How can we calculate the sample size for rodents for a particular period of time?

How can we calculate the sample size for rodents for a study for one year? Are there any specific protocols to be followed for designing rodent sampling? How long should be the sampling interval...

01 March 2021 1,056 3 View

Can someone help me with tissue histology of mice?

I've been trying to assess the efficacy of a drug that I've purified in mouse model. I've induced mammary tumors in balb/c mice and treated them with my drug. I've harvested the tumors, and other...

16 December 2020 3,515 3 View

Can anyone help to get this research paper on OCB?

Turnipseed, D & Murkison, G (2000). Good Soldiers and Their Syndrome: Organizational Citizenship Behavior and the Work Environment, North American Journal of Psychology 2(2)

11 November 2020 7,488 3 View

What are some landmark texts and papers on agroecology we need to follow for a clear understanding?

We often read a lot about sustainable agriculture or conservation agriculture (or recently, climate-smart agriculture) but it is often difficult (especially for early-stage researchers) to fathom...

08 April 2020 9,212 10 View

Can anyone share me a better image of the attached map? In which book the map was originally published?

The map is reproduced in Eaton, Richard M. The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760. Berkeley: University of California Press 1993; reference given are: Barrie M. Morrison,...

13 August 2019 1,485 2 View

Does 4T-1 cells induce ascites in mice?

I am new to in vivo research. I have tried to induce solid tumors in mice by injecting 4T-1 cells in the mammary fat pad, which is an established procedure. While i mostly ot solid tumors, 2 or 3...

18 June 2019 973 3 View

How to solve problems arising from choosebank() command in R?

I am using seqinr package in R. But when I am giving the command choosebank() to find out the existing databases or commands like choosebank('swissport") to open any specific database, R is...

15 April 2019 1,541 3 View

What is the scope of Fortran in machine learning?

I intend to use ML for molecular dynamics simulations and want to know of packages available in Fortran. Would it be more efficient to use some other language instead for the long run?

09 January 2019 8,295 2 View

Which regression/multivariate technique to apply if dependent var is continuous scale, cant be categorised, non-normal, Indep Variables dichotomous?

02 September 2018 1,981 2 View

For droplet-based sc-RNA sequecing data, library size varies across cells. How does one tackle this when calculating statistical variance for genes ?

To calculate the statistical quantities like variance or mean expression of a gene across cells, it is unfair to compare expression counts of a say gene A, if we know different cells has not be...

14 July 2018 10,016 2 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

Can the Dunn's test be used as an appropriate post-hoc for the G-test?

Research Question: Are red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) a statistically significant proportion of raptor (bird of prey) diets? I am planning on using a series of G-tests (determining whether...

23 February 2021 5,827 3 View

Do you have papers on hindlimb myology of birds to share?

Hi all! we are looking for papers (or information) on muscles of the hindlimbs of birds (extant and extinct) that include the intrinsic muscles of digits. Any help will be more than welcome! Thanks!

22 February 2021 7,186 3 View

Do you have papers on hindlimbs myology of birds to share?

Hi all! My work team and I are looking for papers on muscular descriptions of the hindlimbs of birds (extant and extinct) that include the intrinsic muscles of digits. Any help will be more than...

22 February 2021 8,330 6 View

What is the best way to track bird migration?

Migratory birds are globally scattered. What should be the ways to track them? Except ARGOS. Elaborate.

25 January 2021 2,355 4 View

Which statistical test to use to see if there is a significant difference between the vigilance of bird species at different feeders (in SPSS)?

I have gathered data on bird species visiting 4 hanging feeders in different locations and have calculated the proportion of time they have spent displaying vigilant behaviour while at the feeder....

18 January 2021 9,959 7 View

How would you extract bird flapping motion from a video?

Suppose you have a footage of a bird flying by flapping in a fixed frame recorded by a single camera. Is there any library/software which, given assumptions on distance, size and angle, could...

12 January 2021 7,614 3 View

Does behavior (shy vs bold; rare vs abundant) and flock size (small vs large) of bird species play role in niche partitioning among sympatric species?

Sympatric birds may avoid competition via multiple strategies - by different activity period, different diet, different microhabitat etc. Has any one looked into behavior of sympatric birds as...

11 January 2021 9,600 1 View

Methodology for bird counts (census) in airport?

Hello. I am looking for a description of a methodology for bird counts (census), which is applicable to airport area and will allow me to collect the data about species diversity and abundance at...

11 January 2021 3,213 3 View

How to edit a post hoc Kruskal Wallis test in SPSS that has generated an unreadable table?

I have gathered field data about birds at hanging feeders. One question I am trying to answer is is the proportion of time spent being vigilant at the feeders the same in all species. I have run...

07 January 2021 8,445 4 View