• Only last year, also in ZooKeys , the team published ten new Malaysian species of the "micro-jewel" snails of the genus Plectostoma . (sciencedaily.com)
  • Owen named it the genus Trichina, from the Greek term for hair, and the species spiralis . (medscape.com)
  • Within the Trichinella genus, 8 species are known. (medscape.com)
  • Protozoal organisms that can be passed on through transfusion include species of the genus Plasmodium , which cause malaria. (medscape.com)
  • Babesia species and organisms of the closely related genus Theileria parasitize the erythrocytes of wild and domestic animals.These parasites are members of the order Piroplasmida, named for the pear-shaped forms found within infected red blood cells (RBCs). (medscape.com)
  • According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) 2008 report, released yesterday, 36 percent of the total species evaluated by the organization are threatened with extinction. (mongabay.com)
  • Extinction rates for freshwater inhabitants are currently four to six times the rates for terrestrial and marine species. (mongabay.com)
  • They say that the same underlying problems-exploitation of resources, unsustainable overconsumption, climate change, population growth-are exacerbating global poverty and the extinction of species. (mongabay.com)
  • Fortunately, no penguin species were driven to extinction by this process. (earthlife.net)
  • Gray wolves were on the brink of extinction when they were one of the first animals to receive protections under the Endangered Species Act in 1975. (peoplesworld.org)
  • The researchers argue that botanic gardens are of "critical importance to plant conservation", and internationally coordinated efforts are needed to house even more species at risk of extinction - particularly those from tropical climates. (cam.ac.uk)
  • The world's rarest duck, the Madagascar pochard, has taken a small step away from the threat of extinction, thanks to a conservation project that has received support from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund. (emirates247.com)
  • The only other species of vulture in North America is the California condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ), an endangered species on the edge of extinction . (jrank.org)
  • There have been three major mass extinction events throughout history and biologists widely agree the world is now suffering from another. (world.edu)
  • In some cases these shifts will be insignificant, and in other cases they will entail some species' extinction. (world.edu)
  • Species change and species extinction - the casualties attributed by conservation biologists to "invasive species" and that are widely supposed to threaten biodiversity - are also the agents by which biodiversity is produced. (world.edu)
  • The International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List is the world's most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species. (lu.se)
  • Later, once the Moon had been unequivocally proved to be a dead world, future Apollo missions were allowed to skip quarantine. (universetoday.com)
  • The discovery of the new plant-eating species - including Kosmoceratops richardsoni, considered the most ornate-headed dinosaur known to man - was reported Wednesday in the online scientific journal PLoS ONE, produced by the Public Library of Science. (weeklyworldnews.com)
  • Economies are utterly dependent on species diversity. (mongabay.com)
  • In the entire investigated area 19 species have been photographed (often for the first time in vivo), collected and identified, but the real sponge diversity is certainly under-estimated due to the difficulty of collecting all the sighted specimens through the ROV grabber. (marinespecies.org)
  • The most in-depth species survey to date finds an "astonishing array" of plant diversity in the global botanic garden network, including 41% of all endangered species. (cam.ac.uk)
  • The world's botanic gardens contain at least 30% of all known plant species, including 41% of all those classed as 'threatened', according to the most comprehensive analysis to date of diversity in 'ex-situ' collections: those plants conserved outside natural habitats. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Currently, an estimated one fifth of plant diversity is under threat, yet there is no technical reason why any plant species should become extinct. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Scientists are working to try to understand how species adapt, to help prevent loss of species diversity. (windows2universe.org)
  • One aspect that contributes to the charm of owls is the incredible diversity among owl species. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • Remaining individuals are found primarily around the Rocas Consag archipelago , near the town of San Felipe in Baja California, as well as near the Colorado River Delta, a marine habitat of incredible species diversity . (earth.org)
  • Thus, understanding the factors governing species diversity is closely linked to research on ecosystem functioning. (lu.se)
  • Protecting ecosystems and the diversity of species that live in them cannot be separated from an understanding of the underlying factors driving climate change, biodiversity loss and the social injustices people experience. (lu.se)
  • Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax are the most important species of Plasmodium in Venezuela. (cdc.gov)
  • Malaria is infection with Plasmodium species. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Treatment and prophylaxis depend on the Plasmodium species and drug sensitivity and the patient's clinical status. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Concurrent infection with more than one Plasmodium species is uncommon but can occur. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The basic elements of the life cycle are the same for all Plasmodium species. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A minute shell with an average diameter of 0.7 mm was found in Borneo by a team of biologists along with another 47 new species of greatly varying sizes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Biologists around the world are searching to find the cutest animal species and they are asking Twitter for help. (metro.us)
  • The term "invasive species" has additional legitimacy among conservation biologists because it refers not only to a species' impact on humans but on ecosystems and on non-human species. (world.edu)
  • By altering the structure of native ecological communities, these activities, in a way, welcome new species to settle in while the natural order is in upheaval. (nrdc.org)
  • This work aims at giving an ecological overview of some of the dominant species of this environment, together with a taxonomic part including the description of new species: Topsentia calabrisellae sp. (marinespecies.org)
  • Most ecologists understand the term "invasive" not as a heading under which to categorise a species permanently, but as a way of describing an ecological phenomenon, the process and effect of a species migrating into a new bioregion. (world.edu)
  • s and shares many ecological characteristics with the 80 odd whale, dolphin and porpoise species found within the cetacean group. (earth.org)
  • Other species known to infect humans include B. duncani, B. divergens, B. venatorum, and B. crassa. (medscape.com)
  • The IUCN Red List provides a window on many of the major global issues of our day, including climate change, loss of freshwater ecosystems and over-fishing," says Simon Stuart, Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and co-editor. (mongabay.com)
  • Feb. 20, 2020 Participants in a citizen-science expedition in the Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei, Borneo, named a new snail species after climate activist Greta Thunberg. (sciencedaily.com)
  • One reviewer told The New York Times that the Fish and Wildlife Service ignored the genetic variations within the gray wolf species, which is crucial to their ability to adapt to threats like the climate crisis. (peoplesworld.org)
  • The research shows a combination of human behaviour and climate change could have devastating affects on species across the planet. (world.edu)
  • On Wednesday, December 14th the Parliament's Director of Climate Action, Emily Echevarria, alongside United Religions Initiative 's Climate Action Coordinator, Lauren Van Ham, joined the Temple of Understanding for the program "The Species We Save May Be Our Own - Interfaith Organizations on Biodiversity Loss" at the COP15: The UN Biodiversity Conference . (parliamentofreligions.org)
  • The distinct climate and ecology of the new host environment will advantage some individuals over others so that the variant might flourish and a new variety - perhaps, eventually, a new species - will arise that is peculiar to its bioregion, at least until it, in turn, migrates. (world.edu)
  • Examples of applications are the modelling of changes in forest species and productivity under climate change. (lu.se)
  • The current climate and biodiversity crises are deeply intertwined with complex social, cultural and economic processes that also cause injustices around the world. (lu.se)
  • and 6 (3%) concerned genomes of other animal species (Figure). (cdc.gov)
  • The database includes scientific names and distributions of all multicellular land and freshwater animal species found in Europe today. (lu.se)
  • Though one species, the Galapagos Penguin (currently the rarest penguin species), lives in the equatorial band, it is protected to some extent form the heat by the cold Antarctic currents which bath the islands. (earthlife.net)
  • With the Madagascar pochard being the rarest duck in the world, it was an obvious choice for us to support this project. (emirates247.com)
  • Only 51 whales remain, according to researchers' best estimates, making them one of the rarest marine mammals in the world. (nationalgeographic.co.uk)
  • 10/15/2009) Scientists have announced that freshwater species are likely the most threatened on earth. (mongabay.com)
  • 09/17/2009) Twenty-nine scientists argue in Science today that the world will not be able to lift up the world's poor unless it also addresses global biodiversity loss. (mongabay.com)
  • That scientists were taking the idea seriously restored their confidence in their own hunches about other species. (unu.edu)
