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Open AccessSexual dimorphism of the human fetal pelvis exists at the onset of primary ossification
Human adolescent and adult skeletons exhibit sexual dimorphism in the pelvis. However, the degree of sexual dimorphism of the human pelvis during prenatal development remains unclear. Here, we performed high-r...
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Biomass Pyramids of Marine Mesozooplankton Communities as Inferred From Their Integrated Trophic Positions
Biomass pyramids in natural food webs provide insights into multitrophic ecosystem functioning. We measured the integrated trophic position (iTP), which reflects the average efficiency of biomass transfer thro...
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Factors influencing lifespan dependency on agricultural crops by brown bears
Investigating factors underlying human-wildlife conflicts in agricultural landscapes is important for both preventing crop damage and wildlife conservation. Although environments surrounding crop fields are co...
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Partial and full mycoheterotrophy in green and albino phenotypes of the slipper orchid Cypripedium debile
Most green orchids form mycorrhizal associations with rhizoctonia fungi, a polyphyletic group including Serendipitaceae, Ceratobasidiaceae, and Tulasnellaceae. Although accumulating evidence indicated that par...
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Isotopic evidence of arbuscular mycorrhizal cheating in a grassland gentian species
All orchids and pyroloids are mycoheterotrophic at least in the early stage. Many species are predisposed to mycoheterotrophic nutrition even in the adult stage, due to the initial mycoheterotrophy during germ...