During the study on newly collected and herbarium specimens belonging to the genus Euphorbia, three species, namely, E. gorenfloti, E. cheirolepioides and E. splendida were found to be synonymous with E. chamaepeplus, E. grossheimii and E. decipiens, respectively. Euphorbia sahendi as an interesting and rare species has been recognized after long time again among my material and Euphorbia delto...

Significant dropping of infectious disease is owned greatly to antibiotic development industry. Due to prevalence of drug resistance organisms alongside with other problems, scientists are focusing on medicinal plants. Medicinal plants and their antimicrobial components are attractive alternatives for antibiotics. In the present project, the antimicrobial effects of methanolic extract and fract...

significant dropping of infectious disease is owned greatly to antibiotic development industry. due to prevalence of drug resistance organisms alongside with other problems, scientists are focusing on medicinal plants. medicinal plants and their antimicrobial components are attractive alternatives for antibiotics. in the present project, the antimicrobial effects of methanolic extract and fract...

The ability of 2 freshwater fishes, eastern rainbow fish Melanotaenia splendida splendida and fly-specked hardyhead Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum stercusmuscarum, native to North Queensland to prey on immature Aedes aegypti was evaluated under laboratory conditions. The predation efficiency of the 2 species was compared to the exotic guppy, Poecilia reticulata, which is commonly used as a bio...

The New World cichlids Petenia splendida and Caquetaia spp. possess extraordinarily protrusible jaws. We investigated the feeding behavior of extreme (here defined as greater than 30% head length) and modest jaw-protruding Neotropical cichlids by comparing feeding kinematics, cranial morphology, and feeding performance. Digital high-speed video (500 fps) of P. splendida, C. spectabile, and Astr...

Seventeen species of Strongylophthalmyia are recognized in the fauna of Vietnam, including eight new species: Strongylophthalmyia annulipessp. n., Strongylophthalmyia basisternasp. n., Strongylophthalmyia dichroasp. n., Strongylophthalmyia gavryushinisp. n., Strongylophthalmyia obtectasp. n., Strongylophthalmyia orchidanthaesp. n., Strongylophthalmyia strictasp. n., Strongylophthalmyia tomentos...

Nonexpert citizen groups are being used to monitor species to track ecosystem changes; however, challenges remain for proper identification, especially among diverse groups such as beetles. Tiger beetles, Cicindela spp., have been used for biological diversity monitoring because of their diversity and the ease of recognition. The finding of an apparent hybrid zone among Cicindela denverensis Ca...