TEMPORAL VARIATION IN POND USE AND BREEDING SUCCESS FOR DUCKS IN FRENCH FISHPOND REGIONS: ON POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF A DECLINE IN FISH FARMING

Temporal variation in pond use and breeding success for ducks in French fishpond regions: on possible consequences of a decline in fish farming

Fish farming abandonment or extensification may theoretically lead to contrasting consequences for waterfowl breeding in fishpond complexes.We investigated the variation of four indices of duck density or breeding success in pond samples of three main French fishpond areas: Dombes, Forez and Brenne, along with recent changes in fish farming managem

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Mental Representation of Word Family Structure: The Case of German Infinitives, Conversion Nouns and Other Morphologically Related Forms

This study investigates how two non-finite forms, infinitives and conversion nouns, are represented in the mind of L1 and L2 Aqua Genie Skimmer Parts speakers and what is their relationship to other members of the corresponding word family.German native speakers and proficient German learners with Czech as L1 participated in four overt priming expe

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The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Health Product Advertising Regulations in Time of Corona Crisis: Comparative Study of the Iranian and British Law

The pandemic of the Coronavirus was a test for legal systems to evaluate the effectiveness of laws and regulations in the face of the crisis.Advertisement of health goods, including food, hygiene, and pharmaceutical products, is one of the areas that was severely affected by the onset of the crisis.As advertising for tourism or home appliances decl

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Gold Nanoparticles Supported on Urchin-Like CuO: Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Catalytic Performance for CO Oxidation

Gold catalysts have been studied in-depth due to their unique activities for catalytic CO oxidation.Supports have intrinsic motivation for the high activity of gold catalysts.Thermally stable urchin-like CuO microspheres, which are potential support for gold catalysts, were prepared by facile solution-method.Then gold nanoparticles were loaded on t

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