—Butt-end and lock-on aluminum band loss and wear were studied in the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) banded in Spain. The risk of loss of butt-end bands increased from 0% to 85% in bands of 0 to 12 years. However, no loss occurred when storks were banded on the tibia rather than in the tarsus. Lock-on metal bands showed a low band loss rate throughout. The results indicated that band loss was ma...

We report the morphogenesis of a new mouse mutant, Doublefoot (Dbf). The major phenotypic features involve the limb and craniofacial regions. There is polydactyly of all 4 limbs, with typically 6-8 digits per limb. All of the digits are triphalangeal; some show bifurcations and some are not attached to the carpus/tarsus. The carpus and tarsus are broader than normal, and their elements are part...

Older red-breasted flycatcher males (after the second year) have an orange patch on the throat and breast. To date, the occurrence of this ornament has been explained in terms of male-male interactions. In this paper, we show that badge size also influences the mating success of red-breasted-flycatcher males. In addition to the size of the ornament, arrival time was a second factor related to t...

Th e published fi gure legend is as follows (WRONG): Figures 1–10. Blacometeorus sinicus Chai & Chen, sp. n. ♀, holotype. 1 antenna 2 head, frontal view 3 head, dorsal view 4 mesonotum, dorsal aspect 5 propodeum and metasomal tergite I–II, dorsal aspect 6 fore wing 7 hind wing 8 body, lateral view 9 hind leg 10 hind tarsus. dorsal view 2 head, frontal view 3 antenna 4 body, lateral view 5 hind ...

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2016.11.011 0968-090X/ 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ⇑ Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: [email protected], [email protected] (G. Li), [email protected] (S.E. Li), [email protected] (B. [email protected] (P. Green). 1 These authors have equally contributed to this research work. Guofa Li , Shengbo Eben Li b,⇑,1, Bo Cheng , Paul Green c