The amount of parental provisioning is thought to reflect the need of offspring. This hypothesis was tested in the case of provisioning food mass to young with controlled clutch size using the maritime earwig, Anisolabis maritima Bonelli (Dermaptera: Anisolabididae). The female provisioned a constant mass of food to the young irrespective of the number of nymphs and the distance of food carryin...

To improve the starting performance of P2.5 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with a wet dual-clutch transmission, an adaptive control strategy is presented in this paper, which controls two clutches simultaneously involved process. A fuzzy controller designed to identify intention and determine target torque under different working conditions. The process divided into five periods, linear quadr...

Decision making is considered one of the most important aspects for winning a basketball game. In final minutes game (clutch time), these decisions become even more crucial. particular –who shall take final, game-winning shots? While some coaches believe it team’s star, others may prefer ‘clutch’ player (who seemingly performs better in clutch or ‘hot’ who was having great that night. this work...

—Seasonal and interannual variability in laying date, clutch size, egg volume and hatching asynchrony of four lark species in Mediterranean Spain Aims: To describe the variation in laying date, clutch size, egg volume and hatching asynchrony of four lark species (Skylark Alauda arvensis, Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla, Thekla Lark Galerida theklae and Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrel...

The reproductive ecology of Ameivula ocellifera was studied from September 2009 to August 2010 in a coastal area of the state of Ceará, Brazil. Females reproduced continuously throughout the year, with a peak at the end of the rainy season. Even though there was a predominance of pre-reproductive individuals in the sample, gonadal activity of males peaked synchronously to female reproduction. M...