Can and should behavioral data be used in a species description paper?

I am writing a species description paper for a species of cockroach found in Africa. My questions are the following. Can and should behavioral data be used in a species description paper? Is too...

01 February 2015 2,980 12 View

Where can I buy live Mantispid flies (Mantispidae)?

Where can I buy live Mantispid Flies? (Mantispidae) I am unable to find any in my area in California. I am especially interested in the wasp mimics. Does anyone have any where they live that they...

31 December 2014 8,066 6 View

What do barklice eat?

11 December 2014 1,898 6 View

What is the legality of shipping arthropods across state lines?

I have not been able to find a concrete list of exactly what species are illegal to ship across state lines. Whenever I am purchasing arthropods online for research purposes, I see websites that...

11 December 2014 1,120 7 View

Do I need precise collection data for a species description paper?

Someone is sending me 15 Blattidae sp. "African Bullet" roaches so that I can formally ID them and publish the species description in a scientific paper. This species has been commonly...

11 December 2014 9,722 3 View

How do I determine if a moth specimen has never been found in the state or county before?

I found adult moths, caterpillars, and pupa of the Lantana Stick Moth (Neogalea sunia) on a Lantana plant in Sacramento County, in California. Range information shows this as a first record of...

10 November 2014 6,556 6 View

Is anyone familiar with Blaberidae sp. "Kenya" (Little Kenyan Roach) identification?

The" Little Kenyan Roach" has only been identified to family. It is commonly kept as a feeder animal by breeders in both America and Europe, and is gaining popularity due to its small size. I am...

10 November 2014 3,624 5 View

Can anyone offer advice about starting a experiment (entomology)?

I would like to perform some an experiment, type up the results in a scientific paper, and maybe get it published in some obscure journal somewhere. I have pretty extensive experience with...

10 November 2014 551 12 View

What is the most Operating System (OS) which can be INSTALL on Tiny hard devices like Raspberry Pi (RPi) hardware ?

I'm targeting to deploy a mesh network and manually configure MANET routing protocols. I'm preparing scenarios, architectures, and hard devices needed to do that. Are there some step-by-step...

03 March 2021 1,931 5 View

Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

Do we need to write protocol for a second study of a systematic review that has been registered and published?

I have conducted and published a systematic review and meta-analysis research with the topic related to public health and health pomotion (protocol was registed in PROSPERO). Now we want to...

03 March 2021 8,920 3 View

Is there a classification scheme for rock cavities or caverns with respect to their size and shape?

The range of forms and sizes of cavities in rock is very big. Is there a classification scheme for rock cavities regarding their size and shape?

02 March 2021 4,511 3 View

Ideas for Phd's Thesis on pricing (Marketing)?

Hi everyone, I'm studying Marketing and I would like to write my PhD thesis on the topic of pricing. Any specific ideas?

02 March 2021 9,706 5 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

How to write a scientific report?

We are analysing scientific reports at University in great detail, so I wanted to find a scientific report about how to write a scientific report. Including detail such as what information to put...

02 March 2021 7,602 4 View

Is SSRN e-Journal Scopus indexed?

I have publication in SSRN. I want to know whether it is Scopus indexed? Does it show impact factor? What is its ISSN No.?

02 March 2021 4,565 3 View

Is there a powerful system for the security of the systems distributed on IoT systems?

Is there a powerful system for the security of the systems distributed on IoT systems?

02 March 2021 3,858 10 View

How does Scientist/RG community evaluates a case study article and the impact of it on a researcher career?

An article that is published as a case study in the SJR listed journal. How much value is added to a researcher career? How it is evaluated by a scientific researcher/University admission...

02 March 2021 9,661 3 View