Christmas Island
Gastrointestinal parasites of feral cats from Christmas Island
... on Christmas Island, 16 coupled with the high density of cats in a small geographic area (135 km 2 ) may explain the relatively high capillarid prevalence ...
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Investigation of a possible 18th century Dutch shipwreck on Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
... visited Christmas Island, an island notoriously difficult to land on with steep cliffs all around except for at Flying Fish ...on Christmas Island they must have noticed something: ...
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EXERCISE IN THE TERRESTRIAL CHRISTMAS ISLAND RED CRAB GECARCOIDEA NATALIS ENERGETICS OF LOCOMOTION
... Gecarcoidea natalis were collected under Australia Nature Conservation Agency (ANCA) permit from Christmas Island and maintained as described previously (Adamczewska and Morris, 1994). Prior to experiments, ...
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EXERCISE IN THE TERRESTRIAL CHRISTMAS ISLAND RED CRAB GECARCOIDEA NATALIS BLOOD GAS TRANSPORT
... The respiratory and circulatory physiology of the terrestrial Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis was investigated with respect to exercise in the context of its annual breeding migration. Red ...
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The functioning of the haemocyanin of the terrestrial christmas island red crab gecarcoidea natalis and roles for organic modulators
... The effect of L -lactate was investigated using four separate batches of haemolymph, each taken from a different group of eight red crabs, which had been collected from Christmas Island on one of two ...
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Emergent multisystemic Enterococcus infection threatens endangered Christmas Island reptile populations
... from Christmas Island to mainland ...from Christmas Island in azide dextrose broth were homogenised and diluted 1:10 in azide dextrose broth (Thermo ...
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Roles of crustacean hyperglycaemic hormone in ionic and metabolic homeostasis in the Christmas Island blue crab, Discoplax celeste
... (CHHa and CHHb) (Fig.1). However, whilst it was shown that CHHa and CHHb were able to induce significant levels of hyperglycaemia in the haemolymph of D. celeste (Fig.1B), despite repeated attempts using molecular ...
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Strategies for migration in the terrestrial christmas island red crab gecarcoidea natalis: intermittent versus continuous locomotion
... Male and female red crabs Gecarcoidea natalis (Pocock) with a body mass ranging from 114 to 232 g (190±6 g; mean ± S . E . M ., N=50) were collected from Christmas Island and maintained in the laboratory as ...
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On the origin and evolution of a new anchialine stygobitic Microceratina species (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
... Remarks. Nine species of Microceratina were recognized before this study solely on the morphology of the valves. Five of these species, M. pseudamfibola (Barbeito-Gonzalez, 1971), M. poligo- nia (Colalongo & Pasini, ...
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The adaptive significance of crustacean hyperglycaemic hormone (CHH) in daily and seasonal migratory activities of the Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis
... The Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis undergoes extreme changes in metabolic status, ranging from inactivity during the dry season, to a spectacular annual breeding migration at the start of the ...
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Challenging the dogma of the Island Syndrome : a study of helminth parasites of feral cats and black rats on Christmas Island
... the Christmas Island Cat Management Plan was developed in conjunction with key land management agencies (including Parks Australia, Shire of Christmas Island, Christmas Island ...
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Ghosts of Christmas past?: absence of trypanosomes in feral cats and black rats from Christmas Island and Western Australia
... On Christmas Island (CI), the extinction of two native rat species has been attributed to infection with Trypanosoma lewisi, thought to have been introduced with black rats during incursions by sea-faring ...
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Dictyostelid Cellular Slime Molds from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean
... (ii) Holotype. HMJAU MR301 (strain 1-5), isolated from a soil/humus sample col- lected in an evergreen tall forest (L1, 10°28=24 ⬙ S, 105°35=28 ⬙ E), West White Beach Walking Track, off North West Point Road, 17 May ...
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Osmoregulation in the terrestrial Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis (Brachyura: Gecarcinidae): modulation of branchial chloride uptake from the urine
... The relationship between the branchial rate of chloride uptake and the initial chloride concentration of the haemolymph for crabs acclimated to fresh drinking water and with the branchia[r] ...
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Dickens A Christmas Carol
... say. Christmas among the ...of Christmas time as a good time, a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time, the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent ...
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CONCERNING CHRISTMAS CREEP
... your Christmas tree up all year (though a few people do!) or exchange cards and gifts year-round, but it is so powerfully peace and joy-giving to ask Jesus (from stanza 4 of “O Little Town of Bethlehem”) ...
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How Turea Kept Christmas
... of Christmas? Have you received Jesus as your own personal Saviour? Listen carefully to this verse from the Bible, “But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that ...
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Christmas Mass Reservations
... St. Bernard’s will again participate in the beautiful tradition of our “Sharing Tree”. While Covid-19 re- strictions will require us to make some necessary changes, the spirit of giving will not be diminished. This year ...
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A SPRINKLE OF CHRISTMAS CHEER
... As the HCA cannot invite the community to come together this Christmas, we invite everyone to light-up their garden, be it as simple as a lantern, or a glow-in- the-night snowman or rei[r] ...
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Christmas Launch nd November
... Our gluten free bread recipe does not contain any gluten ingredients but our shop kitchens use lots of ingredients, so there is always a high risk of cross-contamination... Our vegan pro[r] ...
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