ANALYSIS OF FORENSIC CASEWORK UTILIZING INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING


Latitudinal variation in the asynchrony of seasons: implications for higher rates of population differentiation and speciation in the tropics

Speciation rates for some taxa increase from the poles towards the equator, augmenting the number of species in the tropics.The causes of latitudinal variation in speciation rates are presently unknown.Here we present and discuss the Asynchrony of Seasons Hypothesis that invokes latitudinal differences in the spatial asynchrony of climate, and the

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Axial lumbar interbody fusion: a 6-year single-center experience

Dick J Zeilstra,1 Larry E Miller,2,3 Jon E Block3 1Bergman Clinics, Naarden and NedSpine, Ede, The Netherlands; 2Miller Scientific Consulting, Inc, Arden, NC, USA; 3The Jon Block Group, San Francisco, CA, USA Introduction: The aim of this study is to report our 6-year single-center experience with L5–S1 axial lumbar interbody fusion (AxiaLIF)

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Movement of American lobsters Homarus americanus and rock crabs Cancer irroratus around mussel farms in Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada

A worldwide increase in aquaculture has focussed attention on the interactions between aquaculture activities and the surrounding habitats and ecosystems.In Atlantic Canada, mussel aquaculture occurs alongside static-gear fisheries for American lobster Homarus americanus and rock crab Cancer irroratus.Current knowledge gaps surround how lobsters an

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