Curie Point Depth Analysis of East and Southeast Asia

Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in East Asia and Southeast Asia

In the coastal countries of East Asia and Southeast Asia, ciguatera should be common because of the extensive tropical and subtropical coral reefs along the coasts and in the neighboring seas with ciguatoxic fishes. An extensive search of journal databases, the Internet and the government websites was performed to identify all reports of ciguatera from the regions. Based on the official data an...

Biogeography of Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in East and Southeast Asia

The causes of high biological diversity in biodiversity hotspots have long been a major subject of study in conservation biology. To investigate this matter, we conducted a phylogeographic study of five Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) species from East and Southeast Asia: Drosophila albomicans Duda, D. formosana Duda, D. immigrans Sturtevant, D. melanogaster Meigen, and D. simulans Sturteva...

Communication in East and Southeast Asia : traditions and challenges

Outlines the tradition of scholarly communication in four East and Southeast Asian countries. Compares the similarities and differences in history and current conditions of research and publication practices in China, Japan, Korea, and Myanmar. Highlights challenges brought up by the advances of information and communication technologies. By analyzing existing imbalances in the development, the...

Major Trends Affecting Families – East and Southeast Asia

A new urban landscape in East–Southeast Asia, 2000–2010

East–Southeast Asia is currently one of the fastest urbanizing regions in theworld, with countries such as China climbing from20 to 50%urbanized in just a few decades. By 2050, these countries are projected to add 1 billion people, with 90%of that growth occurring in cities. This population shift parallels an equally astounding amount of built-up land expansion.However, spatially-and temporally...