Geochemically diverse Gondwana magmatism, Falkland Islands

Gondwana break - up related magmatism in the Falkland Islands

Rat eradication and the resistance and resilience of passerine bird assemblages in the Falkland Islands.

Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) were introduced to the Falkland Islands and are detrimental to native passerines. Rat eradication programmes are being used to help protect the avifauna. This study assesses the effectiveness of eradication programmes while using this conservation practice as a natural experiment to explore the ecological resistance, resilience and homeostasis of bird communities...

Multiple losses of flight and recent speciation in steamer ducks.

Steamer ducks (Tachyeres) comprise four species, three of which are flightless. The flightless species are believed to have diverged from a flying common ancestor during the Late Pleistocene; however, their taxonomy remains contentious. Of particular interest is the previously unstudied population of flying steamer ducks in the Falkland Islands. We present the first genetic data from this insul...

Medicine in the Falklands. A review of the medical services in the Falkland Islands before and after the war of 1982.

As a result of the Argentinian invasion of the Falkland Islands in April 1982 and the reoccupation of the Islands by the British Task Force, certain inevitable changes in the Medical Services of the Islands have occurred. This paper describes the Medical Services pre and post-war.

Intertidal and nearshore Nereididae (Annelida) of the Falkland Islands, southwestern Atlantic, including a new species of Gymnonereis

The intertidal and nearshore Nereididae of the Falkland Islands are detailed and a new species of Gymnonereis described. The new species, Gymnonereis tenera sp. n., is the first record of the genus for the Falkland Islands. It is, so far, only known from a few intertidal locations in fine and muddy sands. Main distinguishing characters are: jaw teeth absent (in adults), 3 papillae in Area V-VI,...