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pro vyhledávání: '"J. Balfour"'
Autor:
Neal Petersen, Adri du Toit, Elsa Mentz, Robert J Balfour, Anitia Lubbe, Awad Awad, Byron J Bunt, Gontse Mokwatsi, Iman C Chahine, Jessica Pool, Josef de Beer, Lounell White, Marry Mdakane, Rhea Koch, Yolande Heymans
The focus of this book is original research regarding the implementation of problem-based learning and pedagogies of play as active approaches to foster self-directed learning. With the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in mind, educational institut
Publikováno v:
Ecology and Evolution, Vol 14, Iss 5, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Abstract Cultivation of the mass‐flowering crop oilseed rape (OSR), Brassica napus, can provide insects with super‐abundant nectar and pollen while in bloom. Several authors have suggested breeding cultivars to produce more abundant nectar and po
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/efd65755241249bc83343b0c3e2a32c9
Autor:
Josef de Beer (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2411-6599), Neal Petersen (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4415-2853), Elsa Mentz (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7267-080X), Robert J. Balfour (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-6886), Sanette Brits (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8675-1547), Byron J. Bunt (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2102-4381), Lloyd Conley (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1470-0433), Ninette Crous (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6476-6708), Adri du Toit (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3354-6830), Yolani Geldenhuys (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-8762), Susanna M. Hanekom (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-8762), Marietjie Havenga (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1638-9834), Anette Hay (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2210-7218), Yolande Heymans (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4459-2266), Rhea Koch (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2398-9475), René Koraan (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9426-6517), Nothile A.T. Kunene (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8219-8086), Elize Küng (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3249-5517)
The book is devoted to scholarship in the field of pre-service teacher education, with a specific focus on research into the enhancement of self-directed learning, and contributes to the discourse on creating a disposition towards self-directed learn
Publikováno v:
People and Nature, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 1072-1081 (2023)
Abstract Native wild flowering plants provide important season‐round nectar and pollen resources for flower‐visiting insects, but many are unappreciated or even disliked by members of the public; for example ivy (Hedera spp.), dandelion (Taraxacu
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/503b826a5b604c70bebecb559b83e240
Publikováno v:
People and Nature, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 418-430 (2021)
Abstract In this exploratory study, we employ an interdisciplinary approach to explore potential synergies and trade‐offs between the needs of people and nature in the context of agroecological farming and nature conservation. Ecological field stud
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4300860443e448b4a4d3c7215d856b4b
Why Petals? Naïve, but Not Experienced Bees, Preferentially Visit Flowers with Larger Visual Signals
Publikováno v:
Insects, Vol 14, Iss 2, p 130 (2023)
Flower evolution includes a range of questions concerning the function of showy morphological features such as petals. Despite extensive research on the role of petals in attracting pollinators, there has been little experimental testing of their imp
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/62c906b50cad402387f475d023fa976b
Autor:
Matthew J. Balfour
Publikováno v:
Veterinary Sciences, Vol 9, Iss 8, p 391 (2022)
In ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) infection is frequently associated with infectious sinusitis. This condition causes swelling of the infraorbital sinuses, upper respiratory distress, depression and variabl
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0f1cea64720c4909bf33d2912e0b81d2
Publikováno v:
Animal Behaviour. 198:11-19
Externí odkaz:
https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::33f5c54da0cf5871010b3d1032c56047
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.01.009
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.01.009
Autor:
Anne F.C. Leonard, Lihong Zhang, Andrew J. Balfour, Ruth Garside, Peter M. Hawkey, Aimee K. Murray, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, William H. Gaze
Publikováno v:
Environment International, Vol 114, Iss , Pp 326-333 (2018)
Background: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) present a global public health problem. With numbers of community-acquired resistant infections increasing, understanding the mechanisms by which people are exposed to and colonised by ARB can help info
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/194937227ede4de89d634625b66ad962
Autor:
Julia C Jones, Carmelo Fruciano, Falk Hildebrand, Hasan Al Toufalilia, Nicholas J Balfour, Peer Bork, Philipp Engel, Francis LW Ratnieks, William OH Hughes
Publikováno v:
Ecology and Evolution, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 441-451 (2018)
Abstract There is growing recognition that the gut microbial community regulates a wide variety of important functions in its animal hosts, including host health. However, the complex interactions between gut microbes and environment are still unclea
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e84ad7826df14ee7927adb11c8bd53ec