The collection of both recent and fossilised barnacles that are amongst those that Darwin studied... more The collection of both recent and fossilised barnacles that are amongst those that Darwin studied, are now stored within the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London. Occasionally parts of this collection of over 180 fossil and 1,500 extant barnacle specimens are put on public view as part of special exhibitions.
Ocean Census is a new Large-Scale Strategic Science Mission aimed at accelerating the discovery a... more Ocean Census is a new Large-Scale Strategic Science Mission aimed at accelerating the discovery and description of marine species. This mission addresses the knowledge gap of the diversity and distribution of marine life whereby of an estimated 1 million to 2 million species of marine life between 75% to 90% remain undescribed to date. Without improved knowledge of marine biodiversity, tackling the decline and eventual extinction of many marine species will not be possible. The marine biota has evolved over 4 billion years and includes many branches of the tree of life that do not exist on land or in freshwater. Understanding what is in the ocean and where it lives is fundamental science, which is required to understand how the ocean works, the direct and indirect benefits it provides to society and how human impacts can be reduced and managed to ensure marine ecosystems remain healthy. We describe a strategy to accelerate the rate of ocean species discovery by: 1) employing consist...
Micro-destructive Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used to ob... more Micro-destructive Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used to obtain a unique multi-elemental characterization for late 19th century glass. This study describes detailed analysis of glass and enamels from 45 of 187 glass models of invertebrate sea creatures made by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka and acquired by The Natural History Museum, London in 1866, 1876, 1883 and 1889. Although it is not possible to establish the nature of individual raw materials used for the manufacture of these glasses it was found that all four batches contain mixed alkali glasses of very similar composition. Discrimination between melting batches and different suppliers was possible by investigating trace element patterns. Lead glasses, representing 20% of the colourless glasses analysed, are present in three acquisition batches, and are more heterogeneous, showing clear chronological segregation and varying levels of As. Soda Lime Silicate glass was found in only two samples...
The collection of both recent and fossilised barnacles that are amongst those that Darwin studied... more The collection of both recent and fossilised barnacles that are amongst those that Darwin studied, are now stored within the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London. Occasionally parts of this collection of over 180 fossil and 1,500 extant barnacle specimens are put on public view as part of special exhibitions.
Figure 5. Hypothetical growth curves for: (♦) O. mediterranea from the Medway estuary diamonds (1... more Figure 5. Hypothetical growth curves for: (♦) O. mediterranea from the Medway estuary diamonds (18 months); (A) unknown taxon from the Swale, UK (12 months); (★) M. roffensis from the Medway estuary, UK (12 months). (A) Linear fitting; (B) lognormal fitting.
Figure 4. Bayesian estimate of the evolutionary relationships among the talitrid species included... more Figure 4. Bayesian estimate of the evolutionary relationships among the talitrid species included in the study based on the COI partition. Numbers at nodes are posterior probabilities; divergence time (myr) ± standard deviation (SD) is reported at each node. Taxa are labelled following the codes in Table 1. Species delimitations obtained with the ABGD method are shown next to the tree.
Figure 2. Scatterplots and fitted regression lines for: (A) A2 PL on TBL for the unknown taxon fr... more Figure 2. Scatterplots and fitted regression lines for: (A) A2 PL on TBL for the unknown taxon from the Swale, UK (★) and juvenile O. mediterranea from the Medway estuary, UK (A). (B) ED on TBL for the unknown taxon from the Swale, UK (★) and juvenile O. mediterranea from the Medway estuary, UK (A).
Figure 3. Bayesian estimate of the evolutionary relationships among the talitrid species included... more Figure 3. Bayesian estimate of the evolutionary relationships among the talitrid species included in the study based on all genes combined together (COI, 18S and two 28S fragments). Numbers at nodes are posterior probabilities.
ABSTRACT 2014): Further morphological and molecular studies of driftwood hoppers (Crustacea: Amph... more ABSTRACT 2014): Further morphological and molecular studies of driftwood hoppers (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) from Mediterranean/north-east Atlantic coastlines, Journal of Natural History, makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses,
The collection of both recent and fossilised barnacles that are amongst those that Darwin studied... more The collection of both recent and fossilised barnacles that are amongst those that Darwin studied, are now stored within the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London. Occasionally parts of this collection of over 180 fossil and 1,500 extant barnacle specimens are put on public view as part of special exhibitions.
