LANDSCAPE HOMOGENIZATION DUE TO AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION DISRUPTS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS AND MAIN PREY ABUNDANCE IN AN AVIAN PREDATOR

Landscape homogenization due to agricultural intensification disrupts the relationship between reproductive success and main prey abundance in an avian predator

Abstract Background Selecting high-quality Bookshelf habitat and the optimal time to reproduce can increase individual fitness and is a strong evolutionary factor shaping animal populations.However, few studies have investigated the interplay between land cover heterogeneity, limitation in food resources, individual quality and spatial variation in

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Exploring the Addition of Herbal Residues on Fermentation Quality, Bacterial Communities, and Ruminal Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Paper Mulberry Silage

This study aimed to investigate the influence of herbal residues on the fermentation quality and ruminal fermentation of paper mulberry silage.Clove, mint, and purple perilla residues were used as additives.Silage treatments were designed as control (no additives), 5% of clove, 5% of mint, and 5% of purple perilla.After 21 and 75 days of fermentati

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A randomised trial comparing preoperative administration of single-dose kefazolin to kefazolin plus metronidazole as prophylactic antibiotics at caesarean section

Background.Caesarean section is a life-saving procedure which is associated with high rates of maternal and neonatal complications.It has been estimated that globally, 29.7 million births occur by caesarean section annually.The risk of postpartum infection is estimated to be five to ten times higher compared with normal vaginal delivery.Pregnancy-r

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