AVAILABILITY TO PREDATORS AND A SIZE STRUCTURE OF THE ANTARCTIC KRILL EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA IN THE 48.1 CCAMLR SUBAREA

Availability to predators and a size structure of the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba in the 48.1 CCAMLR subarea

Abstract The Antarctic krill Euphausia superba is a key species in Antarctic waters, mainly because it is a major component of the diet of dominant predators, including penguins.It is also a marine living resource that is commercially harvested.Since 2000, krill fishing has become more concentrated.On the basis of several years of data, it has been

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Tempo rubato : animacy speeds up time in the brain.

BackgroundHow do we estimate time when watching an action? The idea that events are timed by a centralized clock has recently been called into question in favour of distributed, specialized mechanisms.Here we provide evidence for a critical specialization: animate and inanimate events are separately timed by humans.Methodology/principal findingsIn

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Plasma human growth cytokines in children with vasovagal syncope

PurposeThe study was designed to investigate the profile of plasma human growth cytokines in pediatric vasovagal syncope (VVS).Materials and methodsIn the discovery set of the study, plasma human growth cytokines were measured using a Quantiboby Human Growth Factor Array in 24 VVS children and 12 healthy controls.Scatter and principal component ana

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