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Curr Zool 2018 Dec 16;64(6):721-726. Epub 2017 Nov 16.

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Contact with environmental microbes are arguably the most common species interaction in which any animal participates. Studies have noted diverse relationships between hosts and resident microbes, which can have strong consequences for host development, physiology, and behavior. Many of these studies focus specifically on pathogens or beneficial microbes, while the benign microbes, of which the majority of bacteria could be described, are often ignored. Read More

Curr Zool 2018 Dec 30;64(6):713-720. Epub 2017 Nov 30.

Department of Science, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

Behavioral predictability, i.e., short-term intra-individual variability under relatively constant environmental conditions, has only recently begun to gain attention. Read More

Am J Primatol 2018 Dec;80(12):e22933

Department of Animal Physiology, Institute for Zoology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

Diel activity rhythms in mammals are regulated by an endogenous (circadian) timing system which is synchronized by environmental 24-hr periodicities called zeitgebers. Additional direct responses to stochastic environmental factors ensure the fine-tuning to the actual situation and may mask the circadian time course. Following an observational study on behavioral effects of visitor activities in a group of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) kept free-ranging on a small island of Lake Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico, we analyzed the effect of weekly varying numbers of visiting tourist boats on the monkeys' diel activity rhythm. Read More

J Anim Ecol 2018 Nov 22. Epub 2018 Nov 22.

Department of Biology, Research Group Phycology - Bioinformatics & Evolutionary Genomics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

The spatial configuration and size of patches influence metapopulation dynamics by altering colonisation-extinction dynamics and local density dependency. This spatial forcing as determined by the metapopulation typology then imposes strong selection pressures on life-history traits, which will in turn feed back on the ecological metapopulation dynamics. Given the relevance of metapopulation persistence for biological conservation, and the potential rescuing role of evolution, a firm understanding of the relevance of these eco-evolutionary processes is essential. Read More

Oecologia 2018 Dec 8. Epub 2018 Dec 8.

Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstrasse 7, 76829, Landau/Pfalz, Germany.

The role of generalist predators in biological control remains controversial as they may not only reduce pest populations but also disrupt biocontrol exerted by other natural enemies. Here, we focus on spiders as a model group of generalist predators. They are among the most abundant and most diverse natural enemies in agroecosystems. Read More

J Econ Entomol 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA.

Shipments of California Navel oranges (Citrus sinensis) (Osbeck)) that are found to be infested with adult bean thrips (Caliothrips fasciatus (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)) upon arrival in Australia either undergo mandatory fumigation with methyl bromide (MeBr) to kill the thrips or are refused entry. Ethyl formate (EtF) mixed with carbon dioxide (CO₂) is an effective fumigant for control of various arthropods including but not limited to, thrips, aphids, Pacific spider mites, California red scale, and omnivorous leaf rollers. Dose-mortality curves at 5°C, 10°C, and 15°C were developed for control of adult bean thrips using EtF plus CO₂, with 5°C being more effective. Read More

Anim Cells Syst (Seoul) 2018 14;22(6):421-428. Epub 2018 Nov 14.

Department of Biological Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea.

Among the triad spinning units for capture thread producing system in the orb-web spiders, aqueous gluey substances are produced from two pairs of aggregate silk glands (ASG). Although biochemical analysis of glue substance is produced by way of their passage through the ASG, its structural modifications in the nodular area have been nearly neglected till now. This paper focused on identifying the fine structural characteristics of the aggregate nodules in the golden orb-web spider using both of light and transmission electron microscopes. Read More

Biodivers Data J 2018 29(6):e29443. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences & Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, E-08028, Barcelona, Spain Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences & Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, E-08028 Barcelona Spain.

