Long-Lasting Bisexual Lures for Assessing Moth Biodiversity and Monitoring Alien Species in Zoos and Botanical Gardens: Case Study in Zoo of Debrecen (NE Hungary)

Zoos and Notebooks/Notepads botanical gardens have a special role in the promotion, presentation and conservation of biodiversity in urbanised environments.Additionally, they provide special habitats for alien and invasive species.The formerly used methods of biodiversity assessments (e.g., light trapping, transect counts, etc.) are mostly labour-i

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From Problem Taxa to Problem Solver: A New Miocene Family, Tranatocetidae, Brings Perspective on Baleen Whale Evolution.

Miocene baleen whales were highly diverse and included tens of genera.However, their taxonomy and phylogeny, as well as relationships with living whales, are still a subject of controversy.Here, "Mesocetus" argillarius, a poorly known specimen from Denmark, is redescribed with a focus on the cranial anatomy.It was found to represent not only a new

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Small Bowel Ischemia from Spontaneous Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Knot Formation in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Introduction: Small bowel ischemia caused by spontaneous ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt knot formation is a rare complication in the pediatric population.Clinical presentation Notebooks/Notepads may range from symptoms of malformation to bowel obstruction with and without gangrene.We report the surgical management of spontaneous VP shunt knot form

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