Food of sand smelt, Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810 (Pisces: Atherinidae) in the estuary of the Mala Neretva River (middle-eastern Adriatic, Croatia)

The feeding habits of sand smelt, Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810 in the mouth of the Mala Neretva River were studied by examining the stomach contents of 1236 fishes collected from March 2001 to February 2002.Thirteen different food categories were identified.The greatest diversity was recorded in winter, especially in January, when 11 categories were

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Quantitative Account of the Non-Slavic Population of the South of Russia in the Second Half of the 19th century

The Russian state continued, in relation to the non-Slavic population of its southern periphery in the XIX century, to pursue its integrative policy, the intensity of which was largely due to the geopolitical arrangement of Sports Nutrition forces in the region, as well as to the degree of stability of the local management system and the stance of

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Obp56h Modulates Mating Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster

Social interactions in insects are driven by conspecific chemical signals that are detected via olfactory and gustatory neurons.Odorant binding proteins (Obps) transport volatile odorants to chemosensory receptors, but their effects on behaviors remain poorly characterized.Here, we report that RNAi knockdown of Obp56h gene expression in Drosophila

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Hollow-core photonic band gap fibers for particle acceleration

Photonic band gap (PBG) dielectric fibers with hollow cores are being studied Crystal chandelier cleaner both theoretically and experimentally for use as laser driven accelerator structures.The hollow core functions as both a longitudinal waveguide for the transverse-magnetic (TM) accelerating fields and a channel for the charged particles.The diel

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