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Facts and teachings of the sacred Koran; Throughout the Islamic world one holy book unites all Muslims.(News)
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Byline: JOANNE ATKINSON
Q: What is the Koran?
A: The Koran (or Qur'an) is the holy book of Islam. Islam is the religion of around 1bn people in the world today.
Q: What are the Koran's origins?
A: The Koran is the word of Allah (the absolute God of Islamic faith) as revealed to the prophet Muhammad. The angel Gabriel is said to have spoken Allah's words into the prophet's ear over a period of 23 years, while he lived in Mecca and Medina. According to Muslim tradition, after each experience Muhammad recited exactly what he had been told.
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Morpho polyphemus (lepidoptera: papilionoidea: morphinae): a new record from Zacatecas, Mexico.(Notes)(Report)
Magazine article from: Southwestern Naturalist
; Morpho polyphemus is a Neotropical butterfly with two...observed ca. 20 individuals of M. polyphemus (Fig. 1, above) along both sides...1, below). Individuals of M. polyphemus perched and flew between trees and...
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The Isle of Polyphemus : LIKE THE CYCLOPS IN THE TALE OF ULYSSES AND HIS MEN, ISRAEL IS STRIKING AT ITS ENEMY IN BLIND FURY. THE RESULT COULD BE A TIDAL WAVE THAT WILL DROWN THE WORLD.(Column)
Magazine article from: The Nation
; ...men in the cave of the one-eyed giant Polyphemus. But, having brought them into his home, Polyphemus proceeded to dine serially off his guests...boulder. Ulysses took his revenge while Polyphemus was asleep, driving a sharpened and...
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Giant questions: dining with Polyphemus at Sperlonga and Baiae.
Magazine article from: Apollo
; ...decoration; desiccate representations of Polyphemus, the drunken Cyclops, and scatter...among them, in addition to the Polyphemus group, the so-called Scylla (Fig...5) Moreover, when comparing the Polyphemus sculptures at Baiae with those from...
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Movement Patterns, Habitat Use, and Growth of Hatchling Tortoises, Gopherus polyphemus
Magazine article from: Copeia
; ...hatchling gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) for up to 335 days after hatching...largest home range sizes reported for G. polyphemus to date, suggesting that dispersal...findings indicate that hatchling Gopherus polyphemus move short distances and spend little...
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Circatidal and circadian rhythms of locomotion in Limulus polyphemus.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin
; ...sensitivity of the lateral eye of Limulus polyphemus, the species of horseshoe crab found...activity in adult individuals of L. polyphemus is endogenously modulated on both a...cycle (Fig. 1; top, middle). L. polyphemus was significantly more active overall...
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Rhythms of locomotion expressed by Limulus polyphemus, the American horseshoe crab: II. Relationship to circadian rhythms of visual sensitivity.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin
; ...the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, contains a circadian clock that modulates...understood behaviors expressed by L. polyphemus is mating, which takes place each year...locations there is a tendency for L. polyphemus to mate during both day and night high...
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Proximate causes of sexual size dimorphism in horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) of the Delaware Bay.(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Shellfish Research
; ...dimorphism in horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) by comparing size and estimated age...approach, horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus INTRODUCTION The American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is a unique and fascinating living...
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Survival and development of horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) embryos and larvae in hypersaline conditions.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin
; ...Charmantier et al., 1988). The American horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus (L.) occurs in estuaries along the east coast of North...Despite the presence of spawning adults, densities of L. polyphemus larvae in the IRL are low compared to levels in tidally dominated...
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Daily Energy Expenditure in Free-Ranging Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)
Magazine article from: Copeia
; ...WIRs) in free-ranging adult Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). We used the doubly labeled water (DLW) method to measure...during the last decade has been the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). Its threatened status has generated considerable research...
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Patterns of Folivory and Seed Ingestion by Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in a Southeastern Pine Savanna
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist
; ...ingestion of leaves and seeds by gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in a relatively intact pine savanna habitat. Fifty-three...frugivore was confirmed. INTRODUCTION Gopher tortoises ( Gopherus polyphemus) are important grazers in upland pine savannahs of the southeastern...
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