How To Use Endemic In A Sentence

It's penguins, albatrosses, caracaras, steamer ducks and a couple of endemic small jobs you've come for.
Note: where Loiasis is endemic (West Africa), all treatment with diethylcarbamazine, should commence with 3 mg/kg x 2 days (protocole for Loiasis) whatever form of filaria is being treated. Chapter 11
The Atherton Gardens estate has presented endemic problems for social planning since its development.
Endemic to the Solomon Islands, this eagle is usually regarded as rare or uncommon.
Wadi Turabah in Saudi Arabia is the last place in the Arabian Peninsula where the hammerkop (Scopus umbretta) can be found nesting, and the isolated and distinctive endemic race Pica pica ssp. asirensis is pressent on Shalla ad-Dhana. Southwestern Arabian montane woodlands

More troubling is the endemic problem of which it is a symptom. Times, Sunday Times
Where Ancylostoma is also endemic, differential diagnosis may require larval culture although the treatment is similar.
The chest disease is endemic among miners in this area.
Of the five endemic amphibians two are tree frogs (Afrixalus clarkei and Afrixalus enseticola), two are ranid frogs (Phrynobatrachus bottegi and Phrynobatrachus sciangallarum), and one is a caecilian (Sylvacaecilia grandisonae). Ethiopian montane forests
This mentality is not endemic to Taiwan, of course; people in America, for example, don't want a nuclear waste dump near them either.
There is still no need to panic, but if you are in an endemic area you should keep your cats indoors. Times, Sunday Times
The Indochinese tiger, Asian elephant and endemic species like the saola, Tonkin snub-nosed monkey and Siamese crocodile are on the verge of extinction in the country. Javan rhino driven to extinction in Vietnam, conservationists say
Several distinctive ungulate herbivores are endemic to this hotspot, including the takin (Budorcas taxicolor, VU), an unusual 300-kilogram goat antelope, the red or Bailey's goral (Nemorhaedus baileyi, VU), which is endemic to the Gaoligong Shan, and the Chinese forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii). Biological diversity in the mountains of Southwest China
Within this ecoregion, the islets between the lava-covered terrain in Timanfaya National Park support 3 species of plants which are endemic to Lanzarote: Echium pitardii, Odontospermum intermedium, and Polycarpea robusta. Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets
Because travellers to endemic areas are also at risk, healthcare providers should have an understanding of the spectrum of infection, how to diagnose it, and what the appropriate treatment is.
For example, there are about 30 species of satyrid butterflies in the genus Calisto that are endemic to Hispaniola. WN.com - Articles related to Japan, Pacific nations deny report of trading cash for whaling votes
Threatened plant species currently being protected or monitored include the endemic saltpan cresses (Lepidium kirkii and L. sisymbrioides matau), the upland shrub Hebe cupressoides, the endangered Hector's tree daisy (Olearia hectorii), native Peraxilla mistletoes, and the epiphytic forest shrub Tupeia antarctica. Cantebury-Otago tussock grasslands
Examples of these endemic cacti are the lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus) and prickly pear cacti (Opuntia echios and O. helleri). Galápagos Islands xeric scrub
The first thing that we shall do is to state, and which we shall prove in evidence, that this vice of bribery was the ancient, radical, endemical, and ruinous distemper of the Company's affairs in India, from the time of their first establishment there. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12)
In addition to the large number of Rhacophorid frogs, new species have been added to the endemic agamid lizard genera, Lyriocephalus, Ceratophora, and Cophotis, over the past few years. Sri Lanka montane rain forests
Four endemic species of shrew are found only in these forests; the mountain shrew (Sylvisorex oriundus, VU), African foggy shrew (Crocidura caliginea, CR), Congo shrew (C. congobelgica, VU), and the fuscous shrew (C. polia, CR). Northeastern Congolian lowland forests
Although reptiles in the region are not well-studied, at least one endemic lizard, the toad-headed agamid (Phrynocephalus vlangalii), occurs here. Qaidam Basin semi-desert
The silktail (Lamprolia victoriae) represents an endemic genus of monarch flycatcher and is restricted to the islands of Taveuni and Vanua Levu. Fiji tropical moist forests
Schizoendemic taxa are vicariant endemics with identical chromosome numbers.
Polio was then endemic among children my age.
