The 1940 Ricketts-Steinbeck Sea of Cortez Expedition, with Annotated Lists of Species and Collection Sites

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-334
Author(s):  
Richard C. Brusca
Keyword(s):  
Sea Of Cortez ◽  
Collection Sites

Beetles of the family Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera) in the collection of Zoological Museum of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ocheretna
Keyword(s):  
Species Identification ◽  
Broad Sense ◽  
Zoological Museum ◽  
World War ◽  
Identification Number ◽  
Comprehensive List ◽  
Carpathian Region ◽  
The Family ◽  
National University ◽  
Collection Sites

The Cryptophagidae collection (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) deposited at the Zoological Museum of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (ZMKU) is described. The main authors of the collection are well-known researchers from the 1910–1930s, Orest Marcu and Karl Penecke. This is the largest collection of cryptophagids among the natural museums of Ukraine containing 304 specimens belonging to 85 species of 13 genera. In addition, 15 specimens of 5 species belonging to the families Erotylidae, Biphyllidae and Languriidae were among Cryptophagidae specimens. The collection, according to information available in the ZMKU, came to the museum not earlier than 1947 as the indemnity for the results of the II World War, most likely from Chernivtsi, where Marcu and Penecke worked. The vast majority of specimens is collected in the territory of modern Romania and Ukraine, and many specimens came from Chernivtsi. A table with an overview of all key details of the specimens is given, in which there are 6 fields: the name of the species on the label, details on the species identification, number of specimens, collection locality with the name of collector and remarks on the specimen, in particular, the instructions for decoding collection sites from the original labels. Annotations are made on the amount of the collection and the most important specimens and re-identification for each of the 13 genera. Some specimens are lost, probably during numerous collection migrations. In particular, some species (Cryptophagus simplex, C. lapidicola, C. nitidulus, Caenoscelis subdeplanata, Atomaria grandicollis, A. peltata, etc.) are represented in the collection only by the labels. The collection is important for the analysis of the composition of the fauna of the Carpathian region in the broad sense, since some species are encountered in the collection rarely; therefore it is important to clarify their locations to form the most comprehensive list of species of the Cryptophagids in the region. Several species of the family were included on the actual list of the fauna of the region on the basis of the study of this collection, in particular: Atomaria linearis, A. analis, A. apicalis, A. gravidula, Cryptophagus fasciatus, C. setulosus, etc.

Mole (Talpa europaea L., 1758) in funds of the State Natural History Museum of the NAS of Ukraine

2018 ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Khodzinskyi V. ◽  
Cheremnykh N.
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The State ◽  
Natural History Museum ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Talpa Europaea ◽  
Gathering Place ◽  
Collection Sites ◽  
Main Material

The natural collection (n = 280 specimens) of the mole (Talpa europaea L., 1758) from the collections of the State Natural History Museum of the NAS of Ukraine was studied. The main material was collected in May-August by 23 collectors during the period 1868-1998. Morphometry of 86% of mole specimens was carried out, 52% of the individuals were weighed before preparation, the sex was set at 81% of individuals, and the age – 73%. Natural mole from the museum's funds are extracted or found in Bulgaria (1 gathering place) and six regions of West of Ukraine (30 collection sites). The ratio of the sexes of mole individuals, exhibits which are stored in the museum's funds, is 1.0 : 0.7 (♂ : ♀), age groups – 1.0 : 0.3 (ad. : subad.).

Taxonomic and Metabolomics Profiling of Actinobacteria Strains from Himalayan Collection Sites in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsin T. Cheema ◽  
Larissa V. Ponomareva ◽  
Tao Liu ◽  
S. Randal Voss ◽  
Jon S. Thorson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collection Sites

scholarly journals Discrepancy of SARS-CoV-2 PCR results due to the sample collection sites and possible improper sampling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Irifune ◽  
Nobuyuki Ashizawa ◽  
Takahiro Takazono ◽  
Pierre Mutantu ◽  
Takeshi Nabeshima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sample Collection ◽  
Collection Sites

Sexual composition of populations of Fragaria virginiana (Rosaceae) collected from Minnesota and western Wisconsin

1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (9) ◽  
pp. 1457-1463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret M. Stahler ◽  
Peter D. Ascher ◽  
James J. Luby ◽  
Alan P. Roelfs
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Gender Composition ◽  
Fragaria Vesca ◽  
Fragaria Ananassa ◽  
Northern Forest ◽  
Gender Expression ◽  
Sexual Composition ◽  
Consistent Manner ◽  
Fragaria Virginiana ◽  
Collection Sites

