RBINS Open Access Library
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be
Aramazdospirifer orbelianus (Abich, 1858) n. comb., a new cyrtospiriferid brachiopod genus and a biostratigraphically important species from the lower Famennian (Upper Devonian) of Armenia.
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2022/articlereference.2022-02-23.9974503311
No publisherPeer ReviewPDF availableInternational Redaction BoardImpact Factor2022/02/23 16:13:17 GMT+1Article ReferenceNew linguliformean brachiopods from the lower Tremadocian (Ordovician) of the Brabant Massif, Belgium, with comments on contemporaneous faunas from the Stavelot–Venn Massif.
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2021/articlereference.2022-02-23.6839165277
No publisherPDF availableOpen AccessImpact FactorPeer ReviewInternational Redaction Board2022/02/23 15:40:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceOffshore wind farm footprint on organic and mineral particle flux to the bottom
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2021/ivanov2022offshore
No publisherPeer ReviewPDF availableOpen AccessImpact Factor2022/02/23 12:20:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceOffshore windfarm footprint of sediment organic matter mineralization processes
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2021-oa/de2021offshore
No publisherPeer ReviewPDF availableOpen AccessImpact Factor2022/02/23 12:15:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceThe Relation between Migratory Activity of Pipistrellus Bats at Sea and Weather Conditions Offers Possibilities to Reduce Offshore Wind Farm Effects
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2021-oa/brabant_relation_2021
Bats undertaking seasonal migration between summer roosts and wintering areas can cross large areas of open sea. Given the known impact of onshore wind turbines on bats, concerns were raised on whether offshore wind farms pose risks to bats. Better comprehension of the phenology and weather conditions of offshore bat migration are considered as research priorities for bat conservation and provide a scientific basis for mitigating the impact of offshore wind turbines on bats. This study investigated the weather conditions linked to the migratory activity of Pipistrellus bats at multiple near- and offshore locations in the Belgian part of the North Sea. We found a positive relationship between migratory activity and ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure and a negative relationship with wind speed. The activity was highest with a wind direction between NE and SE, which may favor offshore migration towards the UK. Further, we found a clear negative relationship between the number of detections and the distance from the coast. At the nearshore survey location, the number of detections was up to 24 times higher compared to the offshore locations. Our results can support mitigation strategies to reduce offshore wind farm effects on bats and offer guidance in the siting process of new offshore wind farms.No publisherPeer ReviewPDF availableOpen AccessImpact Factor2022/02/23 11:50:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceTracking the origin of worked elephant ivory of a medieval chess piece from Belgium through analysis of ancient DNA
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2022-oa/articlereference.2022-02-21.4930735227
No publisherPeer ReviewPDF availableInternational Redaction BoardImpact Factor2022/02/21 21:55:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceMedieval fish remains on the Newport ship identified by ZooMS collagen peptide mass fingerprinting
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2022/Buckley2022
Fish represent a key economic, social and ecological group of species that humans have exploited for tens of thousands of years. However, as many fish stocks are going into decline and with little known about the anthropogenic impacts on the health of the marine ecosystem pre-Industrial Revolution, understanding historical and archaeological exploitation of fish species is key to accurately modelling these changes. Here, we explore the potential of collagen peptide mass fingerprinting (also known as Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry, or ZooMS) for identifying fish remains from the Medieval (fifteenth century) Newport ship wreck (Wales, UK), and in doing so we establish a set of biomarkers we consider useful in discriminating between European fish taxa through the inclusion of over 50 reference taxa. The archaeological results identified nine distinct taxonomic groups, dominated by ling (> 40%), and a substantial amount of cod (> 20%) and hake (~ 20%). The vast majority of samples (> 70%) were identified to species level, and the inability to identify the remaining taxonomic groups with confidence using ZooMS was due to the fact that the reference collection, despite being relatively large in comparison to those presented in mammalian studies, reflects only a small proportion of fish biodiversity from this region. Although the results clearly demonstrate the potential for ZooMS as a means of fish bone identification, the sheer number of different fish species that potentially make up ichthyoarchaeological assemblages leads to obvious requirements for the analysis on much greater numbers of modern reference specimens, or the acquisition of collagen sequences.No publisherPDF availableOpen AccessImpact FactorPeer ReviewInternational Redaction Board2022/02/18 18:55:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceCombining mitochondrial DNA and morphological data to delineate four new millipede species and provisional assignment to the genus Apeuthes Hoffman & Keeton (Diplopoda : Spirobolida : Pachybolidae : Trigoniulinae)
