Publisher Summary This chapter illustrates the systematics and ecology of oceanic squids. It
describes distribution in sea, life history, egg masses, growth, size, form, structural variation …

Background: Some experts maintain that (1)> 90% of patients with multiple endocrine
neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) are first seen with hyperparathyroidism (HPTH) so that routine …

Antigen presentation by host dendritic cells (DC) is critical for the initiation of adaptive
immune responses. We have previously demonstrated in immunogenic murine tumor …

Published information on the diet of Cuvier's beaked whales Ziphius cavirostris (Odontoceti:
Ziphiidae) is reviewed and new information on the stomach contents of three animals: two …

Two experiments examine the interplay of injunctive and descriptive norms on intentions to
engage in pro-environmental behavior. In Experiment 1, Australian participants were …

Over 80% of odontocete species and two balaen whale species include cephalopods in
their diet regularly. In 28 odontocetes they comprise the main food. Predominently …

An opening and closing net system is described in which 1 m2 and 8 m2 rectangular trawls
are combined in the same framework; details of the acoustic telemetering and release …

Terms, dimensions and ratios for statolith description are defined. The form of the
calcareousstatoliths in the Teuthoidea, Sepiodea and Octopoda is described by reference to …

The methodology typically used in the analysis of predator diets is subject to a range of
errors and biases and these are reviewed in relation to estimating the consumption of …

Stomach contents from 17 sperm whales, 15 males and two females, caught during
commercial activities in 1981-1984 in the Azores region were identified and measured. A …