Background: A large scale semi-quantitative biodiversity assessment was conducted in white oak woodlands in areas included in the Spanish Network of National Parks, as part of a project aimed at revealing biogeographic patterns and identify biodiversity drivers. The semi-quantitative COBRA sampling protocol was conducted in sixteen 1-ha plots across six national parks using a nested design. All adult specimens were identified to species level based on morphology. Read More

Zookeys 2018 28(799):47-88. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

Acarology laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, P.O. Box 2460, Saudi Arabia King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

Two new species of the genus Banks are described and illustrated based on adult females and males, from Forssk (Leguminosae), from Hochst. ex Endl. (Cupressaceae), and Attiah, 1967 is redescribed from H. Read More

Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA. Electronic address:

Genome analyses of the polyphagous spider mite herbivore Tetranychus urticae (two-spotted spider mite) revealed the presence of a set of 17 genes that code for secreted proteins belonging to the "intradiol dioxygenase-like" subgroup. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that this novel enzyme family has been acquired by horizontal gene transfer. In order to better understand the role of these proteins in T. Read More

J Invertebr Pathol 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6.

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey. Electronic address:

The effects of secondary metabolites produced by the following symbiotic bacteria, Xenorhabdus szentirmaii, X. nematophila, X. bovienii, X. Read More

Proteomics 2018 Dec 5:e1800302. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.

The spider mite Tetranychus evansi has a remarkable ability to suppress and manipulate plant defenses, which makes it an ideal model to investigate plant-herbivores interactions. In this study, we performed a de novo assembly of the transcriptome of T. evansi, and characterized the proteins in its secreted saliva by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Read More

PeerJ 2018 29;6:e6049. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Department of Biogeography, Trier University, Trier, Germany.

The orb-weaver spider Simon 1922 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) is one of the most common cave predators occurring in the Mediterranean basin. Although the congeneric represented the model species in several studies, our knowledge of is only founded on observations performed on a handful of populations. In this study spiders were studied in caves of Monte Albo (Sardinia, Italy) over a year. Read More

Proc Biol Sci 2018 Dec 5;285(1892). Epub 2018 Dec 5.

School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Queen's Road, Bristol, UK

Colour vision is known to have arisen only twice-once in Vertebrata and once within the Ecdysozoa, in Arthropoda. However, the evolutionary history of ecdysozoan vision is unclear. At the molecular level, visual pigments, composed of a chromophore and a protein belonging to the opsin family, have different spectral sensitivities and these mediate colour vision. Read More

ACS Chem Biol 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.

Gating modifier toxins (GMTs) from spider venom can inhibit voltage gated sodium channels (NaVs) involved in pain signal transmission, including the NaV1.7 subtype. GMTs have a conserved amphipathic structure that allow them to interact with membranes and also with charged residues in regions of NaV that are exposed at the cell surface. Read More

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.

Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Eur J Neurosci 2018 Dec 1. Epub 2018 Dec 1.

Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignal Analysis, University of Muenster, D-48149, Muenster, Germany.

Biased motivated attention towards phobia-relevant pictures is a typical finding in specific phobia. In the visual system, the allocation of motivated attention is indexed by two event-related potential components - the Early Posterior Negativity and the Late Positive Potential. Enhanced Early Posterior Negativity and Late Positive Potential amplitudes are reliably observed in specific phobia such as, for instance, snake, spider or blood-injection-injury phobia and to some extent also in dental phobia. Read More

Zookeys 2018 19(797):71-85. Epub 2018 Nov 19.

Zoological Museum, Center of Natural History, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany.

Three species from the family Oonopidae are newly described from leaf litter habitats in Sumatra, Indonesia based on male and female morphology. All three species belong to the genus Thoma, 2014: , , and Read More

Sex Med Rev 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

Department of Urology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA. Electronic address:

Background: Priapism has been linked to many commonly prescribed medications, as well as recreational drugs and toxins. Although the incidence of priapism as a result of medication is small, the increasing use of antidepressants, antipsychotics, and recreational drugs may lead to more cases of pharmacologically-induced priapism in the future.

Aim: To provide a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the most common causes of pharmacologically induced priapism and discuss incidence, pathophysiology, and basic management strategies. Read More

Syst Biol 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California Davis, 1 Shields Drive, Davis, CA, USA.

Instances of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) provide the context for rigorous tests of biological rules of size evolution, such as Cope's Rule (phyletic size increase), Rensch's Rule (allometric patterns of male and female size), as well as male and female body size optima. In certain spider groups, such as the golden orbweavers (Nephilidae), extreme female-biased SSD (eSSD, female:male body length ≥ 2) is the norm. Nephilid genera construct webs of exaggerated proportions, which can be aerial, arboricolous, or intermediate (hybrid). Read More

Sci Total Environ 2018 Nov 26;656:297-306. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, Katowice 40-007, Poland.

