Mariola Oremus on LinkedIn: When Do Deer Shed Their Antlers? Get the Facts Here (2024)

Photo by @daisygilardini | The best time to observe the elusive spirit bear in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest is during the salmon run in September/October.This is when bears gather around the rivers to fish and teach their offspring how to catch salmon.Contrary to what many people think, bears are not great fishermen. Their success rate is around one-in-four, or 25%.Interestingly, studies show that spirit bears' white coat is less visible to salmon in daylight. This gives the bears a slight advantage when fishing, and raises their success rate to about one-in-three, or 30%.This slight advantage makes it easier for them to gain the fat reserves necessary for hibernation. It might also explain why the gene has not receded over time.#spiritbear #kermodebear #britishcolumbia #greatbearrainforest #conservation

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Research article on Potential of Different Nitrification Inhibitors on Growth of Late Sown Cauliflower Var. Pusa Snowball K-1 and Behavior of Soil NH4+ andNO3- in Typic Eutrochrept Under Mid Hills of NW Himalayas.#Soilscience #soilfertility

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SELECTING BULLS: TACE INFORMATION A range of information is provided on Angus bulls that describes the genetics of each bull that is available for selection.Learn more https://lnkd.in/gNzrNWui

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Many IPM decisions are context-dependent. I've come across different views on the premise of killing a small insect or mite pest colony, and to what degree predator/parasite activity enters into the equation.Specifically this is the Giant Whitefly #Aleurodicus dugesii. It's a common generalist, often found on ornamental and weedy, ruderal plants identifiable by their waxen filaments, larger-than-average #whitefly size, and mottled gray-white wing patterning. Only a few leaves, ~25 nymphs and 2 adults present at time of recording.The predator was a tiny, stout-bodied parasitoid wasp, maybe #Encarsia, #Idioporus, or some other similar relative that was patrolling the nymphs which they likely kill during their own larval development inside them.In what case would you:-Expend preventative effects? Spray, culling, biocontrol release-Expend no preventative effects?

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Red Deer males are aggressive bulls. Females give birth to a single calf in a year. They shed their antlers once they mature. Antelopes cannot shed their horns unlike deer antlers .Few of Antelopes species are Nyala, kudu, Impalas, Blackbucks, Ibex, Big horn sheep's.High protein diet containing more than 16% is required for the development of horns and antlers. Common blood collection are: 1. Ear vein ( preferable in large Antelopes ) 2 Jugular vein3. Cephalic vein4. Saphnous vein5 Medial femoral vein European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) Association of Zoos and Aquariums

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This one is only 7:19 and it's from the 1980s. What fascinates me regarding cattle mutilation and the aliens who do it for genetic experimentation reasons is that over decades of studying this phenomena, there is a recurring notion of some type of heavy tri-pod that leaves depressions in the soil wherever the aliens laser the cattle. It's levitated to the cattle-site and air-dropped because there are never track marks or footprints in the soil. #HighEnergyLethal #Laser #AlienCattleMutilation #AboveTopSecret #GeneticBioSurveillance #AnimalParts #AlienRequirements #Symbiosis #NaturalResources

Happy to share our new publication in PLoS ONE on Introgression of Gibberella ear rot resistance into adapted elite maize.We demonstrated the effectiveness of the introgression of GER resistance from two European flint maize landraces, “Kemater Landmais Gelb” (KE) and “Petkuser Ferdinand Rot” (PE), into two adapted elite and GER susceptible lines. KE landrace lines used as donors were effective in improving GER resistance of the adapted elite lines. Highly resistant lines with good adaptation traits were selected.https://lnkd.in/emvP7pYT#introgression, #resistancebreeding, #maize, #gibberellaearrot, #landrace

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"Syrphid Fly" on Maizes Aphids...Adult are pollinators, Larvae are Biological Control Agent (Predator)Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods.The larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.

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Flex your fish ID muscles this #CitSciFri! Name this species of fish in the comments below and then scroll down the post to check your answer. Even if you’re already an expert, check out our shallow water grouper ID guide for tips and tricks that will make the next ID even easier. https://lnkd.in/g3JJFNBk#SAFMCcitsci #CitizenScience #SAFMCReleasePC: D. DeMariaAnswer: Scamp

Landraces can improve elite breeding materials for diverse traits e.g. in maize, when properly harnessed!. Congratulations to Felicien Akohoue and the team lead by Prof. Dr. Thomas Miedaner of University of Hohenheim in Germany on their current publication about ear rot resistance in maize! I am extremely glad that the most current findings confirm the good outcome of my doctoral research (the selections I made based on phenotypic and genomic studies 2018-2021) on the same population, Kemater and Petkuser maize landraces (Gaikpa et al. https://lnkd.in/e-Xj9HgF AND, https://lnkd.in/eVm47vfa).The power of teamwork and continuous or follow-up projects!!#Resultsconfirmation #Maizelandraces #diseaseresistance #Foodsafety #Plantgenetics #Plantbreeding

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