Perception of biological motion by jumping spiders.

The body of most creatures is composed of interconnected joints.During motion, the spatial location of these joints changes, but they must maintain their distances to one another, effectively moving semirigidly.This pattern, termed "biological motion" in the literature, can be used as a visual cue, enabling many animals (including humans) to distin

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The heritization of Bulgarian rose

Bulgarian rose products are well known for their premier fragrance quality and are often used as a base ingredient in a number of high-end perfumery and cosmetics products.While a result of unique combination of relief, climate and soil conditions, the cultivation and production process largely depends on manual labor, and entails a rich variety of

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Application of neutron radiography to investigate changes in permeability in bacteria treated pinus radiata timber

The permeability of softwoods can be enhanced by selective bacterial attack of the pit membranes.In this paper, green flat-sawn Pinus radiata sapwood boards were sprinkled for various exposure times with a nutrient solution containing a mixed bacterial population.The timber samples were subsequently dried and the tangential Microphone Data Cable ab

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