scholarly journals Peer Review #2 of "Tamilokus mabinia, a new, anatomically divergent genus and species of wood-boring bivalve from the Philippines (v0.1)"

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Bieler
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Wood Boring

scholarly journals Reviewer Acknowledgements

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Maggie Liu
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Environmental Biology ◽  
Aquatic Science ◽  
Nova Southeastern University ◽  
National University ◽  
Coastal Research ◽  
Research Institute

Aquatic Science and Technology (AST) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether AST publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 7, Number 2 Augusto E. Serrano, University of the Philippines Visayas, PhilippinesAyman El-Gamal, Coastal Research Institute, EgyptDavid Kerstetter, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, USALevent BAT, Sinop University Fisheries Faculty, TurkeyLuciana Mastrantuono, Department of Environmental Biology, ItalyTai-Sheng Cheng, National University of Taiwan, TaiwanMaggie LiuAquatic Science and TechnologyMacrothink Institute*************************************5348 Vegas Dr.#825Las Vegas, Nevada 89108United StatesTel: 1-702-953-1852 ext. 524Fax: 1-702-420-2900E-mail: [email protected]: http://ast.macrothink.org

scholarly journals Introduction to the Asian Qualitative Research Association Special Issue

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safary Wa-Mbaleka
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Research Association ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Special Issue

Founded in 2015, the Asian Qualitative Research Association (AQRA) has become a leader in fostering qualitative research practice and education in the Philippines and beyond. Stating in 2016, AQRA has sponsored an annual conference featuring original qualitative research and scholarship. Past conference presenters were invited to submit their papers to The Qualitative Report (TQR) for peer review. As a result of this rigorous process, TQR is delighted to present this special issue in conjunction with AQRA.

scholarly journals Reviewer Acknowledgements

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Robert Smith
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
National University ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training

Journal of Education and Training Studies (JETS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether JETS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 7, Number 7 Guilherme Tucher, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), BrazilJohn Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University, UKLisa Marie Portugal, American College of Education, USALorna T. Enerva, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, PhilippinesMeral Seker, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, TurkeyRichard Penny, University of Washington Bothell, USAThomas K. F. Chiu, The University of Hong Kong, Hong KongVjacheslav Ivanovich Babich, Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Ukraine Robert SmithEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Journal of Education and Training StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://jets.redfame.com

scholarly journals A rock-boring and rock-ingesting freshwater bivalve (shipworm) from the Philippines

2019 ◽  
Vol 286 (1905) ◽  
pp. 20190434 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Reuben Shipway ◽  
Marvin A. Altamia ◽  
Gary Rosenberg ◽  
Gisela P. Concepcion ◽  
Margo G. Haygood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
Fourth Century ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Freshwater Bivalve ◽  
Historical Importance ◽  
Phylogeny And Evolution ◽  
Wood Boring ◽  
Woody Substrates ◽  
Palaeoenvironmental Conditions ◽  
Wood Digestion

Shipworms are a group of wood-boring and wood-feeding bivalves of extraordinary economic, ecological and historical importance. Known in the literature since the fourth century BC, shipworms are both destructive pests and critical providers of ecosystem services. All previously described shipworms are obligate wood-borers, completing all or part of their life cycle in wood and most are thought to use wood as a primary source of nutrition. Here, we report and describe a new anatomically and morphologically divergent species of shipworm that bores in carbonate limestone rather than in woody substrates and lacks adaptations associated with wood-boring and wood digestion. The species is highly unusual in that it bores by ingesting rock and is among the very few known freshwater rock-boring macrobioeroders. The calcareous burrow linings of this species resemble fossil borings normally associated with bivalve bioerosion of wood substrates (ichnospecies Teredolites longissimus ) in marginal and fully marine settings. The occurrence of this newly recognized shipworm in a lithic substrate has implications for teredinid phylogeny and evolution, and interpreting palaeoenvironmental conditions based on fossil bioerosion features.

scholarly journals Reviewer Acknowledgements

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (12a) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Robert Smith
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
National University ◽  
Training Studies ◽  
And Training

