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Ecology & Evolutionary Biology: Recent submissions
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Strategic Actions to Value, Conserve, and Restore the Natural Capital of Megadiversity Countries: The Case of Mexico
(Oxford University Press, 2014-12)Decisionmakers need updated, scientifically sound and relevant information to implement appropriate policy measures and make innovative commitments to halt biodiversity loss and improve human well-being. Here, we present ... -
A resumé of the tertiary mammals in the Kansas University Museum
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The List of Available Names (LAN): A new generation for stable taxonomic names in zoology?
(Pensoft Publishers, 2016-01-07)The List of Available Names in Zoology (LAN) is an inventory of names with specific scope in time and content, presented and approved in parts, and constituted as a cumulative index of names available for use in zoological ... -
Manual for proposing a Part of the List of Available Names (LAN) in Zoology
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Coarse-resolution Ecology of Etiological Agent, Vector, and Reservoirs of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Libya
(Public Library of Science, 2016-02-10)Cutaneous leishmaniasis ranks among the tropical diseases least known and most neglected in Libya. World Health Organization reports recognized associations of Phlebotomus papatasi, Psammomys obesus, and Meriones spp., ... -
Process-based and correlative modeling of desert mistletoe distribution: a multiscalar approach
(Ecological Society of America, 2013-08-20)Because factors affecting distributional areas of species change as scale (extent and grain) changes, different environmental and biological factors must be integrated across geographic ranges at different resolutions, to ... -
Climatic patterns in the establishment of wintering areas by North American migratory birds
(Wiley Open Access, 2016-01)Long-distance migration in birds is relatively well studied in nature; however, one aspect of this phenomenon that remains poorly understood is the pattern of distribution presented by species during arrival to and ... -
Sex Chromosome Dosage Compensation in Heliconius Butterflies: Global yet Still Incomplete?
(Oxford University Press, 2015-09-02)The evolution of heterogametic sex chromosomes is often—but not always—accompanied by the evolution of dosage compensating mechanisms that mitigate the impact of sex-specific gene dosage on levels of gene expression. One ... -
Rediscovered parasitism of Andrena savignyi Spinola (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) by Stylops (Strepsiptera, Stylopidae) and revised taxonomic status of the parasite
(Pensoft Publishers, 2015-09-01)Parasitism of Andrena (Suandrena) savignyi Spinola (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) by Stylops Kirby (Strepsiptera: Stylopidae) has been recorded only once, and from an individual collected in Egypt almost a century ago, with the ... -
DNA methylation and gene expression in Mimulus guttatus
(BioMed Central, 2015-07-07)Background The presence of methyl groups on cytosine nucleotides across an organism’s genome (methylation) is a major regulator of genome stability, crossing over, and gene regulation. The capacity for DNA methylation ... -
Phylesystem: a git-based data store for community-curated phylogenetic estimates
(Oxford University Press, 2015-05-04)Motivation: Phylogenetic estimates from published studies can be archived using general platforms like Dryad (Vision, 2010) or TreeBASE (Sanderson et al., 1994). Such services fulfill a crucial role in ensuring transparency ... -
Microbiology and ecology are vitally important to premedical curricula
(Oxford University Press, 2015-07-20)Despite the impact of the human microbiome on health, an appreciation of microbial ecology is yet to be translated into mainstream medical training and practice. The human microbiota plays a role in the development of the ... -
Paralogous SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE (SPL) genes differentially regulate leaf initiation and reproductive phase change in petunia
(Springer Verlag, 2015-10-07)Duplicated petunia clade-VISPLgenes differentially promote the timing of inflorescence and flower development, and leaf initiation rate. The timing of plant reproduction relative to favorable environmental conditions ... -
The Importance of Biodiversity E-infrastructures for Megadiverse Countries
(Public Library of Science, 2015-07-23)Addressing the challenges of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development requires global cooperation, support structures, and new governance models to integrate diverse initiatives and achieve massive, open ... -
Development of a Genomic Resource and Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping of Male Calling Traits in the Lesser Wax Moth, Achroia grisella
(Public Library of Science, 2016-01-25)In the study of sexual selection among insects, the Lesser Waxmoth, Achroia grisella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), has been one of the more intensively studied species over the past 20 years. Studies have focused on how the ... -
Revision of the green lacewing subgenus Ankylopteryx (Sencera) (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2015-12-09)The Australasian and Oriental green lacewing subgenus Ankylopteryx (Sencera) Navás (Chrysopinae: Ankylopterygini) is examined and its diversity and placement among other members of the tribe Ankylopterygini is discussed. ... -
Twentieth century turnover of Mexican endemic avifaunas: Landscape change versus climate drivers
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2015-05)Numerous climate change effects on biodiversity have been anticipated and documented, including extinctions, range shifts, phenological shifts, and breakdown of interactions in ecological communities, yet the relative ... -
Atlas of Mexican Triatominae (Reduviidae: Hemiptera) and vector transmission of Chagas disease
(2015-03)Chagas disease is one of the most important yet neglected parasitic diseases in Mexico and is transmitted by Triatominae. Nineteen of the 31 Mexican triatomine species have been consistently found to invade human houses ... -
Ecological approaches in veterinary epidemiology: mapping the risk of bat-borne rabies using vegetation indices and night-time light satellite imagery
(BioMed Central, 2015-09-04)Rabies remains a disease of significant public health concern. In the Americas, bats are an important source of rabies for pets, livestock, and humans. For effective rabies control and prevention, identifying potential ... -
The Importance of Biodiversity E-infrastructures for Megadiverse Countries
(Public Library of Science, 2015-07-23)Addressing the challenges of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development requires global cooperation, support structures, and new governance models to integrate diverse initiatives and achieve massive, open ...