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Article: Utah State U. professor names 20 new species
University Wire;  February 23, 2001 ;     503 words ......happy. Especially when he gets to name new species of them. "It's a thrill and an honor to name new species," said Mendelson, assistant professor...on frogs," he said, "I have named two new species of snakes, one new lizard and two new...

Article: Spectacular new species.(THE HOME FORUM)
The Christian Science Monitor;  July 8, 2008 ;     588 words ......University reported that almost 17,000 new species of animals, plants, and microbes were...organisms - who helped assemble the list of new species. People are amazed when they learn that...Top 10 list of the most interesting new species, hoping to raise awareness about the...

Article: Scientists Find New Species of Whale
AP Online;  November 19, 2003 ;     669 words ......scientists say they have identified a new species of whale _ a remarkable discovery if...that has ever lived. By comparison, the new species is on the small side at about 30 feet...of a motor home _ and slender. While new species of smaller creatures such as insects...

Article: A New Species of the Neotropical Catfish Genus Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) Representing a New Body Shape for the Family
Copeia;  June 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Trichomycterus crassicaudatus is described as a new species from the Rio Iguau basin in southern Brazil. The new species has an exceptionally deep posterior...Phylogenetic relationships of the new species are yet unresolved, but it shares a...

Article: Skull of "hobbit" belongs to a new species: research
Xinhua News Agency;  January 30, 2007 ;     398 words ...Skull of "hobbit" belongs to a new species: research LONDON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua...more than 13,000 years ago belongs to a new species and had a sophisticated brain rewired...confirms that the Flores skull belongs to a new species probably intelligent enough to make...

Article: Two new species of Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae) from southwest Cameroon
Kew Bulletin;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Summary. Two new species of Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae), P. caesiifolius...literature, and the taxon is described here as a new species, P. caesiifolius. In the same area a second new species, P. nyale, of similar habit was found which differed...

Article: Student stumbles on new species
Evening Mail;  January 1, 1999 ;     144 words ......University student has discovered a new species of gecko during a conservation trip...instantly realised she might be looking at a new species of the Bavayia gecko because of its...identify it and thought it was probably a new species." Confirmation that the gecko was a...

Article: Student stumbles on new species.
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  January 1, 1999 ;     143 words ......University student has discovered a new species of gecko during a conservation trip...instantly realised she might be looking at a new species of the Bavayia gecko because of its...identify it and thought it was probably a new species. Confirmation that the gecko was a new...

Article: Interview: Kevin Omland discusses an error made on the program two weeks ago about the discoveries of new species
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  April 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ......two weeks ago about the discoveries of new species Host: SHEILAH KAST Time: 1:00-2:00 PM...two weeks ago on the discovery of a new species of fairy shrimp. The introduction to...decades had passed since the last time a new species had been identified in the United States...

Article: New species of fish found in Pacific 'twilight zone'
The Independent on Sunday;  September 16, 2007 ;     327 words ...NATURAL HISTORY Dozens of new species from one of the most remote places...of Palau have not only discovered new species of fish but also enormous underwater...every fish caught by scientists was new to science, with researchers claiming...of the fish in this bucket is a new ...

Article: 11 new species discovered in remote Vietnam
The Independent - London;  September 26, 2007 ;     357 words ......and a red-spotted snake are among 11 new species discovered in tropical forests in Vietnam...examined and are also thought to be new species. The discoveries have come in the same...the area. "You only discover so many new species in very special places and the 'green...

Article: Evolution of new species slows down as number of competitors increases
The Hindustan Times;  March 25, 2008 ;     282 words ......has suggested that the rate at which new species are formed in a group of closely related...published in PLoS Biology, suggests that new species appear less and less as the number of...number that it can support. In order for new species to thrive, they need to evolve to occupy...

Article: VOA NEWS: NEW SPECIES OF UNDERSEA LIFE FOUND NEAR INDONESIA
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 20, 2006 ;     462 words ......announced the discovery of more than 50 new species of undersea life, including a "walking...Indonesia's Papua province. They include 24 new species of fish, 22 new corals and eight new species of shrimp. Sebastian Troeng, the conservation...

Article: DNA shows whale to be new species
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 21, 2002 ;     277 words ...DNA shows whale to be new species By ANDREW BRIDGES Associated Press...Scientists have discovered a new species of whale, a startling find made...knew everything, we're discovering new species," said John Heyning, a deputy director...