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EARTH SCIENCES

ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL MINERALOGY

Jimeno-Romero, A., BERHANU, D., Reip, P., Oron, M., Gilliland, D., VALSAMI-JONES, E., Cajaraville, M.P., Warley, A., Marigomez, I. & Soto, M. 2012. Down the rabbit hole: Subcellular localization and x-ray microanalysis of a set of metallic nanoparticles in mussels. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 163(1): S23-S24.  [Abstract]

Jimeno-Romero, A., BERHANU, D., VALSAMI-JONES, E., Reip, P., Cajaraville, M.P., Warley, A., Marigomez, I. & Soto, M. 2012. Cell and tissue level biomarkers, bioaccumulation and subcellular localization of CuO nanoparticles in mussels. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 163(1): S11-S11.  [Abstract]

Katsumiti, A., BERHANU, D., VALSAMI-JONES, E., Gilliland, D., Oron, M., Reip, P. & Cajaraville, M.P. 2012. Screening of cytotoxicity effects of different metal bearing nanoparticles on mussel hemocytes and gill cells in vitro. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 163(1): S25-S25.  [Abstract]

KHAN, F.R., MISRA, S.K., GARCIA-ALONSO, J., SMITH, B.D., STREKOPYTOV, S., RAINBOW, P.S., LUOMA, S.N. & VALSAMI-JONES, E. 2012. Bioaccumulation Dynamics and Modeling in an Estuarine Invertebrate Following Aqueous Exposure to Nanosized and Dissolved Silver. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(14): 7621-7628. 

Maslennikov, V.V., Ayupova, N.R., HERRINGTON, R.J., Danyushevskiy, L.V. & Large, R.R. 2012. Ferruginous and manganiferous haloes around massive sulphide deposits of the Urals. Ore Geology Reviews, 47: 5-41. 

Turner, R., Siidra, O.I., RUMSEY, M.S., Krivovichev, S.V., STANLEY, C.J. & SPRATT, J. 2012. Hereroite and vladkrivovichevite: two novel lead oxychlorides from the Kombat mine, Namibia. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(4): 883-890

Vicario-Pares, U., Lacave, J.M., Retuerto, A., BERHANU, D., VALSAMI-JONES, E., Oron, M., Reip, P., Gilliland, D., Cajaraville, M.P. & Orbea, A. 2012. Developmental toxicity of metal bearing nanoparticles (NPs) on zebrafish embryos. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 163(1): S57-S58.  [Abstract]

 

 

INVERTEBRATES AND PLANTS

Friedman, M. & JOHANSON, Z. 2012. †Opisthomyzon glaronensis (Wettstein, 1886) (Acanthomorpha, †Opisthomyzonidae), a junior synonym of †Uropteryx elongatus Agassiz, 1844. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 32(5): 1202-1206. 

Vahtera, V., EDGECOMBE, G.D. & Giribet, G. 2012. Spiracle structure in scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) and its contribution to phylogenetics. Zoomorphology, 131(3): 225-248. 

MINERAL AND PLANETARY SCIENCES

Abernethy, F.A.J., Verchovsky, A.B., Anand, M., Franchi, I.A. & GRADY, M.M. 2012. A trapped nitrogen component in angrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A36-A36.  [Abstract]

Alexander, C.M.O., Bowden, R., Fogel, M.L., HOWARD, K.T., Herd, C.D.K. & Nittler, L.R. 2012. The Provenances of Asteroids, and Their Contributions to the Volatile Inventories of the Terrestrial Planets. Science, 337(6095): 721-723. 

BERRY, A.J., SCHOFIELD, P.F., DOYLE, P.M., Knight, K.S., Mosselmans, J.F.W., Walker, A.M., Seymour, V.R. & Ashbrook, S.E. 2012. The oxidation state of titanium in hibonite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A67-A67.    [Abstract]

GISCARD, M.D., Hammond, S.J., Bland, P.A., Benedix, G.K., Rogers, N.W., RUSSELL, S.S., Genge, M.J. & Rehkamper, M. 2012. Trace element composition of metal and sulphides in iron meteorites determined using ICP-MS. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A149-A149.  [Abstract]

HUNT, A.C., Benedix, G.K., Hammond, S. & Bland, P.A. 2012. Constraining the precursor composition of the winonaite parent body using geochemical data. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A204-A204.  [Abstract]

Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., RUMSEY, M.S., SPRATT, J. & Favreau, G. 2012. The crystal structure determination and redefinition of matulaite, Fe3+Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8•8H2O. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(3): 517-534. 

