Osteophagia of sea turtle bones by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Santa Rosa National Park, northwestern Costa Rica

Herbivores obtain nutrients mostly from the vegetation they consume, but may obtain additional minerals during periods of nutritional stress by consuming bones (osteophagia), a behavioral strategy that has been reported for many wild ungulate species, including the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).Here we document multiple Lamp Base recor

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The Connection and Distinction between the Design Argument with the Teleological Argument and the Best Creational System

The design argument faced with big different writings in its Western background so that these writings have essential difference with each others.The design argument is D3+K2 posteriori demonstration for the existence of God which by analogy or induction and partial or general instances of the order in nature tries to affirm the intelligent designe

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A new hybrid optimization method inspired from swarm intelligence: Fuzzy adaptive swallow swarm optimization algorithm (FASSO)

In this article, the objective was to present effective and optimal strategies aimed at improving the Swallow Swarm Optimization (SSO) method.The SSO is one of the best optimization methods based on swarm intelligence which is inspired by the intelligent behaviors of swallows.It has been able to offer a relatively strong method for solving optimiza

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