One of my top priorities was to pay another visit to Asia's only great ape, the orangutan, which is endemic to Borneo and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. NYT > Home Page
The endemic Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros) also occurs in this ecoregion, numbering about 30-40,000 individuals. Saharan flooded grasslands
Highly endangered endemics include the Bermuda petrel (Pterodroma cahow), whose nesting sites are currently restricted to a few outlying islets, and the Bermuda skink (Eumeces longirostris). Bermuda subtropical conifer forests
Resistance in V. cholerae is being encountered in most of the endemic areas 37,38.
Biodiversity FeaturesThere are no endemic mammalmammals in the ecoregion, but many species are known to use mangroves, including the tiger (Panthera tigris), tapir (Tapirus indicus), and siamang (Hylobates syndactylus). Indochina mangroves
The Mamirauá Reserve is home to the two narrow endemics, white uakari monkeys (Cacajao calvus calvus) and blackish squirrel monkeys (Saimiri vanzolinii). Purus varzea
the islands have a number of interesting endemic species
This region provides habitat for considerable floral and faunal species diversity, many of which taxa are endemic. Talamancan montane forests
The Albertine Rift is home to about 19 percent of Africa's amphibian species, including more than 30 endemic species and three monotypic endemic genera: Parkers tree toad (Laurentophryne parkeri), the Itombwe golden frog (Chrysobatrachus cupreonitens), and African painted frog (Callixalus pictus, VU). Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane
Malaria was endemic and contributed considerably to the degree of anaemia observed.
There also were natural grasslands in valley bottoms and on plateaus, as evidenced by the presence of several endemic buttonquail taxa needing grasslands. Luzon rain forests
Were it not cruel in these circumstances, here might be the place to insert an observation, gleaned long ago from the great _Clothes-Volume_, where it stands with quite other intent: 'Some time before Small-pox was extirpated,' says the Professor, 'there came a new malady of the spiritual sort on Europe: I mean the epidemic, now endemical, of Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
Nutrition guidance is, inescapably, culture-bound: where there is starvation, more calories are good; where there is hyperendemic obesity, more calories are bad. David Katz, M.D.: New Dietary Guidelines: A Physician's Perspective
In the long run, I'm optimistic that, as mankind, we shall succeed in curing this problem of epidemic, or endemic decadence, which causes these cyclical behaviors in cultures.
But this is not endemic to the writing itself, but a rather ruthless castigatory impulse directed towards self. Love/Hate Write : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits
Other birds include: the endemic Seychelles bulbul Hypsipetes crassirostris, blue pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrima, Seychelles sunbird Nectarinia dussamieri, Seychelles kestrel Falco araea and an endemic cave-nesting swiftlet Collocalia francica elaphra. Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, Seychelles
To be leisurely and carefree is endemic to the place. Excerpt: Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian
In view of this endemic sectarianism, added to the intrinsic abortiveness of Dictionary of the History of Ideas
About half of the species are endemic to these islands and are found nowhere else on Earth.
Several of the only known localities for endemic harvestman, spiders, land snails, and other invertebrates have been heavily altered or lost through logging within the last decade, and the current status of these species is unknown. Klamath-Siskiyou forests
For example, chicken pox in the UK is an endemic virus. Times, Sunday Times
Newcastle disease, fowlpox, pullorum disease, and coccidiosis, for example - all of which are endemic in the Third World - can destroy the entire chicken population over large areas. 5 Chicken
Rabies is endemic in the majority of warm-blooded mammals in Thailand, including rats and mice, cat's favourite prey.
Of particular importance are Albert's lyrebird Menura alberti, the superb lyrebird M. novaehollandiae and rufous scrub-bird Atrichornis rufescens, both of which represent families with only two species, and are endemic to Australia. Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves, Australia
Although none of them are endemic, there are several threatened species, including the tiger, gaur, wild dog, sloth bear, chousingha, and blackbuck. Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests
What is meant by the term endemic disease? An Introduction to Community Health
There are no endemic genera; endemics are at the subgenus and species level only (for example, the subgenera Santolina and Kittariana of the genus Tanacetum). Kazakh steppe
But it does so because they are endemic, and with the exception of a few astute contributions, it fails to assess the consequences of this reorientation and propose a way forward. decentre is comprised of short contributions that draw primarily on writers 'personal experiences with particular ARCs rather than theoretical or historical analysis. Rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
Other species include the endemic water chevrotain Hyemoschus aquaticus, African golden cat Felis aurata (K), giant forest genet Genetta victoriae, the endemic aquatic genet Osbornictis piscivora, leopard Panthera pardus, giant ground pangolin Manis gigantea, aardvark orycteropus afer, pygmy antelope Neotragus batesii, forest buffalo Syncerus caffer nanus, bush pig Potamochoerus porcus and giant forest hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni (V) and great cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus. Okapi Faunal Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo
The disease then becomes endemic and one is committed to a continuing policy of annual vaccination. Times, Sunday Times
Chagas' disease, caused by the hemoflagellate Trypanosoma cruzi, is endemic in Central and South America and parts of Mexico.