Kleppe, A.K., WELCH, M.D., Crichton, W.A. & Jephcoat, A.P. 2012. Phase transitions in hydroxide perovskites: a Raman spectroscopic study of stottite, FeGe(OH)6, to 21 GPa. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(4): 949-962. 

LAI, Y.J., von Strandmann, P., Elliott, T., RUSSELL, S.S. & Brooker, R.A. 2012. Magnesium stable isotope composition of the earth and chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A235-A235.  [Abstract]

Nestola, F., Pasqual, D., WELCH, M.D. & Oberti, R. 2012. The effects of composition upon the high-pressure behaviour of amphiboles: compression of gedrite to 7 GPa and a comparison with anthophyllite and proto-amphibole. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(4): 987-995. 

SMITH, C.L. & AHMED, F. 2012. X-ray microtomography of the Tissint Martian Meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A352-A352.  [Abstract]

SMITH, C.L., KEARSLEY, A.T., Bermingham, K.R., Deacon, G.L., Kurahashi, E., Franchi, I.A. & Bevan, A.W.R. 2012. Lynch 002: A New Lunar Meteorite From The Nullarbor Desert, Western Australia. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A353-A353.  [Abstract]

STEPHEN, N.R., Genge, M. & RUSSELL, S. 2012. The Tissint Meteorite: A Pristine And Unique Sample Of The Martian Sub-Surface? Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A359-A359.  [Abstract]

Tomkinson, T., Lee, M.R., Mark, D.F., Stuart, F.M. & SMITH, C.L. 2012. Shock Enhanced Dissolution Of Olivine In The Martian Crust - Evidence From The Nakhla Meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A380-A380.  [Abstract]

Towner, M.C., Bland, P.A., Spurny, P., BENEDIX, G.K., Dyl, K., Bevan, A.W.R. & Vaughan, D. 2012. Towards A Digital Desert Fireball Network For Meteorite Recovery. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A382-A382.  [Abstract]

Turner, R., Siidra, O.I., RUMSEY, M.S., Krivovichev, S.V., STANLEY, C.J. & SPRATT, J. 2012. Hereroite and vladkrivovichevite: two novel lead oxychlorides from the Kombat mine, Namibia. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(4): 883-890. 

Wright, I.P., Abernethy, F.A.J., Verchovsky, A.B. & GRADY, M.M. 2012. Carbon And Nitrogen Systematics Of The Tissint Meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A416-A416.  [Abstract]

 

VERTEBRATES, ANTHROPOLOGY & MICROPALAEONTOLOGY

Lowe, J., Barton, N., Blockley, S., Ramsey, C.B., Cullen, V.L., Davies, W., Gamble, C., Grant, K., Hardiman, M., Housley, R., Lane, C.S., Lee, S., LEWIS, M., MacLeod, A., Menzies, M., Muller, W., Pollard, M., Price, C., Roberts, A.P., Rohling, E.J., Satow, C., Smith, V.C., STRINGER, C.B., Tomlinson, E.L., White, D., Albert, P., Arienzo, I., Barker, G., Boric, S., Carandente, A., Civetta, L., Ferrier, C., Guadelli, J.L., Karkanas, P., Koumouzelis, M., Muller, U.C., Orsi, G., Pross, J., Rosi, M., Shalamanov-Korobar, L., Sirakov, N. & Tzedakis, P.C. 2012. Volcanic ash layers illuminate the resilience of Neanderthals and early modern humans to natural hazards. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(34): 13532-13537. 

YOUNG, M.T., Rayfield, E.J., Holliday, C.M., Witmer, L.M., Button, D.J., Upchurch, P. & BARRETT, P.M. 2012. Cranial biomechanics of Diplodocus (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): testing hypotheses of feeding behaviour in an extinct megaherbivore. Naturwissenschaften, 99(8): 637-643. 

 

 

 

LIFE SCIENCES 

 

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES

KHAN, F.R., MISRA, S.K., GARCIA-ALONSO, J., SMITH, B.D., STREKOPYTOV, S., RAINBOW, P.S., LUOMA, S.N. & VALSAMI-JONES, E. 2012. Bioaccumulation Dynamics and Modeling in an Estuarine Invertebrate Following Aqueous Exposure to Nanosized and Dissolved Silver. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(14): 7621-7628.

Kim, I.H. & HUYS, R. 2012. Sabelliphilidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) associated with the tube anemone Pachycerianthus maua (Carlgren) and the horseshoe worm Phoronis australis Haswell off New Caledonia. Systematic Parasitology, 83(1): 51-64. 

