Fecal pollution in coastal areas is of a high concern since it affects bathing and shellfish harvesting activities. Wild waterbirds are non-negligible the overall signal detectable pollution. Yet, studies on wild waterbirds’ gut microbiota focus migratory trajectories feeding impact their shape, rare address comparison to other sources develop quantitative PCR (qPCR)-based Microbial Source Trac...

We investigated the biology of Tiphia pygidialis Allen, a previously unstudied native parasitoid of masked chafer, Cyclocephala spp. grubs, in central Kentucky and the seasonal dynamics of Tiphia vernalis Rohwer, an introduced parasitoid of Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman. T. pygidialis was active from mid-August to early October, parasitizing third-instar masked chafers, whereas T. v...

Abstract This article examines how images on a sarcophagus involved Roman viewers in processes of thinking by analogy and so invited them to engage meditation death. more thanatological slant is sidelined current approaches that emphasise exemplary figures sarcophagi consoled the bereaved praised dead. Building these approaches, together with work mediating role played artefacts thought, this p...

This study was conducted to determine the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of methanol extract obtained from flower, leaf root sections endemic Adonis paryadrica (Boiss.) Kandemir & Aytaç stat. nova. naturally growing in Turkish flora. The most efficient total phenolic compounds flavonoid contents were at 21.24 mg GAEs (gallic acid equivalent)/g dw 54.97 REs (rutin dw, respectiv...