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Burmese (Myanmar) amber checklist and bibliography 2018
A list of all known taxa described or recorded from Burmese amber from the published literature up to the end of 2018 is given, along with a comprehensive bibliography. The history of the study of inclusions is summarised, and demonstrates that the number of species has risen exponentially over the...Ross, Andrew
invertebrates, fungi, plants, Myanmar, Cretaceous, vertebrates, protists, arachnids, Arthropoda, insects, and Burmese amber
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Genetic variation in field voles (Microtus agrestis) from the British Isles: selective sweeps or population bottlenecks?
The Eurasian field vole (Microtus agrestis) comprises three evolutionarily significant units (ESUs). The northern ESU is found at higher latitudes across the western Palaearctic region and includes six, largely allopatric, mitochondrial DNA lineages that were derived from population bottlenecks. One of these lineages is found in southern Britain and nearby...Herman, Jeremy S ; Stojack, Joanna ; Paupério, Joana ; Jaarola, M ; Wojcik, J M …
Y-chromosome, cytochromeb, selection, post-glacial colonization, population bottleneck, and microsatellite
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Ivory Towers of entitlement?: the commercialisation of academic palaeontologists
Palaeontology suffers from divisions amongst its community, along an ostensibly motivational division between acadmic and commercial palaeontologists, the former not being motivated financially, unlike the latter. These divisions are particularly plarised in the United States of America. In order to discuss why this attitude exsists, even when the financial division...Liston, Jeff
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Ivory piano keys from Mastodons: Why poor anthropocentic legislation endangers fossils
Palaeontological material and sites have faced a variety of challenges in the last half century, often due to inadequate legislation from poorly informed legislators designed for very different objects. The most common problematic scenario is for material to be assessed on anthropocentic grounds that are more traditionally applied to archaeological...Liston, Jeff
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The Blattodea (cockroaches), Mantodea (praying mantises) and Dermaptera (earwigs) of the Insect Limestone (late Eocene), Isle of Wight, including the first record of Mantodea from the UK
The fossil cockroaches (Blattodea), praying mantises (Mantodea) and earwigs (Demaptera) are described from the Insect Limestone (Priabonian) of the Isle of Wight, southern England. Three new species of cockroach are described in the family Ectobiidae – Phyllodromica protosardea sp. nov., Balta protosimilis sp. nov. and Malaccina? wightensis sp. nov. –...Ross, Andrew
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Illustrating animals and visualizing Natural History in Chambers’s Encyclopaedias
In the 19th century, there was wide-spread public interest in natural history, as reflected in the high attendance at zoos and travelling menageries, in the market for popular field guides, in fashions for orchid collecting, fossil hunting and aquarium building, and in well-attended popular science lectures. More than 10 years...Roberto, Rose
wood-engraving, natural history illustrations, reference books, Chambers’s Encyclopaedia, Victorian book illustration, and Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Storm-induced community Dynamics in the Fezouata Biota (Lower Ordovician, Morocco)
In the Central Anti-Atlas (Morocco), the lower part of the Fezouata Shale has yielded locally abundant remains of soft-bodied to lightly sclerotized taxa, occurring in low diversity assemblages characterized by strong spatial and taxonomic heterogeneities, and frequently, by the occurrence of small-sized individuals. Size frequency analyses of Celdobolus sp., Wosekella...Saleh, Farid ; Candela, Yves ; Harper, David A T ; Polechová, Marika ; Lefebvre, Bertrand …
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Museum nature
From Aztec accounts of hibernating hummingbirds to contemporary television spectaculars, human encounters with nature have long sparked wonder, curiosity and delight. Written by leading scholars, this richly illustrated volume offers a lively introduction to the history of natural history, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Covering an extraordinary...Alberti, S J M M
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Developing a modern diorama: changing habitats in Scotland since the end of the last Ice Age
Dioramas were once a commonly used tool for communicating the natural world to museum visitors, but in the second half of the twentieth century they fell out of fashion despite their effectiveness in interpretation. This decline was probably caused by lack of funding and space, a decline in numbers of...Kitchener, Andrew C.
