Not exact matches
Numerous cultures in SE Asia are changing
with the times and accepting
molted tail feathers from endangered hornbills species maintained in zoos instead of harvesting / killing them in the wild so that they can meet their cultural / religious needs without killing off the species... why can't this Native American tribe do the same?
They have been using
molted feathers that the government provides them
with.
The Marlins will get weird because they are Winter Meeting cicadas, on an irregularly regular schedule, burrowed beneath the earth, ready to spring forth and pepper the Winter Meetings
with nonsense and
molted cicada skin.
When Nweeia learned about narwhal
molting for the first time, he knew that he had to part
with the traditional scientific approach that validates facts through large sample sizes.
He is currently investigating the effects of single - parent desertion on growth and survival of offspring, and how females adjust their
molt and migration schedules to deal
with male desertion.
«It may just be an unavoidable consequence of the prolonged nesting season and early male
molt, and females are able to deal
with it just fine.»
The new study, published in The Auk: Ornithological Advances, a journal of the American Ornithological Society, examines the trade - offs that birds make when parental care overlaps
with the annual
molt.
«If the costs of continuing care are relatively modest — for example, if it's an experienced male
with offspring close to independence,» says Mumme, «a
molting parent may elect not to desert.»
«Sea ice is critical for Arctic marine mammals because events such as feeding, giving birth,
molting, and resting are closely timed
with the availability of their ice platform,» Laidre said.
Animals have evolved to be in sync
with seasonal change: They bring young into the world just as nutritious green sprouts emerge in spring, and
molt to blend in
with winter whites and summer green - browns.
Twenty - one species of mammals and birds rely on the ability to change their coat color from brown in summer to white in winter to avoid fatal encounters
with predators, but in some parts of their range individuals forgo the white
molt and remain brown in winter.
Together
with still images and a skin biopsy, the researchers conclude that these bowhead whales use rocks to rub away sloughing and
molting skin, they report today in PLOS ONE.
Separation and partial characterization of proteinases
with substrate specificity for basic amino acids from human
MOLT - 4 T lymphocytes: identification of those inhibited by variable - loop - V3 peptides of HIV - 1 (human immunodeficiency virus - 1) envelope glycoprotein
When insects eat neem - coated foliage, the liminoids disrupt normal hormone production and processing, causing a loss of appetite in some insects and interfering
with normal reproduction, maturation, and
molting patterns in others (2).
We understand why: You're a cute caterpillar
with no need or want to
molt, confident in yourself and sure people will love you even if you don't become a butterfly.
Experts on bird mating, however, say the owl's extensive
molting and twig - gathering behavior, as well as its alleged lining of a nest
with clumps of grass and feathers, suggest that the bird was sexually active during the weeks it spent
with the vice president.
I was sure Auntie Ushag knew nothing of these warm hollows filled
with dry leaves and
molted fur, or those caves up the gorge where bats hang all day like drying kelp.
With warmth, the L1 larvae
molts to a L2 larvae, which then
molts to a L3 larvae.
Yorkshire Terriers do not
molt, and this can cause problems
with the health of their skin and coat.
With their unique diving abilities that allow them to swim where few humans have gone before, ocean mammals such as sea lions (pictured) are being outfitted with sensors that stick to their fur and later fall off when they m
With their unique diving abilities that allow them to swim where few humans have gone before, ocean mammals such as sea lions (pictured) are being outfitted
with sensors that stick to their fur and later fall off when they m
with sensors that stick to their fur and later fall off when they
molt.
Larvae
molt 2 times
with 2 — 200 days and the older larvae spin a cocoon in which they remain for 1 week to 1 year.
While it can be difficult to assess stress bars in feathers that are still on a bird, examining
molted feathers can give a quick indication of whether or not a bird is having issues
with a stressor in its environment.
Insect growth regulators are juvenile hormone analogs (resemble the natural growth factor found in the flea) that work by interfering
with egg development and
molting from various life stages of the flea.
Clipping the wings is a painless process and, in fact, a temporary one because the flight feathers will grow back
with each successive
molt.
The pups that are left shed their black skin and are left
with a shiny new coat (based on the color of the cute ones above, it looks like we saw some that had already
molted).
Here, you can see how he is
molting his «black coat» which will then be replaced
with a sleek gray one.
Pups are born
with a black coat which is
molted, or shed, at about the time of weaning (28 days), revealing a sleek, silver - gray coat.
In standard Catalan this would be «a vegades agafo
molt per Cala Nans» (meaning: sometimes I catch a lot at Cala Nans) The speech variant of Catalan has most similarities
with the Catalan spoken in Ibiza (Balearic Islands).
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With the droids doing
Bucher's practice can be considered an intricate process of historical preservation and metaphorical
molting, which results in the poetic visualization of the complex relationship humans have
with their bodies, their past, and the spaces they inhabit.
With the help of a Venetian crab fisher, who both visited our research sites in Maine and also hosted several team members in Venice, we have successfully learned to identify pre-molt green crabs and produce soft - shell (i.e., newly
molted) product.
When an animal
molts, it sheds its hard outer skin or shell and replaces it
with a new one, says Murphy, from the McGowan Institute.