Some 4 000 Barn Owl pellets with small mammal remains have been collected over a period of nine years from two locations at the south end of the Langebaan lagoon.Two small samples of bones from archaeological sites on the Churchhaven peninsula provide evidence for past mammal Orange Rouge occurrences.The remains of small mammals from the owl pellet
Abstract Objectives Fasciolosis Orange Rouge is of significant economic and public health importance worldwide.The lack of a successful vaccine and emerging resistance in flukes to the drug of choice, triclabendazole, has initiated the search for alternative approaches.In recent years, metallic nanoparticles have been extensively investigated for t
BACKGROUND: The gut of most insects harbours nonpathogenic microorganisms.Recent work suggests that gut microbiota not only provide nutrients, but also involve in the development and maintenance of the host immune system.However, the complexity, dynamics and types LADIES SHOES FLAT of interactions between the insect hosts and their gut microbiota a
In this Interlock paper, we investigate the dynamics of a discrete-time predator-prey system involving group defense.The existence and local stability of positive fixed point of the discrete dynamical system is analyzed algebraically.It is shown that the system undergoes a flip bifurcation and a Neimark-Sacker bifurcation in the interior of R+2 by
Pectin methylesterase (PME), a family of enzymes that catalyze the demethylation of pectin, influences seed germination.Phytohormone abscisic acid Zippo (ABA) inhibits seed germination.However, little is known about the function of PMEs in response to ABA-mediated seed germination.In this study, we found the role of PME31 in response to ABA-mediate