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Ichneumonid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): their classification and biology
The hymenopteran family Ichneumonidae compriises one of the largest single animal families. With around 2,300 British species, almost 10% of British insect species are ichneumonids. They can be found everywhere and studying them is very rewarding, but it is not without its difficulties. This book provides an extensively illustrated key...Broad, Gavin R ; Shaw, Mark R ; Fitton, M G
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Cyprus as an ancient hub for house mice and humans
Aim The distribution of the western house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) around the world has been strongly influenced by the movement of humans. The close association between the house mouse and human phylogeography has been primarily studied in the peripheral distribution of the species. Here, we inferred the complex colonization...García‐Rodríguez, Oxala ; Andreou, Demetra ; Herman, Jeremy S ; Mitsainas, George P ; Searle, Jeremy B …
house mouse, phylogeography, mtDNA, human, bioproxy, and Cyprus
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Distinguishing the victim from the threat: SNP‐based methods reveal the extent of introgressive hybridization between wildcats and domestic cats in Scotland and inform future in situ and ex situ management options for species restoration
The degree of introgressive hybridization between the Scottish wildcat and domestic cat has long been suspected to be advanced. Here, we use a 35‐SNP‐marker test, designed to assess hybridization between wildcat and domestic cat populations in Scotland, to assess a database of 295 wild‐living and captive cat samples, and test...Senn, Helen ; Ghazali, Muhammad ; Kaden, Jennifer ; Barclay, David ; Harrower, Ben …
carnivores, captive populations, conservation management, and invasive species
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The polaris subspecies of Little Auk Alle alle on the British List
This paper describes the analysis of a number of Little Auk Alle alle specimens collected in Scotland that show biometrics of the subspecies A.a. polaris which breeds in the eastern part of the species' Arctic range. Wing length measurements confirmed that two specimens are A.a. polaris. This conclusion has been...McInerney, C J ; McGowan, R Y
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The mandible and dentition of Borealestes serendipitus (Docodonta) from the Middle Jurassic of Skye, Scotland
The Middle Jurassic docodont Borealestes serendipitus was the first Mesozoic mammal found in Scotland over 40 years ago. Its affinities and morphology have remained poorly understood. Although multiple dentary fragments and isolated teeth have been recovered from Scotland and England, they have not yet been described in sufficient detail. We...Panciroli, Elsa
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Malmgrenia McIntosh, 1874 (Annelida, Polychaeta, POLYNOIDAE): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Malmgrenia andreapolis McIntosh, 1874 as the type species
The purpose of this application, under Article 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the current usage of the widely used name Malmgrenia McIntosh, 1874 (a polynoid worm genus from the northern North Atlantic) by designation of Malmgrenia andreapolis McIntosh, 1874 as the type species of Malmgrenia. The type species...Muir, A I ; Chambers, Susan
Malmgreniella, Malmgrenia whiteavesii, scale worm, northern North Atlantic, Malmgrenia, Malmgrenia andreapolis, Nomenclature, taxonomy, Polychaeta, and POLYNOIDAE
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The Dorset Yellow Bittern
Melling, T ; McGowan, R Y
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Eskimo Curlew
McGowan, R Y ; Shaw, K D
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Pioneers in Scottish Ornithology
McGowan, R Y
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Great Spotted Woodpecker
McGowan, R Y
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History of the fauna
Yalden, Derek W ; Kitchener, Andrew C
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Cream-coloured Courser
McGowan, R Y ; Morton, K
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Great Northern Diver
McGowan, R Y
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Family Ursidae (Bears)
Kitchener, Andrew C ; Yalden, Derek W
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Feral cat Felis catus
Macdonald, David W ; Kitchener, Andrew C
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Wildcat Felis silvestris
Kitchener, Andrew C ; Daniels, Mike
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Feral ferret Mustela furo
Kitchener, Andrew C ; Birks, J D S
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Wolf Canis lupus
Kitchener, Andrew C ; Yalden, Derek W
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Polecat Mustela putorius
Birks, J D S ; Kitchener, Andrew C
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New cat on the block
Kitchener, Andrew C
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The Hafizi Nightingale
McGowan, R Y
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The italian zoological gardens and their role in mammal systematic studies, conservation biology and museum collections
The opportunities offered to scientific research by living mammal collections are generally overlooked in Italy. This paper presents a short historical overview of the scientific investigations done on captive mammals from Italian zoos, especially those concerning taxonomic research. A glimpse of the opportunities offered by zoo specimens for scientific research...Gippoliti, Spartaco ; Kitchener, Andrew C
conservation, zoological gardens, Natural History Museums, and taxonomy
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Post-glacial partitioning of mitochondrial genetic variation in the field vole
