FINGERPRINTING SNAKES: PALEONTOLOGICAL AND PALEOECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF ZYGANTRAL GROWTH RINGS IN SERPENTES

Fingerprinting snakes: paleontological and paleoecological implications of zygantral growth rings in Serpentes

We introduce a new non-destructive source of skeletochronological data with applications to species identification, associating disarticulated remains, assessing minimum number of individuals (MNI), and collection management of fossil snakes, but with potential implications for all bony vertebrates, extinct or extant.Study of a diverse sample of Re

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Transpiration and water potential of young Quercus petraea (M.) Liebl. coppice sprouts and seedlings during favourable and drought conditions

Increased frequency and intensity of drought events consequently affect oak high forests with the process of further decline, compromised growth and questionable natural regeneration.To overcome such difficulties, new adaptive strategies are required.Coppicing, as the oldest way of forest management, might provide some solutions.In our study two co

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Insomnia and sexual dysfunction associated with severe worsening of the quality of life in sexually active hysterectomized women

Introduction: Hysterectomy is a common gynecologic surgery carried out to remove the pathologic uterus.Objective: To establish if sleep disorders and sexual function are associated with deterioration of the quality of life (QoL) in hysterectomized and sexually active women.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with inhabitants from two T

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