Law, R.J., Barry, J., Barber, J.L., Bersuder, P., Deaville, R., Reid, R.J., Brownlow, A., Penrose, R., Barnett, J., Loveridge, J., SMITH, B. & Jepson, P.D. 2012. Contaminants in cetaceans from UK waters: Status as assessed within the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme from 1990 to 2008. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 64(7): 1485-1494. 

Sharma, P.P., Gonzalez, V.L., Kawauchi, G.Y., Andrade, S.C.S., Guzman, A., Collins, T.M., GLOVER, E.A., Harper, E.M., Healy, J.M., Mikkelsen, P.M., TAYLOR, J.D., Bieler, R. & Giribet, G. 2012. Phylogenetic analysis of four nuclear protein-encoding genes largely corroborates the traditional classification of Bivalvia (Mollusca). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 65(1): 64-74. 

Suarez-Morales, E. & BOXSHALL, G.A. 2012. A new species of Sabellacheres  M. Sars, 1862 (Copepoda: Gastrodelphyidae) from a deep-water benthic polychaete in Antarctic waters, with a key to the species of the genus. Systematic Parasitology, 83(1): 65-75. 

WOODALL, L.C., Jones, R., Zimmerman, B., Guillaume, S., Stubbington, T., SHAW, P. & Koldewey, H.J. 2012. Partial fin-clipping as an effective tool for tissue sampling seahorses, Hippocampus spp. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 92(6): 1427-1432. 

 

 

GENOMIC AND MICROBIAL DIVERSITY

BERGSTEN, J., Bilton, D., FUJISAWA, T., ELLIOTT, M., Monaghan, M., Balke, M., Hendrich, L., Geijer, J., Herrmann, J., Foster, G., Ribera, I., Nilsson, A., Barraclough, T. & VOGLER, A. 2012. The Effect of Geographical Scale of Sampling on DNA Barcoding. Systematic Biology, 61(5): 851-869. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/sys037  

Gomes, D.F., Caldas, O., da Silva, E.M., Gell, P.A. & WILLIAMS, D.M. 2012. Father Zimmermann (1871-1950): the first Brazilian diatomist. Diatom Research, 27(3): 177-188. 

MURRIA, C., Bonada, N., Arnedo, M.A., Zamora-Munoz, C., Prat, N. & VOGLER, A.P. 2012. Phylogenetic and ecological structure of Mediterranean caddisfly communities at various spatio-temporal scales. Journal of Biogeography, 39(9): 1621-1632. 

PARASITES & VECTORS

BRAY, R.A. & Justine, J.L. 2012. Further reports of Acanthocolpidae Luhe, 1906 (Digenea) from fishes off New Caledonia, with descriptions of two new species. Systematic Parasitology, 83(1): 39-50. 

BRAY, R.A. & Justine, J.L. 2012. A review of the Lepocreadiidae (Digenea, Lepocreadioidea) from fishes of the waters around New Caledonia. Acta Parasitologica, 57(3): 247-272. 

HARBACH, R.E., KITCHING, I.J., CULVERWELL, C.L., DUBOIS, J. & LINTON, Y.M. 2012. Phylogeny of mosquitoes of tribe Culicini (Diptera: Culicidae) based on morphological diversity. Zoologica Scripta, 41(5): 499-514. 

Parreira, R., COOK, S., Lopes, A., de Matos, A.P., de Almeida, A.P.G., Piedade, J. & Esteves, A. 2012. Genetic characterization of an insect-specific flavivirus isolated from Culex theileri mosquitoes collected in southern Portugal. Virus Research, 167(2): 152-161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2012.04.010

Poddubnaya, L.G., Brunanska, M., Swiderski, Z. & GIBSON, D.I. 2012. Ultrastructure of the vitellarium in the digeneans Phyllodistomum angulatum (Plagiorchiida, Gorgoderidae) and Azygia lucii (Strigeida, Azygiidae). Acta Parasitologica, 57(3): 235-246. 

Stevenson, J., St Laurent, B., Lobo, N.F., Cooke, M.K., Kahindi, S.C., Oriango, R.M., HARBACH, R.E., Cox, J. & Drakeley, C. 2012. Novel Vectors of Malaria Parasites in the Western Highlands of Kenya. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 18(9): 1547-1549. 

Tchuente, L.A.T., Fouodo, C.J.K., Ngassam, R.I.K., Sumo, L., Noumedem, C.D., Kenfack, C.M., Gipwe, N.F., Nana, E.D., Stothard, J.R. & ROLLINSON, D. 2012. Evaluation of Circulating Cathodic Antigen (CCA) Urine-Tests for Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Cameroon. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 6(7). 

