DEAD SNAKES AND THEIR STORIES: MORPHOLOGICAL ANOMALIES, ASYMMETRIES AND SCARS OF ROAD KILLED DOLICHOPHIS CASPIUS (SERPENTES, COLUBRIDAE) FROM ROMANIA

We analysed several morphological characters of 84 road-killed D.caspius individuals from different areas of southern Portable Ranges Romania.Most presented asymmetries in the total number of temporal scales, the temporal row and the periocular and labial scales.Almost a quarter of snakes had scars, located especially on the head and tail; many ind

This study GREENS attempt to examine the impact of self-help projects in rural development using Irepodun Local Government Area as a case study, Kwara State, Nigeria.A sample of 200 respondents was interviewed through the use of questionnaire format.In the course of the study, it was revealed that income encouraged the people to embark on self help

Abstract Background Surveys of the public in a range of Western countries have shown a predominant belief in social stressors as causes of mental disorders.However, there has been little direct cross-cultural comparison.Here we report a comparison of public beliefs about the causes of mental disorders in Japan and Australia.Methods Surveys of the p