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Brown treesnakes: a potential invasive species for the United States

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Brown treesnakes (ˆ) are mildly venomous, exotic snakes that have the potential to become an invasive species in North America, Hawaii, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Samantha Sue Kahl   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Phytogeography Change with Shifts in Geopolitics? The Curious Case of Cycads in the United States

open access: yesDiversity, 2020
The United States is currently home to five native cycad species. We provide a discussion on these five cycad species to illuminate how evolutionary and geopolitical processes influence phytogeography and published checklists of threatened plants.
Benjamin E. Deloso   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tree conservation can be constrained by agents from conservation permitting and funding agencies

open access: yesCommunicative & Integrative Biology, 2019
Recent conservation actions for Serianthes nelsonii Merr. and Cycas micronesica K.D. Hill in the Mariana Islands have illuminated some negative consequences associated with ill-informed agents representing permitting and funding agencies.
Thomas E. Marler
doaj   +1 more source

Burrowing activity of coconut rhinoceros beetle on Guam cycads

open access: yesCommunicative & Integrative Biology, 2020
Guam’s established population of non-native coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB, Oryctes rhinoceros L.) began creating burrows in stem apices of several cycad species in a managed garden. We conducted an island-wide survey to determine the spatial patterns of
Thomas E. Marler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cancer Epidemiol [PDF]

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BackgroundCancer disparities within and across populations provide insight into the influence of lifestyle, environment, and genetic factors on cancer risk.MethodsGuam cancer incidence and mortality were compared to that of Hawaii using data from their ...

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Boninite and Harzburgite from Leg 125 (Bonin-Mariana Forearc): A Case Study of Magma Genesis during the Initial Stages of Subduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
Holes drilled into the volcanic and ultrabasic basement of the Izu-Ogasawara and Mariana forearc terranes during Leg 125 provide data on some of the earliest lithosphere created after the start of Eocene subduction in the Western Pacific.
Arculus, Richard J.   +6 more
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Facilitator experiences and lessons learned from the Betel nut intervention trial (BENIT)

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background The Betel Nut Intervention Trial (BENIT; ClinicalTrials.gov - NCT02942745) is the first known randomized intervention trial specifically designed for areca nut chewers in the western Pacific region who want to quit.
Gena A. Rojas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic Diversity of Cultivated and Wild Capsicum Accessions from Guam and Tinian Using MIG-seq

open access: yesHortScience
The genus Capsicum is a diverse group encompassing several wild and domesticated species native to tropical and temperate regions of the Americas. In cultivation, convergent domestication for desirable traits has resulted in significant morphological and
Michael Angelo Paragas Fernandez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

MODELS OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN THE BLACK SEA REGION AT THE PRESENT STAGE: PROBLEMS OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION

open access: yesГуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021
The Black Sea region is one of the unique geopolitical regions which features various forms of integration. However, the integration poses a number of difficulties which are an obstacle to the creation of effective integration model. Continuous balancing
L. N. Velichko, V. N. Sadchenko
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Fisheries and Marine Resources of Hawaii and the U.S.-associated Pacific Islands: An Introduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
The fisheries of Hawaii and other U.S.-associated islands in the Pacific Ocean are characterized by high diversity, both in the species exploited and the human cultures that exploit them.
Boehlert , George W.
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