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Searching for botanical knowledge: The plant hunters of the Nova Scotian Institute of (Natural) Science, 1862-1902 寻找植物知识：新斯科舍省（自然）科学研究所的植物猎人，1862-1902

Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) Pub Date : 2025-10-20 DOI: 10.15273/pnsis.v54i1.12641

Richard Field

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Diet and biological characteristics of Atlantic Tomcod or Punamu, Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792) in Minas Basin, Nova Scotia 新斯科舍米纳斯盆地大西洋Tomcod或Punamu， Microgadus Tomcod （Walbaum, 1792）的饮食和生物学特性

Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) Pub Date : 2024-10-07 DOI: 10.15273/pnsis.v53i2.12326

Lindsay A. Carroll, Michael J. Dadswell, Matthew G. Warner, Darren Porter, Alanna Syliboy, Frederick G. Whoriskey, Sara J. Iverson, Michael J. W. Stokesbury

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Arboretum Nova Scotia: Titus Smith Jr’s “observations of the nature and uses of trees” 新斯科舍植物园：小泰特斯-史密斯的 "对树木性质和用途的观察"

Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.15273/pnsis.v53i1.11820

Richard H. Field

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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World 恐龙的兴衰：恐龙失落世界的新历史

Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.15273/pnsis.v53i1.11826

David H.S. Richardson

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All in due time: (Sir) Sandford Fleming arrives in Halifax 适时：桑德福德-弗莱明（爵士）抵达哈利法克斯

Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.15273/pnsis.v53i1.11809

Leo J. Deveau

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Alan Ruffman: A noted Nova Scotia scientist and activist 艾伦-拉夫曼：新斯科舍省著名科学家和活动家

Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.15273/pnsis.v53i1.11819

D. Piper, G. Pe‐Piper

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Climate change and the coasts of Maritime Canada: Expect the previously unexpected 气候变化与加拿大滨海海岸：期待以前意想不到的事情

Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.15273/pnsis.v53i1.11808

Jeff Ollerhead

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Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest. The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger and the Birth of Modern Oceanography 奇趣无穷的新奇事物。挑战者号的航行和现代海洋学的诞生

Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.15273/pnsis.v53i1.11825

Eric L. Mills

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Ron O’Dor: A life of joy in science 罗恩-奥多科学的快乐人生

Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.15273/pnsis.v53i1.11811

Sara Iverson, Fred Whoriskey

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Turn on the lights! Fundamental science leads to scientific progress: A perspective from developmental biology 打开灯基础科学引领科学进步：从发育生物学的角度看问题

Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.15273/pnsis.v53i1.11807

T. Franz-Odendaal, Juan D. Carvajal-Agudelo, Tracy Alice O. Apienti, Paige M. Drake, Jordan Eaton, S. McInnis, Romman Muntzar

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