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Journal article
Cocoon silk chemistry in parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonoidea)and their hosts
Bulk amino acid compositions of larval cocoon silks of 24 species of ichneumonoid parasitic wasps, representing 13 subfamilies that kill the host in a larval or prepupal stage, are compared with those of their hosts to test the hypothesis that amino acid compositions of major protein products should, in certain...Quicke, D. L. J. ; Shaw, Mark R
Cotesia, energetics, Lepidoptera, and amino acids
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Journal article
The Rezillo's Fender Precision bass guitar, 1970s
From the days of the dancehalls to the emergence of pop in an explosion of colour in the 60s, through the 70s and New Wave, Rip It Up will feature global stars and independent local heroes from pop's early days right up to today’s outstanding newcomers. Artists and bands to...Allen, Stephen
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Book chapter
Shunga in the Meiji era
This hardback catalogue, published to accompany a major international exhibition, aims to answer some key questions about what is shunga and why it was produced. In particular the social and cultural contexts for sex art in Japan are explored. Erotic Japanese art was heavily suppressed in Japan from the 1870s...Buckland, Rosina
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Journal article
First records of the pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, in Scotland
The pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, is a poorly known cetacean species, which has been recorded rarely in the British Isles (Leaper and Evans, 2008). It is an oceanic species that inhabits tropical to warmer temperate waters worldwide (Caldwell and Caldwell, 1989). In the North Atlantic it strands reasonably commonly...Kitchener, Andrew C ; Herman, Jeremy S ; Reid, R J ; Anderson, N
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Journal article
Voxpop: what is the future for Blockbuster exhibitions?
Fears have been raised that the UK's leading museums may be unable to stage the major exhibitions that attract visitors from all over the world if there is a no-deal Brexit.Huxtable, Sally-Anne
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Journal article
International network of scholars to explore the role of silver in Early Medieval Europe
A major grant awarded to National Museums Scotland will allow historians to explore the role that silver played in the emergence of the Early Medieval kingdoms of Europe.Blackwell, Alice
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Lecture
(Re)discovering the Gaulcross Hoard and other early medieval silver
Lecture by Alice Blackwell and Dr Martin Goldberg of National Museums Scotland and Dr Gordon Noble of the University of Aberdeen at the 2015 Archaeological Research in Progress (ARP) conference, Saturday 30 May 2015.Goldberg, D Martin ; Blackwell, Alice ; Noble, Gordon
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Book chapter
The impact of Rome, c. AD 50-250
The real and imagined legacy of the ancient Celts has shaped modern identities across the British Isles and retains a powerful hold over the popular imagination. Furthermore, Celtic art is one of Europe’s great artistic traditions, with the skills of Celtic craftspeople standing alongside the best of the ancient and...Hunter, Fraser
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Book chapter
Insects
The coastline of Dorset exposes a long squence of Jurassic age sedimentary rocks which, with its wealth of invertebrate, vertebrate and plant fossils. From the pioneering work of early collectors like Mary Anning onwards, the area has been a cradle of palaeontology. The Lower Lias is particularly fossiliferous and this...Ross, Andrew
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Conference paper (published)
Terrestrial isopods: progress in their fossil record
Broly, P ; Sébastien Maillet, S ; Ross, Andrew
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