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Inproceedings Reference Miocene macroraptorial sperm whales: anatomical clues, dental damage, and lack of direct evidence
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2021
Article Reference Miscellanea Herpetologica Gabonica XV
We present new Gabonese locality records, ecological and morphological data and unpublished material for Pelusios gabonensis (Pelomedusidae), Kinixys erosa (Testudinidae), Hemidactylus mabouia (Gekkonidae), Lepidothyris striatus, Trachylepis affinis (Scincidae), Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia, Dipsadoboa underwoodi and D. viridis (Colubridae), Dendroaspis jamesoni, Naja annulata annulata, N. melanoleuca and N. nigricollis (Elapidae), Atractaspis boulengeri, Limaformosa savorgnani, Polemon fulvicollis, Psammophis mossambicus (Lamprophiidae) and Natriciteres fuliginoides (Natricidae). One skink and two snake species are newly recorded from Haut-Ogooué and Ngounié provinces, respectively. We attribute all records of Psammophis spp. in Gabon to P. mossambicus. We report a case of predation by a Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) on Kinixys erosa in Lopé National Park, by Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia on the Cameroon toad Sclerophrys camerunensis (Anura: Bufonidae), and by a Naja annulata annulata on Thollon's robber tetra Brycinus tholloni (Characiformes: Alestidae).
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2020
Article Reference Octet Stream Miscellanea Herpetologica Gabonica XVI
We present new Gabonese locality records, ecological and morphological data or unpublished material for Kinixys erosa (Testudinidae), Trachylepis albilabris (Scincidae), Calabaria reinhardtii (Boidae), Dasypeltis fasciata, Hapsidophrys smaragdinus, Philothamnus carinatus, P. heterodermus and P. nitidus nitidus, Thrasops flavigularis,Toxicodryas blandingii and T. pulverulenta (Colubridae), Dendroaspis jamesoni jamesoni,Naja melanoleuca (Elapidae), Mehelya poensis, Polemon collaris (Lamprophiidae), Natriciteres fuliginoides (Natricidae), Python sebae (Pythonidae), Bitis gabonica and Causus maculatus (Viperidae). One snake species is newly recorded from Loango National Park, and three from Estuaire Province.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2020
Article Reference Miscellanea Herpetologica Gabonica XVIII
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023 OA
Article Reference Miscellanea Miridologica V. Taxonomy and chorology of new or little known taxa of Continental New Guinea and neighboring islands (Insecta, Heteroptera, Miridae)
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Article Reference Mise au jour d’une nouvelle partie de la collection de François Beaufays (dit « l’Horloger ») contenant des vestiges humains de Spy (Prov. de Namur, BE)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023 OA
Article Reference Mites of the genus Paracoroptes Lavoipierre, 1955 Acariformes: Psoroptidae - skin parasites of the Afircan monkeys of the family Cercopithecidae (Primates)
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Article Reference Mitochondrial DNA diversity and evolution of the Pleistocene cave bear complex
Cave bears are among the most well known extinct Pleistocene mammals. Their biogeography and taxonomy, along with the factors that led to their extinction, have been subject to long-standing controversy. Here, we reconstruct the phylogeography as well as the temporal and spatial population dynamics of cave bears across their range using mitochondrial DNA control region sequences from 77 published as well as 65 new cave bear samples, Our analyses reveal a dramatic loss of genetic diversity in cave bear populations after 30,000 years before present and provide evidence for a range decline from east to west towards the onset of the last glacial maximum. Our results also suggest that the three major haplogroups within cave bears, which may correspond to distinct species, were previously more widespread, with relict populations in remote and alpine areas still harbouring haplotypes that have disappeared from most of their previous range. Applying a phylogenetic dating approach, we estimated the age of the oldest of our samples, originating from the Yana River region in north-eastern Siberia, to be around 178,000 years, which confirms a previous estimate of a Middle Pleistocene age based on its stratigraphic position. Our results extend our knowledge about the evolutionary history of cave bears, but they also show that to unravel the complexities of cave bear evolution future ancient DNA studies on this Pleistocene species will need to go beyond short mitochondrial DNA fragments, including full mitochondrial genomes as well as nuclear DNA sequences.
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Article Reference Mitochondrial DNA hyperdiversity and its potential causes in the marine periwinkle Melarhaphe neritoides (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2016
Article Reference Mitochondrial phylogeography of a widespread sub-saharan murid rodent Aethomyschrysophilus; the role of geographic barriers and paleoclimate in Zambezian region
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017