What counts as evidence? Examining the controversy over pesticide exposure and etiology in an environmental justice movement in Kerala, India

R.K. Sony, Daniel Münster & Siddhartha Krishnan Environmental Sociology | Sep 17, 2023 Scientific evidence and knowledge are central to movements for environmental justice. Cases of pesticide toxicity have often led to the emergence of controversies around the nature of evidence and its causal connection to observed pathologies. Toxic effects depend on multiple, situated socioecological […]

Phylogeny of the Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): A new tribal order!

Donald L. J. Quicke, Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez, A. P. Ranjith, Michael J. Sharkey, Ramya Manjunath, Suresh Naik, Paul D. N. Hebert, Dharma Rajan Priyadarsanan, Jessa Thurman, Buntika A. Butcher Systematic Entomology | 12 September, 2023 Generic relationships within the parasitoid wasp subfamily Braconinae are assessed based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis of four gene fragments: […]

Do River Basins Shape Genetic Structure in the Kempholey Night Frog, India?

Hebbar Priti, Anand Anisha, Thunga Pavankumar, Kotambylu Vasudeva Gururaja, Neelavar Anantharam Aravind & Gudasalamani Ravikanth Conservation Genetics | September 7, 2023 Amphibians are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates globally. For effective conservation, understanding the patterns and processes underlying amphibian diversity is essential. Studies of genetic diversity and structure among conspecific populations and […]