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Guadeloupe: eight new yam varieties are now available to producers (CIRAD - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement)

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15 Jun 2015

(Source. CIRAD - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement) ... What marks them out is their tolerance of anthracnose, a fungal disease that has affected yam crops in Guadeloupe since the 1970s ... These new varieties developed by CIRAD and INRA now each have their own ID card ... Yam (Dioscorea) is a botanical genus comprising more than 600 species, some ten of which are grown for food ... alata and D ... D....

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Black bears journey to Arkansas towns

Seattle Post

15 Jun 2015

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Every spring, adolescent male black bears wander into Arkansas cities looking for food. They're the nomads of bear society, kicked out of their dens to make room for the next litters and looking for easy meals ... The peak was 314 in 2007. Last year, there were only 71 complaints, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http.//bit.ly/1MLQyY6 ) reported ... ... The American black bear, Ursus americanus, is a genus and species ... Sgt....

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4 NC entomologists shed light on firefly mysteries

The Charlotte Observer

14 Jun 2015

When you’ve gotta glow, you’ve gotta glow – and it’s that time of year for fireflies. Each June, nature’s little sparklers, also known as lightning bugs, brighten the night. Actually, these critters aren’t flies or bugs. They’re beetles, with more than 2,000 species ... What makes them glow – and what’s the point? ... Can you attract them? ... State ... “Probably the most famous – or infamous – are the ‘femme fatale’ fireflies in the genus Photuris....

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Peacock Spiders Display Their Dance Moves

IMDb

13 Jun 2015

Peacock spiders make up a genus called Maratus, a biological classification between species and family....

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Sino-French JV to breed better pigs

China Daily

13 Jun 2015

France-based Choice Genetics SAS, a leading global swine genetics and breeding company, will set up a subsidiary in China. Choice Genetics China will be the group's eighth overseas branch. It already has branches in Europe, the Americas and Asia ... Ningbo Tech-Bank said earlier that the two partners will invest $2 million in the subsidiary ... Fu said ... Fu got his doctorate in Germany and worked at genetics company PIC, a division of Genus Plc....

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This gorgeous moth is an invasive plant’s worst nightmare (University of Florida)

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12 Jun 2015

(Source. University of Florida). The bella moth, pictured on the flower of an exotic Crotalaria retusa, is changing the plant's ecology as it feeds on the seeds of this invasive plant. Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Andrei Sourakov ... The tall, yellow-flowered plants in the genus Crotalaria were likely introduced by plant explorer David Fairchild about 100 years ago as a cover crop ... Writer. Stephenie Livingston distributed by....

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The viral horror green ribbon worm video

The Examiner

12 Jun 2015

The attached video of a green ribbon worm filmed in Penghu, Taiwan by a fisherman Wei Cheng Jian has gone viral and been called bizarre and horrific. Although the ribbon worm or nemertea may be considered ugly and has some unusual characteristics, like all creatures it has a role in the circle of life on planet earth ... in 1864 ... The Carcinonemertes genus ribbon worms live as parasites on crabs and eat the crabs' eggs ... ....

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The meta-frog: CT scan reveals frog inside another frog

CNET

12 Jun 2015

A scientist examining frog samples found an unexpected surprise in one of the frogs. another frog. by June 11, 2015 10.16 PM PDT. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. email. Frog-eating. the hardcore edition. Dr Thomas Kleinteich, Kiel University. Frogs belonging to the genus Ceratophrys have a very particular way of catching their prey ... Related articles. The frog actually has a very wide mouth ... Ceratophrys ornata ... Tags.. About the author ... 1 ... 2 ... 3....

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Costumed pigs, iguanas and Raquel Welch: the evolution of movie dinosaurs

The Daily Telegraph

12 Jun 2015

Film. Home A-Z Film Finder Reviews What To Watch Features Interviews Home A-Z Film Finder Reviews What To Watch Features Interviews ... Rebecca Hawkes 11 June 2015 • 6:14pm ... (Despite its familiarity, the latter animal was actually “demoted” from dinosaur status in 1903, when it was deemed to be an incorrectly identified Apatosaurus; in April 2015, new research indicated that Brontosaurus is in fact a genus in its own right.) ... 4 ... 5....

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New Tiny, Stunning Frogs From 'Sky Islands' May Be In Danger

Huffington Post

11 Jun 2015

Seven dazzling new species of miniature frogs have been discovered on what scientists call “sky islands” in Brazil. The frogs, which belong to the genus Brachycephalus, are all so small they can fit on the surface of a dime, according to Science News. Twenty-one Brachycephalus were known prior to this study ... (Story continues below.) ... Information from ... Brachycephalidae) from southern Brazil ... Contact The Author....

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Sexuality in Focus at Gender Conference in Rovaniemi (University of Gothenburg)

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11 Jun 2015

(Source. University of Gothenburg). News. Jun 05, 2015. Over 300 visitors from 34 countries participated in the 9th European Feminist Research Conference in Rovaniemi, Finland, held 3-6 June. Genus.se talked to Liisa Husu, Örebro University, who attended the event. The large European conference on gender and feminist research was arranged by ATGENDER at the University of Lapland - the farthest north university in the entire EU zone ... BY....

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What to do in Atlanta: Music | June 10-17

Atlanta Journal

11 Jun 2015

It's a star-studded night of country music as Kenny Chesney, Eric Church and Georgia's own Brantley Gilbert head to the Georgia Dome this weekend. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. “Performance on the Promenade.” 7.30 p.m. June 11. Sold out. Piedmont Park, 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org. Oz Noy, Jeff Sipe and James Genus. June 11. $15 in advance; $75 VIP Tables. Smith’s Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta ... ....

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Will science ever bring back the dinosaurs?

The Daily Telegraph

11 Jun 2015

Film. Home A-Z Film Finder Reviews What To Watch Features Interviews Home A-Z Film Finder Reviews What To Watch Features Interviews. Will science ever bring back the dinosaurs? ... Rex ... Excited, I cleared the sand away ... The idea of pack hunting for this genus and its near relatives was popular in scientific circles at the time, so Michael Crichton, on whose book the film was based, can be forgiven for portraying them this way ... 4 ... 4 ... 4 ... 4 ... 4....