)
Due to the variability in morphology and color of the flowers as well as the excellent post-harvest durability of Alstroemeria, many species are cultivated as ornamental and cut flowers. Alstroemeria ligtu L., endemic to ...