Determinants of infant carrying behavior in rural Papua New Guinea
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23429
Abstract: The determinants of variability in infant carrying within and across societies is an understudied area within parental investment research. Carrying has positive and negative consequences as it may protect the infant from predators and pathogens… read more here.
Keywords: behavior rural; determinants infant; papua new; infant carrying ... See more keywords
A preliminary survey of nickel, manganese and zinc (hyper)accumulation in the flora of Papua New Guinea from herbarium X-ray fluorescence scanning
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DOI: 10.1007/s00049-019-00293-1
Abstract: The flora of Papua New Guinea is amongst the richest in the world with an estimated 25,000 plant species. The extreme levels of biodiversity, climatic ranges and soil types suggest a high possibility of metal hyperaccumulator… read more here.
Keywords: papua new; new guinea; ray fluorescence; flora papua ... See more keywords
A Holocene record of savanna vegetation dynamics in southern lowland Papua New Guinea
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DOI: 10.1007/s00334-019-00724-7
Abstract: The southern lowlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are biogeographically distinct. Vast tracts of savanna vegetation occur there and yet most palaeoecological studies have focused on highlands and/or forest environments. Greater focus on long-term lowland… read more here.
Keywords: savanna; savanna vegetation; papua new; new guinea ... See more keywords
Prevalence and diversity of avian haemosporidian parasites across islands of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-022-07490-y
Abstract: The taxonomically diverse and relatively understudied avifauna of Papua New Guinea's (PNG) island archipelagos provide a unique ecological framework for studying haemosporidian parasite differentiation and geographic structure. We implemented molecular and phylogenetic analyses of partial… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; papua new; new guinea; host ... See more keywords
Counselling Knowledge and Skills in Papua New Guinea: Identifying the Gaps
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DOI: 10.1007/s10447-021-09422-4
Abstract: This paper reports on the counselling knowledge and skills held and utilised by Papua New Guinean counsellors. Twenty-five counsellors from government and non-government sectors, representing all four regions of PNG, participated in individual in-depth interviews… read more here.
Keywords: new guinea; knowledge skills; skills papua; papua new ... See more keywords
Determinants of Piper (Piperaceae) climber composition in a lowland tropical rainforest in New Guinea
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DOI: 10.1007/s12224-018-9334-3
Abstract: Climbing plants form a substantial component of tropical forest diversity. Climbers are a diverse group comprising various ecological strategies dependent on tree support and are affected by biotic and abiotic forest conditions. In a lowland… read more here.
Keywords: tropical rainforest; determinants piper; new guinea; climber ... See more keywords
The history of Cenozoic magmatism and collision in NW New Guinea – New insights into the tectonic evolution of the northernmost margin of the Australian Plate
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2019.12.010
Abstract: Abstract Evidence of Cenozoic magmatism is found along the length of New Guinea. However, the petrogenetic and tectonic setting for this magmatism is poorly understood. This study presents new field, petrographic, U–Pb zircon, and geochemical… read more here.
Keywords: guinea; magmatism; new guinea; subduction ... See more keywords
Tropical ulcer plant treatments used by Papua New Guinea's Apsokok nomads.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.05.001
Abstract: ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The tropical ulcer is a debilitating bacterial infection that is common in Papua New Guinea. Deploying healthcare infrastructure to remote and inaccessible rainforest locations is not practical, therefore local plants may be the… read more here.
Keywords: new guinea; papua new; plant; tropical ulcer ... See more keywords
Tectonic and climatic controls on the Plio-Pleistocene evolution of sediment discharge from Papua New Guinea
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DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106627
Abstract: Abstract This study presents a detailed sedimentary geochemical record of International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Site U1489, which was drilled off the northeast margin of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Focusing on the geochemical characteristics and… read more here.
Keywords: papua new; new guinea; plio pleistocene; tectonic climatic ... See more keywords
Reservoir characterization and basement estimates in the Papuan Fold belt (Papua New Guinea-PNG), from reanalysis of the PNG MT data set
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.08.009
Abstract: Abstract The PNG MT data set covering a section of the Papuan Fold Belt (PFB) in Papua New Guinea (PNG), which is known for its extensive hydrocarbon resources, re-analyzed using advanced dimensionality technique and inversion… read more here.
Keywords: papuan fold; papua new; png data; new guinea ... See more keywords
Palynomorph evidence for tropical climate stability in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea, over the latest marine transgression and highstand (14,500 years BP to today)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.12.035
Abstract: Abstract Three sediment cores (MV-41, MV-46, and MD-50) from the Gulf of Papua (GoP), Papua New Guinea, were analyzed to assess changes in climatic, oceanographic, and sedimentological conditions over the last 14.5 kyr. Palynomorphs, which… read more here.
Keywords: latest marine; papua new; new guinea; gulf papua ... See more keywords