Effects of meteorological conditions on brood care in cooperatively breeding carrion crow and consequences on reproductive success

Abstract Meteorological stressors (e.g., temperature and rain shortage) constrain brood provisioning in some bird species, but the consequences on reproductive success have been rarely quantified.Here we show, in a cooperatively breeding population of carrion crow Corvus corone in Spain, that individual feeding rates decreased significantly with ri

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Phytochemistry, Biological and Pharmacological Activities of the Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag: A Systematic Review

Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) (Asteraceae) is an important annual medicinal herb and is widespread in Morocco and Algeria.Most of its parts are used in traditional medicine and the roots are the most important parts used.The present review gives an account of the updated information on its phytochemical and pharmacological properties.We have collected t

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