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Feeding habits of the Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus during the breeding period in Central Italy

2022

Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus is the only snake eagle that nests in the Palearctic. Its diet has been studied in several European countries and it is essentially based on reptiles. The aims of this work were to characterise the feeding habits of Short-toed Eagle breeding in the Tolfa Mountains (Central Italy) including a comparison of the diet with that of other populations. Moreover, we assessed changes in the diet of the former population using published data collected more than 35 years ago. We monitored five nests and three roosts between 2020 and 2021. Using camera traps and the collection and analysis of feeding remains, a total of 247 prey items were identified. The diet of the…

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2006

Impact of acidic volcanic emissions on ash leaching and on the bioavailability and mobility of trace metals in soils of Mt Etna

2021

We report on original geochemical data, which combine the rainfall trace metal contents from three different areas of Mt. Etna, variably fumigated by the volcanic plume, and those from soils, collected over the whole volcano. Trace element contents in rainfall appear mostly related to acidic ash leaching, while only for the most volatile elements (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, As, Sb, Tl, Se) we suggest a derivation from magmatic degassing. We analyzed separately the labile fraction of soil samples, considered the fraction bioavailable to plants and soil organisms living in. The complexing medium used to extract the bioavailable fraction simulates the growth environment of plant roots.The contents of tra…

Changes in fluid geochemistry and physico-chemical conditions of geothermal systems caused by magmatic input: The recent abrupt outgassing off the is…

2005

Abstract Hydrothermal systems and related vents can exhibit dramatic changes in their physico-chemical conditions over time as a response to varying activity in the feeding magmatic systems. Massive steam condensation and gas scrubbing processes of thermal fluids during their ascent and cooling cause further compositional changes that mask information regarding the conditions evolving at depth in the hydrothermal system. Here we propose a new stability diagram based on the CO2-CH4-CO-H2 concentrations in vapor, which aims at calculating the temperatures and pressures in hydrothermal reservoirs. To filter gas scrubbing effects, we have also developed a model for selective dissolution of CO2-…

Posterior moments and quantiles for the normal location model with Laplace prior

2021

We derive explicit expressions for arbitrary moments and quantiles of the posterior distribution of the location parameter η in the normal location model with Laplace prior, and use the results to approximate the posterior distribution of sums of independent copies of η.

Estimating growth charts via nonparametric quantile regression: a practical framework with application in ecology.

2013

We discuss a practical and effective framework to estimate reference growth charts via regression quantiles. Inequality constraints are used to ensure both monotonicity and non-crossing of the estimated quantile curves and penalized splines are employed to model the nonlinear growth patterns with respect to age. A companion R package is presented and relevant code discussed to favour spreading and application of the proposed methods.

Les reptiles et synapsides fossiles de Bourgogne.

2012

65 pages; National audience; L'inventaire actuel des Amniotes (Synapsida et Reptiles) fossiles à partir des collections bourguignonnes est présenté dans l'ordre stratigraphique. Il montre que les Synapsida (Reptiles Mammaliens) sont représentés au Carbonifère et au Permien inférieur par quelques squelettes. Dans le reste du Permien (moyen ou moyen à supérieur) ) puis au Trias, c'est la palichnofaune qui prend le relai avec quelques empreintes de pas permiennes attribuées à des Capthorinomorpha et avec celles beaucoup plus nombreuses du Trias laissées par une faune très variée. Celle-ci comportait le groupe souche des Crurotarsi d'où sont issus les Crocodylomorpha et les Dinosauria via les D…

Trans – taukskābju noteikšana pārtikas produktos izmantojot gāzu hromatogrāfiju

2016

Trans- taukskābju noteikšana pārtikas produktos izmantojot gāzu gromotogrāfiju. Vītols A. Zinātniskais vadītājs Dr. ķīm. Mekšs P., Maģistra darbs , 69 lappuses, 42 attēli, 12 tabulas, 39 literatūras avoti, 6 pielikumi. Latviešu valodā. Darba literatūras apskatā apkopota informācija par trans- taukskābju iegūšanu un izmantošanu pārtikas produktos. Apkopota informācija par trans- tauku ietekmi uz veselību. Literatūras apskatā apskatītas šobrīd visplašāk izmantotās trans- tauku analīžu metodes Darba praktiskajā daļā veikta metodes izstrāde un validācija trans- taukskābju noteikšanai, izmantojot gāzu hromotogrāfiju- masspektrometriju. Praktiski veikta 47 Latvijā nopērkamu pārtikas produktu tauk…

Neurogenesis and Neuronal Regeneration in the Adult Reptilian Brain

2002

Evidence accumulated over the last few decades demonstrates that all reptiles examined thus far continue to add neurons at a high rate and in many regions of the adult brain. This so-called adult neurogenesis has been described in the olfactory bulbs, rostral forebrain, all cortical areas, anterior dorsal ventricular ridge, septum, striatum, nucleus sphericus, and cerebellum. The rate of neuronal production varies greatly among these brain areas. Moreover, striking differences in the rate and distribution of adult neurogenesis have been noted among species. In addition to producing new neurons in the adult brain, lizards, and possibly other reptiles as well, are capable of regenerating larg…

The proliferative ventricular zone in adult vertebrates: a comparative study using reptiles, birds, and mammals

2002

Although evidence accumulated during the last decades has advanced our understanding of adult neurogenesis in the vertebrate brain, many aspects of this intriguing phenomenon remain controversial. Here we review the organization and cellular composition of the ventricular wall of reptiles, birds, and mammals in an effort to identify differences and commonalities among these vertebrate classes. Three major cell types have been identified in the ventricular zone of reptiles and birds: migrating (Type A) cells, radial glial (Type B) cells, and ependymal (Type E) cells. Cells similar anatomically and functionally to Types A, B, and E have also been described in the ventricular wall of mammals, …