Key predictions of unequal competitor ideal free distribution models were tested using a continuous input situation. Ten individually identi®able cichlid ®sh competed for food items at either end of their tank. Their distribution ®tted the predictions of the equal competitor, continuous input ideal free model almost perfectly. However, examination of individual intakes revealed signi®cant varia...

A comparative PCR assay, for the absolute quantitation of specific mRNAs in cell and tissue samples, has been designed to overcome problems with previous techniques. cDNAs made from the RNAs are co-amplified with "competitor" plasmid templates under conditions in which reagents are not limiting at the equivalence point, thereby preventing competition between target and competitor templates and ...

Two eye-tracking experiments examined linguistic gender effects in non-native spoken-word recognition. French participants, who knew German well, followed spoken instructions in German to click on pictures on a computer screen (e.g., Wo befindet sich die Perle, “where is the pearl”) while their eye movements were monitored. The name of the target picture was preceded by a gender-marked article ...

The results of a survey appraising the frequency and perceived helpfulness of competitor-focused accounting (CFA) practices are reported. Given the limited attention a€orded the subject in the management accounting literature, CFA usage has been found to be higher than what might have been reasonably anticipated. Three factors have been found to play statistically signi®cant contingent roles in...

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