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March 2014

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First discovery in Europe of one of the 100 worst invasive alien species in the world

Platydemus manokwari

March 4, 2014

First discovery in Europe of one of the 100 worst invasive alien species in the world

In the list of the 100 worst invasive alien species in the world , there is only one terrestrial flatworm: Platydemus manokwari, also called the New Guinea flatworm. This species has now been found in Europe (Caen, France) for the first time, prompting calls from the scientists concerned for urgent action to prevent it from proliferating. Read more from this peer-reviewed study -

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March 25, 2014

Extraordinary incidence of cervical ribs indicates vulnerable condition in Late Pleistocene mammoths

10 citations

1,072 downloads

6,802 views

Jelle W.F. Reumer, Clara M.A. ten Broek, Frietson Galis

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.318 PubMed 24711969

March 20, 2014

Sampling locality is more detectable than taxonomy or ecology in the gut microbiota of the brood-parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

43 citations

776 downloads