Populations of Fragaria virginiana Miller collected from 39 sites in Minnesota and western Wisconsin were gynodioecious, in that 35% of the plants were pistillate, 65% were hermaphroditic with perfect flowers, and none were staminate, when scored for gender expression in greenhouse or field plantings. Instability of gender expression across environments was apparent in 15% of the collections and these genotypes that appeared to change gender were termed weak hermaphrodites. Variation in gender composition of collections was not related in any consistent manner with the plant communities characterizing the collection sites. The proportions of pistillate plants, total hermaphrodites, strong hermaphrodites, and weak hermaphrodites in collections from the northern forest floristic province in the northeastern part of the region were not significantly different from those of collections from the southwestern prairie-forest floristic region, although collections from the prairie-forest province were more variable for gender composition than populations from the northern forest province. Lack of staminate plants and increased percentages of hermaphrodite plants, relative to reports in the literature, suggest that the gender composition of F. virginiana populations in Minnesota has changed, perhaps as a result of introgression from hermaphroditic Fragaria ×ananassa or Fragaria vesca. Key words: Fragaria chiloensis, Fragaria vesca, Fragaria ×ananassa, dioecy, introgression, evolution.

Patterns of morphological diversity among and within arcid bivalve species pairs separated by the Isthmus of Panama

2001 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 590-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter B. Marko ◽  
Jeremy B. C. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Eastern Pacific ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Isthmus Of Panama ◽  
Species Pairs ◽  
Recent Species ◽  
Discriminant Analyses ◽  
Collection Sites

Geminate species are morphologically similar sister-species found on either side of the Isthmus of Panama. The existence of all geminates in the tropical Eastern Pacific ocean and the Caribbean Sea is most often explained by vicariance: closure of the Central American Seaway 3.1 to 3.5 Ma simultaneously isolated populations of species with amphi-American distributions. In this paper, we test the potential of morphological measurements for discriminating between Recent geminate species pairs from three genera (Arca, Arcopsis, and Barbatia) in the bivalve family Arcidae and examine the prospects for distinguishing nominal species in the fossil record. Fourteen morphological variables were used to characterize shell shape and multivariate methods were used to discriminate between five Recent species pairs. Collection sites were also used as a priori groups for discrimination to describe patterns of intraspecific morphological variation and to evaluate differences among samples from different geographic regions.On average, 84 percent of specimens within geminate pairs are classified correctly following five separate discriminant analyses with nominal species as the grouping variable. Although all but one arcid species pair are discriminated with high statistical significance, some collection sites within species are highly morphologically distinct. Overall, a large proportion of specimens from each collection locality (79 percent on average) can be classified correctly to site although no single site possessed a multivariate centroid that was significantly different from all other conspecific centroids. The distinctiveness of some collection sites, however, raises the possibility that some nominal species may harbor cryptic species, indicating the need for wider geographic surveys of both molecular and morphological variation within geminate species pairs.The eigenvalue coefficients derived from the Recent samples of one geminate pair (Arca mutabilis and A. imbricata) were used to assess the potential for identifying arcid species in the fossil record. Discriminant analyses of fossil Arca indicate that the forms that characterize Recent A. mutabilis and A. imbricata are present in the fossil record as far back as the Late Early Miocene, in the Cantaure Formation of Venezuela. Because a deep water connection between the Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic existed until the Middle Miocene, the morphological differences associated with Recent A. mutabilis and A. imbricata likely existed well before the rising Isthmus affected ocean circulation patterns in tropical America. Therefore, despite great overall morphological similarity, these putative geminate species likely have a time of divergence that is at least four times older than final seaway closure. The geographic distribution of fossils also suggests that morphological forms associated with each Recent species had amphi-American distributions both before and after isthmus formation but are now geographically restricted to either side of the isthmus in the Recent fauna.

scholarly journals Monoterpenes and Sesquiterpenes of Essential Oils from Psidium Species and Their Biological Properties

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 965
Author(s):  
Renan Campos e Silva ◽  
Jamile S. da Costa ◽  
Raphael O. de Figueiredo ◽  
William N. Setzer ◽  
Joyce Kelly R. da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Chemical Diversity ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Natural Sources ◽  
Biological Potential ◽  
The World ◽  
Review Reports ◽  
Collection Sites

Psidium (Myrtaceae) comprises approximately 266 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Psidium taxa have great ecological, economic, and medicinal relevance due to their essential oils’ chemical diversity and biological potential. This review reports 18 Psidium species growing around the world and the chemical and biological properties of their essential oils. Chemically, 110 oil records are reported with significant variability of volatile constituents, according to their seasonality and collection sites. Monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes with acyclic (C10 and C15), p-menthane, pinane, bisabolane, germacrane, caryophyllane, cadinane, and aromadendrane skeleton-types, were the primary constituents. The essential oils showed various biological activities, including antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, phytotoxic, larvicidal, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic properties. This review contributes to the Psidium species rational and economic exploration as natural sources to produce new drugs.

Ed Ricketts: From Pacific Tides to the Sea of Cortez

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-384
Author(s):  
Donald G. Kohrs
Keyword(s):  
Sea Of Cortez
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