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A relict stem salamander: evidence from the Early Cretaceous of Siberia

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Skutschas P. P.

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

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2016

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tom 61

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The early evolution of salamanders, which are one of the three living groups of lissamphibians, is not well known. Both stem- and crown-group salamanders first appeared in the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian), but subsequently had different evolutionary histories: stem salamanders were thought to have gone extinct in the Late Jurassic, while crown salamanders persist to the present day. Here, I report the discovery of an indeterminate stem salamander in the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) Ilek Formation of Western Siberia. This is new evidence that the most basal salamanders survived beyond the Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary and co-existed with crown-group salamanders during approximately the first 40 million years of the known history of salamanders. The recognition of stem salamanders in the Early Cretaceous of Western Siberia adds to the inventory of taxa that suggest this area was a refugium for various groups of vertebrates with Jurassic affinities.

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Review some effects of the investment in the tourism sector (evidence of the Qhorveh City)

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Meihami B., Karami J.

International Letters of Natural Sciences

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2014

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tom 20

Tourism is the world’s largest industry and one of the fastest growing sectors, accounting for over one-third of the value of total worldwide services trade. The importance of tourism in economic terms and Employment to the extent that it can be Driving force for the economy of any country. Investment in fact the use of limited resources such as money, material resources, manpower and natural resources in order to achieve the objectives of a country or an institution. Obviously, if you do not use these resources well, country or institution investors will face losses. In order to avoid such losses should any investment plan carefully studied and evaluated and judged based on criteria pre are strongly recommended. The importance of investment in the process of economic development in most theories of economic development have been emphasized. Due to lack of investment and proper allocation of resources necessary to stimulate economic growth, it is necessary to invest resources in the country's relative advantages of a properly be identified. The study population included 80 faculty members and administrators of agencies in the city. After collecting the questionnaires and statistical analysis showed that investment in the tourism sector with new opportunities And attract significant funding and promotion of a culture of solidarity.

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Parietal lobe contributions to stimulus and goal driven search, evidence from brain-lesioned populations

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Harvey M., Butler S.

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

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2005

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tom 65

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nr 5

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Malacological and palynological evidence of Early Pleistocene cooling of the climate in the Carpathian Foreland

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Stworzewicz E., Granoszewski W., Wojcik A.

Folia Malacologica

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2012

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tom 20

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nr 1

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Evidence for prey selection by spotted hyaena in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Wentworth J. C., Tambling C. J., Kerley G. I. H.

Acta Theriologica

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2011

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tom 56

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nr 4

We tested the widely accepted hypothesis that spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) are non-selective in their diet. The prey preference of spotted hyaena was studied in the Addo Elephant National Park (AENP), South Africa. Diet (frequency of occurrence of prey items in the diet) was quantified through the analysis of 55 scats, and compared with available prey. A combination of large- and medium-sized mammals (buffalo (Syncerus caffer), red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) and common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia) were the most preferred prey items. The most abundant species, warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) and kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), were ignored and avoided, respectively. These results show that the assumption that hyaena prey on the most abundant available prey species may be overly simplistic. Predation patterns, such as the ones observed in AENP, may have important ramifications for less common species that are selected by hyaena in small enclosed reserves

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Evidence of Fasciola spp. resistance to albendazole, triclabendazole and bromofenofos in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

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Venturina V. M., Alejandro A. F., Baltazar C. P., Abes N. S., Mingala C. N.

Annals of Parasitology

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2015

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tom 61

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nr 4

Fasciolosis caused by Fasciola spp. is considered the most important helminth infection of ruminants in tropical countries. Anthelmintic resistance has become a global concern. This study compared the efficacy of the commonly used anthelmintics, determined the toxicity level and any indication of resistance. Thirty two water buffaloes naturally-infected with Fasciola spp. were used to determine the efficacy of triclabendazole (TBZ), albendazole (ABZ), and bromofenofos (BRO) using Fecal Egg Count Reduction Test (FECRT). To test the toxicity of the drugs given, serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) was evaluated before and within one week after treatment. One dose administration of ABZ registered an efficacy of 79.17%, 73.33% for TBZ and 70.83% for BRO. Efficacy in two dosetreatment group was 83.33% for both BRO and ABZ, and 90.00% for TBZ. Two dose-treatment was effective for TBZ (90%), ineffective for BRO and ABZ. SGPT levels were not significantly different between pre-treatment and posttreatment across all treatments. Giving one or two doses of anthelmintics, at one month interval, does not increase the efficacy of the three drugs tested. The study also implies that anthelmintic resistance may have developed in the animals.

