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Little Egret in the Indian Ocean
On our recent walks along Cable Beach checking on the pairs of Pied Oystercatchers that are currently breeding we have often observed a Little Egret. There is only ever one...
12 hours ago - 10,000 Birds
How Many Birders are There, Really?
I have previously written about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's estimates regarding the number of birders in the United States. The most recent report was issued in...
1 month ago - 10,000 Birds
WHY ONLY 10,000 BIRD SPECIES?
Why are there only 10,000 species of birds when there are 25,000 species of fish and 350,000 species of beetles out of at least 900,000 species of insects. A 1959 paper by G.E...
2 monthes ago - Ornithology
Identification of a large dataset of SNPs in hair‐fin anchovy based on RAD‐seq
Summary Hair‐fin anchovy is an economically important fish distributed in the West Indian Ocean and the Northwest Pacific Ocean. In this study, 154 individuals in eight...
3 monthes ago - Animal Genetics
The flooded landscape continues
A few weeks ago I showed you how flooded the station property was on each side of the highway heading south. Well, it did start to dry out a little, but then we got a lot more...
3 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
A high‐density genetic linkage map for Chinese perch using 2.3K genotyping‐by‐sequencing SNPs
Summary Chinese perch, Siniperca chuatsi , is one of the most commercially important cultured fishes in China. In the present study, a high‐density genetic linkage map of...
4 monthes ago - Animal Genetics
A comparative whole genome sequencing analysis identified a candidate locus for lack of operculum in cultivated gilthead seabream
Summary The gilthead seabream is commonly used for aquaculture. Despite its great economic value, several problems in its cultivation remain. One of the major concerns is the...
4 monthes ago - Animal Genetics - 2 articles
Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review
Of all the living things in our world to be passionate about, mushrooms may rate as the most unlikely. Ranging in color from off-white to dingy black, with pastel to gelatinous...
4 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
A comparative whole genome sequencing analysis identified a candidate locus for lack of operculum in cultivated gilthead seabream
Summary The gilthead seabream is commonly used for aquaculture. Despite its great economic value, several problems in its cultivation remain. One of the major concerns is the...
5 monthes ago - Animal Genetics
A high‐density genetic linkage map for Chinese perch using 2.3K genotyping‐by‐sequencing SNPs
Summary Chinese perch, Siniperca chuatsi , is one of the most commercially important cultured fishes in China. In the present study, a high‐density genetic linkage map of...
5 monthes ago - Animal Genetics
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