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Biophysical Society names 2009 award recipients
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400
(Biophysical Society) The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2009 Society awards. The eight recipients will receive their awards at the Society's 53rd Annual Meeting on Monday, March 2, 2009, at the Boston Convention and Exhibitions Center in Massachusetts.
Iowa State wins $18.5M grant to create NSF Center for Biorenewable Chemicals
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400
(Iowa State University) The National Science Foundation has awarded Iowa State University and its research partners an $18.5 million grant to establish an NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals based at Iowa State. The center's focus will be to develop catalysts that promote the chemical reactions that can efficiently produce biorenewable chemicals. The center is also expected to create partnerships that promote innovation, transform engineered systems and produce engineering graduates who can contribute in a global economy.
INCF organizes the first congress dedicated to the emerging field of neuroinformatics
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400
(INCF - International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility) The first INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics will convene Sept. 7-9 at the Stockholm City Conference Center in Stockholm. The emerging neuroinformatics field combines neuroscience and informatics research to develop advanced tools and approaches to understanding the structure and function of the brain. The tools may also be applied to brain disorders and diseases. With a broad international outreach, the meeting will bring together experts from all disciplines contributing to neuroinformatics.

 

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Flies On Birds: The Hippoboscids - Photographs and information about these flat insects that parasitze birds and mammals.
Meta Description: [ Nature: Hippoboscid flies are flat insects that parasitze birds and mammals. ]

Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Aphid Midge) - Cecidomyiid fly whose larvae are effective predators of aphids. Description, habitat, life cycle, photo, and other information.

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World - Comprehensive taxonomic information on 17311 taxa in the families Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, and Tipulidae (Insecta, Diptera, Tipuloidea), including distribution data by country.
Meta Description: [ The Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (CCW) covers all genus-group and species-group taxa of the families Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, and Tipulidae (Insecta, Diptera, Tipuloidea). Author: Pjotr Oosterbroek. ]

Checklist of the Diptera of the Netherlands - Information about the checklist by Paul Beuk, which can be ordered on CD-ROM.

404 Chronobiology in Drosophila m. - Research on circadian rhythms and information about Chronobiology and the endogenous clock in the model organism Drosophila.
Meta Description: [ Fehlerbehandlung: 404 - File not found ]

Crane Fly Pests of the Pacific Northwest - Information on the occurrence, biology, damage, and management for these introduced pests of turf and many other plants.

Diptera - Characteristics, phylogeny, and images from the Tree of Life project.

Diptera - Flies Are Cool - Photos and information on Diptera (true flies) and links to other entomological and parasitological sites.

Diptera Site - Detailed information about flies from the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory.
Meta Description: [ The Diptera Site ]

Diptera.info - Deals with all aspects of dipterology (the study of Diptera: flies and midges) and dipterists worldwide. Includes images and forums.
Meta Description: [ Portal to information on the insect order Diptera (flies and midges) and a forum for researchers on the insect group. The site enables, for example, link submission and identification queries. Registration required for submissions. ]

Dolichopodidae - All about Dolichopodidae (Diptera: Empidoidea) by Igor Grichanov. General information, catalogs, keys, fossils, bibliography, and links.

Flies in the Home - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet and audio on flies found in the home, biology and control.

Fly Index - Index for flies; click on any fly for image, biology, habits, control methods.
Meta Description: [ Fly index: click on any fly for image, biology, habits and fly control elimination procedures. ]

Garden Safari: Introduction to Diptera - Photographs and information about flies and gnats in a garden in The Netherlands.
Meta Description: [ Flies and mosquitoes in our garden with lots of pictures ]

Information on Robberflies of Germany - Detailed information on the Asilidae of Germany, including distribution maps, flight period diagrams, histograms, and information on habitat requirements. In German and English.

iStudy Flies - Observations, how flies affected the course of history, and pictures.
Meta Description: [ Pictures of flies (Diptera) and other observations. ]

Love Bugs on the Move - Information about Plecia nearctica, commonly called love bugs, which emerge en mass and form large swarms. Site includes photos, video, poetry, and links.

Lovebug - Plecia nearctica - Detailed information about Plecia nearctica (Diptera: Bibionidae), swarming flies that are a nuisance to motorists in the southern US.

Mydidae (Diptera: Asiloidea) - Detailed information, including morphology, life history, and phylogeny, with bibliography and links.

North American Dipterists Society - A variety of resources for scientists that study the insect order Diptera, true flies. Includes newsletters Fly Times and Tachinid Times, Tachinidae resources.
Meta Description: [ This website offers a variety of resources on the insect order Diptera, or true flies ]

Robber Flies (Asilidae) - Detailed information and links.
Meta Description: [ Information on robber flies ( Diptera : Asilidae ) by Fritz Geller-Grimm. Enclosed are a bibliography, catalogs, addresses, and translations. ]

500 Silvio Shigueo Nihei's Research - Research by entomologist Silvio Shigueo Nihei of the Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, related to taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of flies of family Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera).

Species List for Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Cornwall - A list of hoverfly species recorded in Cornwall, UK.
Meta Description: [ A list of British hoverfly species that have been recorded in Cornwall. ]

Springbrook Glow Worms Research Centre - Queensland. - Information about privately funded research into the genus Arachnocampa (Type species: Arachnocampa flava Harrison, 1966).

404 Syrphidae of Europe - Images and keys for the hoverflies (Syrphidae) of northwestern Europe.

The Fly in Your Eye - Full text of a book by Jim Heath telling the story of the war between bush flies and dung beetles in Australia. Includes cartoons, facts, and drawings.
Meta Description: [ Copy of a best-seller about Australian flies, no less. ]

The World of Syrphidae - Photos, range maps, and resources for the hoverflies (Syrphidae) of Europe.
Meta Description: [ Hoverflies (Syrphidae) - Site with photos, checklists, range maps, keys, and resources for hoverflies (Syrphidae) around the world. ]