The following new synonyms in Diabrotica Chevrolat 1836 are proposed: D.flaviventris Jacoby 1887 and D. tibialis Jacoby 1887 are synonyms of D. adelpha Harold 1875; D. peckii Bowditch 1911 is a synonym of D. bioculata Bowditch 1911; D. nummularis Harold 1877 is a synonym of D. circulata Harold 1875; D. linensis Bechyné 1956 is a synonym of D. trifurcata Jacoby 1887; D. brunneosignata Jacoby 188...

During the preparation of treatment genus Phacelia for Flora Argentina project, several names were found in need typification. In this context lectotypes are designated 17 names: Aldea pinnata, Eutoca frigida, E. litoralis, lomarifolia, pinnatifida, pusilla, Hydrophyllum magellanicum, boliviana, P. foliosa, magellanica fo. amoena, plantaginea, nana, pinnatifida var. elatior, sanzinii, sinuata a...

A bending sensor is demonstrated using the combination of a mode-selective photonic lantern (PL) and a multicore fiber. A short section of three-core fiber with strongly coupled cores is used as the bend sensitive element. The supermodes of this fiber are highly sensitive to the refractive index profiles of the cores. Small bend-induced changes result in drastic changes of the supermodes, their...

The evolution of short repeated sequences by replication slippage under the assumption of selective neutrality is modeled using a linear birth and death process. The equilibrium distribution, the distribution of the life expectancy of a repeated sequence when the process starts from two repeats, the age distribution of repeats, the probability of obtaining two genes with i and j copies which di...

Ribulose 1,5-diphosphate carboxylase has been purified from fully expanded leaves of Oenothera. The isolation procedure overcame the problems which resulted from a high content of mucilage and phenolic compounds in the leaves. Protein extraction into dilute buffer containing a phenol adsorbant and reducing agents followed by a combination of gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography allowe...