The study aimed at comparing the effects of short- and long-term exposure of Steatoda grossa female spiders to cadmium on the web's architecture, its energy content, and ultrastructure of ampullate glands. Simple food chain model (medium with 0.25 mM CdCl → Drosophila hydei flies → spider (for 4 weeks or 12 months) was used for the exposure. Read More

Oecologia 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.

Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Edificio C2, 3º Piso Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal.

To fight infection, arthropods rely on the deployment of an innate immune response but also upon physical/chemical barriers and avoidance behaviours. However, most studies focus on immunity, with other defensive mechanisms being relatively overlooked. We have previously shown that the spider mite Tetranychus urticae does not mount an induced immune response towards systemic bacterial infections, entailing very high mortality rates. Read More

J Therm Biol 2018 Dec 29;78:298-303. Epub 2018 Oct 29.

Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Chile; Instituto de Ecología y Evolución (IEB), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Temperature is one of the most important environmental variables for organisms, especially for ectothermic animals. In fact, ectotherms must move within a relatively narrow range of temperatures where they are able to maximize their performance. We assessed the thermal ecology of female sand spiders (Sicarius thomisoides) in Chile from separate populations along an environmental gradient and different macro habitats (coast vs. Read More

FASEB J 2018 Dec 3:fj201801909R. Epub 2018 Dec 3.

Toxicology and Pharmacology, Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.

A 13 aa residue voltage-gated sodium channel (Na) inhibitor peptide, Pn, containing 2 disulfide bridges was designed by using a chimeric approach. This approach was based on a common pharmacophore deduced from sequence and secondary structural homology of 2 Na inhibitors: Conus kinoshitai toxin IIIA, a 14 residue cone snail peptide with 3 disulfide bonds, and Phoneutria nigriventer toxin 1, a 78 residue spider toxin with 7 disulfide bonds. As with the parent peptides, this novel Na channel inhibitor was active on Na1. Read More

Chemosphere 2018 Nov 27;218:758-766. Epub 2018 Nov 27.

Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Department of Environmental Protection, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland. Electronic address:

Fifteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were measured in the spider webs prepared in the laboratory and exposed to indoor air pollution in a defined period of time. We have selected homes differing in location (rural area vs. city), type of room (living room, kitchen, basement), inhabitants' habits (smoking cigarettes vs. Read More

Science 2018 11;362(6418):1052-1055

Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, 666303, China.

Lactation is a mammalian attribute, and the few known nonmammal examples have distinctly different modalities. We document here milk provisioning in a jumping spider, which compares functionally and behaviorally to lactation in mammals. The spiderlings ingest nutritious milk droplets secreted from the mother's epigastric furrow until the subadult stage. Read More

Toxicon 2018 Nov 27;158:33-37. Epub 2018 Nov 27.

Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD 4072, Australia. Electronic address:

The millions of extant arthropod species are testament to their evolutionary success that can at least partially be attributed to venom usage, which evolved independently in at least 19 arthropod lineages. While some arthropods primarily use venom for predation (e.g. Read More

PLoS One 2018 29;13(11):e0208123. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America.

Group-living behavior is taxonomically widespread but rare in spiders. The conventional view is that the main pathways to group-living in spiders are either sub-social, where extended maternal care leads to prolonged sibling association; or communal living, where individuals aggregate to exploit a common resource. Female egg-sac guarding behavior occurs throughout kleptoparasitic spiders in the subfamily Argyrodinae (Theridiidae), while individuals in group-living species cohabit in the resource rich webs of their host spiders. Read More

Syst Rev 2018 Nov 28;7(1):211. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.

Background: The objective of the review was to synthesize evidence of barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into PHC from existing literature. The structure of the review was guided by the SPIDER framework which involves the following: Sample or population of interest-primary care providers (PCPs); Phenomenon of Interest-integration of mental health services into primary health care (PHC); Design-influenced robustness and analysis of the study; Evaluation-outcomes included subjective outcomes (views and attitudes); and Research type-qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies.