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2022-oa/articlereference.2022-02-16.5645582383
No publisherPDF availableOpen AccessImpact FactorPeer ReviewInternational Redaction Board2022/02/16 12:30:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceEffects of hydrocarbon extraction on freshwaters
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2022-oa/inbookreference.2022-02-11.0733580038
No publisherPeer ReviewPDF availableInternational Redaction Board2022/02/11 15:47:42 GMT+1Inbook ReferenceFirst record of the lanternfly genus Limois Stål, 1863 in Vietnam with a new species, L. sonlaensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae)
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2022-oa/articlereference.2022-01-26.4728626881
No publisherPeer ReviewPDF availableOpen AccessInternational Redaction Board2022/01/26 23:07:31 GMT+1Article ReferenceDescription d’une nouvelle espèce du genre Oceanomegopis Komiya & Drumont, 2009 de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae, Aegosomatini)
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2022-oa/articlereference.2022-01-25.3277122614
No publisherPeer ReviewPDF availableOpen AccessInternational Redaction Board2022/01/25 17:26:06 GMT+1Article ReferenceSARS-CoV-2 surveillance in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Antwerp sewer system, Belgium
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2021-oa/articlereference.2022-01-19.8155014864
No publisherPDF availableOpen AccessImpact FactorPeer ReviewInternational Redaction Board2022/01/19 14:25:00 GMT+1Article ReferencePhylogenomic Characterization of Lopma Virus and Praja Virus, Two Novel Rodent-Borne Arteriviruses
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2021-oa/articlereference.2022-01-19.7500240419
No publisherPDF availableOpen AccessImpact FactorPeer ReviewInternational Redaction Board2022/01/19 13:55:00 GMT+1Article ReferencePhyllotreta astrachanica Lopatin, 1977, Phyllotreta rugifrons Kuester, 1849 et Longitarsus kutscherai (Rye, 1872) identifiés pour la première fois en Belgique (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae). Entretiens sur les Chrysomelidae de Belgique etc.
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2021/articlereference.2022-01-18.0888877667
No publisherPeer ReviewPDF availableInternational Redaction BoardRBINS Collection(s)2022/01/18 15:50:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceHistorical management of equine resources in France from the Iron Age to the Modern Period
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2021/articlereference.2022-01-16.4581488594
Alongside horses, donkeys and their first-generation hybrids represent members of the Equidae family known for their social, economic and symbolic importance in protohistoric and historical France. However, their relative importance and their respective roles in different regions and time periods are difficult to assess based on textual, iconographic and archaeological evidence. This is both due to incomplete, partial and scattered historical sources and difficulties to accurately assign fragmentary archaeological remains at the proper taxonomic level. DNA- based methods, however, allow for a robust identification of the taxonomic status of ancient equine osseous material from minimal sequence data. Here, we leveraged shallow ancient DNA sequencing and the dedicated Zonkey computational pipeline to obtain the first baseline distribution for horses, mules and donkeys in France from the Iron Age to the Modern period. Our collection includes a total of 873 ancient specimens spanning 128 ubiquitous and the most dominant species identified, our dataset reveals the importance of mule breeding during Roman times, especially between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE (Common Era), where they represented between 20.0% and 34.2% of equine assemblages. In contrast, donkeys were almost absent from northern France as-semblages during the whole Roman period, but replaced mules in rural and urban commercial and economic centers from the early Middle Ages. Our work also identified donkeys of exceptional size during Late Antiquity, which calls for a deep reassessment of the true morphological space of past equine species. This study confirmed the general preference toward horses throughout all time periods investigated but revealed dynamic manage-ment strategies leveraging the whole breadth of equine resources in various social, geographic and temporal contexts.No publisherPDF availableOpen AccessImpact FactorPeer ReviewInternational Redaction Board2022/01/16 13:05:00 GMT+1Article Reference