the philosophy of biology has existed as a distinct sub-discipline within the philosophy of science for about thirty years. the rapid growth of the field has mirrored that of the biological sciences in the same period. today the discipline is well represented in the leading journals in philosophy of science, as well as in several specialist journals. there have been two generations of textbooks...

viability of black-footed ferrets in plague-impacted landscapes: a metamodelling approach Kevin T. Shoemaker, Robert C. Lacy, Michelle L. Verant, Barry W. Brook, Travis M. Livieri, Philip S. Miller, Damien A. Fordham and H. Resit Akc akaya* Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA; Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield, IL 60513, USA; USGS Nationa...

Stipa richteriana and Galium songaricum are newly recorded species for the flora of Iran, collected from Binalood and Hezar-Masjed Mountains in Razavi Khorassan Province. The geographical distribution of both species is mainly confined to the Middle Asia. Morphological characters of two newly recorded species are compared with their close relatives. Notes on taxonomy, ecology, phytogeography, a...

alburnus chalcoides , caspian shemaya, is found in the river systems of the aral, black and caspian sea basins and is an economically valuable cyprinid from the southern caspian sea. this species has been reported as near threatened species in this basin due to damming, over and illegal fishing, destruction of its spawning grounds and water pollution. the caspian shemaya is an important species...

Received 07 May 2012 Accepted 12 December 2012 Abstract The well-documented re-colonisation of the French large river basins of Loire and Rhone by European otter and beaver allowed the analysis of explanatory factors and threats to species movement in the river corridor. To what extent anthropogenic disturbance of the riparian zone influences the corridor functioning is a central question in th...

Valuation studies about environmental goods, e.g. biodiversity, often use characteristics and indicators that seem ecologically sound. But ecological value and public value are not necessarily the same. Therefore, combining ecological indicators with public knowledge and language in framing valuation studiesmay improve the consistency of outcomes. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods...

JERRY A. COYNE,1 NICHOLAS H. BARTON,2 AND MICHAEL TURELLI3 1Department of Ecology and Evolution, The University of Chicago, 1101 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637 E-mail: [email protected] 2I.C.A.P.B., Division of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, United Kingdom E-mail: [email protected] 3Section of Evolution and Ecology and Center for Population Biology,...