Thus, it appears that this species also may be nearly endemic to cedar glades of the southeastern United States.
In fact the problem is so endemic that it hardly bares thinking about it, particularly by politicians.
Three species of primates are endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains and Southern Rift, the Sanje mangabey (Cercocebus sanjei, EN), the Udzungwa red colobus (Procolobus gordonorum, VU) and the mountain dwarf galago (Galagoides orinus). Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane
Of the five endemic amphibians two are tree frogs (Afrixalus clarkei and Afrixalus enseticola), two are ranid frogs (Phrynobatrachus bottegi and Phrynobatrachus sciangallarum), and one is a caecilian (Sylvacaecilia grandisonae). Ethiopian montane forests
Pringlea antiscorbutica R. Br, the sole endemic cruciferous species of subantarctic regions, is a useful model of tolerance to low temperature.
Most of the Chinese Impatiens species are endemic to the country or are restricted to a number of provinces.
New evidence concerning the extinction of the endemic murid Rattus macleari from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Christmas and Cocos Islands tropical forests
These diseases are referred to as endemic diseases. An Introduction to Community Health
The endemic bryozoan genera tend to be more poorly sampled than the cosmopolitan genera.
Only in this way can he lead the people of Keembe to defeat endemic poverty and hardship.
The native avifauna includes 57 residents, of which 28 (49%) are endemic and 31 are regular migrants; a number of vagrants are also present. Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador
In patients from endemic areas, Lyme disease may be diagnosed on clinical grounds alone in the presence of erythema migrans.
Collecting evidence and finding witnesses is difficult in a country where police corruption and violence is endemic. Times, Sunday Times
Crucially, it provides an account of why humans are so endemically prone to addictive behaviour.
The ecoregional steppe flora has a significant rate of endemism (126 endemic plants from the 302 strict steppe species), mainly reflecting halophyte taxa (Vella pseudocytisus, Boleum asperum, Gypsophila struthium, G. hispanica, Sideritis linearifolia). Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests
This is a real problem, albeit not one of recent vintage; mutual backscratching is especially endemic in academic book reviews.
Of course, that tendency is endemic in sports broadcasting, to the extent that it is almost a conversational tic for presenters and pundits. Times, Sunday Times
Furthermore, antibodies to the region II domain of the protein are commonly detected in sera from individuals in endemic populations.
This was originally a region of rare endemic birds, fishes, and insects, although with a fairly low biodiversity as compared to neighboring regions in Amazonia. Maranhão Babaçu forests
The park is the refuge for threatened animals such as gelada baboon, Simen fox and Walia ibex, a goat species endemic to Simen Mountains. Simen National Park, Ethiopia
The grey-headed bulbul, small sunbird and white-belied blue flycatcher, all endemic to the region, were also spotted.
Flying in the lower level of trees are the colorful Muller's barbet, and the Formosan bulbul, both of which are endemic to Taiwan.
We are angry because we are overly optimistic, insufficiently prepared for the frustrations endemic to existence. Times, Sunday Times
So endemic was discrimination that the story of American golf has had to be constantly revised so as to include those individuals who were previously excised from the record.
Diseases endemic in Europe, such as typhoid and influenza, became major causes of morbidity and death.
This area is home to several endangered and endemic birds, including the white-necked parakeet, coppery-chested jacamar, and bicoloured antvireo. Eastern Cordillera real montane forests
The origins of these island endemics are unknown.
Ornithologists describe them as endemic, birds that have evolved into distinctive species because of the insularity of their habitats.
The continent is doomed by its population boom, its endemic diseases, its tribalism, its corruption, its lack of infrastructure, even -- whisper some, more in sorrow than in prejudice -- its genes.
