… The accruing costs were sorted into 3 categories: a) direct economic losses, such as
those caused by destructive pest species; b) ecological costs, in the form of extra care and …

… B. ungeregelter Jagd oder großflächigen Waldrodungen, und mittelbaren Gründen
unterscheiden. Ein mittelbarer Grund ist mit Sicherheit der Anstieg der Erdbevölkerung mit …

Eine deutsche Fassung des West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI)
wird vorgestellt, die an einer Stichprobe von 185 Schmerzpatienten auf ihre Reliabilität und …

Since the time of Charles Darwin, studies of interspecific hybridization have been a major
focus for evolutionary biologists. Although this phenomenon has often been viewed as …

Background The cosmopolitan moon jelly Aurelia is characterized by high degrees of
morphological and ecological plasticity, and subsequently by an unclear taxonomic status. The …

Point mutations constitute a major mode of oncogenic activation of the Met receptor tyrosine
kinase. Met is aberrantly activated in many types of human malignancies and its …

… We used the mitochondrial COI and cytochrome b (cytb) sequences of the Chironomus s. str.
species published … Bruno Streit has a longstanding interest in aquatic community ecology. …

Background The Euthyneura are considered to be the most successful and diverse group of
Gastropoda. Phylogenetically, they are riven with controversy. Previous morphology-based …

Background Reliable taxonomic identification at the species level is the basis for many
biological disciplines. In order to distinguish species, it is necessary that taxonomic characters …

16. Abstract The European Strategy on Invasive Alien Species T-PWS (2002) 8 mandates
intensified research by member nations on invasive species. This research will not be …