PLUMAGE ASSISTED DIVERGENCE IN A VOCALLY COMPLEX ISLAND ENDEMIC: THE DICRURUS PARADISEUS SPECIES COMPLEX IN SRI LANKA

Plumage assisted divergence in a vocally complex island endemic: The Dicrurus paradiseus species complex in Sri Lanka

Models of allopatric speciation within an island biogeographic framework suggest that the division of ancestral mainland populations leads to one or more allopatric island species predominantly through natural and sexual selection or genetic drift.Here we studied phenotypic divergence in a phylogenetic framework in the Dicrurus paradiseus allospeci

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The SPES project of INFN: Facility and detectors

The SPES Radioactive Ion Beam facility at INFN-LNL is presently in the construction phase.The facility is based on the Isol (Isotope separation on-line) method with an UCx Direct Target able to sustain a power of 10 kW.The primary proton beam is provided by a high current Cyclotron accelerator with energy of 35-70 MeV and a beam current of 0.2-0.5

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A case of recurrent Corynebacterium jeikeium endocarditis: Unanswered questions for the treatment of chronic endovascular infections

A 53-year-old woman with end-stage renal impairment on hemodialysis was evaluated for recurrent episodes of Corynebacterium jeikeium bacteremia and endocarditis.Her recurrences occurred despite Rocker Recliner with Power surgical debridement and extended courses of culture-directed antimicrobial therapy.The clinical course was complicated by the re

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Gender and coping style in old age.

In this study, empirical results referring Argentine elderly people will be presented.The Lacrosse Goalie Pants aim of the work is to find out whether gender influences: (1) the kind of situation which is perceived as potentially menacing, and (2) the kind of coping strategy used in order to lower the menace perceived.We will show the patterns of t

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