A Theory of Flagship Species Action

Intraguild Interactions of Native and Introduced Coccinellids: The Decline of a Flagship Species.

The decline of Coccinella novemnotata Herbst, the ninespotted lady beetle, across North America has been attributed to the introduction of Coccinella septempunctata L. It has been suggested that C. septempunctata negatively impacted C. novemnotata through a combination of mechanisms. We investigated the effects of scramble competition and intraguild predation between groups of C. septempunctata...

applying transitivity theory to gender analysis of efl textbook: : a comparative study.

efl/esl textbooks have been regarded as essential language teaching materials with which the learners spend about 70 up to 90 percent of their class time. the important role they play and their vast use make them not only influential in learning the language but also in shaping values and attitudes. put it another way, textbooks socialize learners using their contents (i.e. texts, illustrations...

Interprofessional Education Conference: Grounding Action in Theory

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Factors Related to Women\'s Fertility Intent: A Study Based on the Theory of Rational Action

Introduction: Over the past few decades, we have seen a major decline in fertility in Iran and in the world. A wide range of social, economic and personality factors, including delayed marriage, fertility behavior, educational and economic goals have affected fertility intent. The rational action theory that determines the relationship among attitude, intent and behavior can be used to explain ...

Flagship Species Conservation and Introduced Species Invasion : Toxic Aspects Along Loire River (France)