Christmas Island [peta]

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Dictyostelid Cellular Slime Molds from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean by Pu Liu, Yue Zou, Wenxiu Li, Yu Li, Xinru Li, Songhao Che, Steven L. Stephenson

“…In May 2017, 20 samples of soil/humus were collected on Christmas Island and processed for dictyostelid cellular slime molds. …”
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Emergent multisystemic Enterococcus infection threatens endangered Christmas Island reptile populations. by Karrie Rose, Jessica Agius, Jane Hall, Paul Thompson, John-Sebastian Eden, Mukesh Srivastava, Brendan Tiernan, Cheryl Jenkins, David Phalen

“…Multisystemic infections with a morphologically unusual bacterium were first observed in captive critically endangered Lister's geckos (Lepidodactylus listeri) on Christmas Island in October 2014. Since then the infection was identified in another captive critically endangered lizard species, the blue-tailed skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae) and two species of invasive geckos; the four clawed gecko (Gehyra mutilata) and Asian house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus), in a wide geographic range across the east side of the island. …”
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Temporal and altitudinal variability of the spread F observed by the VHF radar over Christmas Island by R. Y. de La Cruz Cueva, E. Rodrigues de Paula, A. Cunha Neto

“…The VHF radar of Christmas Island (2.0<span class="inline-formula">^∘</span> N, 157.4<span class="inline-formula">^∘</span> W, 2.9<span class="inline-formula">^∘</span> N dip latitude) has been operational in the equatorial region for some time, allowing long-term observations. …”
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Historical mammal extinction on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) correlates with introduced infectious disease. by Kelly B Wyatt, Paula F Campos, M Thomas P Gilbert, Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis, Wayne H Hynes, Rob DeSalle, Stanley J Ball, Peter Daszak, Ross D E MacPhee, Alex D Greenwood

“…A case in point is the extinction of the endemic Christmas Island rat (Rattus macleari): although it has been argued that its disappearance ca. …”
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Embodying the Anthropocene: Embattled Crustaceans, Extractivism, and Eco-Tourism on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) by Philip Hayward

“…Christmas Island, in the north-eastern Indian Ocean, remained uninhabited until 1888 when British entrepreneurs established a phosphate mining operation that has continued to the present. …”
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Christmas Island over 100 years: from beriberi to nutritional deficiencies of a different kind by Fabian Schwarz

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Correction: Historical Mammal Extinction on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) Correlates with Introduced Infectious Disease

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Correction: Historical Mammal Extinction on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) Correlates with Introduced Infectious Disease. by Kelly B. Wyatt, Paula F. Campos, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis, Wayne H. Hynes, Rob DeSalle, Stanley J. Ball, Peter Daszak, Ross D. E. MacPhee, Alex D. Greenwood

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Sex-Specific Habitat Utilization and Differential Breeding Investments in Christmas Island Frigatebirds throughout the Breeding Cycle. by Janos C Hennicke, David J James, Henri Weimerskirch

“…Using bird-borne tracking devices, male and female Christmas Island Frigatebirds (Fregata andrewsi) were investigated during the brooding, late chick rearing and post-fledging period to examine whether sexes exhibit foraging strategies that may be linked to differential breeding investments. …”
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Factors influencing growth of giant terrestrial robber crab Birgus latro (Anomura: Coenobitidae) on Christmas Island by MM Drew, MJ Smith, BS Hansson

“…An extensive mark-recapture program was undertaken on Christmas Island, Australia, in which over 1440 individual crabs were uniquely identified using passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags. …”
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The lost lizards of Christmas Island: A retrospective assessment of factors driving the collapse of a native reptile community by Jon‐Paul Emery, Nicola J. Mitchell, Harold Cogger, Jessica Agius, Paul Andrew, Sophie Arnall, Tanya Detto, Don A. Driscoll, Samantha Flakus, Peter Green, Peter Harlow, Michael McFadden, Caitlyn Pink, Kent Retallick, Karrie Rose, Matthew Sleeth, Brendan Tiernan, Leonie E. Valentine, John Z. Woinarski

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Under the karst: detecting hidden subterranean assemblages using eDNA metabarcoding in the caves of Christmas Island, Australia by Katrina M. West, Zoe T. Richards, Euan S. Harvey, Robert Susac, Alicia Grealy, Michael Bunce

“…In this study, we conducted a eukaryotic environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding survey across the karst landscape of Christmas Island, (Indian Ocean, Australia) to evaluate the utility of this non-invasive technique to detect subterranean aquatic ‘stygofauna’ assemblages. …”
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Giant robber crabs monitored from space: GPS-based telemetric studies on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). by Jakob Krieger, Ronald Grandy, Michelle M Drew, Susanne Erland, Marcus C Stensmyr, Steffen Harzsch, Bill S Hansson

“…Populations are distributed over small Indo-Pacific islands of the tropics, including Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Although this species has served as a crustacean model to explore anatomical, physiological, and ecological aspects of terrestrial adaptations, few behavioral analyses of it exist. …”
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Use of clinoptilolite zeolite to reduce Christmas Island rock phosphate use Zea mays cultivation on an acid soil by Hasbullah, Nur Aainaa, Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Kasim, Susilawati, Nik Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad

Revision of Tinospora (Menispermaceae - Chasmantheroideae - Burasaieae) in Singapore by I.M. Turner

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Effects of incubation period and Christmas Island rock phosphate with different rate of rice straw compost on phosphorus availability in acid soil by Syajariah Sanusi, Huck Ywih Ch’ng, Suhaimi Othman

Subjects: “…rice straw compost| Christmas Island rock phosphate| soil phosphorus availability| incubation periods…”
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Petrogenesis of Lava from Christmas Island, Northeast Indian Ocean: Implications for the Nature of Recycled Components in Non-Plume Intraplate Settings by Trevor J. Falloon, Kaj Hoernle, Bruce F. Schaefer, Ilya N. Bindeman, Stanley R. Hart, Dieter Garbe-Schonberg, Robert A. Duncan

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Low detectability of alien reptiles can lead to biosecurity management failure: a case study from Christmas Island (Australia) by Pablo García-Díaz, Joshua V. Ross, Miquel Vall-llosera, Phillip Cassey

“…We use a Rapid Biological Assessment method (time-limited transects) to estimate the probability of detection for alien reptiles present on Christmas Island (Australia). Across the five species studied, we found low probabilities of detection and poor explanatory capacity of the individual covariates included in our models. …”
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Genomic Insights Into the Pathogenicity of a Novel Biofilm-Forming Enterococcus sp. Bacteria (Enterococcus lacertideformus) Identified in Reptiles by Jessica Esther Agius, David Norton Phalen, David Norton Phalen, Karrie Rose, John-Sebastian Eden, John-Sebastian Eden

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