Pakistan plants identification?

Can someone help me? Please see the attached file. Thanks Armando

11 December 2018 1,706 8 View

Ladakh birds identification?

If someone can help me, please see the attached pdf, thanks.

08 September 2018 8,926 2 View

Ladakh moth identification?

Can someone help me? Thanks Armando

11 December 2017 1,593 2 View

Plants of Ladakh, Hemis National Park (India, Himalaya), identification?

Can someone help me? Thanks Armando

10 November 2017 2,217 18 View

Indian birds identification?

Can someone help me in the identification of the birds in the attached file? Thanks!

10 November 2016 2,231 11 View

How can we calculate the sample size for rodents for a particular period of time?

How can we calculate the sample size for rodents for a study for one year? Are there any specific protocols to be followed for designing rodent sampling? How long should be the sampling interval...

01 March 2021 1,056 3 View

Would fecal samples stored at -20C for over a year impact metagenomic analysis?

Dear All, I have access to some rodent fecal samples that have been stored at -20C instead of -80C. Anyone have experience with the impact of stowage condition on comparative metagenomic analysis...

01 March 2021 2,512 1 View

What are the pros and cons for mice versus rats?

Hi Everyone, I am designing a pilot study using rodents to assess the effects of simulated space environments (radiation + altered gravity) on microbiome and immune system. I have limited...

24 February 2021 1,825 3 View

What is the correct common name for Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris?

There are two extant species of Hydrochoerus: Hydrochoerus isthmius, the lesser or Panamanian capybara, and the genotype species H. hydrochaeris. The latter is the more common species of capybara,...

11 February 2021 3,494 14 View

Is there an alternative to PGLS that considers phylogenetic signal when calculating the estimated value?

I have been working on a study trying to estimate body mass in mammals using a skeletal proxy in R. My dataset has high phylogenetic signal (Pagel's Lambda = 0.9) and I am interested in removing...

26 January 2021 6,997 3 View

How do one prepare Disulfiram in olive oil solutions?

I have read several articles mentioning the preparation of the drug disulfiram (DSF) in olive oil for oral gavage of rodents. However, in those papers, there is no description of how this is...

06 January 2021 3,810 1 View

Can large samples be stored at -20 degrees prior to RNA extraction?

As part of a Covid project we are sampling urban rodents and performing RNA extractions and serology work. We have too many samples to store at -80 and have opted to perform extractions the same...

15 December 2020 5,252 2 View

The best thermal imagers in zoological research for detecting small mammals in soil?

What are the best thermal imagers to use in the study of insectivores, rodents and carnivorous mammals in soil horizons? The ability to detect herpetocomplex with a thermal imager in natural shelters?

17 November 2020 346 5 View

Reviews on Social Organization in Rodents?

Looking for papers which detail the various modes of social organization in rodent species.

10 October 2020 3,654 3 View

Does anyone know papers that use large databases of abundance of different groups of species?

03 October 2020 2,506 4 View