WARDHANA, A.H., HALL, M.J.R., MAHAMDALLIE, S.S., Cameron, M.M. & READY, P.D. 2012. Phylogenetics of the Old World screwworm fly and its significance for planning control and monitoring invasions in Asia. International Journal for Parasitology, 42(8): 729-738. 

 

 

PLANTS

Agudo, J.A.S., Martinez-Ortega, M.M., CAFFERTY, S. & Rico, E. 2012. A contribution toward clarifying the nomenclature of Veronica L. (Plantaginaceae). Taxon, 61(4): 867-870. 

HAWKSWORTH, D.L. 2012. Global species numbers of fungi: are tropical studies and molecular approaches contributing to a more robust estimate? Biodiversity and Conservation, 21(9): 2425-2433. 

Iamonico, D. & JARVIS, C.E. 2012. Lectotypification of two Linnaean names in Chenopodium L. (Chenopodiaceae). Taxon, 61(4): 864-865. 

 

 

TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES

HARBACH, R.E., KITCHING, I.J., CULVERWELL, C.L., DUBOIS, J. & LINTON, Y.M. 2012. Phylogeny of mosquitoes of tribe Culicini (Diptera: Culicidae) based on morphological diversity. Zoologica Scripta, 41(5): 499-514. 

PONT, A.C. 2012. Distribution records of Helina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Muscidae) from the Caucasus Mountains, with the descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa(3409): 30-46. 

 

 

VERTEBRATES

KHAN, F.R., MISRA, S.K., GARCIA-ALONSO, J., SMITH, B.D., STREKOPYTOV, S., RAINBOW, P.S., LUOMA, S.N. & VALSAMI-JONES, E. 2012. Bioaccumulation Dynamics and Modeling in an Estuarine Invertebrate Following Aqueous Exposure to Nanosized and Dissolved Silver. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(14): 7621-7628. 

Rodel, M.O., DOHERTY-BONE, T., Kouete, M.T., Janzen, P., Garrett, K., Browne, R., Gonwouo, N.L., Barej, M.F. & Sandberger, L. 2012. A new small Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from southern Cameroon. Zootaxa(3431): 54-68. 

 

 

SCIENCE FACILITIES

 

IAC

Floss, C., Stadermann, F.J., KEARSLEY, A.T. & Burchell, M.J. 2012. Presolar grain abundances in 81P/Wild 2. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A130-A130.  [Abstract]

GISCARD, M.D., Hammond, S.J., Bland, P.A., Benedix, G.K., Rogers, N.W., RUSSELL, S.S., Genge, M.J. & Rehkamper, M. 2012. Trace element composition of metal and sulphides in iron meteorites determined using ICP-MS. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A149-A149.  [Abstract]

Henkel, T., Price, M.C., Cole, M.J., Burchell, M.J., Lyon, I.C. & KEARSLEY, A.T. 2012. Understanding the modification of organic chemistry by impact at 6 km/s onto Al-Foil. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A176-A176.  [Abstract]

Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., RUMSEY, M.S., SPRATT, J. & Favreau, G. 2012. The crystal structure determination and redefinition of matulaite, Fe3+Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8•8H2O. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(3): 517-534. 

KHAN, F.R., MISRA, S.K., GARCIA-ALONSO, J., SMITH, B.D., STREKOPYTOV, S., RAINBOW, P.S., LUOMA, S.N. & VALSAMI-JONES, E. 2012. Bioaccumulation Dynamics and Modeling in an Estuarine Invertebrate Following Aqueous Exposure to Nanosized and Dissolved Silver. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(14): 7621-7628. 

Martin, R.S., Sawyer, G.M., Day, J.A., LE BLOND, J.S., Ilyinskaya, E. & Oppenheimer, C. 2012. High-resolution size distributions and emission fluxes of trace elements from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 117

SMITH, C.L. & AHMED, F. 2012. X-ray microtomography of the Tissint Martian Meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A352-A352.  [Abstract]

SMITH, C.L., KEARSLEY, A.T., Bermingham, K.R., Deacon, G.L., Kurahashi, E., Franchi, I.A. & Bevan, A.W.R. 2012. Lynch 002: A New Lunar Meteorite From The Nullarbor Desert, Western Australia. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47: A353-A353.  [Abstract]

Turner, R., Siidra, O.I., RUMSEY, M.S., Krivovichev, S.V., STANLEY, C.J. & SPRATT, J. 2012. Hereroite and vladkrivovichevite: two novel lead oxychlorides from the Kombat mine, Namibia. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(4): 883-890. 

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