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Locusts respond to the images of approaching (looming) objects with responses that include gliding while in flight and jumping while standing. For both of these responses there is good evidence that the DCMD neuron (descending ...

A laboratory assay for comparative characterization of various faecal matrices with respect to faecal indicator organism (FIO) release using artificial rain water. Fresh sheep and beef-cattle faeces, dairy cattle slurry ...

Background Genetic markers and linkage mapping are basic prerequisites for marker-assisted selection and map-based cloning. In the case of the key grassland species Lolium spp., numerous mapping populations have been ...

We improved a process-oriented biogeochemical model of carbon and nitrogen cycling in grasslands and tested it against in situ measurements of biomass and CO2 and CH4 fluxes at five European grassland sites. The new version ...