New faunistic data are provided on the ground spiders (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) of Iraq. Three genera ( Haplodrassus Chamberlin, 1922; Minosiella Dalmas, 1921; Odontodrassus Jézéquel, 1965) and six species dalmatensis (L. Koch, 1866); intermedia Denis, 1958; aravaensis Levy, 1999; mundulus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872); Pterotricha dalmasi Fage, 1929; Zelotes fagei 1955) reported in Iraq for first ...

We present a detailed observational study of a remarkable radio galaxy at a redshift of z = 2.2: 1138-262. This objectwas selected fromour compendiumof ultra steep spectrum radio sources on the basis of its distorted radio morphology. High resolution VLA radio observations show that the radio source consists of a series of knots and jet-like protrusions, with a sharp bend, strongly suggesting t...

The HSV-1 immediate early (IE) protein ICP4 (alpha 4, IE175, Vmw175) is an oligomeric molecule which activates transcription of viral early genes, represses transcription of viral IE genes, and binds to specific sequences in certain viral promoters. The extent to which these functions are interrelated has not been fully established. We have expressed truncated portions of the ICP4 gene in E. co...

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Arthropods compose a large proportion of biological diversity and play important ecological roles as decomposers, pollinators, predators, prey, and nutrient cyclers. We sampled ground-occurring macroarthropods in intact gaps created by wind disturbance, in salvage-logged gaps, and in closed canopy mature forest (controls) during June 199%May 1999 using drift fences with pitfall traps. Basal are...

Red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) forage on the boles of living pine trees for a variety of arthropods. To assess the availability of prey under differing stand conditions, we sampled arthropods that crawled up the boles of 300 living longleaf pine trees (Pinus palustrtis) ranging in age from 20-100 years with passive traps over a l-year period. We identified, counted, ovendried, and...

Urbanization transforms undeveloped landscapes into built environments, causing changes in communities and ecological processes. Flying arthropods play important roles in these processes as pollinators, decomposers, and predators, and can be important in structuring food webs. The goal of this study was to identify associations between urbanization and the composition of communities of flying (...