Leizhou Bay in Guangdong Province is the most important wintering site in China for the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpipers (Calidris pygmaea).As food is usually a Wind Jacket strong predictor of presence, in the winters of 2019-2022 we studied arthropod food resources and diet on the intertidal mudflats at the Tujiao and Hebei mudflats i
The objective of the study was to compare Muscovy and Pekin ducks for proximate analysis, colour attributes, tenderness, meat microstructure, and content of some minerals in meat and liver.The material of the study was sexed 51 Muscovy ducks and 47 Pekin ducks.At the end of the rearing period, 40 birds were selected for dissection.Duck Vitamin D3 +
Background: Factor XIII deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive coagulation disorder with varied presentations including prolonged bleeding from the umbilical cord stump, defective wound healing, recurrent miscarriages, or life-threatening intracranial hemorrhage.Clinical Description: A male baby was born at term gestation to a fourth gravida moth
Restoration of degraded freshwater ecosystems has gained considerable attention in the USA over the past decades.However, most projects focus almost entirely on the restoration of physical habitat or specific water quality parameters, while ignoring critical ecological processes related to food web re-establishment.In this study, we investigate the