"Islands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tracts of land completely surrounded by water.
| Descriptor ID |
D062312
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.505 N06.230.295 Z01.639
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Islands" by people in Profiles.
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Phylogenomics of a Genus of "Great Speciators" Reveals Rampant Incomplete Lineage Sorting, Gene Flow, and Mitochondrial Discordance in Island Systems. Syst Biol. 2026 Apr 03; 75(3):406-426.
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A comprehensive reference genome assembly dataset of birds inhabiting Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. Gigascience. 2026 Jan 21; 15.
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Three new species of Philippine forest mice (Apomys, Muridae, Mammalia), members of a clade endemic to Mindoro Island. Zootaxa. 2025 Jun 12; 5647(1):1-26.
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Using Radiomics to Differentiate Bone Islands versus Osteoblastic Bone Metastases at Abdominal CT. Radiology. 2021 06; 299(3):633-634.
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[The World with Many Islands: New Zealand, Indonesia, Tahiti, Balkan Nations]. Igaku Butsuri. 2021; 41(4):201-213.
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Tempo and mode of mandibular shape and size evolution reveal mixed support for incumbency effects in two clades of island-endemic rodents (Muridae: Murinae). Evolution. 2019 07; 73(7):1411-1427.
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Circuit-theory applications to connectivity science and conservation. Conserv Biol. 2019 04; 33(2):239-249.
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Colonization and diversification of the white-browed shortwing (Aves: Muscicapidae: Brachypteryx montana) in the Philippines. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2018 04; 121:121-131.
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Tracing the phylogeographic history of Southeast Asian long-tailed macaques through mitogenomes of museum specimens. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2017 11; 116:227-238.
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Oceanic island biogeography through the lens of the general dynamic model: assessment and prospect. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2017 May; 92(2):830-853.