Morphological variation in the distal phalanges of the springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmermann, 1780) (Mammalia: Bovidae)

A comparative study of distal phalanges belonging to adult springbok individuals shows distinctive morphological differences between the subspecies Antidorcas marsupialis marsupialis bolso yerse and Antidorcas marsupialis hofmeyri, most notably reflected by significant lengthening of the sole of the latter.Results were derived from comparative oste

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Comparative assessment of An. gambiae and An. stephensi mosquitoes to determine transmission-reducing activity of antibodies against P. falciparum sexual stage antigens

Abstract Background With the increasing interest in vaccines to interrupt malaria transmission, there is a demand for harmonization of current methods to assess Plasmodium transmission in laboratory settings.Potential vaccine candidates are currently tested in the standard membrane feeding assay (SMFA) that commonly relies on Anopheles stephensi mo

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The Salon as an Arena of Secularization. Music performed on Intimate Stages in the last decades of the 18 century. New perspectives on the function of the Salons

This article demonstrates how the salons in Copenhagen in the last decades of the 18 century might be seen as an arena of secularization.These environments are stages for the performance of Johann Christoph Friedrich Bachs Geistliche junk ear warmer Lieder.The texts of Geistliche Lieder are religious, and written by the vicar in St.Petri congregati

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