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China’s Avian Flu Outbreak: A Proto-Pandemic?
eLS Virology Editor Davd Harper Warns Against Ignoring Existing ‘Bird Flu’ Strains
First Photo Evidence of Snub-Nosed Monkey Species in China
Research in American Journal of Primatology confirms that endangered species is not restricted to Myanmar
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Wiley Trial Alternative Metrics on Subscription and Open Access Articles
System Tracks News and Social Media Impact of Scholarly Articles and Datasets
Colorado’s New Alga May Be a Source of Biofuel Production
A newly discovered strain of yellow-green algae has an ideal lipid profile for biofuel production
Extreme Temperature Analysis Reveals 60 Years of Antarctic warming
Study identifies 60 year Antarctic warming trend
Study Explores 100 Year Increase in Forestry Diseases
New study places ash dieback disease into its historical context
Study Explores Atmospheric impact of Declining Arctic Sea Ice
New research explores the impact of ice free seas on the planet's atmospheric circulation
New Species of Jurassic Crocodile Discovered in Argentina
From: Paleontology
Over Fishing Is Driving At Least 12% of ‘Grouper’ Species to Extinction
12% of globally-important food fish species, which live on coral and rocky reefs, face extinction due to overfishing, new study finds
Secrets of the Squids' Colorful Camouflage May Inspire New Flexible Display Systems
From: Invertebrate Biology
Precision Agriculture Improves Farming Efficiency, Has Important Implications on Food Security
Precision agriculture promises to make farming more efficient and should have an important impact on the serious issue of food security, according to a new study published in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society and the American Statistical Association. In an article about the study in the magazine’s May issue, University of Reading Professor Margaret A. Oliver, BSc, PhD, assesses how there is potential to manage land more effectively to improve the farming economy and crop quality, and to ensure food security.
Cradle of Life or the Museum of Species? How Ants Explain Tropical Diversity
The tropics are the most biologically diverse regions on the planet and new research in Evolution has used one of earth’s most diverse species, ants, to discover why.
‘Ecosystem Services’: Placing Value on the Natural World
From: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Wiley Job Network Announces New Resources and Tools to Connect Job Seekers and Employers
Wiley has announced a new suite of resources and tools to enhance the Wiley Job Network
Wiley Selects TEMIS for Semantic Big Data Initiative
Leading Global STMS Publisher To Deploy Luxid® Content Enrichment Platform to Enhance Customer Experience Across its Digital Products and Leverage its Six-Million Document Archive
Wiley Journals Comply With New Open Access Policies of UK Funders
John Wiley & Sons, Inc, announced today that the majority of Wiley’s journals in its open access publishing program now offers authors funded by The Wellcome Trust and Research Councils UK the opportunity to publish their articles under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY license when paying an Article Publication Charge (APC).
Quenching Thirst with Fog: How Brazil’s Plants Use Fog to Combat Drought
From: New Phytologist
Rising Black Bear Population is Reconquering Nevada after 80 Years
From: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Sequencing Tracks Animal-to-Human Transmission of Bacterial Pathogens
EMBO Molecular Medicine research confirms the animal-to-human transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in two Danish farms.
The Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society and Wiley Extend Over Sixty Years of Partnership
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,has renewed its relationship with the Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS); a partnership which began over sixty years ago. Wiley will continue to support the society’s leading research journal Physiologia Plantarum, an international thought leader in the field of plant physiology.
Handbook of Agricultural Entomology
Wiley is pleased to announce the publication of the Handbook of Agricultural Entomology , a reference and textbook for swift identification and information on all major insect pests and the damage they cause to crops.