The Great Lakes impose high levels of natural fragmentation on local populations of terrestrial animals in a way rarely found within continental ecosystems. Although separated by major water barriers, woodland deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus gracilis) populations on the islands and on the Upper Peninsula (UP) and Lower Peninsula (LP) of Michigan have previously been shown to have a mitochond...

A screening of 22 DNA polymorphisms has been performed in western Mediterranean populations (Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, and Central Mediterranean Islands). The analyzed markers correspond to polymorphic sites in several candidate genes for cardiovascular disease including apolipopoteins and their receptors (APOA1, APOB, APOE, APOC1, APOC2, LPA, and LDLR), genes implied in the hemostasis regula...

The subduction of the Philippine Sea (PHS) Plate toward the north of Izu peninsula, Japan, is of great interest because intraslab seismicity is absent where the buoyant Izu volcanic arc has been subducting over the past 15 Myr. This study analyzes 42 earthquakes in an isolated seismic cluster that occurred ~ 100 km north of Izu peninsula at depths of 40–90 km and discusses seismogenesis in the ...

Shandong Peninsula is an important economic development area in China, and its superior geographical location abundant resources provide a good foundation for rapid development. In order to further enhance the strength of regional competitiveness city cluster, it inevitable strengthen financial fiscal support peninsula, integrate structure expand Blue Economy Demonstration Zone within national ...

Introduction The year 1874, when the British first established indirect rule on the Malay Peninsula, has conventionally marked the start of “modern” Malay history. 1 For those engaged in the writing of this “modern” history, the preceding period from 1826-1874 has often been treated as an era of stagnation or decline. With the exception of a few studies, notably that of Khoo Kay Kim, analysis o...

The Tuckerton Peninsula is the designated sentinel site of the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve for the detection and monitoring of climate change effects, most notably sea-level rise and inundation, as well as other natural and anthropogenic drivers of change. It is a 2,000 ha Spartina salt marsh system of state Wildlife Management Lands. Sentinel site infrastructure has be...

The scientific activity of the group of researchers led by Mallegni concerns the biological characteristics of ancient human groups from the Mediterranean basin, from the most archaic forms to the protohistorical and historical ones. Of course, the questions posed by the most ancient groups are different from those arising from the other ones, and this largely due to the limited amount of mater...

Nine freshwater fish species were sampled from 13 bodies of water in Baja California Sur state, on the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. Twenty-four helminth parasite species of 19 genera and from 13 families were recorded. All are new records for the region, but have been recorded previously in Mexico. No endemic helminth species were identified. Most helminths were larval forms of generalist...

We report seven cases of naturally acquired human Plasmodium knowlesi infections which were admitted to our centre from July 2007 till June 2008. Diagnosis was confirmed by nested PCR. Cases of P. knowlesi infections, dubbed the fifth type of human malaria, have been reported in East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) as well as in the state of Pahang in Peninsula Malaysia. These seven patients appea...