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In The Epsilon Quadrant, Captain Buckton is back! He takes his prized crew and ship Pegasus into an area of space the Alliance of Planets has never before ventured. In the EQ, they encounter two "different" civilizations. One is as dangerous and deceitful as any ever encountered and the other is just the opposite, peaceful and unimposing; yet these two civilizations are at war with one another. No matter how unintentional, Pegasus and her crew become embroiled in this war. At the same time there is a rebellion on an alliance member planet where the President, Vice-President and several cabinet members are kidnapped. Pegasus is summoned home to help with the rebellion and some really strange turns of events take place. You won't be disappointed with the suspense, the twists in the storyline, or the action, which is fast and furious. The Epsilon Quadrant will keep you on the edge....

The Nematalycidae are among the most bizarre looking arthropods; their extreme body elongation is an especially unusual modification within the Arachnida. However, there have been few attempts to study their morphology in detail. This is partly because there are few available specimens – they live in mineral regolith, which is sampled relatively rarely. But this is also due to their extremely small size and soft integument. The former makes them problematical for examination under a light microscope; the latter renders them inappropriate for conventional scanning electron microscopy. This dissertation is a body of work that attempts to address this knowledge gap via low-temperature scanning electron microscopy (LT-SEM). Chapter 2 is a description of a new genus and species. Chapter 3 addresses how the two main different modes of locomotion, one of which is a novel discovery, correspond with modifications of the integument. Chapters 4 and 5 are concerned with hypotheses on adaptations of the gnathosomas (mouthparts) of three different genera. Chapter 4 includes a hypothesis on a novel form of microbivory, which could explain some of the gnathosomal features of Osperalycus and Gordialycus. Chapter 5 addresses the evolutionary implications of the mouthparts of Cunliffea, which has a rudimentary sheath for chelate ('biting') chelicerae. This structure may help to explain how one of the unusual modifications of the Eriophyoidea, a stylet sheath, originated. Chapter 6 concerns a phylogenetic analysis of morphological characters. The principal finding is that the Eriophyoidea, a diverse group of plant parasites, are more closely related to the Nematalycidae than any other lineage, and they may even be derived from within the Nematalycidae. Therefore, the unusual, vermiform bodies of these two taxa are shared because of their relatively recent common ancestry, and not because of evolutionary convergence. In the final chapter, the conclusion, I suggest that the Nematalycidae should be promoted from a family to a higher taxonomic rank. This is based on evidence from throughout the dissertation.

The marine flora of the transition region between the warm temperate south coast and sub-tropical east coast of southern Africa is very poorly documented. The seaweeds of Hluleka Nature Reserve, centrally placed along this transition, are described. 178 species (120 rhodophytes, 33 chlorophytes and 25 phaeophytes) are recorded, including 28 new records for the region, and a new combination,Tiffaniella schmitziana (Barton) nov. comb. A biogeographical analysis of those species whose distribution is sufficiently known reveals that 65% are warm water species, also occurring in tropical seas. Hluleka is thus towards the warmer end of the transition, and the major discontinuity is sharply defined, occurring in the ca 130 km of coastline between Hluleka and the mouth of the Kei River. It is probable that a rapid temperature gradient along this stretch of coast (change of 2°C in annual mean) is responsible for the discontinuity.

Tim, un jeune Londonien de quinze ans, ressemble à tous les collégiens de son âge, sauf que... Un jour, quatre inconnus bizarres lui révèlent qu'il a en lui le potentiel pour devenir le nouvel " élu " et l'invitent à découvrir les royaumes infinis de la magie. Les voyages dans lesquels ils l'entraînent, au coeur des mondes parallèles, défient l'imagination. Poursuivi par des monstres, initié par des sorciers, séduit par des magiciennes, Tim va devoir grandir vite car le danger le guette à tout moment et les forces du mal ont décidé de s'emparer de lui, mort ou vif. Où sont ses amis et ses ennemis, quelles sont ces forces du mal, où est le bien ? Acceptera-t-il sa mission pour le destin de l'humanité, dont il est seul maître ? Libre à lui d'en décider...