Methods: Studies that described mental health integration in PHC settings, involved primary care providers, and presented barriers/facilitators of mental health integration into PHC were included in the review. Read More

Cogn Emot 2018 Nov 28:1-12. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

b Baskent University , Department of Psychology , Ankara , Turkey.

Popular culture has many examples of evil characters having vertically pupilled eyes. Humans have a long evolutionary history of rivalry with snakes and their visual systems were evolved to rapidly detect snakes and snake-related cues. Considering such evolutionary background, we hypothesised that humans would perceive vertical pupils, which are characteristics of ambush predators including some of the snakes, as threatening. Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Nov 5;4513(1):1-90. Epub 2018 Nov 5.

The State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering of China, Centre for Behavioural Ecology and Evolution, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, Hubei, China.

The genus Neriene Blackwall, 1833 from China is reviewed. Two new species are described: Neriene lushanensis n. sp. Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Nov 8;4514(3):301-331. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan. Av. Vital Brasil, 1500, CEP 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil..

Paracymbiomma gen. nov. is proposed to include six new species from Brazil: P. Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Nov 12;4518(1):1-76. Epub 2018 Nov 12.

Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia..

A combined molecular and morphological approach was used to revise the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg. Where possible, our molecular approach used sequence data from the COI barcoding gene, which were analysed using Bayesian, RAxML and neighbour-joining approaches. These molecular data were combined with morphology to describe and diagnose the genus, to redescribe the type (and only previously valid) species, B. Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Nov 13;4521(2):294-300. Epub 2018 Nov 13.

Laboratorio de Aracnología & Miriapodología (LAM-UN), Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Colombia..

The huntsman spider genus Anaptomecus was proposed by Simon (1903) to include the type species, A. longiventris Simon, 1903, described from a juvenile male collected in Cayambé (San Pedro de Cayambé), Pichincha, Ecuador. Mello-Leitão (1940) described a second species, A. Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Nov 21;4524(2):245-250. Epub 2018 Nov 21.

A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospekt 33, Moscow 119071, Russia..

Erigomicronus new genus is erected for Oreonetides longembolus Wunderlich Li, 1995 (the type species) and Maro lautus Saito, 1984. The genitalia of both species are studied in detail and illustrated. Based to the male palp conformation, the new genus seems to belong to the subfamily Erigoninae, but the epigynum resembles that of some "micronetine" genera, e. Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Nov 21;4524(2):174-186. Epub 2018 Nov 21.

Laboratório de Diversidade e Sistemática de Arachnida (LaDiSA). Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). Av. Unisinos, 950, Cristo Rei, 93022-000 São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil..

The spider genus Stemmops O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894, currently comprises 22 described species. Spiders of this genus are mainly known from the Neotropical Region, but are poorly studied in Brazil. Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Oct 16;4500(2):151-178. Epub 2018 Oct 16.

College of Life Science, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, Jiangxi, China College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.

Dictynidae spiders were collected from Jinggang Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China in the past four years. Five new species are described and illustrated with photographs, SEMs and line drawings: Lathys adunca Liu spec. nov. Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Oct 19;4501(1):1-301. Epub 2018 Oct 19.

Queensland Museum, P.O. Box 3300, South Brisbane, Qld 4101, Australia.

We describe 16 new species and redescribe six established species in the genus Raoiella-R. argenta sp. nov. Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Oct 29;4508(1):141-150. Epub 2018 Oct 29.

The Key Laboratory of Invertebrate Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China.

In this paper, two new Paratus species are described from southern China from both sexes: Paratus hamatus sp. n. from Yunnan Province and P. Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Oct 31;4508(3):446-450. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Aracnologia. Av. Perimetral, n° 1901, CEP 66077-830, Belém, Pará, Brazil.

At the time the genus Attacobius Mello-Leitão, 1925 was first acknowledged as a member of the subfamily Corinninae, Corinnidae, by Platnick Baptista (1995), only three species were recognized. Since then, that number has increased to 15 currently valid species (Bonaldo Brescovit 1998; 2005; Pereira-Filho et al. 2018). Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Oct 31;4508(3):431-434. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

Museum of Natural History, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, Poland..

