14 research outputs found
A systematic review of the safety of topical therapies for atopic dermatitis
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/75613/1/j.1365-2133.2006.07538.x.pd
Therapeutic evaluation of the oral retinoid Ro 10-9359 in several non-psoriatic dermatoses
Aegus chelifer Macleay 1819, an Asian stag beetle (Coleoptera Lucanidae) invading the Seychelles Islands: a threat for endemic saproxylic species?
An Indo-Malayan stag beetle, Aegus chelifer Macleay 1819, was
found for the first time in the Seychelles (Mahé, Praslin, La Digue,
Cerf ) during four surveys conducted between 2006 and 2009. The
species had not been recorded in previous research on the insect
fauna of these islands, even in the most recent and comprehensive
studies. A. chelifer now appears to be common and widespread in the
granitic islands of the archipelago, especially in Mahé, suggesting that
a stable population occurs at least on this island. As all the records
were made after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the occurrence
of the species in the Seychelles could be explained by transoceanic
dispersal from South East Asia by floating tree trunks, due to the
action of ocean currents on logs removed from Asia by the tsunami.
Key words: Lucanidae, Aegus, Seychelles, biological invasion, tropical
islands, fauna, biogeography, dispersal