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The South American Defense Council: the Building of a Community of Practice for Regional Defense
(Inst Brasileiro Relacoes Int, 2017-01-01)
While the South American Defense Council has been analyzed as a security community, we argue that it is best described as an early stage community of practice, since it has successfully set in motion a regular interaction ...
Trading direct for indirect defense? Phytochrome B inactivation in tomato attenuates direct anti-herbivore defenses whilst enhancing volatile-mediated attraction of predators
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2016-12)
Under conditions of competition for light, which lead to the inactivation of the photoreceptor phytochrome B (phyB), the growth of shade-intolerant plants is promoted and the accumulation of direct anti-herbivore defenses ...
The politics of defense revival in Argentina
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-01)
Defense issues in Argentina have started to receive increasing political attention in the last few years. This new political interest contrasts markedly with what was happening in previous decades. In this way, the main ...
Light Regulation of Plant Defense
(Annual Reviews, 2014-04)
Precise allocation of limited resources between growth and defense is critical for plant survival. In shade-intolerant species, perception of competition signals by informational photoreceptors activates shade-avoidance ...
As medidas de confiança no Conselho de Defesa Sul-americano (CDS): análise dos gastos em Defesa (2009-2012)
(Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais, 2014)
We analyze the combined methodology developed by the South-American Defense Council (SDC) for assessing Defense expenditures. We examine its backgrounds, its limitations, its innovations and the profile of Defense budget ...
Effects of intra-PAG infusion of ovine CRF on defensive behaviors in Swiss-Webster mice
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-01-25)
The midbrain dorsal periaqueductal gray (DPAG) is part of the brain defensive system involved in active defense reactions to threatening stimuli. Corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) is a peptidergic neurotransmitter that ...
The defensive behavioral patterns of captive white-lipped and collared peccary (Mammalia, Tayassuidae): an approach for conservation of the species
(Springer, 2017-06-01)
Defensive behavioral patterns in response to human-induced rapid environmental change can affect animals' fitness and may play a role in species conservation status. To test this hypothesis, we compared the risk assessment ...
UNASUR: Developments in the Defense Area
(Centro Studi Sul Federalismo, 2013-11)
The article summarizes the last developments in South America towards a common defense area, referring to the history and origins of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR).
A comparative analysis of the chemical nature of defensive secretions of Gonyleptidae (Arachnida : Opiliones : Laniatores)
(Elsevier B.V., 2005-12-01)
The arachnids of the order Opiliones (harvestmen) produce substances used in defense. In the present paper, we analyzed 22 species of Gonyleptidae to explore the use of defensive substances in taxonomy and evolutionary ...