Biology and Life Sciences Forum, Volume 2, Issue 1

The journal retracts the proceedings paper, titled “Biodiversity Loss with Habitat and Risk of New Diseases” [...]

The Argentinian 2012 Summer Antarctic Expedition took place in the austral summer of 2012. One of its goals was the study of the benthic communities, considering the biodiversity and the distribution of the species around the Antarctic Peninsula and...

From the seven existing species of sea turtles, two are endemic to Mexico and one of these inhabits the Gulf of Mexico and nests mainly in the Rancho Nuevo (RN) Sanctuary, Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico [1]. There are other important beaches in Tamaulipa...

Amphibians are the most threatened group of vertebrates. While habitat loss poses the greatest threat to amphibians, a spreading fungal disease caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is seriously affecting an increasing number of species. Alth...

Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff is one of the medicinal plants in Indonesia that has been proved to have antioxidant, antidiabetic, and analgesic properties. However, there is no report about the relationship of its genetic diversity with accession a...

For decades, local and traditional species have been neglected and replaced by industrial and improved species. Sweet chestnut ‘Castanea sativa Mill.’, found in a small area in northern Morocco, is no exception. Indeed, Moroccan ecotypes...

The rapid spreading of cosmopolite breeds reduces the population sizes of Russian local sheep, possibly resulting a loss of biodiversity. Estimation of the runs of homozygosity (ROHs) in local sheep genomes is an informative tool to address their cur...

The following research was conducted in the Carlos Botelho State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil, to examine the overnight sites of the southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides), an endemic primate of the Atlantic Forest. A multiple factor stat...

Biodiversity loss has been demonstrated to have direct impacts on human welfare. However, policymakers need to refer to commonly accepted standards to monitor biodiversity, especially to direct fund granting. Intending to collate information for the...

Agriculture is the backbone of India’s economy in general, and Kashmir’s economy in particular. It has an enormous potential for future growth and job creation. Kashmir has been home to diverse agricultural crops, both Kharif and Rabi. Ri...