support from the SYNTHESYS Project(http://www.synthesys.info/),which is financed by the European Community Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7“Capacities”Program to J.E.C.O.,from an IAPT Research Grant to J.E.C.O.,the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst(DAAD project no.9169087o);J.E.C.0.and A.N.M.-R.,and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research(BMBF project no.16GWo12oK)to A.N.M.-R.Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.
The general dynamic model(GDM)of oceanic island biogeography views oceanic islands predominantly as sinks rather than sources of dispersing lineages.To test this,we conducted a biogeographic analysis of a highly succe...
Background:The Elegant Pitta(Pitta elegans)complex displays a remarkable diversity of morphological and bioacoustic traits across five taxa currently recognized as subspecies.They differ in plumage characteristics(suc...
Based on four specimens discovered in the collection of the natural History Museum, London, United kingdom, we present a new distribution record for the skink Sphenomorphus oligolepis for seram island, Maluku Province...
funded by National University of Singapore internal Faculty of Sciences Grant WBS R-154-000-570-133;Department of Biological Sciences grant WBS R-154-000-583-651
Background: The White-faced Cuckoo-dove(Turacoena manadensis) is a poorly-known Wallacean endemic with a limited distribution on Sulawesi and its satellites, including the Togian, Banggai and Sula archipelagoes. In 19...
Financial assistance for equipment and supplies was partially provided by a Title V Grant to Victor Valley College;Partial financing of student travel was provided by the Associated Student Body at Victor Valley College
Herpetological surveys of locations in six districts of Timor-Leste(Dili, Baucau, Ermera, Liqui a, Manatuto, Viqueque) during 2010 led to the discovery of a new, high-altitude species of Cryptoblepharus from Ermera Di...