We examined the effects of regulating the viewing proximity of visitors and the intensity of visitor behaviour on behaviours indicative of fear and stress physiology of 15 zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor).A 2 × 2 factorial fully randomised design was used to examine the effects of regulating: (1) the viewing Hutch proximity of visi
As a branch of 3D microscopy, optical sectioning structured illumination microscopy (OS-SIM) has the advantages of fast imaging speed, weak photobleaching and phototoxicity, and flexible and compatible configuration.Although the method of using the one-dimensional periodic fringe pattern projected on the sample can remove the out-of-focus backgroun
Abstract Exaggerated secondary sexual characteristics are apparently costly and seem to defy natural selection.This conundrum promoted the theory of sexual selection.Accordingly, exaggerated secondary sexual characteristics might be ornaments on which female choice is based and/or armaments used during male–male competition.Males of many cichlid
Infertility is a state of the male or female reproductive system IP that is defined as the failure to achieve pregnancy even after 12 or more months of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.Assisted reproductive technology (ART) plays a crucial role in addressing infertility.Various ART are now available for infertile couples.Fertilization in vitr
The objective of this study was to determine the incidence, perinatal complications and the outcome of macrosomic infants.A retrospective analysis was made of macrosomic deliveries and of those admitted into the Neonatology Unit.A control group of 854 deliveries weighing between 2500-4000 g was randomly composed.The incidence of macrosomic deliveri