Ocean Census is a new Large-Scale Strategic Science Mission aimed at accelerating the discovery a... more Ocean Census is a new Large-Scale Strategic Science Mission aimed at accelerating the discovery and description of marine species. This mission addresses the knowledge gap of the diversity and distribution of marine life whereby of an estimated 1 million to 2 million species of marine life between 75% to 90% remain undescribed to date. Without improved knowledge of marine biodiversity, tackling the decline and eventual extinction of many marine species will not be possible. The marine biota has evolved over 4 billion years and includes many branches of the tree of life that do not exist on land or in freshwater. Understanding what is in the ocean and where it lives is fundamental science, which is required to understand how the ocean works, the direct and indirect benefits it provides to society and how human impacts can be reduced and managed to ensure marine ecosystems remain healthy. We describe a strategy to accelerate the rate of ocean species discovery by: 1) employing consist...
Micro-destructive Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used to ob... more Micro-destructive Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used to obtain a unique multi-elemental characterization for late 19th century glass. This study describes detailed analysis of glass and enamels from 45 of 187 glass models of invertebrate sea creatures made by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka and acquired by The Natural History Museum, London in 1866, 1876, 1883 and 1889. Although it is not possible to establish the nature of individual raw materials used for the manufacture of these glasses it was found that all four batches contain mixed alkali glasses of very similar composition. Discrimination between melting batches and different suppliers was possible by investigating trace element patterns. Lead glasses, representing 20% of the colourless glasses analysed, are present in three acquisition batches, and are more heterogeneous, showing clear chronological segregation and varying levels of As. Soda Lime Silicate glass was found in only two samples...
The collection of both recent and fossilised barnacles that are amongst those that Darwin studied... more The collection of both recent and fossilised barnacles that are amongst those that Darwin studied, are now stored within the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London. Occasionally parts of this collection of over 180 fossil and 1,500 extant barnacle specimens are put on public view as part of special exhibitions.
Figure 5. Hypothetical growth curves for: (♦) O. mediterranea from the Medway estuary diamonds (1... more Figure 5. Hypothetical growth curves for: (♦) O. mediterranea from the Medway estuary diamonds (18 months); (A) unknown taxon from the Swale, UK (12 months); (★) M. roffensis from the Medway estuary, UK (12 months). (A) Linear fitting; (B) lognormal fitting.
Figure 4. Bayesian estimate of the evolutionary relationships among the talitrid species included... more Figure 4. Bayesian estimate of the evolutionary relationships among the talitrid species included in the study based on the COI partition. Numbers at nodes are posterior probabilities; divergence time (myr) ± standard deviation (SD) is reported at each node. Taxa are labelled following the codes in Table 1. Species delimitations obtained with the ABGD method are shown next to the tree.
Figure 2. Scatterplots and fitted regression lines for: (A) A2 PL on TBL for the unknown taxon fr... more Figure 2. Scatterplots and fitted regression lines for: (A) A2 PL on TBL for the unknown taxon from the Swale, UK (★) and juvenile O. mediterranea from the Medway estuary, UK (A). (B) ED on TBL for the unknown taxon from the Swale, UK (★) and juvenile O. mediterranea from the Medway estuary, UK (A).
Figure 3. Bayesian estimate of the evolutionary relationships among the talitrid species included... more Figure 3. Bayesian estimate of the evolutionary relationships among the talitrid species included in the study based on all genes combined together (COI, 18S and two 28S fragments). Numbers at nodes are posterior probabilities.
ABSTRACT 2014): Further morphological and molecular studies of driftwood hoppers (Crustacea: Amph... more ABSTRACT 2014): Further morphological and molecular studies of driftwood hoppers (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) from Mediterranean/north-east Atlantic coastlines, Journal of Natural History, makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses,
Figure 1. Scatterplots and fitted linear regressions for: (A) Pl3 ExL on TBL in O. mediterranea f... more Figure 1. Scatterplots and fitted linear regressions for: (A) Pl3 ExL on TBL in O. mediterranea from Ria Formosa, Faro, Portugal, for all life history stages (♦); and O. microphtalma from Cap Ferret, France (▀). (B) A2 FA on TBL in O. microphtalma from Cap Ferret, France (★) and M. remyi from Principina a Mare, Italy (♦).
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