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The evidence of a null allele in the esterase D in the Polish population

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Turowska B., Klys M., Turowski G., Nowicka L.

Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis

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1989

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tom 37

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nr 3-4

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Review of the oldest evidence of domestic fowl Gallus gallus f. domestica from the Czech Republic in its European context

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Kysely R.

Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. Ser.A Vertebrata

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2010

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tom 53A

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nr 1-2

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Economic conditions affecting fruit consumption in Poland: evidence from a country with two economic systems in 1965-2014

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Olewnicki D., Iwanska M., Laudanski Z.

Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development

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2018

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nr 3[49]

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Evidence of non-hibernation in Cantabrian brown bears

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Nores C., Ballesteros F., Blanco J. C., Garcia-Serrano A., Herrero J., Palomero G.

Acta Theriologica

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2010

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tom 55

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nr 3

203-209

Evidence of non-hibernation in brown bears Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 on the Iberian Peninsula has existed since the Middle Ages. We systematically monitored brown bears in the Cantabrian Mountains (Northern Spain) by recording tracks and sightings from 1998 to 2007 to document hibernation behaviour. Our results indicate that females with yearlings and solitary yearlings were more active in winter than bears over two years old. Intensive snow tracking and direct observations of five family groups indicated that they travelled, fed and defecated in winter, which are activities not compatible with the physiological state of hibernation. Also, based on tracking data, the maximum period between two consecutive locations of active family groups in winter was less than that needed by bears to emerge from a state of hibernation (6 days). We conclude that the family groups which we monitored in winter did not hibernate.

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Action against smog at local government level in relation to urban public transport: evidence from selected Polish cities

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Tomaszyk M.

Urban Development Issues

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2017

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tom 55

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New evidence on the taphonomic context of the Ediacaran Pteridinium

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Elliott D. A., Vickers-Rich P., Trusler P., Hall M.

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

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2011

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tom 56

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nr 3

New material collected from the Kliphoek Member of the Nama Group (Kuibis Subgroup, Dabis Formation) on Farm Aar, southern Namibia, offers insights concerning the morphology of the Ediacaran organism Pteridinium. Pteridinium fossils previously described as being preserved in situ have been discovered in association with scour−and−fill structures indicative of transport. Additionally, two Pteridinium fossils have been found within sedimentary dish structures in the Kliphoek Member. A form of organic surface with a discrete membrane−like habit has also been recovered from Farm Aar, and specimens exist with both Pteridinium and membrane−like structures superimposed. The association between Pteridinium fossils and membrane−like structures suggests several possibilities. Pteridinium individuals may have been transported before burial along with fragments of microbial mat; alternately they may have been enclosed by an external membranous structure during life.

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Accuracy and efficiency of different techniques for censusing territorial Middle Spotted Woodpeckers Dendrocopos medius

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Kosinski Z., Kempa M., Hybsz R.

Acta Ornithologica

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2004

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tom 39

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nr 1

The aim of the study was to test whether the methods using the playback technique produce accurate data of population size when compared to the standard mapping and nest-searching methods. The three-visit method with audio-stimulation was found to produce data of the same accuracy (100%, n = 11 territories) as the standard mapping method, but the nest-searching method ahd single-visit with audio-stimulation yielded slightly lower estimates, 91% and 82% respectively, in comparison to the previously mentioned methods. However, the three-visit method with audio-stimulation was 2.2 times less time consuming than the five visits which used the standard mapping method (9h vs 20h). The three-visit method with audio stimulation could be appropriate for assessing distribution and abundance, and also for monitoring purposes.

