Reception at very large distances of monochromatic Rayleigh wave of the 2018–2019 Mayotte crisis: attenuation factor of Ms magnitude by Talandier, Jacques

“…Similar perfectly monochromatic signals but with much lower intensities were previously observed in 2011, 2013 and 2017 from the Rocard submarine volcano (Society hot spot, French Polynesia). The VLPs of Mayotte and Rocard are the only signals of this type observed so far. …”
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Geographical patterns of intraspecific genetic diversity reflect the adaptive potential of the coral Pocillopora damicornis species complex. by M Carr, C Kratochwill, T Daly-Engel, T Crombie, R van Woesik

“…The highest estimate of intraspecific variation was recorded in French Polynesia and Southeast Asia. The corals on these reefs are more likely than corals elsewhere to harbor alleles with adaptive potential to survive climate change, so managers should prioritize high-diversity regions when forming conservation goals.…”
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Biodiversity through Domestication by Wulf Schiefenhövel

“…P. brosimos and P. conoideus); breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis); the so-called Tahitian chestnut (Inocarpus fagifer); nut bearing trees like the Okari nut (Terminalia kaernbachii) and nuts of the genera Canarium and Spondias; coconut (Cocos nucifera) which was probably cultivated in island Melanesia or Polynesia. A number of these domesticated species, e.g. taro, sugar cane, Rungia klossii, other vegetables and nut-bearing trees were domesticated in isolated Highland New Guinea. …”
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Patterns and implications of spatial covariation in herbivore functions on resilience of coral reefs by Dana T. Cook, Sally J. Holbrook, Russell J. Schmitt

“…Grazing and browsing rates were not highly correlated across 20 lagoon sites in Moorea, French Polynesia, but did cluster into 3 (of 4) combinations of high and low consumption rates (no site had low grazing but high browsing). …”
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Compaction and pore-collapse of chalky limestones from Mururoa atoll by Aubry, Jérôme, Bollinger, Laurent, Schubnel, Alexandre, Deldicque, Damien, Fortin, Jérôme

“…Between 1975 and 1996, the Centre d’Expérimentation du Pacifique (CEP) carried out French underground nuclear tests under the atoll of Mururoa (French Polynesia). The deformation of its coral rim was extensively monitored in order to assess the stability of the outer slopes, in particular since a flank collapsed in 1979, triggering a landslide-generated tsunami. …”
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Zika, a Mosquito-Transmitted Virus by L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Jorge R. Rey

“…In 2015, however, Zika became a larger concern when a strain of the virus traced to outbreaks in French Polynesia emerged in northeastern Brazil. This strain provoked alarm because of increased incidence of microcephaly in babies born to Zika-infected mothers. …”
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Psychiatric Care, Training and Research in Aotearoa New Zealand by Chao-Cheng (Chris) Lin, Charlotte Mentzel, Maria Luz C. Querubin

“…Objective: Aotearoa New Zealand, a commonwealth country, is situated in the South Pacific Ocean, in the southwestern most part of Polynesia. The country comprises two main islands – the North and South Islands – with total population of 5 million. …”
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Zika, a Mosquito-Transmitted Virus by L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Jorge R. Rey

“…In 2015, however, Zika became a larger concern when a strain of the virus traced to outbreaks in French Polynesia emerged in northeastern Brazil. This strain provoked alarm because of increased incidence of microcephaly in babies born to Zika-infected mothers. …”
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Upsilococconeis dapalistriata gen. nov. & comb. nov. (Bacillariophyta) – a pantropical marine member of Cocconeidaceae by Riaux-Gobin Catherine, Witkowski Andrzej, Risjani Yenny, Yunianta Yunianta, Berteaux-Lecellier Véronique, Kryk Adrian, Peszek Łukasz, Daniszewska-Kowalczyk Genowefa

“…First described from the Western Indian Ocean (Mascarenes), it was subsequently listed from the Western Pacific Ocean (Guam), the South Pacific Ocean (French Polynesia and New Caledonia) and from the Eastern Indian Ocean (Indonesia), and thus may qualify as pantropical.…”
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Molecular study of the status of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats in Haiti by Fedna Jimmy, Borne Romain, Rieffel Dominique, Bornette Gudrun, Henrys Jean-Hugues, Grenouillet Frédéric, Raoul Francis

“…Only one COX1 haplotype was identified, belonging to genotype II-G, widely distributed in Brazil, the French Antilles (Guadeloupe), French Polynesia, Hawaii, and Japan. These results confirm that A. cantonensis is an endemic parasite in Haiti not only in the capital Port-au-Prince, but also in several rural areas. …”
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Global knowledge gaps in acute febrile illness etiologic investigations: A scoping review. by Chulwoo Rhee, Grishma A Kharod, Nicolas Schaad, Nathan W Furukawa, Neil M Vora, David D Blaney, John A Crump, Kevin R Clarke

“…No publications included study settings in Southern Africa, Micronesia & Polynesia, or Central Asia. We summarized standardized reporting practices, specific to AFI etiologic investigations that would increase inter-study comparability.…”
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Enhancing Mars Gravity Field Solutions with China’s Tianwen-1 Tracking Data by Shangbiao Sun, Jianguo Yan, Shanhong Liu, Chongyang Wang, Denggao Qiu, Jean-Pierre Barriot

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Epidemic Zika virus strains from the Asian lineage induce an attenuated fetal brain pathogenicity by Maïlis Darmuzey, Franck Touret, Emily Slowikowski, Ivan Gladwyn-Ng, Karan Ahuja, Lorena Sanchez-Felipe, Xavier de Lamballerie, Catherine Verfaillie, Pedro E. Marques, Johan Neyts, Suzanne J. F. Kaptein

“…Notwithstanding the long circulation history of Asian ZIKV, no ZIKV-associated CZS cases were reported prior to the outbreaks in French Polynesia (2013) and Brazil (2015). Whether the sudden emergence of CZS resulted from an evolutionary event of Asian ZIKV has remained unclear. …”
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Hemolymph microbiota and immune effectors’ expressions driven by geographical rearing acclimation of the aquacultured Penaeus stylirostris by Valérie Perez, Viviane Boulo, Julien De Lorgeril, Dominique Pham, Dominique Ansquer, Gwenola Plougoulen, Valentine Ballan, Jean-Sébastien Lam, Océane Romatif, Jeremy Le Luyer, Corinne Falchetto, Caline Basset, Stanley Flohr, Moana Maamaatuaiahutapu, Marc André Lafille, Christophe Lau, Denis Saulnier, Nelly Wabete, Nolwenn Callac

“…In the Southwest Pacific, the high economical valued shrimp Penaeus stylirostris is reared in two contrasted sites, in New Caledonia (NC) and in French Polynesia (FP). Results We characterized the active microbiota inhabiting the hemolymph of shrimps while considering its stability during two seasons and at a one-month interval and evidenced an important microbial variability between the shrimps according to the rearing conditions and the sites. …”
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