Taxonomy

Sci-News.com New Species of Scorpion Found in Ecuador Sci-News.com Bibliographic information: Lourenço WR, Ythier E. 2013. The remarkable scorpion diversity in the Ecuadorian Andes and description of a new species of Tityus C. L. Koch, 1836 (Scorpiones, Buthidae). ZooKeys 307: 1–13; doi: 10.3897/zookeys.307.5334.

U.S. paleontologists have described a new giant species of lizard that lived in what is now Myanmar up to 40 million years ago. ... 1763; doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.0665 ... Tiny New Blenny Fish Species Caught near Curaçao.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: 1-6. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.0150. http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2012.... เขียนโดย pskhun ที่ 10:07 AM ... [Ichthology • 2012] ปลาตะพัดสีนาก | Scleropages inscriptus | Inscribed Asian Arowana • a new fish species from the Tananthayi or Tenasserim River basin, Malay Peninsula of Myanmar (Osteoglossidae: Osteoglossiformes). Abstract Scleropages inscriptus , a new species of bony-tongue fishes, ...

Manta ray tourism worth 28 times more than killing them for Traditional ... Mongabay.com Photo by: Mary O'Malley. CITATION: O'Malley MP, Lee-Brooks K, Medd HB (2013) The Global Economic Impact of Manta Ray Watching Tourism. PLoS ONE 8(5): e65051. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065051. Related articles. Sharks and rays win protections at ...

The paper describes four aspects of the North American west coast fauna, such as a new species of pale orange stoloniferous soft coral from San Diego, California. ... ZooKeys 283: 15. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.283.4803 ...

Scientists describe over 100 new beetles from New Guinea Mongabay.com Since describing new species is hugely laborious and time-intensive, the researchers turned to a new method of species description known as 'turbo-taxonomy,' which employs a mix of DNA-sequencing and taxonomic expertise to describe species more rapidly ...

National Geographic Phenomena: National Geographic Xu, who has discovered more feathered dinosaurs than anyone else, had just found a new species called Xiaotingia. By comparing this creature with Archaeopteryx .... the early phylogenetic history of birds. Nature http://dx.doi.org/10... ... and more »

Sci-News.com 20-Million-Year-Old Koala Discovered, Named after Australian Philanthropist ... Sci-News.com The new koala species was named Litokoala dicksmithi in honor of the Australian political activist, aviator, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dick Smith. “We chose the name to thank Mr Smith for his long-term financial support of Australian science, in ... and more »

Ministrymon janevicroy (Robbins RK / Glassberg J.) The new species has been named the Vicroy's Ministreak (Ministrymon janevicroy) after Jane Vicroy Scott, wife of Dr Jeffrey Glassberg, President of the North American Butterfly Association, who discovered the new species. Although specimens of Ministrymon janevicroy ... eyes discovered in the United States and the Neotropics (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini). ZooKeys 305: 1; doi: 10.3897/zookeys.305.5081 ...

pages: 88-103. DOI:10.1080/0028825X.2012.759600. A review of the fern genus Sticherus (Gleicheniaceae) in New Zealand with confirmation of two new species records. PJ Brownsey, R Ewans, B Rance, S Walls, LR Perrie

Rare species perform unique roles, even in diverse ecosystems EurekAlert (press release) A new study, published 28 May in the open access journal PLOS Biology, has revealed the potential importance of rare species in the functioning of highly diverse ecosystems. Using data from three very different ecosystems—coral reefs, tropical forests ... and more »

Related Articles Methods and dimensions of electronic health record data quality assessment: enabling reuse for clinical research. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2013 Jan 1;20(1):144-51 Authors: Weiskopf NG, Weng C Abstract OBJECTIVE: To review the methods and dimensions of data quality assessment in the context of electronic health record (EHR) data reuse for research. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A review of the clinical research literature discussing data quality assessment methodology for EHR data was performed. Using an iterative process, the aspects of data quality being measured were abstracted and categorized, as well as the methods of assessment used. RESULTS: Five dimensions of data quality were identified, which are completeness, correctness, concordance, plausibility, and currency, and seven broad categories of data quality assessment methods: comparison with gold standards, data element agreement, data source agreement, distribution comparison, validity checks, log review, and element...

