SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, DIVERSITY, AND TAPHONOMY OF CLYPEASTEROID AND SPATANGOID ECHINOIDS OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA KEYS

Spatial distribution, diversity, and taphonomy of clypeasteroid and spatangoid echinoids of the central Florida Keys

Background Irregular echinoids are ecosystem engineers with diverse functional services.Documenting present-day distribution of those widespread organisms is important for understanding their ecological significance and enhancing our ability to interpret their rich fossil record.Methods This study summarizes SCUBA surveys of clypeasteroid and spata

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Phytochemical characterization, antimicrobial activity and reducing potential of seed oil, latex, machine oil and presscake of Jatropha curcas

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the antimicrobial activity, phytochemical studies and thin layer chromatography analysis of machine oil, hexane extract of seed oil and methanol extract of presscake& latex of Jatropha curcas Linn (family Euphorbiaceae).Materials and Methods: J.curcas extracts were subjected to preliminary qualitative phytoche

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Trade union rights in the age of digital outsourcing

After a preliminary description of the employment relationship in the so-called gig economy and despite the difference between the organization models, in this study the author attempts to analyze the possible exercise of some trade union rights provided for in title III of Law n.300/1970 by workers involved in these particular employment ecoalf ba

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