The genus Plaumanniola Costa Lima, 1962 was a subject of several taxonomical and morphological studies. It is one of very few scydmaenines originally placed not only in a different beetle family, but even a superfamily. The first species of Plaumanniola, P. Read More

Zootaxa 2018 Nov 5;4514(1):1-22. Epub 2018 Nov 5.

Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan..

The systematics of the subgenus Stigmatodipogon Ishikawa of the genus Dipogon Fox is revised. Six species are listed. Two new species, Dipogon (Stigmatodipogon) kurokawai Shimizu, sp. Read More

An Bras Dermatol 2018 Nov/Dec;93(6):938-939

Department of Clinical and Surgical Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain.

Behav Res Ther 2018 Nov 20;112:28-35. Epub 2018 Nov 20.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Davie Hall, Campus Box 3270, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3270, United States.

Safety behaviors-actions performed to prevent, escape from, or reduce the severity of perceived threat-are typically eliminated during exposure therapy for clinical anxiety. Yet some experts have called for the strategic and "judicious use" of safety behaviors during exposure to improve treatment acceptability/tolerability without diminishing its efficacy. Empirical findings regarding this debate are mixed and existing work is subject to several methodological limitations. Read More

J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2018 21;24:31. Epub 2018 Nov 21.

1Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av Antônio Carlos, 6627, 2nd Floor, Room 2031, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901 Brazil.

Background: The great diversity of molecules found in spider venoms include amino acids, polyamines, proteins and peptides, among others. Some of these compounds can interact with different neuronal receptors and ion channels including those present in the ocular system. To study potential toxicity and safety of intravitreal injection in rabbits of LyeTx I b, a synthetic peptide derived from the toxin LyeTx I found in venom from the spider and to evaluate the angiogenic activity on a CAM model. Read More

Sci Rep 2018 Nov 27;8(1):17425. Epub 2018 Nov 27.

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Department of Ecology and Biogeography, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toruń, Poland.

Contrasting trophic theories of island biogeography try to link spatial patterns in species distribution and richness with dietary preferences, arguing that the spatial turnover of species among habitat patches changes with trophic rank causing a systematic change in the proportion of plants, herbivores, and predators across habitats of different size. Here we test these predictions using quantitative surveys of plants, spiders, and herbivores as well as of omnivorous and predatory ground beetles on undisturbed Polish lake islands. We found decreased proportions of predators and habitat generalists on larger islands. Read More

Oecologia 2018 Nov 26. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University, 501 Life Sciences West, Stillwater, OK, 74075, USA.

Predators often feed on a wide range of prey that can vary in behavior, morphology, and physiology. The net benefits that predators gain from prey are likely related to both prey nutrient content and prey morphology or defenses. For invertebrates, the exoskeleton is a morphological trait that varies widely among species and during ontogeny and could affect nutrient extraction by predators. Read More

Emotion 2018 Nov 26. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva.

Recent behavioral observations suggest an influence of prior expectancies on attention to neutral targets, whereas the detection of threatening targets remains comparably immune to these expectancies. The origin of this asymmetry, however, remains unclear. Here, therefore, we investigated its neural basis by using fMRI. Read More

Appl Plant Sci 2018 Nov 9;6(11):e01192. Epub 2018 Nov 9.

Institute of Fundamental Sciences Massey University Palmerston North 4442 New Zealand.

Premise Of The Study: Microsatellite markers were developed for New Zealand species of (Orchidaceae) to investigate population genetics and species delimitation.

Methods And Results: From sequencing a total genomic DNA library (using Illumina MiSeq), we developed 22 microsatellite markers for . The di- and trinucleotide repeat loci were initially trialed on individuals representing seven taxa (. Read More

Pak J Pharm Sci 2018 Nov;31(6):2537-2543

School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia.

Spider lily (Hymenocallis littoralis) belongs to Amaryllidaceae family is a well-known plant species for its medicinal properties. The inhibitory effects of H. littoralis methanol sonication extracts were evaluated for wound healing activity. Read More