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Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum: Recent submissions
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Social Organization of the Band-Tailed Manakin (Pipra fasciicauda)
(Central Ornithology Publication Office, 1985-11)I studied the social organization of the Band-tailed Manakin (Pipru fasciicaudu) for 6.5 months in 1980 in undisturbed, lowland rain forest of southeastern Peru. Dominant males maintained closely-packed territories at ... -
River-Based Surveys for Assessing Riparian Bird Populations: Cerulean Warbler as a Test Case
(Eagle Hill Institute, 2010)Birds concentrated in riparian habitats are poorly sampled by traditional survey methods because of the difficulties associated with accessing these habitats. Our objectives were to test the effectiveness of river-based ... -
Extensive Protein Similarity of the Hybridizing Chickadees Parus atricapillus and P. carolinensis
(Central Ornithology Publication Office, 1986-10)Starch gel electrophoresis of proteins was used to assess genetic differentiation and introgression across a contact zone between Parus atricapillus and P. carolinensis. Little or no differentiation was found at 35 presumed ... -
Morphological and Vocal Variation across a Contact Zone between the Chickadees Parus atricapillus and P. carolinensis
(Central Ornithology Publication Office, 1986-10)A contact zone between Black-capped and Carolina chickadees (Parus atricapillus and P. carolinensis) exists in southwestern Missouri. It was less than 15 km wide and paralleled the interface between the relatively treeless ... -
DISCOVERY OF A POPULATION OF THE ENDANGERED RED SISKIN (CARDUELIS CUCULLATA) IN GUYANA
(Central Ornithology Publication Office, 2003-04)A heretofore unknown population of the endangered Red Siskin (Carduelis cucullata) was discovered in southwestern Guyana, ∼950 km from populations along the Venezuela coastal cordilleras. Most Venezuelan populations have ... -
Ferric oxyhydroxide microparticles in water
(Central Ornithology Publication Office, 1974-12)Mineralogy and specific surface area are major controls on the stabilities of ferric oxyhydroxide microparticles in natural waters. The thermodynamic stabilities of ferric oxyhydroxides, as described by the activity product ... -
A New Species of Pygmy-Owl (Strigidae: Glaucidium) from the Pacific Slope of the Northern Andes
(Central Ornithology Publication Office, 1999-04)We describe a new species of pygmy-owl that is restricted to very wet cloud forest at 1,400 to 2,000 m in elevation along the Pacific slope of the western Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. This taxon had been long overlooked ... -
A global perspective on decadal challenges and priorities in biodiversity informatics
(BioMed Central, 2015)Biodiversity informatics is a field that is growing rapidly in data infrastructure, tools, and participation by researchers worldwide from diverse disciplines and with diverse, innovative approaches. A recent ‘decadal view’ ... -
A Century of Shope Papillomavirus in Museum Rabbit Specimens
(Public Library of Science, 2015-07-06)Sylvilagus floridanus Papillomavirus (SfPV) causes growth of large horn-like tumors on rabbits. SfPV was described in cottontail rabbits (probably Sylvilagus floridanus) from Kansas and Iowa by Richard Shope in 1933, and ... -
No need to replace an “anomalous” primate (Primates) with an “anomalous” bear (Carnivora, Ursidae)
(Pensoft publishers, 2015-03-16)By means of mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequencing of putative “yeti”, “bigfoot”, and other “anomalous primate” hair samples, a recent study concluded that two samples, presented as from the Himalayas, do not belong to an ... -
Biodiversity Governance: A Tower of Babel of Scales and Cultures
(Public Library of Science, 2015-03-12)The recently created Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), originally focused on multilateral and global issues, is shifting its focus to address local issues and to include in its ... -
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Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence in Paleontology
(Public Library of Science, 2015-05-27)Fluorescence using ultraviolet (UV) light has seen increased use as a tool in paleontology over the last decade. Laser-stimulated fluorescence (LSF) is a next generation technique that is emerging as a way to fluoresce ... -
Journal of Melittology: First year ‘abuzz’
(University of Kansas, 2014-01-18)The Journal of Melittology celebrates its first year of activity. In total 26 articles were published comprising 243 pages, and including accounts historical and biographical interest, biological and biogeographic notes, ... -
Recent advances in the climate change biology literature: describing the whole elephant
(Royal Meteorological Society, 2010-06-11)Climate change biology is seeing a wave of new contributions, which are reviewed herein. Contributions treat shifts in phenology and distribution, and both document past and forecast future effects. However, many of the ... -
Upper Carboniferous Insects from the Pottsville Formation of Northern Alabama (Insecta: Ephemeropterida, Palaeodictyopterida, Odonatoptera)
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2011-10-21)New Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian, Westphalian A) insects are described from localities in the Pottsville Formation of northern Alabama (including the Union Chapel Mine). Five species are recorded in five palaeopterous ... -
New genera and subgenera of augochlorine bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae).
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1997-12-17)Two new augochlorine genera, Chlerogelloides and Xenochlora, and three new subgenera, Megalopta (Noctoraptor), Megommation (Stilbochlora), and Megommation (Cleptommation), are described and figured. Three new combinations ... -
Alloglossura, a new subgenus of the orchid bee genus Euglossa (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with a review of the included species
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2012-11-12)With the availability of phylogenetic hypotheses for the orchid bee genus Euglossa Latreille (Apinae: Euglossini), the infrageneric classification for the genus is reconsidered. One of the major findings from phylogenetic ... -
A new species of the bee genus Eoanthidium with extraordinary male femoral organs from the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2004-10-06)Eoanthidium (Eoanthidium) bakerorum, new species (Megachilidae: Anthidiini), is described and figured from individuals collected in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The new species is distinguished from other Eoanthidium ... -
Wing Shape of Four New Bee Fossils (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) Provides Insights to Bee Evolution
(Public Library of Science, 2014-10-29)Bees (Anthophila) are one of the major groups of angiosperm-pollinating insects and accordingly are widely studied in both basic and applied research, for which it is essential to have a clear understanding of their ...