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Fossil Bee from Early Cretaceous Burmese Amber by Poinar, G.O. Jr, Danforth, B.N

“…The bee fossil record is fragmentary, making it difficult to accurately estimate the antiquity of bee-mediated pollination. Here, we describe a bee fossil…”
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Xenorhabdus luminescens (DNA hybridization group 5) from human clinical specimens by FARMER, J. J. III, JORGENSEN, J. H, HICKMAN-BRENNER, F. W, GRIMONT, P. A. D, AKHURST, R. J, POINAR, G. O. JR, AGERON, E, PIERCE, G. V, SMITH, J. A, CARTER, G. P, WILSON, K. L

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Bacillus DNA in fossil bees: an ancient symbiosis? by Cano, R.J, Borucki, M.K, Higby-Schweitzer, M, Poinar, H.N, Poinar, G.O. Jr, Pollard, K.J

“…We report here the isolation of DNA from abdominal tissue of four extinct stingless bees (Proplebeia dominicana) in Dominican amber, PCR amplification of a…”
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One Hundred Million Years of Chemical Warfare by Insects by Poinar, G. O. Jr, Marshall, C. J, Buckley, R

“…An important defensive strategy among animals is the use of chemical compounds with toxic or irritating properties. In this paper, we report the discovery of…”
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Eocene Araucariaceaein Europe: additional evidence from a new Baltic amber species of the genus Oxycraspedus Kuschel, 1955 (Coleoptera: Belidae) by Legalov, A.A., Poinar, G.O.

“…A new species of the genus Oxycraspedus Kuschel from the tribe Oxycraspedini (Belidae: Oxycoryninae) is described from late Eocene Baltic amber. Oxycraspedus…”
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Amplification and sequencing of DNA from a 120-135-million-year-old weevil by Cano, R.J, Poinar, H.N, Pieniazek, N.J, Acra, A, Poinar, G.O. Jr

“…DNA has been successfully isolated from both fossilized plant and animal tissues. The oldest material, dated as 25-40 million years old (Tertiary), was…”
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Mites, nematodes and the multimillion dollar weevil by Krantz, G. W., Poinar, Jr, G. O.

“…The African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacquin) is a major plantation crop throughout much of the Old and NewWorld tropics, and its successful pollination is…”
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Control of Insect Pests with Entomopathogenic Nematodes: The Impact of Molecular Biology and Phylogenetic Reconstruction by Liu, J, Poinar, G. O, Berry, R. E

“…Entomopathogenic nematodes are excellent biological control agents. Utilization of these nematodes is developing rapidly with almost a doubling of newly…”
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History of entomopathogenic nematology by Poinar, Jr, G O, Grewal, P S

“…The history of entomopathogenic nematology is briefly reviewed. Topic selections include early descriptions of members of Steinernema and Heterorhabditis, how…”
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Preliminary observations of a bacteriophage infecting Xenorhabdus luminescens (Enterobacteriaceae) by Poinar, Jr, G O, Hess, R T, Lanier, W, Kinney, S, White, J H

“…A bacteriophage infective to Xenorhabdus luminescens, a bacterial symbiont of heterorhabditid nematodes, was recovered from insects that supported poor…”
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An Upper Eocene Frog from the Dominican Republic and its Implication for Caribbean Biogeography by Poinar, George O., Cannatella, David C.

“…A frog of the leptodactylid genus Eleutherodactylus is reported from Eocene amber found in the Dominican Republic. It is the first described amphibian fossil…”
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The range of life in amber: significance and implications in DNA studies by Poinar, Jr, G O

“…A survey of the major fossiliferous amber deposits is provided, including ages and various categories of life forms reported from each. The frequency of…”
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Iridoviruses infecting terrestrial isopods and nematodes by Hess, R T, Poinar, Jr, G O

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Parasitylenchus sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Allantonematidae) parasitizing field populations of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) by Susanne HARDING, George O. POINAR, Desislava V. DIMITROVA, Tove STEENBERG

“…Adults of the invasive harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), were found to be parasitized by nematodes (Tylenchomorpha:…”
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Infection of frog tadpoles (Amphibia) by insect parasitic nematodes (Rhabditida) by Poinar, G. O., Thomas, G. M.

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Replication of an Iridovirus in a nematode (Mermithidae) by Poinar, Jr, G O, Hess, R T, Cole, A

“…An iridovirus was observed with the electron microscope in the tissues of a mermithid nematode parasitic in the isopods Porcellio scaber and Armadillidium…”
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Terrestrial Soft-Bodied Protists and Other Microorganisms in Triassic Amber by Poinar, George O., Waggoner, Benjamin M., Bauer, Ulf-Christian

“…Protozoa, cyanobacteria, sheathed algae, sheathed fungi, germinating pollen or spores, and fungal spores have been found in amber 220 to 230 million years old…”
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Chemical preservation of plants and insects in natural resins by Stankiewicz, B.A, Poinar, H.N, Briggs, D.E.G, Evershed, R.P, Poinar, G.O. Jr

“…from ancient and sub–fossil resins (2–20 ka) from Kenya, and from Dominican amber (25–30 Ma). The volatile components of the resin have penetrated even the…”
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Fine structure and life cycle of Lankesteria clarki sp. n. (Sporozoa: Eugregarinida) parasitic in the mosquito Aedes sierrensis (Ludlow) by Sanders, R D, Poinar, Jr, G O

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Upper Eocene Gilled Mushroom from the Dominican Republic by Poinar, George O., Singer, Rolf

“…Coprinites dominicana gen.nov., spec.nov. (Coprinaceae) found in amber from the Dominican Republic is the earliest known gilled mushroom, the first fossil…”
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