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Evidence for a differentiated chromosomal race north of classical south European refuge areas in the garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus

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Libois R., Ramalhinho M. G., Rosoux R.

Acta Theriologica

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2012

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tom 57

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nr 4

The dormouse Eliomys quercinus is a forest rodent undergoing long periods of winter hibernation. The species presents a surprisingly large diversity of chromosomal races, which geographic distribution was shown recently to predate the Pleistocene glaciations. Previously reported data on the karyotypes of the garden dormouse in France come from the northeast of the country, where the 2N = 50 race occurs. New data are presented from specimens trapped near the Atlantic coast (departments of Vendée and Charente-Maritime), in the Pyrenees, the Alps and in the Massif Central. The French Alpine chain, close to the Italian border, is inhabited by the 2N = 54 race. A karyotype with 2N = 48 chromosomes, of Iberian type, is found north of the Pyrenees, near the central Atlantic coast and also in the south of the Massif Central, whereas the 2N = 50 race occurs in the north of the massif. A hybrid between these two races (2N = 49) was found in Vendée. These facts reveal that neither the Pyrenees nor the Alps constitute a biogeographic barrier to the dormouse and strongly suggest that the present population of northern France derives from a postglacial recolonisation movement initiated in the southernmost regions of France or in the Rhône valley.

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The ammonoid recovery after the end-Permian mass extinction: Evidence from the Iran-Transcaucasia area, Siberia, Primorye, and Kazakhstan

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Zakharov Y. D., Abnavi N. M.

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

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2013

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tom 58

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nr 1

Investigations of the Upper Permian strata in the Iran−Transcaucasia resulted in identification of 32 ammonoid genera. The majority of ammonoids in this collection belong to the order Ceratitida (75%). Among Dzhulfian ceratitid ammonoids representatives of the family Araxoceratidae (Otoceratoidea) are most abundant. The assemblage structure changed radically during latest Permian (Dorashamian) time, bringing a domination of the family Dzhulfitidae. The Induan (Lower Triassic) succession in the Verkhoyansk area provided a few groups of ammonoids which are Palaeozoic in type: families Episageceratidae (Episageceras), Xenodiscidae (Aldanoceras and Metophiceras), and Dzhulfitidae (Tompophiceras) and superfamily Otoceratoidea (Otoceras and Vavilovites). It demonstrates the survival of ammonoids belonging to these groups the Permian–Triassic (P–T) boundary extinction event and their quick migration to the vast ar− eas of higher latitudes (together with some representatives of the Mesozoic−type families). Induan–Olenekian ammonoid successions in South Primorye, Mangyshlak, and Arctic Siberia illustrate the high rate of Early Triassic ammonoid recov− ery in both the Tethys and the Boreal realm. New ammonoid taxa are described: Proptychitina subordo nov., Ussuritina subordo nov., Subbalhaeceras shigetai gen. and sp. nov. (Flemingitidae), Mesohedenstroemia olgae sp. nov. (Heden− strormiidae), and Inyoites sedini sp. nov. (Inyoitidae).

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Do socio-economic characteristics of rural backyard farmers’ households drive income generation from backyard farming? Evidence from North West Province, South Africa

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Mokone N., Antwi M., Chagwiza C.

Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development

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2018

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nr 3[49]

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Multiple captures provide evidence of small mammal social behavior

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McGuire B., Getz L. L.

Acta Theriologica

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2012

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tom 57

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nr 1

Social behavior of small mammals living under natural conditions often is inferred from live-trapping data, particularly from incidents in which two or more individuals are captured together in a trap. We examined whether multiple-capture data from a long-term study of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) were consistent with well-known species differences in social behavior (whereas prairie voles are highly social and display monogamy, meadow voles are less social and promiscuous). When possible, we also examined multiple captures of two nontarget species, northern short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda) and western harvest mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis). Percent of total captures that were multiple captures and percent of total adult captures that were male–female captures were highest for prairie voles and lowest for meadow voles; values for harvest mice and shrews were in between those of the vole species, but more similar to values for meadow voles. Repeat captures of the same male–female pair occurred most commonly in prairie voles, and multiple captures of this species typically involved individuals from the same social group. Multiple captures of adults and juveniles were more common in prairie voles than meadow voles, except for captures of at least one adult male and at least one juvenile, which did not differ between the two vole species. Multiple capture data for prairie voles and meadow voles were largely consistent with established species differences in social behavior, suggesting that such data can provide an accurate indication of social and mating systems of small mammals.

