MODELLING THE RANGE EXPANSION OF THE TIGER MOSQUITO IN A MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND ACCOUNTING FOR IMPERFECT DETECTION

Modelling the range expansion of the Tiger mosquito in a Mediterranean Island accounting for imperfect detection

Abstract Backgrounds Aedes albopictus (Diptera; Culicidae) is a highly invasive mosquito species and a competent vector of several arboviral diseases that have spread rapidly throughout the world.Prevalence and patterns of dispersal of the mosquito are of central importance for an effective control of the species.We used site-occupancy models accou

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When and Why Did Human Brains Decrease in Size? A New Change-Point Analysis and Insights From Brain Evolution in Ants

Human brain size nearly quadrupled in the six million years since Homo last shared a common ancestor with chimpanzees, but human brains are thought to have decreased in volume since the end of the last Ice Age.The timing and reason for this decrease is enigmatic.Here we use change-point analysis to estimate the timing of changes in the rate of homi

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TECHNICAL AND ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS OF LOGGING CONTRACTORS

The objective of this study was Roper Style Saddle to describe the financial conditions of forestry contractors, concerning life quality aspects, condition of work and equipments, operational costs, and economic credit to invest in new technologies.Five companies had been analyzed, with an annual income between US$ 400,000.00 and US$ 1,720,000.00,

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