Journal of Education and Training Studies (JETS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether JETS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 6, Number 12aAdalberto Felipe Martinez, Federal University of São Carlos, BrazilBahman Aalizadeh, IranEnisa Mede, Bahcesehir University, TurkeyLorna T. Enerva, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, PhilippinesMassimiliano Barattucci, Ecampus University, ItalyMeral Seker, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, TurkeyMichael Wall, Independent Researcher in Music and Music Education, USANiveen M. Zayed, MENA College of Management, JordanShabnam AsadKarami, IranSima Mokari Saei, IranVjacheslav Ivanovich Babich, Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Ukraine               Robert SmithEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Journal of Education and Training StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://jets.redfame.com

scholarly journals Reviewer Acknowledgements

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Andrew Walter
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Grand Canyon ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Polytechnic Institute ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
King Abdulaziz University ◽  
The University

Studies in Engineering and Technology (SET) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether SET publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 4, Number 1António Calha, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, PortugalCarmen Pérez-Sabater, Universitat Poltècnica de València, SpainCélio Gonçalo Marques, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, PortugalDeborah Christine Robinson, University of Derby, UKElena Jerves, University of Cuenca, EcuadorEnisa Mede, Bahcesehir University, TurkeyEsra DERELİ-Eskişehir Osmangazi University, TurkeyEsra DERELİ-Eskişehir Osmangazi University, TurkeyIntakhab Khan, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi ArabiaJohn Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University, UKLisa Marie Portugal, Grand Canyon University, USALorna T. Enerva, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, PhilippinesM. Emin Türkoğlu, Afyon Kocatepe University, TurkeyMarcie Zaharee, The MITRE Corporation, USAMeral Seker, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, TurkeyMustafa Çakır, Marmara Üniversity, TurkeyNerina Fernanda Sarthou, Univ. Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNicole Celestine, The University of Western Australia, AustraliaNiveen M. Zayed, MENA College of Management, JordanPirkko Siklander, University of Lapland, FinlandRichard Penny, University of Washington Bothell, USARui Manuel Carreteiro, National Institute of Psychology and Neurosciences, PortugalSamad Mirza Suzani, Islamic Azad University, IranYalçın Dilekli, Aksaray University, Turkey    Andrew WalterEditorial AssistantStudies in Engineering and Technology-------------------------------------------Redfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USATel: 1-503-828-0536 ext. 504Fax: 1-503-828-0537E-mail: [email protected]: http://set.redfame.com

scholarly journals Tamilokus mabinia, a new, anatomically divergent genus and species of wood-boring bivalve from the Philippines

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e6256 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Reuben Shipway ◽  
Marvin A. Altamia ◽  
Gary Rosenberg ◽  
Gisela P. Concepcion ◽  
Margo G. Haygood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Adductor Muscle ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Micro Ct ◽  
Micro Computed Tomography ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Well Differentiated ◽  
Wood Boring

Here we describe an anatomically divergent wood-boring bivalve belonging to the family Teredinidae. Specimens were collected off the coast of Mabini, Batangas, Philippines, in February 2018, from sunken driftwood at a depth of less than 2 m. A combination of characteristics differentiates these specimens from members of previously named teredinid genera and species. Most notable among these include: an enlarged cephalic hood which extends across the posterior slope of the shell valves and integrates into the posterior adductor muscle; a unique structure, which we term the ‘cephalic collar’, formed by protruding folds of the mantle immediately ventral to the foot and extending past the posterior margin of the valves; a large globular stomach located entirely posterior to the posterior adductor muscle and extending substantially beyond the posterior gape of the valves; an elongate crystalline style and style sac extending from the base of the foot, past the posterior adductor muscle, to the posteriorly located stomach; calcareous pallets distinct from those of described genera; a prominently flared mantle collar which extends midway along the stalk of the pallets; and, separated siphons that bear a pigmented pinstripe pattern with highly elaborate compound papillae on the incurrent siphon aperture. We used Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT) to build a virtual 3D anatomical model of this organism, confirming the spatial arrangement of the structures described above. Phylogenetic analysis of the small (18S) and large (28S) nuclear rRNA gene sequences, place this bivalve within the Teredindae on a branch well differentiated from previously named genera and species. We propose the new genus and species Tamilokus mabinia to accommodate these organisms, raising the total number of genera in this economically and environmentally important family to 17. This study demonstrates the efficacy of Micro-CT for anatomical description of a systematically challenging group of bivalves whose highly derived body plans are differentiated predominantly by soft tissue adaptations rather than features of calcareous hard-parts.

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