k y canalised character the genotype may be considered as having two Fysiects: firstly, the genes controlling the potential variability of the character and secondly, the genes which act during development to canalise or limit that variability. That a normally invariant character may have underlying genetic variability has been demonstrated for a number of characters ( WADDINGTON 1953; RENDEL 1...

THE oldest non-ecclesiastical manuscript in Ireland is the Lebor na hUidre (lour na heera) or Book of the Dun Cow. It contains part of the Thin Bo Cuailnge (Tawn Bo Kool-nje) or Cattle Raid of Cooley which describes the invasion of Ulster by the combined forces of the three other provinces to capture the Brown Bull of Cooley. The Cooley peninsula is the tongue of land between Carlingford Lough ...

It is with admiration and fondness that we dedicate this special issue of ZooKeys to Professor Kumar Krishna, dean of Isoptera research. This collection of papers is a humble testament of appreciation by the various biologists who are dedicated to studying termites, insects that are popularly maligned but actually of profound behavioral and ecological importance. Kumar’s influence extends beyon...