scholarly journals Is Pregnancy Length in Martina Franca Jennies Influenced by Lunar Cycle?

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Augusto Carluccio ◽  
Maria Cristina Veronesi ◽  
Graziano Ippedico ◽  
Alberto Contri
Keyword(s):  
Lunar Cycle

NODAL CYCLE, QUASI-LUNAR CYCLE, AND FLORIDA CURRENT INFLUENCES ON HIGH TIDE LEVEL IN MIAMI FLORIDA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Rogers ◽  
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Michael C. Sukop ◽  
Jayantha Obeysekera ◽  
Florence George ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Tide ◽  
Lunar Cycle ◽  
Florida Current ◽  
Tide Level

Lunar Cycle Influences Reproductive Performance of Crossbred Brahman Cows Under Tropical Conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 074873042098363
Author(s):  
Alejandro A. Aguirre ◽  
Roberto A. Palomares ◽  
Aitor D. De Ondiz ◽  
Eleazar R. Soto ◽  
Mariana S. Perea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Full Moon ◽  
Lunar Cycle ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Crossbred Cows ◽  
Lunar Phases ◽  
Tropical Conditions ◽  
Service Conception ◽  
New Moon ◽  
Postpartum Estrus

Evidence has accumulated over the years indicating that the moon influences some aspects of the reproductive activity in animals and humans. However, little is known about the influence of the lunar cycle on the reproductive performance of cows under tropical conditions, where the environment strongly affects reproduction. This retrospective study was conducted with the aim of assessing the influence of the lunar cycle on some reproductive traits of tropical crossbred cows managed in a pasture-based system. Data from 5869 reproductive records from two commercial farms localized in the Maracaibo Lake Basin of Zulia State, Venezuela, were analyzed. Variables studied were first service conception rate, calving frequency, first postpartum estrous frequency, and pregnancy frequency. In addition to the lunar cycle, the effects of farm, season, and predominant breed were also considered. Data were analyzed using logistic regression and general linear model from SAS. First service conception was affected by lunar phases and predominant breed, but not by farm or season. For frequencies of calving, first postpartum estrus, and pregnancy, there was no main effect of farm, season, and predominant breed, whereas the effect of lunar phases was highly significant. First service conception was significantly greater in waning than in crescent phase of the lunar cycle. Frequencies of calving, first estrus, and pregnancy were highly correlated and showed greater figures around full moon and new moon. In conclusion, lunar cycle influenced first service conception, attaining greater values in the waning phase of the moon cycle. Frequencies of calving, first postpartum estrus, and pregnancy in crossbred cows showed a clear bimodal rhythm, whose greatest values coincided with new moon and full moon.

The influence of lunar cycle at the time of conception on sex offspring distribution in dogs

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Daniela Alberghina ◽  
Mauro Gioè ◽  
Marco Quartuccio ◽  
Luigi Liotta
Keyword(s):  
Lunar Cycle ◽  
Offspring Distribution

scholarly journals Effects of thermal conditioning on the performance of Pocillopora acuta adult coral colonies and their offspring

Coral Reefs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal J. McRae ◽  
Wen-Bin Huang ◽  
Tung-Yung Fan ◽  
Isabelle M. Côté
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Lunar Cycle ◽  
Ocean Warming ◽  
Active Management ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Offspring Performance ◽  
Lower Maximum ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Reproductive Cycles

AbstractOcean warming induced by climate change is the greatest threat to the persistence of coral reefs globally. Given the current rate of ocean warming, there may not be sufficient time for natural acclimation or adaptation by corals. This urgency has led to the exploration of active management techniques aimed at enhancing thermal tolerance in corals. Here, we test the capacity for transgenerational acclimation in the reef-building coral Pocillopora acuta as a means of increasing offspring performance in warmer waters. We exposed coral colonies from a reef influenced by intermittent upwelling and constant warm-water effluent from a nuclear power plant to temperatures that matched (26 °C) or exceeded (29.5 °C) season-specific mean temperatures for three reproductive cycles; offspring were allowed to settle and grow at both temperatures. Heated colonies reproduced significantly earlier in the lunar cycle and produced fewer and smaller planulae. Recruitment was lower at the heated recruitment temperature regardless of parent treatment. Recruit survival did not differ based on parent or recruitment temperature. Recruits from heated parents were smaller and had lower maximum quantum yield (Fv/Fm), a measurement of symbiont photochemical performance. We found no direct evidence that thermal conditioning of adult P. acuta corals improves offspring performance in warmer water; however, chronic exposure of parent colonies to warmer temperatures at the source reef site may have limited transgenerational acclimation capacity. The extent to which coral response to this active management approach might vary across species and sites remains unclear and merits further investigation.

Lunar Cycle and Consultations for Anxiety and Depression in General Practice

1997 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Wilkinson ◽  
Marco Piccinelli ◽  
Stephen Roberts ◽  
Rocco Micciolo ◽  
John Fry
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Lunar Cycle ◽  
Anxiety And Depression

Acoustic tracking: issues affecting design, analysis and interpretation of data from movement studies

2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Richard How ◽  
Simon de Lestang
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Telemetry ◽  
Full Moon ◽  
Water Movement ◽  
Lunar Cycle ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Detection Distance ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Detection Frequency ◽  
Analytical Work ◽  
Power Outputs

Acoustic telemetry systems are an increasingly common way to examine the movement and behaviour of marine organisms. However, there has been little published on the methodological and analytical work associated with this technology. We tested transmitters of differing power outputs simultaneously in several trials, some lasting ~50 days, to examine the effects of power output and environmental factors (water movement, temperature, lunar cycle and time of day). There were considerable and volatile changes in detections throughout all trials. Increased water movement and temperature significantly reduced detection rates, whereas daytime and full-moon periods had significantly higher detection rates. All nine transmitters (from seven transmitter types tested) showed a sigmoidal trend between detection frequency and distance. Higher-powered transmitters had a prolonged detection distance with near-maximal detections, whereas lower-powered transmitters showed an almost immediate decline. Variation of detection frequency, transmitter type and the modelled relationship between distance and detection frequency were incorporated into a positioning trial which resulted in markedly improved position estimates over previous techniques.

The Effect of Synchronous Moulting on Body Copper and Zinc Concentrations in Four Species of Talitrid Amphipods (Crustacea)

1991 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 481-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Weeks ◽  
P. G. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Tidal Cycle ◽  
Zinc Content ◽  
Lunar Cycle ◽  
Moult Cycle ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Total Copper ◽  
Copper And Zinc ◽  
Talitrus Saltator ◽  
Zinc Concentrations ◽  
New Moon

Analysis of the total copper and zinc content of four species of talitrid amphipods, Orchestia gammarellus, O. mediterranea, Talitrus saltator and Talorchestia deshayesii throughout a complete spring/neap tidal cycle failed to reveal any significant effects of moulting upon body copper or zinc in any species. Moulting was synchronized to the lunar cycle only in T. saltator, taking place 5–7 days prior to a new moon. The fact that no significant changes in body metal concentrations took place with the moult cycle is discussed in relation to the use of talitrid amphipods in copper and zinc biomonitoring programmes.

Lunar Cycle Effects in Stock Returns

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilia D. Dichev ◽  
Troy D. Janes
Keyword(s):  
Stock Returns ◽  
Lunar Cycle
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