There are also fynbos endemics such as the orange-breasted sunbird Nectarinia violacea and Protea canary Serinus leucopterus. Cape Floral Protected Areas, South Africa
The perception today is of an organisation in which corruption is endemic. Times, Sunday Times
A healthy child from an area of high endemicity receives an annual physical.
Listeriosis, brucellosis, and rabies could account for the symptoms and all three ailments were endemic to the area.
The new mulberry varieties bred by The Sericultural Research Institute of Shandong, which originated from the endemic mulberry varieties of Shandong, inherit the good points of the parent.
The legacy of the Duvalierist years included endemic corruption and vast ecological damage.
Sadly, fraud - be it simple defalcation or cybercrime - is endemic in business and no company is exempt. Times, Sunday Times
The douc langur and the murid Maxomys moi are near endemics, whereas the northern smooth-tailed tree shrew (Dendrogale murina) is endemic (Table 1). Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests
There is another area where false accusations have become endemic. Times, Sunday Times
He was married to a puissant woman of endemic energy. Whiplash Marriage
This area is holoendemic for malaria: 70% of women in their first pregnancy were slide-positive for P. falciparum, while 13% of multigravidae were slide-positive.
This manifested itself in endemic delinquency and depression.
Parasitic infections are endemic among this population.
But clearly, we have a major and endemic problem of professional de-moralisation, in every sense. The retreat from Scutari
The sandstone massif of western Arnhem Land harbors a highly endemic biota, with endemism seen across many animal and plant groups. Arnhem Land tropical savanna
The district records one of the country's highest suicides rates, mainly due to endemic poverty.
Besides the flying foxes, the admiralty cuscus (Spilocuscus kraemeri) is the only endemic cuscus in the hotspot, being confined to the Admiralty Islands. Biological diversity in the East Melanesian Islands
It now has endemic unemployment. Times, Sunday Times
Terrestrial mammal diversity is smaller because the habitat is often flooded; two narrow endemic primates inhabit this region, the white uakari monkeys (Cacajao calvus calvus) and blackish squirrel monkeys (Saimiri vanzolinii). Purus varzea
The Nene (also called Hawaiian) goose is Hawaii's state bird and endemic to the islands.
With the exception of D. corleyi, which is endemic to the coast of northern Spain, all are Macaronesian relicts with a highly fragmented distribution in the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands, and on the southern European coast.
Kala-azar, transmitted by sandflies was endemic in Assam until 1950, with three major epidemics between 1875 and 1950.
All five of the monotypic genera qendemic to Northern Melanesia are confined to the Solomons.
There exists in this country an endemic resistance to a single thing on a plate and equally an equation between quality and severalty.
The California gnatcatcher is currently being used as an umbrella species to protect the endemic flora and fauna of this region from urban development. California coastal sage and chaparral
The public's ignorance of the idiocies endemic to the EOIR's business as usual and the calamities these entail is no accident. The Media Consortium: Weekly Diaspora: Lawless Judges, Immigrant Soldiers, and Deportee Pardons
Given that some are invasive, only a specialist would be able to determine whether a specimen is a known endemic, an introduced species, or an undescribed species. Archive 2008-08-01
The prairies of the central plains likewise contain few endemics.
Poverty is endemic in the South and it is spreading to the North.
A recent survey suggests that lungworm is now endemic throughout much of the UK. Times, Sunday Times
Some of the most distinctive birds in the hotspot include two very large species, the rhea (Rhea americana) and the red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata), neither of which are endemic. Biological diversity in the Cerrado
Furthermore, we recognize biogeographic associations of endemic taxa as large-scale coevolutionary synecological units within epeiric seas that could disperse as congruent assemblages across oceanic barriers.
Sexual harassment is still endemic and the pink-collar ghetto is still prevalent.
The endemic Ascension frigatebird (Fregata aquila), which subsists on food stolen from other birds, lives on Boatswain Island exclusively now. Ascension scrub and grasslands
Shortages have become endemic to many regions, as record drought and population sprawl sap rivers and aquifers.
While it has even been observed that the presence of G6PD deficiency could provide "an evolutionary advantage" in malarial endemic environments, it of course remains the case that one must first survive and surmount the ailment itself (and its attendant complications) in order to realize any of its ancillary immunological benefits. Randall Amster: The Most Common Disease You've Never Heard Of
In the present study, we showed that lymphoma cells latently infected with EBV were abundant in all cases of African endemic BL, and their distribution was not associated with that of the lacunae.
