They noted that 2 % of the lakes could no longer support Brook Trout, and 6 % of the lakes were unsuitable for the survival of many species of minnow.

The cell wall is essential to the survival of many bacteria, although L-form bacteria can be produced in the laboratory that lack a cell wall.

Because Judaism focuses on this life, many questions to do with survival and conflict ( such as the classic moral dilemma of two people in a desert with only enough water for one to survive ) were analysed in great depth by the rabbis within the Talmud, in the attempt to understand the principles a godly person should draw upon in such a circumstance.

Designed to be portable, it was ported to many platforms, which helped its survival.

It provided a technological advantage, and was responsible for many key Byzantine military victories, most notably the salvation of Constantinople from two Arab sieges, thus securing the Empire's survival.

Apart from making homes, women had many additional tasks that were also essential for the survival of the tribes.

From corals, to dugongs, Persian Gulf is a diverse cradle for many species who depend on each other for survival.

Unfortunately, ambitious and uncalculated construction schemes, political unrest and an ever present international conflict, and presence of the most lucrative world supply of oil, along with lack of cooperation between Arab states and Iran, has had a negative impact on the survival of many marine species, including dugongs.

Leisure has increased with increased longevity and, for many, with decreased hours spent for physical and economic survival, yet others argue that time pressure has increased for modern people, as they are committed to too many tasks.

There have been many theories regarding the possible survival of members of Nicholas II's family.

Unquestionably, such an evolved organism would not spend so many resources on a characteristic if it were not pertinent to their survival and fitness.

Bright colorations and showy ornamenations, such as those seen in many male birds, in addition to capturing the eyes of females, also attract the attention of predators ; when a male peacock spreads its tail, it is beautiful, but very obvious ( though this may actually be advantageous to the survival of the male's offspring and the breeding population as a whole ; see below ).

Geoffrey Miller, drawing on some of Darwin's largely neglected ideas about human behavior, has hypothesized that many human behaviors not clearly tied to survival benefits, such as humor, music, visual art, verbal creativity, and some forms of altruism, are courtship adaptations that have been favored through sexual selection.

The administrative and legal reforms which earned him the name Law Giver ensured the Empire's survival long after his death, an achievement which " took many generations of decadent heirs to undo ".

Saddam routinely cited his survival as " proof " that Iraq had in fact won the war against the U. S. This message earned Saddam a great deal of popularity in many sectors of the Arab world.

He popularised the terms evolution and survival of the fittest, and many thought Spencer was central to evolutionary thinking.

Darwin's explanation of how preferential survival of the slightest benefits can lead to advanced forms is the most important explanatory principle in biology, and extremely powerful in many other fields.

The monks, many of whom had left France to escape persecution during the French revolution of 1789, learned cheese-making skills as a means of survival and brought those skills back with them upon their return in 1815.

The first eighteen months of a cub's life are important ; cubs must learn many lessons, because survival depends on knowing how to hunt wild prey species and avoid other predators.

When conditions deteriorate, for example as temperatures drop, many freshwater species and a few marine ones produce gemmules, " survival pods " of unspecialized cells that remain dormant until conditions improve and then either form completely new sponges or recolonize the skeletons of their parents.

For many animals the ability to move is essential to survival and, as a result, selective pressures have shaped the locomotion methods and mechanisms employed by moving organisms.

Unsustainable land use still threatens the survival of many species.

Since then, many studies have shown that thalidomide, in combination with dexamethasone, has increased the survival of multiple myeloma patients.

Like many behaviors, aggression can be examined in terms of its ability to help an animal survive and reproduce, or alternatively to risk survival and reproduction.

News of Agrippina's survival reached Nero so he sent three assassins to kill her.

* The French Marquise de Créquy wrote in her book " Souvenirs ", that the tune Grand Dieu Sauve Le Roi, was written by Jean-Baptiste Lully in gratitude for the survival by Louis XIV of an anal fistula operation.

Frank is unable to comprehend Scarlett's fears and her desperate struggle for survival after the war.

The mother's evolutionary imperative is often to conserve resources for her own survival while providing sufficient nourishment to current and subsequent litters.

Her first, My Place, involves her quest to uncover her Aboriginal heritage which had previously been denied by her family, who insisted " as a survival mechanism " that they were of Indian extraction.

A local doctor declared her survival miraculous, and her family said that she had been a sickly baby before the event, but that subsequently, she seemed to blossom.

But that may not be a conflict of the ' self-interest ' of the organism with his or her genes, since a person using birth control may also be enhancing the survival chances of their genes by limiting family size to conform with available resources, thus avoiding extinction as predicted under the Malthusian model of population growth.

Neville is puzzled by the fact that she is upset when he speaks of killing vampires, on grounds that if her story of survival was true, she would have become hardened to the act.

For example a person's survival of a near-death illness may be taken as evidence of their power as a healer: in Bali a medium's survival is proof of her association with a patron deity and therefore her ability to communicate with other gods and spirits.

Indeed, analysis of historical data found that the length of a female ’ s post-reproductive lifespan was reflected in the reproductive success of her offspring and the survival of her grandchildren.

It is argued that, once a dreamer has experienced a threat in a dream ( either to self or a family member ), his / her ability to confront and overcome a real life threat is then enhanced, so that such dreams, in both humans or animals, are an aid to survival.

Perhaps, as has been suggested, Elizabeth feared that these investigations could also be directed at herself, or her inaction was intended merely to ensure the survival of the monarchy by not reducing the number of potential heirs.

The central aim of Margaret's political life – besides assuring her own survival – was to bring about a better understanding between England and Scotland, a position she held to through some difficult times.

She bore no male heir to succeed to the Duchy, but she preserved it from ruin ; to her actions can be ascribed the survival of the Burgundian state, and the prevention of French dominance in Europe.

Another meaning of the name is " of the resurrection ," a fact often alluded to later in stories about her rumored survival.

There were also reports from Bulgaria of the survival of Anastasia and her younger brother Tsarevich Alexei.

Margaret " Molly " Brown ( née Tobin ) ( July 18, 1867 – October 26, 1932 ) was an American socialite, philanthropist, and activist who became famous due to her survival of the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic, after exhorting the crew of to return to look for survivors.

Siona, having seen the Golden Path during her trial in the desert, realizes she was bred as a key figure for humanity's survival.