How many trees to see the forest? Assessing the effects of morphospace coverage and sample size in performance surface analysis by Stephanie M. Smith, C. Tristan Stayton, Kenneth D. Angielczyk

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Genetic and morphological shifts associated with climate change in a migratory bird by Nicole Adams, Tiffany Dias, Heather R. Skeen, Teresa Pegan, David E. Willard, Ben Winger, Kristen Ruegg, Brian C. Weeks, Rachael Bay

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Ladybird beetles - recent immigrants to Florida (Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) by Michael C. Thomas, Orland J. Blanchard, Jr

“…Species previously known from Florida are reported by Frank and Mizell (2012) with emphasis on natural history. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Michael C. …”
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Biology of the Hicatee: A Critically Endangered River Turtle of Belize by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Nathan Schwartz, Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…This 3-page fact sheet about the hicatee includes its natural history, reproductive habits, and ecology and describes the international conservation efforts to save the fascinating but fast-disappearing turtle. …”
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Candidate Species for Florida Aquaculture: Pigfish, Orthropristis chrysoptera by Eric J. Cassiano, Cortney L. Ohs, Jeff E. Hill

“…Hill, describes this member of the grunt family that is rated as a top species for baitfish aquaculture — general description, geographic distribution and habitat, natural history, and culture techniques. Includes references. …”
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Prophylaxis Against Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection in AIDS by DW Cameron

“…Ultimately, MAC accounts for much of the “wasting syndrome” in the natural history of human immunodeficiency virus disease. …”
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Environmental education with particular reference to management of municipal by Sabina Zalewska

“…We do not realize that the behavior of particular people, their families, and social groups influence the elements of natural history. This article focuses on the adjustment of our lifestyle to the idea of balanced development. …”
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Turtles and ice: winter activity in non-native turtles in Romania by Oana Iftime, Alexandru Iftime

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Objects of Politics: The Appropriation of Earth Science Collections in Prussia during the Long Nineteenth Century by Angela Strauß

“…This article explores these dimensions through the study of acquisitions in the mineralogical collections of the Natural History Museum Berlin. During the nineteenth century, appropriation processes were increasingly shaped by economic arguments and political perspectives. …”
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Biology of the Hicatee: A Critically Endangered River Turtle of Belize by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Nathan Schwartz, Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…This 3-page fact sheet about the hicatee includes its natural history, reproductive habits, and ecology and describes the international conservation efforts to save the fascinating but fast-disappearing turtle. …”
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First Record of Cirrhimuraena chinensis (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Ise Bay, Central Japan by Yusuke Hibino, Eugene Agyeman

Candidate Species for Florida Aquaculture: Pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides by Cortney L. Ohs, Scott W. Grabe, Matthew A. DiMaggio

“…DiMaggio, describes this marine baitfish of the Sparidae (porgy/sea bream) family which has potential for culture in the southeastern United States — general description, geographic distribution and habitat, natural history, culture techniques, broodstock nutrition, broodstock reproduction, hatchery, nursery, growout, disease, and market. …”
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Good Outcome Following Copeland Hemiarthroplasty for Acromegalic Arthropathy by S. E. Johnson-Lynn, J. Candal-Couto

“…Acromegaly is a rare condition of growth hormone oversecretion, but arthropathy is a common feature of the natural history of the disease. This is the first published case report of the outcome of shoulder arthroplasty in a patient with acromegalic arthropathy and demonstrated that a good result can be obtained in this patient.…”
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Autour des critiques du concept de sexe. Entretien avec Anne Fausto-Sterling by Anne Fausto-Sterling, Priscille Touraille

“…This text is a dialogue between Anne Fausto-Sterling, Professor Emerita of Biology and Gender Studies in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry at Brown University, and Priscille Touraille, anthropologist at the CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique) in the department of eco-anthropology and ethnology of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. It revisits some of the essential issues in the confrontation between the different disciplinary epistemologies of Gender Studies and Biology. …”
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Cupido osiris (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera): an overlooked species of the Slovenian butterfly fauna by Rudi Verovnik

“…The record from gravel banks of the Sava River north of Ljubljana has been confirmed by a single female preserved in the collection of the Slovenian Museum of Natural History. Additionally, several collected specimens from Potoče village in the Vipava Valley indicate its wider distribution in the past. …”
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Precursors to Cholangiocarcinoma by Tomas Hucl

“…These conditions are rarely diagnosed, while their natural history and progression to cancer have yet to be adequately characterized. …”
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Soil campodeids (Diplura, Campodeidae) of Eastern Europe, in Romanian and Bulgarian reliefs by Alberto Sendra, Cristina Fiera, Jesús Selfa, Pavel Stoev

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Venomous Snakes and Lizards of New Mexico by Brandon M. Bourassa, Steve A. Johnson, Max D. Havelka, Basil V. Iannone

“…This document presents information on identification, range, and natural history of the fascinating reptiles. …”
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Les enquêtes ethnobotaniques de Germaine Dieterlen (1903-1999) by Dominique Juhé-Beaulaton

“…This little-known aspect of her research is revealed by her archives and herbariums, some of which are kept at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. This study shows the role of local informants involved in the ethnologist's research, particularly in the collection of herbarium samples. …”
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Candidate Species for Florida Aquaculture: Pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides by Cortney L. Ohs, Scott W. Grabe, Matthew A. DiMaggio

“…DiMaggio, describes this marine baitfish of the Sparidae (porgy/sea bream) family which has potential for culture in the southeastern United States — general description, geographic distribution and habitat, natural history, culture techniques, broodstock nutrition, broodstock reproduction, hatchery, nursery, growout, disease, and market. …”
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