Les populations autochtones de maïs au Mexique by Rafael Ortega Paczka

“…In the first one, we address the peculiarities of maize crop more generally of the culture around maize in Mexico, in order to explain the need for in situ conservation and participatory improvement of this species. The second part mentions in very general terms, what has been done in research on the diversity of maize and the main trends and issues regarding the genetic improvement of the plant. …”
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Intraspecific Variation in a Scorpionfly Newly Recorded from Texas and the State of Taxonomy of North American Panorpidae (Mecoptera) by Joshua R. Jones

“…Panorpa vernalis Byers is recorded for the first time from Texas, and represents only the second species of Panorpa documented from the state. Intraspecific variations between the Texas specimens and Byers' original description are discussed. …”
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Permanence in Multispecies Nonautonomous Lotka-Volterra Competitive Systems with Delays and Impulses by Xiaomei Feng, Fengqin Zhang, Kai Wang, Xiaoxia Li

“…The sufficient conditions of integrable form on the permanence of species are established.…”
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Hurricane-Damaged Palms in the Landscape: Care after the Storm by Monica L. Elliott, Timothy Broschat

“…While many palm species are adapted to windstorms, a hurricane can damage even the most tolerant palms. …”
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Sustainability Assessment of Fruit and Nut Crops in North Florida and North Central Florida by Peter Andersen, Kevin R. Athearn, Ali Sarkhosh, Jeffrey G. Williamson, Mercy Olmstead

“…Williamson, summarizes the degree of adaptation of deciduous fruit and nut species in Florida and identifies cultivars that are recommended for trial in various locations in Florida. …”
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Necrotizing Infiltrative Lipomatosis in a Miniature Zebu Bull (Bos primigenius indicus) by Scott D. Reed, Dawn E. Evans

“…This is the first pathologic description of lipomatosis that we are aware of in this species and breed of cattle. Infiltration of multiple visceral organs is described and depicted along with comparison to previously published cases of lipomatosis in other breeds of cattle.…”
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Avicides by Frederick M. Fishel

“…However, occasionally some species can compete with human interests. When these situations occur, some forms of control may become necessary. …”
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Ayude a proteger áreas naturales de Florida contra la invasión de plantas exóticas by Kenneth A. Langeland

“…It describes the problem of weeds in natural areas, federal and state laws regulating plants, official lists of non-native invasive species. It encourages Florida residents to learn to identify invasive plants and to remove them from their property. …”
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New records of the family Hydroptilidae for the caddisfly (Insecta: Trichoptera) fauna of Slovenia by Gorazd Urbanič

“…The number of recorded Slovenian caddisfly species has thus increased to 238. …”
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Homeowner Best Management Practices for the Home Lawn by Laurie E. Trenholm

“…Includes a table of recommended fertilizer rates for various home lawn grass species. Published by UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, December 2007. …”
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Grapeleaf Skeletonizer, Harrisina americana (Guerin-Meneville) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) by Frank W. Mead, Susan E. Webb

“… This species is common throughout Florida, with the possible exception of the Keys, and it ranges widely in the eastern half of the United States. …”
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Whiteflies on Landscape Ornamentals by Eileen A. Buss

“…Some of the most economically important species in Florida are the silverleaf whitefly, fig or ficus whitefly, citrus whitefly, and the rugose spiraling whitefly. …”
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Susceptibility of Flowers and Bedding Plants to Root-Knot Nematodes by Romy Krueger, Robert McSorley

“…ENY-061, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by Romy Krueger and Robert McSorley, summarizes recently published work on varying plant susceptibilities to root-knot nematodes and provides an overview of flower cultivars and their susceptibility to different species and races of root-knot nematodes, particularly M. incognita, M. javanica, and M. arenaria, all of which are common in Florida. …”
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Florida Scorpionfly, Panorpa floridana Byers (Insecta: Mecoptera: Panorpidae) by Louis A. Somma, James C. Dunford

“…No living individuals of Panorpa floridana have ever been observed. Knowledge of this species of scorpionfly is limited to five specimens from Alachua and Clay counties in northern peninsular Florida, the last one collected in 1982. …”
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Voir une chenille, dessiner un serpent à plumes. Une relecture analogique de l’hybridité et des êtres imaginaires en Mésoamérique préhispanique by Dimitri Karadimas

“…After going through a review of the perception processes entering in the way the names of species are built in natural languages, we apply these processes to iconographical materials that combines distinct beings – or parts of beings –, this enables us to interpret their occurrences on feather headdresses or as mythological figures.…”
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Some Small Native Freshwater Fish Recommended for Mosquito and Midge Control in Ornamental Ponds by William H. Kern, Jr.

“… This publication is intended to help anyone interested in ponds or mosquito control to identify, select, collect, and stock small native fish species that would be useful in controlling mosquito populations. …”
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Cattle Grub Management by Phillip E. Kaufman, Emma N. I. Weeks

“…Warble flies also are known as “heel flies” because they cause cattle to kick at themselves, and “gad flies” because they cause cattle to “gad about” in an attempt to evade the flies. Two species of cattle grubs occur in the U.S.A., the common cattle grub, and the northern cattle grub. …”
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CROP WILD RELATIVES OF THE AKTOBE FRORAL DISTRICT by S. A. Aipeisova

“…They have been catalogued in a summary of crop wild relatives which includes data on 412 species. For Secale sylvestre, a natural focus of habitation has been discovered.…”
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Ten Tips for Increasing Wildlife Biodiversity in Your Pine Plantations by Holly K. Ober, Stanton Rosenthal, William Sheftall

“…Ober, Stanton Rosenthal, and William Sheftall, discusses strategies forest landowners may adopt to provide habitat that will attract a diversity of wildlife species to their land. Includes additional sources of information. …”
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Hurricane-Damaged Palms in the Landscape: Care after the Storm by Monica L. Elliott, Timothy Broschat

“…While many palm species are adapted to windstorms, a hurricane can damage even the most tolerant palms. …”
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