AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE DIVERSITY ALONG A RIDGE-TO-REEF ELEVATIONAL GRADIENT ON A SMALL ISOLATED OCEANIC ISLAND OF THE CENTRAL PHILIPPINES

Amphibian and reptile diversity along a ridge-to-reef elevational gradient on a small isolated oceanic island of the central Philippines

Despite multiple recent field studies, herpetological species diversity of the Romblon Island Group in the central Philippines—particularly Sibuyan Island—has remained underestimated.Recently, we investigated the diversity of the herpetofauna of Mount Guiting-Guiting Natural Park, based on an elevational transect (10–1

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Media aggression: 2002/2003 Iraq case study

The United whole wheat phyllo dough States campaign led by the George W.Bush administration against Iraq was accompanied by media reporting that is unprecedented in the history so far.This media coverage, however, was, in most cases, unilateral and biased and it essentially had the role of a propaganda campaign that satanised Iraq and its state lea

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The open bar is closed: restructuration of a native parasitoid community following successful control of an invasive pest

The rise of the Asian chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus in France has benefited the native community of parasitoids originally associated with oak gall wasps by becoming an additional trophic subsidy and therefore perturbing population dynamics of local parasitoids.However, the successful biological control of this pest has then led to signi

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The impact of cell culture media on the interaction of biopolymer-functionalized gold nanoparticles with cells: mechanical and toxicological properties

Abstract Understanding the nanoparticle-cell interactions in physiological media is vital in determining the biological fate of the nanoparticles (NPs).These interactions depend on the physicochemical properties of the NPs and their colloidal behavior in cell culture media (CCM).Furthermore, the impact of the bioconjugates made by nanoparticle with

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