http://www.openstarts.units.it:80/dspace/handle/10077/3690 Pier Luigi Nimis and Régine Vignes Lebbe (eds.) Sat, 25 May 2013 20:52:05 GMT 2013-05-25T20:52:05Z http://www.openstarts.units.it:80/dspace/retrieve/10674/eut_logo_100_scritta.gif http://www.openstarts.units.it:80/dspace/handle/10077/3690 http://www.openstarts.units.it:80/dspace/handle/10077/5849 Title: Tools for Identifying Biodiversity: Progress and Problems. Proceedings of the International Congress, Paris, September 20-22, 2010 Authors: Nimis, Pier Luigi; Vignes Lebbe, Régine Type: Libro / capitolo Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.openstarts.units.it:80/dspace/handle/10077/5849 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://www.openstarts.units.it:80/dspace/handle/10077/3825 Title: Indochinese bamboos: biodiversity informatics to assist the identification of “vernacular taxa” Authors: Vignes Lebbe, Régine; Diep Thi, My Hanh; Nguyen, Ha Puong; Bich Loan Nguyen, Thi Abstract: Bamboo (Bambusoides – Gramineae) is one of the most important natural resource in Southeast Asia. However, bamboo identification has many difficulties. In the area of SEP programme «Indochina Bamboos» (2008-2010), the final objective is to update the bamboo flora of Indochine (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodege) and to publish an e-flora including free access keys, digital images and information about the traditional and economic use of bamboos. During field trips in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodgia, samples, pictures and morphological description sheets were collected in various locations and previously assigned to the local vernacular names. We use an informatic program, Xper2, to assist the comparison and identification of “vernacular bamboo taxa” based on morphological characteristics. Type: Book chapter Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.openstarts.units.it:80/dspace/handle/10077/3825 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://www.openstarts.units.it:80/dspace/handle/10077/3824 Title: Mitochondrial DNA sequences for forensic identification of the endangered whale shark, Rhincodon typus (Smith, 1828): A Case study Authors: Kavungal Abdulkhadar, Sajeela; Rakhee, Chandran; Janardanan Nair, Rekha; Gopalakrishnan, Achamveettil; Valaparambil, Saidumohammad Basheer; Kizhakkudan, Joe Shoba; Kizhakkudan, Joe; Lakra, Wazir Singh Abstract: The whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the largest fish in the ocean, has become susceptible to over-exploitation and has a global conservation status of ‘vulnerable to extinction’ as listed by World Conservation Union in the Red list of threatened species. The increase in demand for its meat, skin and fins in international trade is a severe threat to the animal and its indiscriminate capture will have to be taken seriously as they may have a major impact in the marine ecosystem. Rhincodon typus was nominated in Appendix II of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in April 2000, to enable adequate regulation of trade of whale shark products. Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is enlisted as one of the protected species in India and its fishing prohibited under Schedule Ι of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, according to the Order No.1-2/2001 WL1 Dated 28.05.2001, Govt. of India, so as to conserve the species in Indian waters. still illegal fishing prevails in Indian waters and the catch is processed in the vessel itself and sold in markets as meat chunks. To curb the illegal trade and marketing of fishery products from whale shark, for devising good management practices and for the strict law enforcement, accurate and reliable species identification methods using molecular tools are of paramount importance. In an effort to establish a comprehensive identification data set, we have generated a species-specific partial sequence data of the mitochondrial genome of properly identified stranded whale shark samples, covering the 16S rRNA (546 bp),Cyt b (541bp), COI (600bp) genes as the reference genetic profile helping in accurate identification of any body parts of the species. In the year 2008, flesh suspected as that of the Wildlife protected whale shark (Rhincodon typus) was seized from fishermen by the Forest Range Officer (Govt. of Kerala), Kannur, Kerala, India and was brought before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Thalassery, Kannur, Kerala, India. The detailed sample analysis and confirmation of species was carried out at NBFGR Cochin Unit (R.P.330/08, dt 29. 09. 2008). Based on DNA sequencing of 16S rRNA(525bp) and COI (600bp) Cyt b(541bp) genes and comparing with the sequences earlier generated by NBFGR (FJ375724, FJ375725, FJ375726, FJ456921, FJ456922, and FJ456923), the suspected sample was identified as that of endangered Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and the result was communicated to the court. This is the first criminal case in India in which scientific evidence was sought in forensic identification of the meat of an aquatic organism enlisted in the Wildlife Protection Act of India and the DNA markers reiterated their ability to reliably identify product/meat sample of a species, thus helping in curtailing illegal trade of the endangered organisms. Type: Book chapter Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.openstarts.units.it:80/dspace/handle/10077/3824 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://www.openstarts.units.it:80/dspace/handle/10077/3823 Title: Keys to Nature: A test on the iPhone market Authors: Riccamboni, Rodolfo; Mereu, Alessio; Boscarol, Chiara Abstract: Several keys running on mobile devices were developed by the KeyToNature project. Most of them are freely downoadable online. The rapid spread of smartphones has opened up new opportunities in the production and distribution of multimedia applications for the educational sector, including interactive keys to identify organisms. This market is new, still partly unexplored and changing fast. The Department of Life Sciences of the University of Trieste and Divulgando Srl, have tested its potential by uploading in the iTunes Store different types of keys for the iPhone, some of them for free, others for sale. This paper introduces the issue of global market applications, summarizes the experience gained in our case-studies, and suggests ways to make these applications economically viable. Type: Book chapter Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.openstarts.units.it:80/dspace/handle/10077/3823 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z