Chicken Coccidiosis in Central Java, Indonesia: A Recent Update by Penny Humaidah Hamid, Yuli Purwandari Kristianingrum, April Hari Wardhana, Sigit Prastowo, Liliana Machado Ribeiro da Silva

“…A total of 699 samples were obtained from different chicken breed. Different Eimeria species were detected in 175 individuals (25.04%). …”
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Trimeric Tau Is Toxic to Human Neuronal Cells at Low Nanomolar Concentrations by Huilai Tian, Eliot Davidowitz, Patricia Lopez, Sharareh Emadi, James Moe, Michael Sierks

“…However, soluble oligomeric tau species may play a more critical role in AD progression since these tau species correlate better with neuronal loss and cognitive dysfunction. …”
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On the 160th anniversary of Ivan V. Michurin’s birth by N. P. Goncharov, N. I. Savel’ev

“…He introduced some new berry species as Actinidia and black chokeberry and was the first in the country who used dwarf and semi dwarf stocks of apples. …”
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Ventricular Habronemiasis in Aviary Passerines by Jennifer N. Niemuth, Joni V. Allgood, James R. Flowers, Ryan S. De Voe, Brigid V. Troan

“…A variety of Habronematidae parasites (order Spirurida) have been described as occasional parasites of avian species; however, reports on passerines are relatively uncommon. …”
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HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION OF YAMS PRODUCED IN BENUE STATE by H. A. Owoicho, F.J. Ikpa, C.C. Iheukwumere, R. A. I. Ega

“…This study seeks to determine the concentration of heavy metal in Yam tubers produced in Benue State. Two species of Yams Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea alata were selected as they are the most cultivated species in Benue state. …”
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Impoundments facilitate upstream invasion and introgression: Case studies of fluvial black basses (Micropterus spp.) in the southeastern USA. by Andrew T Taylor, Michael D Tringali, James M Long

“…Compounding this threat, non-native species stocked into impoundments often invade interconnected fluvial habitats, where they may negatively affect native species. …”
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Floristic Diversity and Distribution Pattern of Plant Communities along Altitudinal Gradient in Sangla Valley, Northwest Himalaya by Pankaj Sharma, J. C. Rana, Usha Devi, S. S. Randhawa, Rajesh Kumar

“…Tree and shrub’s density ranged from 205 to 600 and from 105 to 1030 individual per hectare, respectively, whereas herbs ranged from 22.08 to 78.95 individual/m2. Nearly 182 species were native to the Himalaya. Maximum altitudinal distribution of few selected climate sensitive species was found to be highest in northeast and north aspects. …”
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Utilisation des sécrétions de myriapodes chez les lémurs et les sapajous : fonction curative ou signalisation sociale ? by Bruno Simmen, Laurent Tarnaud

“…We present here qualitative observations of non-feeding use of millipedes in a comparative perspective in two primate species. Opportunistic data were collected in a prosimian species (a hybrid form of Eulemur sp.) in a gallery forest South of Madagascar (occurrences in January 2005) and in capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) in a tropical rainforest in French Guyana (occurrences in March-April 1996). …”
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Interspecific potato hybrids as donors of durable resistance to pathogens by E. V. Rogozina, E. E. Khavkin

“…By introgressing genetic material from various species of the genus Solanum L. and selecting the best combinations, it is possible to merge, in a single genotype, both high productivity and resistance to diseases and pests. …”
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Assessing changing baleen whale distributions and reported incidents relative to vessel activity in the Northwest Atlantic. by Hannah Solway, Boris Worm, Tonya Wimmer, Derek P Tittensor

“…Areas of high habitat suitability for multiple baleen whale species were intrinsically linked to sea surface temperature and salinity, with multispecies hotspots identified in the Bay of Fundy, Scotian Shelf, Laurentian Channel, Flemish Cap, and Gulf of St. …”
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L’arbre à Tunis : hypothèses pour une histoire de l’espace public by Myriam Bennour-Azooz, Pierre Donadieu, Taoufik Bettaieb

“…Wide avenues lined with rows of trees, new species sometimes trimmed, emerged. The European city opened up to trees and the Tunisois began to discover another urban world imported from Europe. …”
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Étude ethnobotanique, ethno-taxonomique et ethnoécologique de Anacyclus pyrethrum var. pyrethrum (L.) Link. (Asteraceae) dans la vallée d’Ait Mhamed (Région d’Azilal, Maroc)... by Abderrahim Ouarghidi, Abdelaziz Abbad

“…This study has also shown that the local population is aware of the rarefaction of the species in its natural range and has a very important know-how in terms of its mode of management and conservation in situ.…”
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Animal-Plant Interaction: by Ndizihiwe, Daniel R., Achille, E Assogbadjo, Sylvestre, C. A. M. Djagoun, Barthélémy KASSA

“…The study was based on 107 studies and data concerning disperser species, plant species and family, fruit type and size, seed size plant life form and the habitat, were presented in matrix form. …”
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Entomological Investigations, Seasonal Fluctuations and Impact of Bioclimate Factors of Phlebotomines Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of an Emerging Focus of Cutaneous Leishmania... by Fatima Zahra Talbi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami, Mouhcine Fadil, Mohamed Najy, Hassan Ech-Chafay, Mohamed Lachhab, Said Lotfi, Nordine Nouayti, Khadija Lahouiti, Chafika Faraj, Abdellatif Janati Idrissi

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the sand fly fauna, mainly the species composition and the monthly species prevalence in accordance with bioclimate factors. …”
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The contrasted impacts of grasshoppers on soil microbial activities in function of primary production and herbivore diet by Ibanez, Sébastien, Foulquier, Arnaud, Brun, Charles, Colace, Marie-Pascale, Piton, Gabin, Bernard, Lionel, Gallet, Christiane, Clément, Jean-Christophe

“…The most productive sites were constituted by exploitative plant species which depleted N resources in the soil, and by microbes producing relatively few extracellular enzymes, leading to a lower PNM. …”
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Giant Resin Bee Megachile sculpturalis (Smith) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) by Kristen C. Stevens, Cameron Jack, James D Ellis

“…It is considered an adventive (not native and usually not established) species and is present in most states in the eastern US. …”
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Phytochemical investigation on the seed of <i>Sphenostylis stenocarpa</i> (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae) by BL Nyananyo, AL Nyingifa

“…This result if corroborated by other systematic lines of evidence may lead to the delimitation of the three putative varieties into either distinct varieties or species but if otherwise could lead to the recognition of this species as monolithic. …”
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Tropical Orb Weaver Spider, Eriophora ravilla (C. L. Koch) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) by Glavis B. Edwards

“…Bites of this species are not known to cause serious effects to humans. …”
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Pondweeds of Florida by Christine Rohal, Laura Reynolds, Carrie Reinhardt Adams, Charles Martin

“… This new 9-page factsheet describes the defining characteristics of the eleven pondweed species that are present in Florida. It serves as a pondweed identification guide for aquatic habitat managers, lake monitors, conservationists, and plant enthusiasts, and it gives some context on each species’ life history and ecological role. …”
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Northern Red-Oak Kermes, Kermes Scale (suggested common names), Allokermes kingii (Cockerell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kermesidae) by Jay Cee Turner, Eileen Buss

“… In North America there are 32 species of Kermesidae in five genera, but in northeastern North America there are only nine species in four genera (Eriokermes, Nanokermes, Allokermes, and Kermes). …”
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