Many deep-water coral species have very broad global distributions and are eurybathic from depths of meters to kilometers. Such ecological breadth may be confounded by the presence of cryptic species. We are currently comparing the genetic distances between Paragorgia sp. and Primnoa sp. across their distribution and depth range in Canada using 18S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences. Initial result...

The aim of the paper is to discuss phenomenon re-use Nuragic sacred wells (pozzi sacri) during Punic period (c. 500–238 BC) in Sardinia. Although settlement system and power structures ceased exist by Late Iron Age, sanctuaries – built primarily Final Bronze Age 1200/1150–900 Early 900–750 were still used for ritual purposes, as demonstrated finds from Orri (Arborea), San Salvatore (Gonnosno) C...

The biological activity of Mastixia arborea (MA) relates to inflammation, but the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. We confirmed the anti-inflammatory effects of a methanol extract of MA extract on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 mouse macrophage cells and carrageenan-induced mice paw edema. The MA extract significantly inhibited nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2),...

A dark spot was found to appear in each blastomere of the vegetal surface of blastulae of Rana rugosa, Hyla arborea. The spot divided into two before division of the blastomere, so that one new spot was allotted to each daughter cell. These dark spots were formed at early blastula stage, and persisted until the end of yolk plug stage. Cytological observations showed that each dark spot correspo...

S. Miguel Island's vascular plant flora (Archipelago of the Azores,Portugal) consists of approximately 1000 taxa and is largely dominated bynon-indigenous taxa. The rapid spread of some very aggressive invasivealien species, such as Pittosporum undulatum Vent. and Clethra arboreaAiton, is causing serious damages to this ecosystem. This paper assessedthe effectiveness of High...

The incidence and intensity of metazoan parasites in 3 species of Iraqi amphibians were studied. The amphibians were Rana ridibunda, Bufo viridis and Hyla arborea. Twenty-four species of helminths were encountered, including 16 trematodes, 1 cestode and 7 nematodes. Their respective names are: Polystoma integerrimum, Prosotocus confusus, P. fuelleborni, Pleurogenoides gastroporus, P. medians, S...