  • Darwin sought and found an explanation - a mechanism - for the evolutionary changes in species, which other scientists were beginning to suspect, using a purely materialist method, without any recourse to God or metaphysics. (marxist.com)
  • Scientists revealed on Wednesday that they've discovered fossils in the southern Utah desert of two new dinosaur species closely related to the Triceratops, including one with 15 horns on its large head. (weeklyworldnews.com)
  • Scientists know of around 6,500 living mammal species, inhabiting practically every environment on Earth - from frigid oceans to high deserts. (wuky.org)
  • It's not often that scientists discover a new species of mammal, let alone one that reaches 40 feet in length, weighs up to 30 tons, and frequents the waters off a heavily populated area. (nationalgeographic.co.uk)
  • With the clock ticking, scientists working with the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration have launched a series of research projects to study the species more closely. (nationalgeographic.co.uk)
  • In Brazil, scientists discovered 11 new species of cassava - known variously as garri, manioc, or tapioca - which could open up new food sources for people in the tropics. (iflscience.com)
  • Ecosystem models that have been developed within the group are used by scientists around the world. (lu.se)
  • Today's action reflects the Trump Administration's continued commitment to species conservation based on the parameters of the law and the best scientific and commercial data available," said Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt in a statement . (peoplesworld.org)
  • After more than 45 years as a listed species, the gray wolf has exceeded all conservation goals for recovery. (peoplesworld.org)
  • We are delighted to hear the news of this important step forward in securing the future of the Madagascar pochard,' the Managing Director of the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, Razan Al Mubarak, told the Emirates News Agency, WAM. (emirates247.com)
  • Our grant programme is focused on conservation projects devoted to the saving of individual species. (emirates247.com)
  • The vultures of Eurasia and Africa , numbering 14 species, are specialized members of the Accipitridae, a family that also includes hawks and eagles . (jrank.org)
  • Seven new species of redbush, or rooibos tea plants, have been discovered in South Africa in the past year, but already six of these are at risk. (iflscience.com)
  • These diseases are more of a problem in Africa and other tropical areas of the world, but more of them are spreading to the United States. (medlineplus.gov)
  • It can also be found throughout the world in certain parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. (medscape.com)
  • In 2020, there were an estimated 241 million cases of malaria, with 95% of them in Africa (see 2021 World Malaria Report ). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Seven species this year improved from last, while more than double that-seventeen-fell, including three that are now considered extinct in the wild, and one-the Polynesian tree snail-that has vanished altogether. (mongabay.com)
  • This study is extremely important because it will enable us to target our efforts much more effectively, and work together to ensure that plant species don't needlessly become extinct," Smith said. (cam.ac.uk)
  • If the environmental conditions change too quickly , the species may not be able to adapt to the change, and may become threatened or even extinct. (windows2universe.org)
  • The species was thought to be extinct until 2006, when a small number of ducks were found on another small remote lake. (emirates247.com)
  • This enormous vulture may have become extinct as an indirect consequence of the disappearance at that time of many large species of mammals , an event that was likely due to the first colonization of the Americas by very effective human hunters. (jrank.org)
  • Some of these will become extinct or will be pressured into behavioural and perhaps genetic change as a result of the invasive species\' arrival. (world.edu)
  • The infecting Leishmania species was identified in 198 patients. (lu.se)
  • The warm season is of sand flies with Leishmania species mately half a million new patients each short (mid-May to mid-September) in was performed using nested- poly- year in the Mediterranean region and the mountainous areas. (who.int)
  • To assess the antimicrobial efficacy of five solvent extracts of two Piper species commonly used in diet and traditional medicine, P. cubeba and P. longum , against selected bacterial and oral fungal pathogens i.e. (bvsalud.org)
  • may be used to treat oral fungal species, especially C. albicans , as they produced larger inhibition zones than antifungal drugs often used to treat these pathogens. (bvsalud.org)
  • The new information tells us more about isolated, or endemic, species such as the new record-holder. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This makes them excellent examples of how endemic species can arise. (sciencedaily.com)
  • the avifauna is likewise extremely rich, with 411 species recorded, including at least 20 species endemic to Irian Jaya. (worldheritagesite.org)
  • Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference is a standard reference work in mammalogy giving descriptions and bibliographic data for the known species of mammals. (wikipedia.org)
  • 2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, two of the most important drugs used to fight malaria - which kills over 400,000 people annually - are derived from plants, yet there are still another 1,200 species frequently used locally to treat the parasite. (iflscience.com)
  • In 1961, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was the first country to be certified by the World Health Organization as malaria-free ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • We aimed to assess the number of malaria cases, distributed by species, in symptomatic patients at a public health center in Sifontes municipality during epidemiologic week 50, 2016, and compare them with cases from the same week during 2014, 2015, and 2017. (cdc.gov)
  • Malaria is a major health problem in many tropical and subtropical areas of the world. (medlineplus.gov)
  • If one adds the species classified as Near Threatened, the percentage jumps to 44 percent-nearly half. (mongabay.com)
  • That's just one of the findings from a close examination of DNA from 240 different mammalian species, an ambitious effort to understand how hairy, milk-producing mammals - including humans - evolved to have such an astonishing array of sizes, shapes, and special abilities. (wuky.org)
  • The rest of the vaquita's body is uniquely patterned with various shades of black, white and grey - a trait common amongst marine mammals for the purpose of individual and species recognition . (earth.org)
  • These five species of parasitic roundworms are found in approximately 150 different carnivorous/omnivorous mammals. (medscape.com)
  • Today's announcement simply reflects the determination that this species is neither a threatened nor endangered species based on the specific factors Congress has laid out in the law. (peoplesworld.org)
  • The most lecular technique, nested polymerase chain important hyperendemic focus of ZCL has reaction (PCR), for species determination. (who.int)
  • We're talking about species like prosopis, a thorny mesquite shrub from Central and South America that invaded Ethiopia in the 1970s and has since spread out over more than 1.7 million acres of the country's choicest grazing lands. (nrdc.org)
  • The black vulture ( Coragyps atratus ) is another common species that breeds from southern North America to South America. (jrank.org)
  • They are also the only New World (American) vultures which display sexual dimorphism, as males have fleshy combs on the top of their heads and neck wattles, females have neither. (worldlandtrust.org)
  • Vultures across the world share features such as a bald head (which keeps the head clean of blood and entrails whilst feeding), long necks and wide, rectangular wings used to glide up thermals with long finger-like primaries to reduce drag. (worldlandtrust.org)
  • However, New World vultures lack a functional hind toe and have no internal separation of the nostrils so that when viewed from the side it is possible to see right through the head. (worldlandtrust.org)
  • Once they have landed, their size makes them dominant over other avian scavenger species, such as turkey vultures. (worldlandtrust.org)
  • Volume 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl. (worldlandtrust.org)
  • Species of vultures are assigned to two families in the order Falconiformes. (jrank.org)
  • The vultures of the Americas include seven species in the family Cathartidae. (jrank.org)
  • Species of vultures have had great cultural significance to various groups of people. (jrank.org)
  • Called 'dwarf' ("nanus" meaning "dwarf" in Latin), the new snail, Acmella nana , is first-shown to the world in the open-access journal ZooKeys , where the last record-holder was announced only about a month ago. (sciencedaily.com)
  • But when these ants feel threatened, they raise up their rumps as a warning, says Alice Laciny, an entomologist with Natural History Museum Vienna in Austria who described the first new species of exploding ant since 1935 in the journal Zookeys. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
  • As the Earth system warms due to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the environments that some species live in are rapidly changing. (windows2universe.org)
  • Birds of the World is a database of species accounts of the world's birds. (lu.se)
  • As the raptors with the longest wingspan in the world (315 centimetres/10.5 feet), Andean Condors would be unmistakable even without their distinctive bald heads, feathered white ruff and white wing bars. (worldlandtrust.org)
  • Of these, Blakiston's Fish Owl takes the crown as the largest living owl species today, boasting an impressive wingspan of up to 6.6 feet. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • Not far behind is the Eurasian Eagle-Owl, one of the largest owl species in the world, with a wingspan of up to 6.2 feet. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • This species is migratory in the northern part of its range, often travelling in flocks of several hundred birds. (jrank.org)
