Foraging Behavior, Botanical Composition, and Quality of Beef Cattle Diets on Burned Versus Unburned Foothill Rangelands

Current management paradigms suggest deferring grazing rangeland for two years post-fire to avoid additional stress on native grass species, but there is little research supporting these recommendations.This study was conducted within and adjacent to the burn area of a wildfire to evaluate the differences in diet quality, botanical composition, and

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Cytogenetic analysis of Astylus antis (Perty, 1830) (Coleoptera, Melyridae): Karyotype, heterochromatin and location of ribosomal genes

Cytogenetic analysis of Astylus antis using mitotic and meiotic cells was performed to characterize the haploid and diploid numbers, sex determination system, chromosome Stirrups morphology, constitutive heterochromatin distribution pattern and chromosomes carrying nucleolus organizer regions (NORs).Analysis of spermatogonial metaphase cells reveal

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