The allometry of maximum somatic growth rate has been used in prior studies to classify the metabolic state of both extant vertebrates and dinosaurs.The most recent such studies are reviewed, and their data is reanalyzed.The results of allometric regressions on growth rate are shown to depend on the choice of independent variable; the typical choic
Economic, social and cultural symptoms and phenomena of the rural society are also confirmed to be influenced by the Village Fund intervention and the allocation and management of the Village Fund by the village institutions.The central government policy allocates a number of budgets directly to the village to be managed according to the needs, ena
The reconstruction of ancient insect ectoparasitism is challenging, mostly because of the extreme scarcity of fossils with obvious ectoparasitic features such as sucking-piercing mouthparts and specialized attachment organs.Here we describe a bizarre fly larva (Diptera), Qiyia jurassica gen.et sp.nov., from the Jurassic of China, that represents a
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is one of the biological agents for organic waste decomposition.This process produced insect biomass with significant economic value.To maintain the population of this insect, an artificial rearing had to be done Aux Inlet to produce a continuous supply of eggs.One of the important components of egg production