Scutellaria wuana, a new species Cross Body Purses discovered from a xeric valley in Muli County of Sichuan Province in southwest China, is described and illustrated.Morphologically, the new species shares similarities with S.mairei, but can be readily distinguished by a suite of morphological characters including a white-pubescent erect stem, cons
Abstract Background Growing oocytes acquire the ability to mature through two-way communication between gametes and surrounding somatic cumulus cells (CCs).Granulosa cells (GCs) support oocyte growth, regulate meiosis progression, and modulate global oocyte transcription activity.However, the proliferation and differentiation of the yak ovary in GC
Abstract Background The rattlesnake rattling system is an evolutionary novelty that includes anatomical, behavioral, and physiological modifications of the generalized pitviper tail.One such modification, the formation of a bony clublike style at the terminal region of the caudal vertebrae, has not previously been examined in a phylogenetic context
The study is based on 1808 citations appended to 101 research articles published in 7 volumes of 14 issues appeared in the International Journal of Information Science and Management (IJISM) during 2003 to 2009.Earlier, this journal was known (before 2008) as the Iranian Tape Journal of Information Science and Technology (IJIST).Here, the author is
The presence of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dunhami Round Bar Table Causey in Colombia (Department of Amazonas) is confirmed for the first time through direct comparison of mtDNA cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) barcodes and nuclear rDNA second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) sequences with topotypic specimens of An.dunhami from Tefé, Brazil.An.dunha