Three Poems from "Kung Saan sa Katawan"

Kung and other foragers

POEMS Syndrome: A Case Report from Punjab

The present case showed M protein spike with varying type of plasma dyscarasias, ascites, gynaecomastia, impotence and mild acanthosis. POEMS syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder involving polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy and skin changes. It usually manifests in 5–6 decade of life with a mean survival period of 8 years. We report a case of a 56 years old m...

Mystic Poems, Poems of Enlightment

Philippine Frogs of the Genus Leptobrachium (anura; Megophryidae): Phylogeny-based Species Delimitation, Taxonomic Review, and Descriptions of Three New Species

We review the Philippine frogs of the genus Leptobrachuim. All previous treatments have referred Philippine populations to L. hasseltii, a species we restrict to Java and Bali, Indonesia. We use external morphology, body proportions, color pattern, advertisement calls, and phylogenetic analysis of molecular sequence data to show that Philippine populations of Leptobrachium represent three disti...

Three-Dimensions Prey Reaction Fie e Coho Sa Oncorhynchus kisutch

Filmed observations of the feeding behaviour of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchers kisutch) cruising i n a large aquarium were used t o determine the three-dimensional shape s f their reaction field, and t o estimate the cross-sectional area of the effective volume searched for prey (scanning area). Reaction distance was greatest above the horizontal visual plane and ahead of the transverse vi...