FIRST DATA ON ANTHROPOGENIC MICROPARTICLES IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT OF JUVENILE SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD SHARKS (SPHYRNA LEWINI) IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA

First Data on Anthropogenic Microparticles in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Juvenile Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna lewini) in the Gulf of California

Scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) are critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, likely due to anthropogenic activities such as intense fishing and pollution.Nowadays, plastic debris contamination is a subject of concern due to its extensive presence in the sea and the digestive tract

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Gelidocalamus zixingensis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae), a new species from southern China revealed by morphological and molecular evidence

The genus Gelidocalamus T.H.Wen, endemic to southern China, is a small but taxonomically problematic genus of Arundinarieae (Poaceae, Bambusoideae).During field work, a population of Gelidocalamus from Zixing, Hunan, was discovered, appearing to be distinct from our previously identified collection.Comparisons of the population of Zixing were perfo

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Influences of HMX contents on potential reaction violence and fragmentation degree of PBT-propellants after impact load

The extent of damage that is developed during the production, transportation, storage, and handling of propellants after a low-velocity impact is an important factor in evaluating a dangerous threat such as deflagration-to-detonation transition.In this paper, a friability test was performed to evaluate the critical impact ignition velocity (CIIV),

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