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Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum: Recent submissions
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Geographic potential for outbreaks of Marburg hemorrhagic fever
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2006)Marburg virus represents one of the least well-known of the hemorrhagic fever-causing viruses worldwide; in particular, its geographic potential in Africa remains quite mysterious. Ecologic niche modeling was used to ... -
Geographic and ecologic distributions of the *Anopheles gambiae* complex predicted using a genetic algorithm
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2004-02)The distribution of the Anopheles gambiae complex of malaria vectors in Africa is uncertain due to under-sampling of vast regions. We use ecologic niche modeling to predict the potential distribution of three members of ... -
Ecological niche modeling and differentiation of populations of *Triatoma brasiliensis* Neiva, 1911, the most important Chagas disease vector in northeastern Brazil (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2002-11)Ecologic niche modeling has allowed numerous advances in understanding the geographic ecology of species, including distributionalpredictions, distributionalchange and invasion, and assessment of ecologic differences. We ... -
Predicting invasions of North American basses in Japan using native range data and a genetic algorithm
(American Fisheries Society, 2004-07)Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides and smallmouth bass M. dolomieu have been introduced into freshwater habitats in Japan, with potentially serious consequences for native fish populations. In this paper we apply the ... -
Use of datasets derived from time-series AVHRR imagery as surrogates for land cover maps in predicting species' distributions
(IEEE, 2002-06)We hypothesized that NDVI time-series composite imagery or clustered data derived from the NDVI time series could serve as effective surrogates for land cover data in predictive modeling of species’ ecological niches ... -
Time-Series Classification of High-Temporal Resolution AVHRR NDVI Imagery of Mexico
(IEEE, 2000)Time-series data from wide-field sensors, acquired for the period of a growing season or longer, capitalize on phenological changes in vegetation and make it possible to identify vegetated land cover types in greater detail. ... -
Distribution of the birds of the Philippines: biogeography and conservation priorities
(Cambridge University Press, 2000)The Philippine islands hold a concentration of species diversity and endemism of global importance, yet few studies have analyzed biogeographic patterns or attempted to prioritize areas for conservation within the archipelago. ... -
Genetic endangerment of wild Red Junglefowl *Gallus gallus*?
(Cambridge University Press, 1998)Domestic chickens were derived from the wild Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus. A survey of 745 museum specimens of Red Junglefowl suggests that most wild populations have been contaminated genetically by introgression of ... -
Bird faunas of the humid montane forests of Mesoamerica: biogeographic patterns and priorities for conservation
(Cambridge University Press, 1995)The distribution of 335 species of birds in 33 islands of humid montane forest in Mesoamerica is summarized, and patterns of distribution, diversity and endemism are analysed. The montane forests of Costa Rica and western ... -
Achieving Consensus on the University of Kansas Open-Access Policy
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Male Genitalic Morphology of Orchid Bees of the Genus Euglossa (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2008-12-22)Orchid bees constitute an interesting group within the corbiculate clade, most noticeable for their appealing external features that are the basis for their classification, with almost no attention given to the diversity ... -
Revision of the bee genus Chlerogella (Hymenoptera, Halictidae), Part II: South American species and generic diagnosis.
(Pensoft Publishers, 2010-05-21)Th e South American species of the rare bee genus Chlerogella Michener (Halictinae: Augochlorini) are revised, completing the study of the genus. Chlerogella diversity is signifi cantly expanded beyond the fi ve previously ... -
The bee genus Chlerogas in Bolivia (Hymenoptera, Halictidae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2010-05-17)A new species of Chlerogas Vachal (Halictinae, Augochlorini) is described and figured from Bolivia, correcting a past mis-association of sexes for Chlerogas boliviensis Brooks & Engel. Chlerogas aterrimus sp. n. is described ... -
The bee genus Caenaugochlora (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) and its constituent subgenera, with new species of Caenaugochlora s.str. from Ecuador
(Pensoft Publishers, 2010-02-25)Two new species of Caenaugochlora Michener are described and figured from Ecuador. Caenaugochlora quichua sp. n. and C. bennetti sp. n. are both remarkable for the presence of carinate preoccipital carinae, setose compound ... -
Two new halictine bees in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic (Hymenoptera, Halictidae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2009-12-11)Two new halictine bees (Halictidae: Halictinae) are described and figured from females preserved in Early Miocene (Burdigalian) amber from the Dominican Republic. Oligochlora semirugosa sp. n. (Augochlorini) is similar to ... -
The fossil crown wasp Electrostephanus petiolatus Brues in Baltic amber (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae): designation of a neotype, revised classification, and a key to amber Stephanidae
(Pensoft Publishers, 2008-12-17)The fossil crown wasp Electrostephanus petiolatus Brues comb. rev. (Stephanidae, Electrostephaninae) is redescribed from a single male preserved in middle Eocene Baltic amber. The holotype was lost or destroyed around the ... -
Caupolicana in Central America (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Diphaglossinae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2009-02-16)Caupolicana (Zikanapis) wileyi sp. n. from Guatemala is described. New locality records are noted for other species, and the hitherto unknown female of C. (Z.) rozenorum Michener, Engel, and Ayala from Guatemala is described. ... -
The first fossil leptofoenine wasp (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae): A new species of Leptofoenus in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic
(Pensoft Publishers, 2009-06-30)The first fossil of the pteromalid subfamily Leptofoeninae Handlirsch is documented. Leptofoenus pittfieldae sp. n. is described and figured from a single male preserved in Early Miocene (Burdigalian) amber from the Dominican ... -
Revision of the bee genus Chlerogella (Hymenoptera, Halictidae), part I: Central American species
(Pensoft Publishers, 2009-10-06)The Central American species of the rare bee genus Chlerogella Michener (Halictinae: Augochlorini) are revised. Aside from the previously described Chlerogella elongaticeps Michener and C. clidemiae Engel, five new species ...