Numbers of migratory birds stopping over in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in relation to weather.
Studies of the ecology and behavior of migratory birds during passage are important, given the significance of the migratory journey in their annual cycles. A key component of the migratory strategies of migrants is use of stopover sites for resting, re-hydrating, and refueling during their journeys, as well as...

Malaria: New Treatment is Upcoming.
Developed by the Italian Pharmaceutical Company sigma-tau New Data Confirm the Absence of Side Effects and the Benefit of the Simpler Treatment Schedule ROME, January 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The results of two new large scale trials show that the combination of dihydroartemisinin and piperaquine (DHA+PQP)...

Metabolizable energy in Chinese tallow fruit for Yellow-rumped Warblers, Northern Cardinals, and American Robins.
The Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) is an invasive, non-native tree from Southeast Asia. It is now common in many areas along the northern Gulf of Mexico and south Atlantic coast (Scheld and Cowles 1981, Harcombe et al. 1993, Renne et al. 2000) and often exists in near monospecific...

Meetings.
September 22, 2008: Japan Section, AOAC Annual Meeting, Dallas Hyatt Regency, Dallas, Texas, USA (6:00 p.m. in Cumberland H). Contact: Takatoshi (Thomas) Moriyama, Tel: +81-3-3709-8289, tmoriyama1@mmm.com September 22, 2008: Latin American Section, AOAC Annual Meeting, Dallas Hyatt Regency, Dallas, Texas, USA (6:00 p.m. in Cumberland I). Contact:...

The seasonal use of a shallow Georgia creek by flatfishes.
ABSTRACT Flatfishes use estuaries as recruitment habitats and nurseries. The purpose of the present study was to assess the seasonal use and abundance (as measured by Catch Per Unit Effort) of flatfishes from September 2004 to February 2006 in Wylly Creek, a shallow estuarine creek in Georgia....

Stocks to watch.
MUMBAI: Equities are likely to remain firm on Wednesday with the Reserve Bank of India's policy meet out of the way. The market will now take cues from corporate earnings and US Federal Reserve's move on interest rates. Dr Reddy's Laboratories has acquired BASF's pharmaceutical contract manufacturing...

The avifauna of an agricultural wetland complex in the western Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana, USA.
ABSTRACT--The avifauna of a 255 ha rural agricultural wetland complex in the western Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana was studied from 1997-2001. The area was 70% agricultural--crawfish, rice, soybeans, and sorghum, 20% grassland-brushy, 5% wooded, and 5% drainage canals and one small permanent pond. An avifauna of 187 species...

Events calendar.
Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org. 2007 May 31-June 3 ASABE 10th Annual International 1/4-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. Expo Gardens, Peoria, Illinois, USA. Contact Jerome Robillard, jmrobillard@blount-fied.com or Brian...

Events calendar.
ASABE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org. For the complete list, see www.asabe.org/resource/asaevents.html. 2006 April 8-12 International Symposium on Hydrology and Management of Forested Wetlands. New Bern, North Carolina, USA....

Coming meetings.
January 13-17, 2007. THE NORTH AMERICAN VETERINARY CONFERENCE. Orlando, Florida, USA. Contact: info@navconline.com. Tel: (800) 817-9928 or (352) 375-5672. Fax: (352) 336-6827. Web site: www.navconline.com February 3, 2007. EXOTICS. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA. Contact: Dr Jorg Mayer. Tel: (508) 887-4723....