  • The non-migratory vaquita has the most limited geographical range of any cetacean species, inhabiting a mere 4000 square kilometres in the Northwestern area of the Gulf of California in Mexico. (earth.org)
  • As we all know Uttarakhand is known to have more than 500 species of butterflies in India. (indiatimes.com)
  • Darwin went on to note that apart from the general characteristics that go to make up the particular species, each individual would tend to pass on its own unique characteristics to the next generation. (marxist.com)
  • In humans and animals, snakebite envenoming affects multiple organ systems (depending on the particular species of snake and the classes of toxins present in the venom) and can cause, among other things: haemorrhage and prolonged disruption of haemostasis, neuromuscular paralysis, tissue necrosis, myolysis (muscle degeneration), cardiotoxicity, acute kidney injury, thrombosis and hypovolaemic shock. (who.int)
  • the species composition of reservoirs and L. major, L .tropica and L. aethiopica [5]. (who.int)
  • Envenoming can also be caused by venom being sprayed into a person's eyes by certain species of snakes that have the ability to spit venom as a defence measure. (who.int)
  • Darwin's starting point in Origin was the observation that within the population of a species there is a natural variation among its individual organisms. (marxist.com)
  • Vie asks the public to imagine a world without biodiversity. (mongabay.com)
  • I've just updated The Best Resources For World Biodiversity Day (& Endangered Species Day) . (edublogs.org)
  • In 2007, the "invasive" starling joined the bottlenose dolphin and the otter in an official list of declining and threatened species on Britain's Biodiversity Action Plan. (world.edu)
  • ArtDatabanken (the SLU Swedish Species Information Centre) undertakes work within the field of Swedish biodiversity, commissioned by the Government and other authorities. (lu.se)
  • Our field research on biodiversity is primarly carried out in species-rich grasslands on Öland, an island in the Baltic. (lu.se)
  • Notable species include 2 species of cassowary, 4 megapodes, 30 parrots, 20 birds-of paradise and 6 species of bowerbirds" (AB). (worldheritagesite.org)
  • Some of the largest owl species include Blakiston's Fish Owl, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, and Great Grey Owl. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • These include new species of rose, coffee, Aloe vera , and cassava, and could be of great significance in the agricultural, cosmetic, and horticultural industry. (iflscience.com)
  • Jane Wagner, _The Search For Intelligent Life In The Universe_ -- [Performed by Lily Tomlin]. (anvari.org)
  • I suspect the number of aware species will eventually turn out to be far larger than we mere humans suspect. (unu.edu)
  • They will not be little humans, aware like we are aware, but they will have their own forms of awareness, and I for one believe the octopus will be on that list of species. (unu.edu)
  • Their genetic menagerie eventually included 52 endangered species, like the giant otter and the Amazon river dolphin, as well as primates like chimps and humans. (wuky.org)
  • A study published on August 23 in Nature Communications estimates that in the 21st century, the developing world will see a rise in invasive species, an issue most of these countries are neither equipped to prevent nor stable enough to endure. (nrdc.org)
  • In the United States, May 21st was designated Endangered Species Day by Congress. (edublogs.org)
  • Orthopoxviruses and Monkeypox virus were detected in the organs by PCR using consensus primers targeting the virus surface membrane haemagglutinin (HA) genes, while Leptospira species were detected by PCR using primers targeting the rrs and lfb1 genes. (who.int)
  • The rest live more northerly lives to varying degrees, 5 species being sub-antarctic, 6 southern temperate and 4 sub-tropical. (earthlife.net)
  • Consequently, some 60% of temperate plant species were represented in botanic gardens but only 25% of tropical species, despite the fact that the majority of plant species are tropical. (cam.ac.uk)
  • At just over 2 feet long (27 inches or 70 centimeters), a species of squid found by the expedition proves to a brand new member of the chiroteuthid family. (mongabay.com)
  • For instance, there are seven new species that can only be found on the 4,095-metre-high Mount Kinabalu. (sciencedaily.com)
  • WHS where more than 300 bird species can be found in the wild within its core zone. (worldheritagesite.org)
  • The study, published today in the journal Nature Plants , found that the global network of botanic gardens conserves living plants representing almost two-thirds of plant 'genera' (the classification above species) and over 90% of plant families. (cam.ac.uk)
  • When we started in 1989 and found no hope for the species' survival until 2006, things looked very bleak. (emirates247.com)
