From both conservation and development perspectives, there is a bushmeat crisis. Yet there
have been divergent opinions among conservation and development agencies in …

Background The widespread occurrence of feminized male fish downstream of some
wastewater treatment works has led to substantial interest from ecologists and public health …

Reliable evidence of trends in the illegal ivory trade is important for informing decision making
for elephants but it is difficult to obtain due to the covert nature of the trade. The Elephant …

Elephant poaching and the ivory trade remain high on the agenda at meetings of the Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Well-…

In order to influence global policy effectively, conservation scientists need to be able to
provide robust predictions of the impact of alternative policies on biodiversity and measure …

We studied consumption and preference of meats of wild species (bushmeat) by inhabitants
of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. The aim of the study was to quantify frequency of …

… This number included many species described or recorded in papers published from 1963
to 1979 (Burn, see bibliography), as well as many species awaiting description for want of …

The endemic pink pigeon has recovered from less than 20 birds in the mid‐1970s to 355
free‐living individuals in 2003. A major concern for the species' recovery has been the potential …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a noninvasive technique that provides accurate,
detailed, anatomic images, has had a major impact in the diagnosis of human disease. This …

Following the same successful approach as Dr. Burn's previous book on number theory, this
text consists of a carefully constructed sequence of questions that will enable the reader, …