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A synergistic, global approach to revising the trypanorhynch tapeworm family Rhinoptericolidae (Trypanobatoida)
(PeerJ, 2022-02-11)Since 2010, the trypanorhynch tapeworm family Rhinoptericolidae Carvajal & Campbell, 1975 has housed just two distinctive, monotypic genera (Rhinoptericola Carvajal & Campbell, 1975 and Nataliella Palm, 2010). However, ... -
Sex-specific aging in animals: Perspective and future directions
(Wiley Open Access, 2022-01-23)Sex differences in aging occur in many animal species, and they include sex differences in lifespan, in the onset and progression of age‐associated decline, and in physiological and molecular markers of aging. Sex differences ... -
A CYC–RAD–DIV–DRIF interaction likely pre-dates the origin of floral monosymmetry in Lamiales
(BMC, 2022-01-29)Background An outstanding question in evolutionary biology is how genetic interactions defining novel traits evolve. They may evolve either by de novo assembly of previously non-interacting genes or by en bloc co-option ... -
Acute exposure to sublethal doses of neonicotinoid insecticides increases heat tolerance in honey bees
(Public Library of Science, 2022-02-25)The European honey bee, Apis mellifera L., is the single most valuable managed pollinator in the world. Poor colony health or unusually high colony losses of managed honey bees result from a myriad of stressors, which are ... -
Environmental identification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi using the LSU rDNA gene region: an expanded database and improved pipeline
(Springer, 2022-01-31)Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF; Glomeromycota) are difficult to culture; therefore, establishing a robust amplicon-based approach to taxa identification is imperative to describe AMF diversity. Further, due to low and ... -
Periodic synchronisation of dengue epidemics in Thailand over the last 5 decades driven by temperature and immunity
(Public Library of Science, 2022-03-18)The spatial distribution of dengue and its vectors (spp. Aedes) may be the widest it has ever been, and projections suggest that climate change may allow the expansion to continue. However, less work has been done to ... -
Venom system variation and the division of labor in the colonial hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus
(Elsevier, 2022-03-04)Cnidarians (jellyfish, hydroids, sea anemones, and corals) possess a unique method for venom production, maintenance, and deployment through a decentralized system composed of different types of venom-filled stinging ... -
SCRIPTS: Recovering publication lists from Google Scholar profiles
(2022-03-15)This R code permits a user to obtain formatted lists of scholarly publications from Google Scholar profiles. -
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS FOR: BIODIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF ISOPODA AND POLYCHAETA ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN AND THE ARCTIC OCEAN
(2022)Supplementary information for paper published in Biodiversity Informatics -
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for ENM2020: A FREE ONLINE COURSE AND SET OF RESOURCES ON MODELING SPECIES NICHES AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2022-03-01)R code to support the word cloud analyses presented in this paper. -
Raising Awareness of the Severity of “Contactless Stings” by Cassiopea Jellyfish and Kin
(MDPI, 2021-11-24)Discussion around avoidance and mitigation of jellyfish stings has traditionally focused on swimmers and divers being mindful of their behavior relative to swimming medusae (pelagic jellyfish). This framework must be ... -
Lemnaceae and Orontiaceae Are Phylogenetically and Morphologically Distinct from Araceae
(MDPI, 2021-11-30)Duckweeds comprise a distinctive clade of pleustophytic monocots that traditionally has been classified as the family Lemnaceae. However, molecular evidence has called into question their phylogenetic independence, with ... -
The cnidarian parasite Ceratonova shasta utilizes inherited and recruited venom-like compounds during infection
(PeerJ, 2021-12-15)Background Cnidarians are the most ancient venomous organisms. They store a cocktail of venom proteins inside unique stinging organelles called nematocysts. When a cnidarian encounters chemical and physical cues from a ... -
New archidermapteran earwigs (Dermaptera) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China
(Pensoft Publishers, 2021-10-26)Two new species of Archidermaptera are described and figured from the Middle Jurassic Jiulonghsan Formation of Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. Aneuroderma oiodes gen. & sp. nov. is described in the family Protodiplatyidae ... -
How to extract and analyze pollen from internal organs and exoskeletons of fossil insects
(Cell Press, 2021-12-17)This protocol explains how to extract pollen from fossil insects with subsequent descriptions of pollen treatment. We also describe how to document morphological and ultrastructural features with light-microscopy and ... -
Flowering Times of Wild Arabidopsis Accessions From Across Norway Correlate With Expression Levels of FT, CO, and FLC Genes
(Frontiers Media, 2021-11-01)Temperate species often require or flower most rapidly in the long daylengths, or photoperiods, experienced in summer or after prolonged periods of cold temperatures, referred to as vernalization. Yet, even within species, ... -
Predicting Abundances of Aedes mcintoshi, a primary Rift Valley fever virus mosquito vector
(Public Library of Science, 2019-12-17)Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic arbovirus with important livestock and human health, and economic consequences across Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Climate and vegetation monitoring guide ... -
A new approach to interspecific synchrony in population ecology using tail association
(Wiley Open Access, 2020-11-10)Standard methods for studying the association between two ecologically important variables provide only a small slice of the information content of the association, but statistical approaches are available that provide ... -
Geographic potential of the world’s largest hornet, Vespa mandarinia Smith (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), worldwide and particularly in North America
(PeerJ, 2021-01-13)The Asian giant hornet (AGH, Vespa mandarinia) is the world’s largest hornet, occurring naturally in the Indomalayan region, where it is a voracious predator of pollinating insects including honey bees. In September 2019, ...
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