News tagged with dominance
Tennessee foresters helping to return chestnuts to American forests
The American chestnut was a dominant species in eastern U.S.'s forests before a blight wiped it out in the early 1900s. Today it's being returned to the landscape thanks in part to work by a University of ...
Sep 23, 2009 |
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New Pest-Resistant Habanero Joins Peck of ARS-Created Peppers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new red-fruited habanero is the latest pepper with resistance to root-knot nematodes to be released by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Lefty or Righty? A new hold on how we think
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether you’re a lefty or righty, chances are you never thought your dominant hand played a role in the decisions you make. But what may seem as an unimportant trait might actually influence ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Qualcomm in sights of Japanese regulators
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has set its sights on Qualcomm, less than a week after the US wireless technology titan was fined over 200 million dollars by South Korea's antitrust watchdog.
Jul 28, 2009 |
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SKorea fines Qualcomm 208 mln dlrs for unfair trade
South Korea's antitrust watchdog Thursday fined US firm Qualcomm a record 260 billion won (208 million dollars) for violating fair competition rules by abusing its market monopoly.
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Jellyfish joyride a threat to the oceans
Early action could be crucial to addressing the problem of major increases in jellyfish numbers, which appears to be the result of human activities.
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Dogs are aggressive if they are trained badly
Many dogs are put down or abandoned due to their violent nature, but contrary to popular belief, breed has little to do with a dog's aggressive behaviour compared to all the owner-dependant factors. This is ...
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Ladyboy lizards use transvestite trickery: researchers
Young male lizards in South Africa imitate females to fool aggressive older males into leaving them alone, in an example of transvestism in the natural world, researchers have found.
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Invasive Parasite Spreading Among West Coast Estuaries
(PhysOrg.com) -- A parasitic isopod that scientists identified five years ago has all but decimated mud shrimp populations in coastal estuaries ranging from British Columbia to northern California - with the ...
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Shaken self-confidence? Certain products and activities can fix it
Someone who has momentarily lost confidence in her intelligence is more likely to purchase a pen than a candy bar, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. The pen helps restore her belief in herself as an ...
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Mothers pass on disease clues to offspring
(PhysOrg.com) -- When there is a threat of disease during pregnancy, mothers produce less aggressive sons with more efficient immune systems, researchers at The University of Nottingham have discovered.
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Jan 05, 2009 |
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Mothers pass on disease clues to offspring
(PhysOrg.com) -- When there is a threat of disease during pregnancy, mothers produce less aggressive sons with more efficient immune systems, researchers at The University of Nottingham have discovered.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 24, 2008 |
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