Bird species webpage representation using vernacular and scientific species names

The dataset contains a list of vernacular bird species names, scientific bird species names, other existing scientific synonyms and estimates of the number of webpages associated with each name. An associated file providing a description of the data and the methodology used to obtain is also provided

Data UK porpoises DRYAD

Data UK porpoises including: stranding locations and dates, sex, age and body length of the animals (when known), and microsatellite genotyping. Note that EV104 was not considered because of null allele issues

Electron microscopic analysis of cetacean poxviruses.

<p>Viral particles from tattoo lesions of a juvenile male striped common dolphin (c) and a juvenile female harbour porpoise (d). By their size and ovoid shape they resemble parapoxviruses, such as the sheep parapoxvirus displayed for comparison (a). Their surface morphology, however, more resembles a ball of string, typical of orthopoxviruses (b). (Original magnification 92,000x; <i>Bar = 100nm</i>)</p

Phylogenetic analysis of the polymerase gene of cetacean poxviruses and reference sequences available from GenBank representing the known genera in the sub-family Chordopoxvirinae.

<p>The phylogenetic tree was constructed by MEGA 5 software and the confidence levels were calculated using bootstrapping (2000 replicates). Only bootstrap values greater than 50 are shown. As seen in the overview (Fig 4a), cetacean poxviruses do not cluster with any other known genus, substantiating the notion that they are to be regarded as a separate one. While parts of the overall topology obtain a relatively low statistical support (after extensive bootstrapping) it resembles the established classification of poxvirus genera and the differences in sequences (both in % and reflected in branch length) support this notion. In more detail (Fig 4b) and taking cetacean poxviruses from other published studies [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0124315#pone.0124315.ref011" target="_blank">11</a>,<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0124315#pone.0124315.ref015" target="_blank">15</a>] into account, six separate species/clusters of poxviruses are recognisable.</p

Haematoxylin and eosin staining of skin sections positive for cetacean poxviruses by TEM and PCR.

<p>Focal areas of cytoplasmic vacuolation are within the stratum intermedium of the skin (arrows).</p

Electronic Supplementary Information includes 8 supplementary figures and 2 supplementary tables from Mixing of porpoise ecotypes in south western UK waters revealed by genetic profiling

Contact zones between ecotypes are windows for understanding how species may react to climate changes. Here, we analysed the fine-scale genetic and morphological variation in harbour porpoises (<i>Phocoena phocoena</i>) around the UK by genotyping 591 stranded animals at nine microsatellite loci. The data were integrated with a prior study to map at high resolution the contact zone between two previously identified ecotypes meeting in the northern Bay of Biscay. Clustering and spatial analyses revealed that UK porpoises are derived from two genetic pools with porpoises from the southwestern UK being genetically differentiated, and having larger body sizes compared to those of other UK areas. Southwestern UK porpoises showed admixed ancestry between southern and northern ecotypes with a contact zone extending from the northern Bay of Biscay to the Celtic Sea and Channel. Around the UK, ancestry blends from one genetic group to the other along a SW–NE axis, correlating with body size variation, consistent with previously reported morphological differences between the two ecotypes. We also detected isolation by distance among juveniles but not in adults, suggesting that stranded juveniles display reduced intergenerational dispersal. The fine-scale structure of this admixture zone raises the question of how it will respond to future climate change and provides a reference point for further study