More stories

  • in

    Evolution of the Galapagos in the Anthropocene

    We thank M. Schuiteman for reviewing early drafts of the manuscript. We also thank the staff of the Charles Darwin Research Station that made possible the International Workshop to develop a Climate Change Research Agenda to inform climate change adaptation and mitigation for the Galapagos Marine Reserve, and to the Galapagos National Park Directorate for […] More

  • in

    Monkeypox virus emergence in wild chimpanzees reveals distinct clinical outcomes and viral diversity

    1. Durski, K. N. et al. Emergence of monkeypox — West and Central Africa, 1970–2017. Morb. Mortal. Wkly Rep. 67, 306–310 (2018). Article Google Scholar 2. Vaughan, A. et al. Two cases of monkeypox imported to the United Kingdom, September 2018. Eurosurveillance 23, 1800509 (2018). 3. Erez, N. et al. Diagnosis of imported monkeypox, Israel, […] More

  • in

    Protecting the peri-domestic environment: the challenge for eliminating residual malaria

    Study site The study was conducted in two typical Solomon Island coastal villages (Haleta and Tuguivili; Fig. 6). Haleta village (population 366 people) is located on Ngella Sule Island in Central Province (9°5′56″ S, 160°6′56″ E). Central Province had an Annual Parasite Incidence (API) of 280 cases per 1,000 persons during 201531. The average human biting […] More

  • in

    Influence of oil, dispersant, and pressure on microbial communities from the Gulf of Mexico

    1. Atlas, R. M. & Hazen, T. C. Oil biodegradation and bioremediation: A tale of the two worst spills in u.s. history. Environmental Science & Technology 45, 6709–6715, https://doi.org/10.1021/es2013227 (2011). 2. McNutt, M. K. et al. Applications of science and engineering to quantify and control the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Proceedings of the National Academy […] More

  • in

    Dark septate endophyte improves salt tolerance of native and invasive lineages of Phragmites australis

    1. Rodriguez RJ Jr, JFW, Arnold AE, Redman RS. Fungal endophytes: diversity and functional roles. New Phytol. 2009;182:314–30. 2. Usuki F, Narisawa K. A mutualistic symbiosis between a dark septate endophytic fungus, Heteroconium chaetospira, and a nonmycorrhizal plant, Chinese cabbage. Mycologia. 2007;99:175–84. 3. Yadav V, Kumar M, Deep DK, Kumar H, Sharma R, Tripathi T, […] More

  • in

    Fake news and vultures

    Affiliations Institute for Game and Wildlife Research, IREC (CSIC-UCLM), Ciudad Real, Spain Antoni Margalida Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain José A. Donázar Authors Antoni Margalida José A. Donázar Corresponding author Correspondence to Antoni Margalida. More

  • in

    Mast seeding patterns are asynchronous at a continental scale

    1. Yang, L. H., Bastow, J. L., Spence, K. O. & Wright, A. N. What can we learn from resource pulses? Ecology 89, 621–634 (2008). Article Google Scholar 2. Ostfeld, R. S. & Keesing, F. Pulsed resources and community dynamics of consumers in terrestrial ecosystems. Trends Ecol. Evol. 15, 232–237 (2000). 3. Kelly, D. The […] More

  • in

    The new scope of virus taxonomy: partitioning the virosphere into 15 hierarchical ranks

    1. Iwanowsky, D. Über die Mosaikkrankheit der Tabakspflanze. Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 35, 67–70 (1892). Google Scholar 2. Beijerinck, M. W. Über ein Contagium vivum fluidum als Ursache der Fleckenkrankheit der Tabaksblätter. Verh. K. Ned. Akad. Wet. Afd. Natuurkd. Tweede Sect. 65, 1–22 (1898). Google Scholar 3. Loeffler, F. & Frosch, P. Berichte der […] More