Sci-News.com Researchers Determine Age of Weaning in Neanderthals Sci-News.com ... history evolution among species,” Prof Hinde concluded. ______. Bibliographic information: Christine Austin et al. Barium distributions in teeth reveal early-life dietary transitions in primates. Nature, published online May 22, 2013; doi: 10.1038 ...

Scientists discover two mini-spiders in China (photos) Mongabay.com Meanwhile, the other new species, Mysmena wawuensis is considerably smaller at only 0.75 millimeter, making it among the tiniest arachnids. Mysmena wawuensis was ... ZooKeys 303: 33–51. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.303.4808. Related articles. Three new ...

German entomologists Dr Bernhard Seifert and Dr Sabine Frohschammerhave have discovered a new enigmatic species of ant in the Philippines. ... ZooKeys 301: 13–24; doi: 10.3897/zookeys.301.4913. Published in. Biology ...

Credit: PLoS ONE 8(5): e63616. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063616. Two new species of cave-dwelling short-tailed whipscorpions have been discovered in northeastern Brazil, and are described in research published May ...

“Acum, ca a ramas fara paza de afara, Gigi Becali va fi nevoit sa scoata bani din buzunar pentru a plati doi-trei detinuti sa aiba grija de el sau va plati un fel de taxa de protectie unui clan de dupa gratii”, ne-a dezvaluit acesta.

ScienceBlog.com (blog) 14 closely related crocodiles existed around 5 million years ago ScienceBlog.com (blog) ... Fortier, A. A. Carlini, R. Sánchez, J. D. Carrillo-Briceño, L. Quiroz, and M. R. Sánchez-Villagra. Crocodylian diversity peak and extinction in the late Cenozoic of the northern Neotropics. Nature Communications. May 21, 2013. doi:10.1038 ... and more »

Marine Ecology Progress Series, 481:121-132; doi: 10.3354/meps10252. Journal reference: Marine Ecology Progress Series · search and more info · website. Provided by University of ... A new cave-dwelling reef coral discovered in the Indo-Pacific. Oct 11, 2012. Coral specialist Dr. Bert W. Hoeksema of Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, The Netherlands, recently published the description of a new coral species that lives on the ceilings of caves in Indo-Pacific .

Justin Bieber şi-a uitat maimuţa în Germania. Ce taxă uriaşă trebuie să ... RTV.NET Persoane din anturajul lui Bieber le-ar fi spus celor de la adăpost să scape de animal trimiţându-l la o grădină zoologică. Însă, cum este necesară permisiunea scrisă a cântăreţului, Mally se află tot în cuşcă, în aşteptarea stăpânului, cu ursuleţul de ... and more »

Related Articles Minimally invasive surgical techniques in periodontal regeneration. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2012 Sep;12(3 Suppl):89-100 Authors: Cortellini P Abstract A review of the current scientific literature was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of minimally invasive periodontal regenerative surgery in the treatment of periodontal defects. The impact on clinical outcomes, surgical chair-time, side effects and patient morbidity were evaluated. An electronic search of PUBMED database from January 1987 to December 2011 was undertaken on dental journals using the key-word "minimally invasive surgery". Cohort studies, retrospective studies and randomized controlled clinical trials referring to treatment of periodontal defects with at least 6 months of follow-up were selected. Quality assessment of the selected studies was done through the Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy Grading (SORT) System. Ten studies (1 retrospective, 5 cohorts and 4 RCTs) were included. All the studies...

Scientists have reached an overwhelming consensus on human-caused climate ... Mongabay.com ... Bärbel Winkler, Rob Painting, Robert Way, Peter Jacobs, Andrew Skuce. Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature. Environmental Research Letters, 2013; 8 (2): 024024 DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/024024 ... and more »

Study of habitat-specialist coral reef species yields new insights about ... Newswise (press release) Study of habitat-specialist coral reef species yields new insights about animal social systems. Newswise — After reviewing recent research based on the study of habitat-specialist coral reef fishes, Boston University post-doctoral researcher Marian Y ... and more »

Sci-News.com 25-Million-Year-Old Primate Fossils Unearthed in Tanzania Sci-News.com Bibliographic information: Nancy J. Stevens et al. Palaeontological evidence for an Oligocene divergence between Old World monkeys and apes. Nature, published online May 15, 2013; doi: 10.1038/nature12161. Latest News. Artist's impression of the newly ... and more »