The 48 mammal species include Chacma baboon Papio cynocephalus ursinus, 5 species of carnivora including the blackbacked jackal Canis mesomelas, ardwolf Proteles cristatus and serval Felis serval, 11 species of artiodactyla and 16 species of rodentia, 11 of which last are endemic to South Africa. UKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, South Africa
The process of registering triclabendazole for human use in countries where fascioliasis is endemic has been initiated by the manufacturer. Chapter 2
There are 12 endemic species found here, including two species, the Seychelles Scops-owl (Otus insularis CR) and the Seychelles paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvine CR), which are confined to single islands. Granitic Seychelles forests
The endemic purple-faced langur Presbytis senex is present. Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
Violent crime is now endemic in parts of Chicago.
The few endemic species include Pelliciera rhizophora (piñuelo), confined to the Chone subregion. Manabí mangroves
The Venus fly trap is an endemic carnivorous plant growing on sandy soils in the central south-eastern coastal plain of North America.
This should include the three endemic New Zealand families: New Zealand wrens, wattlebirds and kiwis.
By now, sabotage has become endemic. Times, Sunday Times
The virus causing the disease (referred to as brain fever in some of the endemic areas) normally circulates among certain domestic animals and birds such as egrets and herons, in the rice producing parts of South, South-East and East Asia. Chapter 5
In Lake Tana, which is the source of the Blue Nile in the Ethiopian Highlands, about a quarter of the nearly 65 fish species are endemic, including a loach Nemacheilus abyssinicus and 14 large cyprinid barbs. Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane
There are a number of endemic subspecies found in this ecoregion including the Gredos ibex (Capra pyrenaica victoriae) and a number of herpetofauna species, Lacerta monticola cyreni, Salamandra salamandra almanzorensis, and Bufo bufo gredosicola. Iberian conifer forests
Eleven island-endemic reptile species occur: Anolis oculatus, A. roquet, A. luciae, A. trinitatis, A. griseus, Eleutherodactylus shrevei, E. martinicensis, E. euphronides, Typhlops tasymicris, Bothrops carribaeus and Sphaerodactylus microlepis. Windward Islands dry forests
The perception today is of an organisation in which corruption is endemic. Times, Sunday Times
But of course, in the hyperendemic countries, in southern Africa, we have resources. CNN Transcript Jul 6, 2008
Card games, bingo games and dart-throwing competitions, all played for money, are endemic.
Denmark is free from all exotic diseases the last recorded case of hog cholera was in 1933 plus there is a major research programme in place to control endemic and new diseases such as PRRS and PMWS.
A variety of Ethiopian endemics can be found, including the critically endangered Walia ibex (Capra walie) and endangered mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni). Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands
The continent is doomed by its population boom, its endemic diseases, its tribalism, its corruption, its lack of infrastructure, even -- whisper some, more in sorrow than in prejudice -- its genes.
Aldabran drongo Dicrurus aldabranus (approximately 1,500 individuals) is also an endemic species which inhabits scrub, mangrove and casuarina areas. Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles
Divided by geographic region, local experts describe the climate, geology and soils of each community as well as the flora and fauna with special attention to endemics.
The endemics include the highly threatened blue-eyed ground dove (Columbina cyanopis, CR), the Minas Gerais tyrannulet (Phylloscartes roquettei, CR), known only from three areas in the São Francisco valley in north and central Minas Gerais, and the Brasília tapaculo (Scytalopus novacapitalis), a passerine that is found only in a few populations in gallery forest remnants near Brasilia, and a few locations in Minas Gerais, including the Serra da Canastra National Park. Biological diversity in the Cerrado
For example, the endemic Cinderella waxbill (Estrilda thomensis, LR) is restricted to the Kunene Riverbed. Kaokoveld desert
They were the product of periods of endemic warfare.
However, the near-endemic bird, Anambra waxbill (Estrilda poliopareia, VU), is considered to be typical of Niger-Cross region. Cross-Niger transition forests
A charismatic flagship mammal is the strictly endemic bontebok (Damaliscus dorcas dorcas) which once grazed the extensive renosterveld plains of the South Coastal Forelands and is now mainly found in protected sanctuaries. Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
Nectarinia moreaui is restricted to the montane inselbergs of the south-central Eastern Arc Mountains and is, therefore, a range-restricted endemic to Tanzania.