  • Owls are fascinating creatures that belong to the order Strigiformes, which encompasses over 200 species found around the world. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • In the United States, most infections are caused by Babesia microti , a species commonly found in mice. (medscape.com)
  • Help WWF protect snow leopards and other vulnerable species around the world. (worldwildlife.org)
  • Pudu are the world's smallest deer species and the Zoo now has 3 on display. (boredpanda.com)
  • From the largest owls to the smallest, each species has its own unique characteristics, adaptations, and behaviors that make them truly remarkable. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • Thousands of undiscovered species, with potentially life saving properties, are at risk due to deforestation in Columbia. (era.org.uk)
  • Instead, it would be the result of a factors from introduced foreign species, run-offs from fertilisers and pesticides, pollution and deforestation, he said. (world.edu)
  • Mapping the whales' distribution is a necessity for defining their critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act, a process that is currently underway and would become the basis for legal protections. (nationalgeographic.co.uk)
  • Soon after their discovery, NOAA developed a recovery plan for the species, which calls for reducing vessel strikes and protecting the whales' habitat from threats associated with energy development, including noise from seismic surveys, as well as oil spills. (nationalgeographic.co.uk)
  • We all share the general (species) characteristics of homo sapiens and we may resemble our parents, but in regard to the fine details, we are all unique . (marxist.com)
  • With this specimen, it was finally possible to put all the lines of evidence together and write the scientific paper describing the new species," says Patricia Rosel , a NOAA research geneticist who led the study identifying Rice's whales, named for the late marine biologist Dale Rice , who first noted the whales' special characteristics. (nationalgeographic.co.uk)
  • There they can spend long enough to evolve and adapt to the particular limited area, undisturbed by the rest of the world. (sciencedaily.com)
  • La présente étude visait à identifier le(s) vecteur(s), le parasite et la composition des espèces des phlébotomes dans le district, de juillet à septembre 2009, à l'aide de techniques d'amplification en chaîne par polymérase. (who.int)
  • However, while gardens hold approaching half all threatened species, just 10% of overall storage capacity is dedicated to such plants. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Species from the most ancient plant lineages, termed 'non-vascular' plants, are currently almost undocumented in botanic gardens - with as few as 5% of all species stored in the global network. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Kew Gardens in England house one of the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. (lu.se)
  • No species has crossed the warm tropical waters to colonise the northern hemisphere. (earthlife.net)
  • The vaquita is also uniquely adapted to live in warm waters, tolerating temperature fluctuations from 14 to 36 degrees Celsius , whereas most porpoise species inhabit waters at a temperature of 20C or below. (earth.org)
  • Some of the new 48 species described in the present paper are widespread in Borneo and had been familiar to the team of snail researchers for decades. (sciencedaily.com)
  • After determining the sequence of chemical "letters" that made up the genetic code of each species, researchers then "aligned" those sequences so that they could be comprehensively compared. (wuky.org)
  • The report also documents how researchers have discovered over 1,700 new plant species in the last year alone. (iflscience.com)
  • They were also able to tease out genetic differences between mammalian species, which allowed them to probe the possible genetic underpinnings of unique traits such as the ability to hibernate, or an extremely sensitive sense of smell. (wuky.org)
  • Genetic evidence had suggested the whales were a distinct species, but it took a skull washing up in the Florida Everglades in 2019 to provide a definitive answer. (nationalgeographic.co.uk)
  • The Maya of Central America commonly used a hieroglyphic associated with the king vulture ( Sarcoramphus papa ) to signify the thirteenth day of each month, and this species also appears to have been a religious symbol. (jrank.org)
  • Dieramas can be promiscuous, pollinating easily with other species and varieties. (plant-world-seeds.com)
  • Natural selection, the mechanism that allows some individuals to give rise to new varieties, and in turn new species, operates when environmental pressures produce a differential death rate. (world.edu)
  • Snakebite envenoming affects people in predominantly poor, rural communities in tropical and subtropical countries throughout the world. (who.int)
  • Snake venoms are complex mixtures of protein and peptide toxins, varying from one species to another, and even within species. (who.int)
  • 3. For each snake antivenom product submitted for WHO assessment, to conduct a risk- benefit assessment of such product's potential use for the treatment of the abovementioned WHO category 1 medically important snake species. (who.int)