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Conference paper (published)
The Palaeozoic terrestrial arthropods of Scotland
Ross, Andrew ; Edgecombe, G D ; Legg, D ; Clark, N
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Book chapter
Introduction: a global force: war, identities and Scotland’s diaspora
This introduction provides an overview of the phenomenon of military Scottishness in four key nations: Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand, as well as the often neglected ‘near diaspora’ of England. It highlights the potency and successful export of Scottish martial identity since the latter half of the nineteenth...Forsyth, David S ; Ugolini, Wendy
Scotland, Military, Associational culture, Identity, and Diaspora
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Conference paper (published)
Earwigs (Dermaptera) from the Mesozoic of England
Kelley, R S ; Ross, Andrew ; Engel, M S
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Journal article
A new species of fig-feeding Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from India and a checklist for the family in the Indian sub-continent
A new species of Lonchaeidae, Silba lashker sp. nov. is described from specimens reared from figs in Jammu and Kash-mir, India. The adult and larvae are described and comparisons are made with other species in the genus. A checklist forthe Indian sub-continent is provided which lists twenty four species in...MacGowan, Iain ; Razak, Nakeer ; Rotheray, Graham E ; Ahmad, Irfan
India, new species, Diptera, checklist, Lonchaeidae, figs, and <i>Silba</i>
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Journal article
The puparium of Meoneura lamellata Collin (Diptera, Carnidae) and records of three other carnids from bird and mammal nests
Rearing data for four species of Carnidae (Diptera) are presented from material obtained in the 1930s by E.B. Basden. 387 specimens of the Meoneura lamellata Collin, 1930 were reared, almost exclusively from nests of the sand martin, Riparia riparia. 533 specimens of the Meoneura neottiophila Collin, 1930 came from nests...Rotheray, Graham E
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Journal article
Ten new galleries for the National Museum of Scotland’s treasures
The National Museum of Scotland will unveil ten new galleries devoted to art and design and to science and technology this month. Godfrey Evans, principal curator of European decorative arts tells Apollo about some of the museum’s treasures.Evans, Godfrey
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Book
Sourcing Scottish redwares
Sourcing Scottish Redwares examines Scotland's extensive iron-rich clay sources which were exploited for the production of pottery, tiles and later bricks, from the 13th century onwards. Supported by Historic Scotland the authors used inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) in conjunction with the British Geological Survey's national geochemical database of stream...Haggarty, George ; Hall, Derek ; Chenery, Simon
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Journal article
The scaling of postcranial muscles in cats (Felidae) II: hindlimb and lumbosacral muscles ing of postcranial muscles in cats (Felidae) I: forelimb, cervical, and thoracic muscles
In quadrupeds the musculature of the hindlimbs is expected to be responsible for generating most of the propulsive locomotory forces, as well as contributing to body support by generating vertical forces. In supporting the body, postural changes from crouched to upright limbs are often associated with an increase of body...Cuff, Andrew R ; Sparkes, Emily L ; Randau, Marcelo ; Pierce, Stephanie E ; Kitchener, Andrew C …
locomotion, biomechanics, effective mechanical advantage, mammal, anatomy, and morphometrics
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Journal article
The scaling of postcranial muscles in cats (Felidae) I: forelimb, cervical, and thoracic muscles ing of postcranial muscles in cats (Felidae) I: forelimb, cervical, and thoracic muscles
The body masses of cats (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) span a ~300-fold range from the smallest to largest species. Despite this range, felid musculoskeletal anatomy remains remarkably conservative, including the maintenance of a crouched limb posture at unusually large sizes. The forelimbs in felids are important for body support and other...Cuff, Andrew R ; Sparkes, Emily L ; Randau, Marcelo ; Pierce, Stephanie E ; Kitchener, Andrew C …
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Journal article
Nematocera flies recorded in Serra do Courel, northwest Spain, May 2012 (Diptera: Anisopodidae, Blepharoceridae, Cylindrotomidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae, Tipulidae and Trichoceridae) including descriptions of two new species of Limoniidae
During May 2012 Diptera were sampled in the Serro do Courel area of Lugo Province, Galicia, northwest Spain. The authors of this paper, members of the Malloch Society (see website) are active in attempting to understand the detailed ecology of flies. Much of this work is through targeting larval stages... -
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Morphology of the puparium and breeding sites of eight species of Heleomyzidae (Diptera)
Rearing data from higher plants, carrion and bird and mammal nests and burrows are provided for eight species of Heleomyzidae (Diptera): Heleomyzinae: Heleomyza borealis Boheman, Scoliocentra brachypterna (Loew) and Eccoptomera microps (Meigen); Heteromyzinae: Tephrochlamys flavipes (Zetterstedt), Tephrochlamys tarsalis (Zetterstedt) and Heteromyza rotundicornis (Zetterstedt); and Suillinae: Suillia ustulata (Meigen) and Suillia...Rotheray, Graham E
functional morphology, locomotion, breeding sites, puparium, head skeleton, Cyclorrhapha, taxonomic characters, and description
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Journal article
What machine tools can tell us about historic skills and knowledge.
This article aims to promote the study of skills and practices through the examination of historic machine tools. Machine tools in museum collections offer an ideal resource for the investigation of historic practices and their material cultures. National Museums Scotland holds a unique collection of historic machine tools and examples...Staubermann, Klaus
Lathes, Collections, Training, Practices, Museums, Machine tools , and Skills
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Journal article
A large aberrant stem ichthyosauriform indicating early rise and demise of ichthyosauromorphs in the wake of the end-Permian extinction
Contrary to the fast radiation of most metazoans after the end-Permian mass extinction, it is believed that early marine reptiles evolved slowly during the same time interval. However, emerging discoveries of Early Triassic marine reptiles are questioning this traditional view. Here we present an aberrant basal ichthyosauriform with a hitherto...Jiang, Da-Yong ; Motani, Ryosuke ; Huang, Jian-Dong ; Tintori, Andrea ; Hu, Yuan-Chao …
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Journal article
The conservation of the Triumph of Prudence tapestry
Lynn McLean presents the result of a project to restore a 16th-century tapestry which is soon to go on display at National Museum of Scotland after 1,700 hours of specialised work which involved a team of experts who include textile conservators, dye scientists and cleaning specialists.McClean, Lynn
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Book chapter
Our old world diff’rences are dead: the Scottish emigrant military tradition in the First World War
Scottish volunteer corps were an established feature of the defence forces of the British Dominions in the decades before the First World War. Displaying and performing the essentials of traditional identity associated with the British army’s Scottish regiments, these military units constituted one form of associational culture for migrant Scots...Allan, Stuart ; Forsyth, David S
conscription, First World War, Dominions, mobilisation, expeditionary forces, volunteer, nationalism, and Scottish military tradition