These trees are home to a number of endemic fauna: snails the size of grapefruit, rare black parrots and bronze lizards with podlike sucker pad fingers. The Fruit Hunters
The plant communities of southern Appalachian wetlands include endemics that exist in the unique microhabitats of the region.
Promised bureaucratic and rural reforms will take effect only slowly, not least because corruption is endemic. Times, Sunday Times
The improved DDST intelligence examination was done on 67 cases of endemic cretinism in Qinghai through random sampling and had got developmental quotient (DQ).
There were giant sunbirds and paradise flycatchers - two of 125 bird species endemic to the country.
Rudd’s apalis (Apalis ruddi) is also near endemic, together with the pink-throated twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus), and the lemon-breasted seedeater (Serinus citrinipectus). Maputaland coastal forest mosaic
In Italy the employment of mercenary companies became endemic, as the tyrants like the Visconti needed to employ these mercenary armies to prop themselves up - and that in a way was the cradle of the Renaissance.
To many in Boulder, endemic pertussis is no cause for alarm. Bucking the Herd
Extant endemics on Rakiura and its offshore islets include subspecies of southern robin (Petroica australis rakiura), weka (Gallirallus australis scotti), and fernbird (Bowdleria punctata stewartiana), as well as a leaf-veined slug, a Paryphanta spp., and the harlequin gecko (Hoplodactylus nebulosis). Rakiura Island temperate forests
Several of the areas endemic birds have very limited ranges; for example, the Taita thrush (Turdus helleri, CR) and Usambara akalat (Sheppardia montana, EN), occur only in a few square kilometers of forest in the Taita Hills and West Usambaras, respectively, while the Uluguru bush-shrike (Malaconotus alius, EN) lives only in a single forest reserve in the Uluguru Mountains. Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane
One was a species of Euphrasia, or eyebright, endemic to the peaty heathlands and mountains of the Port Davey area and never before described.
This caught me off guard as this language is usually associated with the belittlers and begrudgers who are endemic in society.
Most of these endemics occur in the middle Sierra Madre Occidental, the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and the southern Sierra Madre Oriental. Biological diversity in the Madrean pine-oak woodlands
The literalization of the City of God on earth, manifest in the following century by El Escorial in Spain, was endemic to temporal concerns after overseas voyages had ruptured and doubled the known world. 299 159 Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro
Thus disregard for the law, petty bribery and corruption were endemic. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century
One of the dominant tree species that characterizes this ecoregion, the Berber thuya, is an endemic Tertiary relict, whose living relatives are now found in South Africa and Australia. Mediterranean woodlands and forests
This is in accordance with many previous studies, which have noted that endemics tend to be more susceptible to extinction than cosmopolitans.
The continent is doomed by its population boom, its endemic diseases, its tribalism, its corruption, its lack of infrastructure, even -- whisper some, more in sorrow than in prejudice -- its genes.
Five endemic mammal species are considered vulnerable, including Acerodon leucotis, the Palawan treeshrew (Tupaia palawanensis), the Palawan stink badger (Mydaus marchei), the Palawan binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei), and a Sunda tree squirrel (Sundasciurus rabori). Palawan rain forests
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis - caused by the parasitic protozoa leishmania; transmitted to humans via the bite of sandflies; results in skin lesions that may become chronic; endemic in 88 countries; 90% of cases occur in Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Peru; wild and domesticated animals as well as humans can act as reservoirs of infection. Notes and Definitions
Various forms of leishmaniasis are spread by the sandfly and are endemic in 88 countries on five continents.
It now has endemic unemployment. Times, Sunday Times
Purely by way of example, the image at left shows the nomenclature used for notoungulates, an extinct group of ungulates endemic to the early Cenozoic of South America.
Some species present, which are endemic to the Atlantic forest include maned sloth Bradypus torquatus (EN), thin-spined porcupine Chaeotemys subspinosus (EN), jaguar Panthera onca (VU) and Geoffroy's tufted-ear marmoset Callithrix geoffroyi (VU). Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves, Brazil
More than 30 of the nearly 200 mammals found in the Ethiopian Highlands are found nowhere else, including a remarkable six endemic genera, four of which are monotypic: three rodents (Megadendromus, Muriculus, and Nilopegamys) and one primate, the gelada (Theropithecus gelada). Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane
Promised bureaucratic and rural reforms will take effect only slowly, not least because corruption is endemic. Times, Sunday Times
The endemic frogs include Limnodynastes depressus, Litoria cavernicola, L. splendida, Uperoleia aspera, U. minima, U. crassa, U. marmorata, U. mjobergi, U. talpa and U. variegata. Kimberly tropical savanna
He developed four categories of criminals, each meriting different forms of punishment: Extreme, impulsive, professional, and endemic.
