All three manatee subspecies -- West Indian, West African and Amazonian -- are endangered. Boating and fishing significantly affects manatees because the mammals swim close to the surface of the water. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, various types of watercraft ...
Researchers think that meat formed the bulk of the giant short-faced bear's diet, and that its sheer size and power enabled it to bring down huge prey animals that included ancient elephants and giant sloths. However, life wasn't always smooth sailing for it. You'd think that a bear thi...
However, proinflammatory states, marked by high NF-κB and IL-8 messenger RNA tissue expression, are also associated with S. gallolyticus-positive patients [77]. While S. gallolyticus draws increasing attention in the field of microbiome–CRC association, there is a need for subspecies-level ...
Brussels sprouts are a subspecies of common cabbage. Some cookbooks and produce guides don’t even list Brussels sprouts separately; they lump them together with cabbage. Brussels sprouts are hardy members of the cabbage family and produce miniature cabbage-like heads 1 to 2 inches in diameter. ...
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Tigers are the largest cats on earth. Male Bengal tigers – the largest subspecies – can weigh in at a whopping 600 pounds, while females usually stay around 300 to 350 pounds. It stands to reason that differences in size help scientists determine whether they are studying a male or female...
Small-scale shifts resulting in distinct populations (often called subspecies) can occur quickly. Examples include varying beak sizes in Galápagos finches responding to environmental conditions (documented by Peter and Rosemary Grant), or selective breeding of domesticated species. Such shifts are collecti...
Perhaps the most complex excipients are polysorbates. For polysorbate 20, around 700 different subspecies over a wide range of lipophilicity have been identified [58]. This is particularly important with regard to the stabilization and physical stability of injectable protein formulation, but variation ...
The limited space in gardens cannot support extensive species introduction and conservation or in-depth research; thus, the introduction targets are concentrated. The Shanghai Botanical Garden has adopted a focused strategy for introducing subspecies with high conservation and research value, particularly ...
Hibiscus sabdariffa is a subspecies best known for its edibility, and it’s the hibiscus variety traditionally used to make hibiscus tea. It’s a large, fast-growing, sun-loving shrub native to West Africa. In our climate zone (7b), Hibiscus sabdariffa grows as an annual, similar to tomato...