Not exact matches
Specifically, the authors examined satellite images of the island with a high
density of bears,
during the ice - free summer and compared the images to aerial and ground surveys collected on
different dates.
Unlike in previous studies, the study behind this new publication looked at the regional
density shifts of species
during different decades, starting from the 1970s.
The team looked at an outer surface protein of B. burgdorferi found in ticks — which can give clues about the vertebrate host — as well as the probabilities that
different host species transmit the microbe
during a tick bite, the number of larvae feeding on the animals, and population
densities.
The quality of the data set is enhanced by the possibility to combine the information from two
different detectors: the particle
density at the ground is measured with a surface array of water Cherenkov detectors whereas the longitudinal development of the air showers is observed with fluorescence telescopes
during dark clear nights.
While osteoporosis can develop in both men and women at
different ages, it most frequently affects older women who have gone through menopause (estrogen levels drop
during menopause, and experts believe the hormone helps maintain bone
density).