The wetland areas of the region support numerous waterfowl and native fish including the endemic brown mudfish (Neochanna apoda), which is considered a lower risk globally threatened species. Northland temperate forests
But this is endemic, unfortunately, we're in a situation where council houses have been starved of funds for years.
Like many of our endemic species of ladybirds, these beetles have handsome red-and-black coloration.
Chrysophyllum perpulchrum (Q) and Chidlowia sanguinea; and the 'Sassandrian' forest in the south-west, dominated by water-demanding species such as ebony Diospyros spp. and Mapania spp. with numerous endemic species, especially in the lower Cavally Valley and the Meno and Hana depressions near Mont Niénokoué. Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire
The Appenine shrew is endemic to Italy, and while formerly regarded by some as conspecific with the Common shrew, it is quite different, having a much shorter tail for example. The first new European mammal in 100 years? You must be joking
The species endemic to the mountain include its two most representative species, sticky broom Adenocarpus viscosus and the widespread Teide white broom Spartocytisus supranubius, also Teide violet Viola cheiranthifolia which grows up to the summit, Teide edelweiss Gnaphalium teydeum, dwarf bugloss Echium auberianum, the thistle Stemmacantha cynaroides and the Teide catmint Nepeta teydia var. albiflora. Teide National Park, Spain
These include geological formations of notable interest as scenery and as the record of a fossil hydrographic system from fluvial to hyperarid conditions; and wildlife which includes 28 plant species rare in Algeria; one, the rare endemic cypress Cupressus dupreziana, being one of twelve critically endangered plants chosen by the Species Survival Commission of the IUCN to highlight serious threats to species around the world. Tassili N'Ajjer National Park, Algeria
There is still no need to panic, but if you are in an endemic area you should keep your cats indoors. Times, Sunday Times
Furthermore, there is concern about foodstuffs imported from newly endemic areas.
These could be due to the fact that most of the non-endemic species within this group have adapted to ruderal areas, while none of the endemics occupies this kind of habitat.
Two rare and endemic herbivore subspecies, mouflon (Ovis aries musimon) and Corsican red deer (Cervus elaphus corsicanus), persist on islands. Tyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests
The ecoregion basically corresponds with the Adelbert and Huon ranges Endemic Bird Area (EBA) although the small Adelbert Mountain Range is not part of this ecoregion. Huon Peninsula montane rain forests
Endemic ranid (Amphibia: Anura) genera in southern mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent represent ancient frog lineages: evidence from molecular data, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 31, (2004) p: 734. WN.com - Articles related to Tourism revenues up 28% in first half - report
This ecoregion contains a single endemic mammal, Cheng's jird (Meriones chengi). Junggar Basin semi-desert
Large populations of several antelopes are present and include an estimated population of 1,500-2,000 of the endemic grey rhebok Pelea capreolus, 1,000 reedbuck Redunca arundinum, and approximately 2,000 eland Taurotragus oryx; also bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus, blue duiker Cephalophus monticola, klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus and oribi Ourebia ourebi. UKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, South Africa
There is still no need to panic, but if you are in an endemic area you should keep your cats indoors. Times, Sunday Times
The endemics have been estimated to originate from about 120 successful original colonization events.
Indeed, a child growing up in an endemic community can expect be infected soon after weaning, and to be infected and constantly reinfected for the rest of her or his life.
In highly endemic areas, at most 20 to 30 percent of deer ticks are infected with B. burgdorferi.
The eastern district is delimited by the distribution of the endemic treelet Bonnetia roraimae; some genera endemic to this district include Quelchia, a shrubby member of the sunflower family, Connellia, in the Bromeliaceae, and Tepuia in the Ericaceae. Canaima National Park, Venezuela
Whether a disease is epidemic or endemic depends on the disease and the population. An Introduction to Community Health
Two rare and endemic herbivores, mouflon (Ovis aries musimon) and Corsican red deer (Cervus elaphus corsicanus), still persist in the Sardinian forests. Tyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests
The improved DDST intelligence examination was done on 67 cases of endemic cretinism in Qinghai through random sampling and had got developmental quotient (DQ).

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