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Evidence for the occurrence of the Indo-Pacific stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Synanceiidae), in the Mediterranean Sea

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Edelist D., Spanier E., Golani D.

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria

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2011

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tom 41

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nr 2

The stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa Bloch et Schneider, 1801, was recorded for the first time in the Mediterranean. The fish was caught by trammel net, at a depth of 3 m, recorded on video and then released. Its occurrence is presumed to be due to either Lessepsian migration or as an escapee from aquaria.

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Evidence for a sauropod-like metacarpal configuration in stegosaurian dinosaur

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Senter P.

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

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2010

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tom 55

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nr 3

427-432

The stegosaurian forelimb is usually portrayed with the metacarpals slanted and distally spread. However, manual manipulation of stegosaurian metacarpals reveals that in that configuration they do not articulate with each other nor with the rest of the forelimb. Rather, they do articulate with each other and with the rest of the forelimb when posed vertically and arranged in a compact, semi−tubular configuration, as in sauropods. This configuration agrees with data from articulated specimens and trackways. As with sauropods, this metacarpal configuration makes retention of phalanges awkward for locomotion and may be functionally related to the vestigiality of the manual phalanges of the outer digits.

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Evidence of a new carcharodontosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco

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Cau A., Dalla Vecchia F. M., Fabbri M.

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

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2012

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tom 57

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nr 3

We report an isolated frontal of a large−bodied theropod from the Cenomanian “Kem Kem beds” of Morocco with an unusual morphology that we refer to a new carcharodontosaurid distinct from the sympatric Carcharodontosaurus. The specimen shows an unique combination of plesiomorphic and potentially autapomorphic features: very thick and broad bone with a complex saddle−shaped dorsal surface, and a narrow vertical lamina between the prefrontal and lacrimal facets. This study supports the hypothesis that a fourth large theropod was present in the Cenomanian of Morocco together with Carcharodontosaurus, Deltadromeus, and Spinosaurus.

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A relict stem salamander: evidence from the Early Cretaceous of Siberia

Review some effects of the investment in the tourism sector (evidence of the Qhorveh City)

Parietal lobe contributions to stimulus and goal driven search, evidence from brain-lesioned populations

Malacological and palynological evidence of Early Pleistocene cooling of the climate in the Carpathian Foreland

Evidence for prey selection by spotted hyaena in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Evidence of Fasciola spp. resistance to albendazole, triclabendazole and bromofenofos in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

The evidence of a null allele in the esterase D in the Polish population

Review of the oldest evidence of domestic fowl Gallus gallus f. domestica from the Czech Republic in its European context

Economic conditions affecting fruit consumption in Poland: evidence from a country with two economic systems in 1965-2014

Evidence of non-hibernation in Cantabrian brown bears

Action against smog at local government level in relation to urban public transport: evidence from selected Polish cities

New evidence on the taphonomic context of the Ediacaran Pteridinium

Accuracy and efficiency of different techniques for censusing territorial Middle Spotted Woodpeckers Dendrocopos medius

Evidence for a differentiated chromosomal race north of classical south European refuge areas in the garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus

The ammonoid recovery after the end-Permian mass extinction: Evidence from the Iran-Transcaucasia area, Siberia, Primorye, and Kazakhstan

Do socio-economic characteristics of rural backyard farmers’ households drive income generation from backyard farming? Evidence from North West Province, South Africa

Multiple captures provide evidence of small mammal social behavior

Evidence for the occurrence of the Indo-Pacific stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Synanceiidae), in the Mediterranean Sea

Evidence for a sauropod-like metacarpal configuration in stegosaurian dinosaur

Evidence of a new carcharodontosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco