A survey of ectoparasites on feral pigs identified two commonly occurring ixodid tick species; Amblyomma triguttatum triguttatum and Ixodes australiensis. Molecular screening of A. t. triguttatum and I. australiensis for the presence of Rickettsia species detected the presence of rickettsiae belonging to the Spotted Fever Group (SFG) in 78.4% of screened A. t. triguttatum. None of the screened ...

40 With increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations, the oceans are expected to increase in acidity during the next century. Increasing ocean acidity has been shown to negatively affect many marine ecosystems, particularly calcifying organisms. We investigated acidification effects on the turtle grass communities of Little Cayman Island, British West Indies (BWI). We hypothesized that acidified s...

e highest good is the culmination of Kant’s ethical theory. It systematically combines all objects of practical reason, integrating everything that is good into an unconditioned totality. By doing so, it bridges the dualisms between moral and pathological value, between duty and prudence, as well as between virtue and happiness. It thereby gives rise to a unified necessary system of ends. is ...