THE RETURN OF THE MURO: INSTITUTIONAL BRICOLAGE, CUSTOMARY INSTITUTIONS, AND PROTECTION OF THE COMMONS IN LEMBATA ISLAND, NUSA TENGGARA

The return of the muro: Institutional bricolage, customary institutions, and protection of the commons in Lembata Island, Nusa Tenggara

The Lembata region is known for complex environmental conflicts between local institutions and external interests to protect endangered species such as the dugong and sperm whale.In this paper, we examine how the Tokajaeng community applies traditional rules (muro) in the face of environmental gibson sg fireburst threats to the commons, such as dep

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Identification and Verification of Differential Display cDNAs Using Gene-Specific Primers and Hybridization Arrays

An accurate and streamlined approach to sound anchor adj2 differential display (DD) band identification and verification is described.To minimize false positives, the strategy avoids the use of impure Northern blot probes obtained from PCR-amplified DD bands.To increase throughput, the cloning of DD bands is replaced by a gene-specific primer appro

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Assessment of codivergence of Mastreviruses with their plant hosts

Abstract Background Viruses that have spent most of their evolutionary time associated with a single host lineage should have sequences that reflect codivergence of virus and host.Several examples for RNA viruses of host-virus tree congruence are being challenged.DNA viruses, such as mastreviruses, are more likely than RNA viruses to have maintaine

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Final plea for conservation of Gaultheria akaensis Panda and Sanjappa (Ericaceae), an extremely threatened, endemic medicinal plant from Aka Hill in Arunachal Pradesh of eastern Himalaya, India

Since its discovery in 2002 from Aka Hill in Arunachal Pradesh, the population of Gaultheria akaensis Panda and Sanjappa, a Critically Endangered, endemic medicinal plant is on the verge of extinction and currently represented by two individuals only.No sound anchor adj2 trace of this species found in other Himalayan parts of India as well in Nepal

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