Ichthyosaurs were a highly successful group of marine reptiles in the Mesozoic. The ichthyosaur radiation is part of the recovery from the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. In the Early Triassic, this group underwent extensive global radiation, filling ecological niches for the first time that were later occupied by various other lineages of marine amniotes. However, the evolution of body size in ichthyosaurs is not fully unde...

With SCAview, we present a prompt and comprehensive tool that enables scientists to browse large datasets of the most common spinocerebellar ataxias intuitively and without technical effort. Basic concept is a visualization of data, with a graphical handling and filtering to select and define subgroups and their comparison. Several plot types to visualize all data points resulting from the selected attributes are provided. The...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges in the way the USDA Forest Service conducts business. Standard data collection methods were immediately challenged due to travel restrictions and due to uncertainty regarding when it would be safe to return to a “business as usual” approach. These challenges were met with an inspiring collaboration between forest health specialists directly involved in the annual Aeria...