Genetic markers are often used to examine population history. There is considerable debate about the behaviour of molecular clock rates around the population-species transition. Nevertheless, appropriate calibration is critical to any inference regarding the absolute timing and scale of demographic changes. Here, we use a mitochondrial cytochrome b gene genealogy,...Herman, Jeremy S ; Searle, Jeremy B
Younger Dryas, gene genealogy, molecular clock, phylogeography, Microtus agrestis, and population history
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A neotype of the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa Griffith 1821)
Recent research has recognised that the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is, in fact, two separate species, which differ markedly with respect to craniodental and pelage morphology and genomic characters. There is confusion about the origin and inaccuracies in the description of the nominal specimen, and the undisputed lack of a...Christiansen, P ; Kitchener, Andrew C
Craniodental morphology, Pelage morphology, Skin, Neotype, Type locality, Skull and mandible, Neofelis nebulosa, and BM1955.1644
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Death of Hymenoptera in moth traps
Shaw, Mark R
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The taxonomy and biology of the British Adelognathinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
The known biology of Adelognathus, including new findings, is summarized. An illustrated key is given to the 15 species found in the British Isles. One species, A. stelfoxi, is described as new.Fitton, M G ; Gauld, I D ; Shaw, Mark R
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Parasitic Control, Section A: General Information
Shaw, Mark R
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The life of the meadow brown, by W.H. Dowdeswell
Shaw, Mark R
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Edinburgh's clouded, drab summer
Shaw, Mark R
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Parasitoid communities: their size, structure and development
In this chapter the authors first consider the literature on host-parasitoid associations and its limitations. They then review ideas that have been applied to the study of parasitoid communities. The authors develop a system of categorizing parasitoids, based on a fundamental dichotomy in their biology, which allows them to make...Askew, R R ; Shaw, Mark R
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A contribution to the Age-Class Determination of Martes foina Erxleben, 1777 from Turkey (Mammalia: Carnivora)
This study was based on 57 beech marten (Martes foina) specimens collected in Turkey between 1994 and 1998. The specimens were divided into 3 age classes as young, juvenile, and adult on the basis of the morphology of the sagittal and lambdoidal crests, and temporal ridges, relative lengths of the...Albayrak, Irfan ; Özen, Ahmet Selçuk ; Kitchener, Andrew C
skull, Turkey, baculum, and Beech Marten
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The Hymenoptera associated with spiders in Europe
The Hymenoptera known to be obligatory parasitoids or predators of spiders or their eggs in Europe form a rather diverse assemblage. Their biologies are briefly reviewed; known host associations are summarized for each genus; and a key is given to the genera of Hymenoptera (other than Pompilidae) involved.Fitton, M G ; Shaw, Mark R ; Austin, A D
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Seasonal variation in the reproductive strategy of the parasitic wasp Eulophus larvarum (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae)
1. Eulophus larvarum (L.) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is a gregarious parasitoid of lepidopterous larvae feeding on broad-leaved trees. Normally there are two generations a year. 2. Sex ratio in the spring generation of larvae is female biased. The bias is probably due to local mate competition as progeny from one brood...Godfray, H C ; Shaw, Mark R
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Hymenoptera: Parasitica. The parasitic wasps
Shaw, Mark R
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Scottish insect records
Shaw, Mark R
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Pimpline ichneumon-flies. Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae (Pimplinae)
The British Pimplinae are revised, and illustrated keys are provided for their identification. For each species details of known distribution and biology in Britain are summarised. This treatment is supplemented by a checklist, notes on techniques and the systematics of Pimplinae, and a general review of the biology of the...Fitton, M G ; Shaw, Mark R ; Gauld, I D
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The Hymenoptera
Gauld, I D ; Bolton, B ; Huddleston, T ; Fitton, M G ; Shaw, Mark R …
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Survey of parasitoids of British butterflies
Shaw, Mark R ; Fitton, M G
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Insect parasitoids. RESL Workshop, 21 October 1988
Shaw, Mark R
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The biology, egg and larvae of Acaenitus dubitator (Panzer) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae: Acaenitinae)
Acaenitus dubitator (Panzer) is found to be a koinobiont endoparasitoid of the larva of an endophytic beetle, Cleonis piger (Scopoli) (Curculionidae), in Britain, suggesting a similar mode of development for the ichneumonid subfamily Acaenitinae as a whole. The parasitoid can overwinter in its cocoon in one of two ways. Individuals...Shaw, Mark R ; Wahl, D B
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The Duke of Newcastle
Shaw, Mark R
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Reared parasitic Hymenoptera: a plea
Shaw, Mark R
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Rearing parasitic wasps from spiders and their egg sacs
Shaw, Mark R
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Why did a Clubiona reclusa eat her own eggs?
Shaw, Mark R
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Parasitoids of European butterflies and their study
Shaw, Mark R
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An insect new to Scotland - or is it?
Shaw, Mark R
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