New endemic Agapetes species reported from Yunnan, China
Agapetes comprises about 100 species, most of which are found in the subtropical monsoon region of Asia. In China, 59 species and two varieties are recognized.
Agapetes comprises about 100 species, most of which are found in the subtropical monsoon region of Asia. In China, 59 species and two varieties are recognized.
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2023
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Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world.
Ecology
Sep 4, 2023
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With their outsized ears and fluffy fur, rabbits are often seen as cute and harmless. Yet the creature is behind one of the globe's most harmful biological invasions, ravaging Australia, whose efforts to limit the problem ...
Ecology
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Traditionally, the genus Aristolochia L. sensu lato is the largest genus in the family Aristolochiaceae. According to recent morphological and phylogenetic studies, Aristolochia subgen. Siphisia has been reintroduced as a ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 29, 2023
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High-quality sequencing of nearly the entire kākāpō population is helping New Zealand to manage the health of this critically endangered species.
Ecology
Aug 29, 2023
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An international research team including the University of Göttingen has described seven previously unknown species of leaf insects, also known as walking leaves. The insects belong to the stick and leaf insect order, which ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2023
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Artemisia has attracted much attention due to its antimalarial properties and other pharmacological and economic value.
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2023
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The genus Sonerila, belonging to the plant family Melastomataceae, is represented by approximately 194 species. The genus is poorly known in the Philippines and is represented by only two species, Sonerila tenera and S. woodii.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2023
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Fossils of primitive cousins of T. rex that had short, bulldog snouts and even shorter arms have been discovered by scientists in Morocco. The two new dinosaur species belong to the Abelisauridae, a family of carnivorous ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Aug 23, 2023
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A highly pathogenic bird flu is currently sweeping the world—and New Zealand could be better prepared for its potential arrival.
Ecology
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