690 research outputs found
Fattori Influenzanti La Distribuzione Del Daino (Dama Dama) In un'Area Dell'Appennino Settentrionale
No full textPva (Population Viability Analysis) On A Re-Introduced Population Of Red-Legged Partridge In Central Italy
No full textUsing harvest data to predict habitat-population relationship of the wild boar Sus scrofa in Northern Italy
No full textChromatic variation of soot soiling : a possible marker for gunshot wounds in burnt bone
No full textSoot soiling is a crucial forensic parameter around gunshot lesions. Carbonization, however, can severely alter human tissues and mimic such clues. This study aims at evaluating the survival of soot soiling even after carbonization in bone. A total of 36 bovine ribs (half fleshed and half defleshed) were shot with two types of bullet (both 9-mm; full metal-jacketed and unjacketed) with a near-contact range. With unjacketed bullets, the shot left in every case a clear, black, and roughly round soot stain around the entrance wound, whereas full metal-jacketed bullets left no signs of soot. Every specimen then underwent calcination in an oven at 800°C. The analysis of the charred samples clearly showed the survival of the soot soiling in both fleshed and bony samples, with a clear correspondence with the former position, but with a different color (yellow). Thus, soot soiling may survive, although with a different color, even after charring
Selection of wild ungulates by wolves Canis lupus (L. 1758) in an area of the Northern Apennines (North Italy)
No full textWe investigated the patterns of wild ungulate selection by wolves in an 860 km 2 study area of the Northern Apennines (North Italy), in order to detect seasonal variation in wolf diet and changes of feeding habits in relation to the increased abundance of wild ungulates. From June 2007 to May 2008 we collected wolf scats and recorded the signs of presence of wild ungulate species along 25 transects, representative of the different habitat types within the study area. We analysed the scats to identify the main food items used by wolves in each season and we compared the proportions of biomass of wild ungulate species in the diet (use) to those calculated from the signs of presence (availability). We recorded significant seasonal changes in wolf feeding habits, but the main food items were wild ungulates, mainly wild boars, and medium-sized mammals. Livestock (sheep, goats, and calves) were used only in summer and early autumn, during the grazing period, in small quantities. Comparing the current diet of wolves to that recorded in the past in the same study area highlighted significant differences for wild ungulates and livestock, the former being more used nowadays and the latter less. Our study showed that, in the Northern Apennines, the feeding behaviour of wolves has evolved towards a greater use of wild prey, so reducing the impact on livestock and consequently wolf-human conflicts. Moreover, predation by wolves was directed towards the most abundant species of wild ungulates. © 2012 Copyright 2011 Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica dell'Università, Firenze, Italia
Stato attuale della presenza di ungulati selvatici nel territorio appenninico della provincia di Alessandria.
No full textPopulation density of pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in relation to habitat characteristics and management in northern Italy
No full textStruttura e dinamica della popolazione di Capriolo (Capreolus capreolus) nella riserva naturale Bosco di Vanzago
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Nota sul Silio 'politico' negli epigrammi di Marziale
No full textIn Martial’s epigrams Silius Italicus is portrayed as a man of learning, author of the Punica and admirer of Vergil’s works, but also as a public figure and a former consul of Rome. My paper focuses on the epigrams devoted to the ‘political’ Silius, and suggests to relate them mainly to a certain stage in Silius Italicus’ life and to a specific communication strateg
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