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Extracting specimen label data rapidly with a smartphone—a great help for simple digitization in taxonomy and collection management [PDF]

ZooKeys
We provide short tutorials in how to read out specimen label data from type- as well as handwritten labels in a rapid and easy way with a mobile phone. We apply them in general, but test them in particular for insect specimen labels, which are generally ...
Dirk Ahrens, Alexander Haas, Thaynara L. Pacheco, Peter Grobe   +3 more
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Occupancy of the Ethiopian endemic Moorland Francolin in pristine and degraded Afroalpine biome using a camera trap approach

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Occupancy modeling is an essential tool for understanding species‐habitat associations, thereby helping to plan the conservation of rare and threatened wildlife species.
Abadi Mehari Abrha, Kai Gedeon, Lars Podsiadlowski, Demis Mamo Weldesilasie, Till Töpfer   +4 more
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A landmark‐free analysis of the pelvic girdle in Sulawesi ricefishes (Adrianichthyidae): How 2D and 3D geometric morphometrics can complement each other in the analysis of a complex structure

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Geometric morphometrics (GM) enable the quantification of morphological variation on various scales. Recent technical advances allow analyzing complex three‐dimensional shapes also in cases where landmark‐based approaches are not appropriate.
Tobias Spanke, Mariam Gabelaia, Jana M. Flury, Leon Hilgers, Letha Louisiana Wantania, Bernhard Misof, Benjamin Wipfler, Daisy Wowor, Daniel F. Mokodongan, Fabian Herder, Julia Schwarzer   +10 more
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Humusica: Soil biodiversity and global change [PDF]

Bulletin of Geography. Physical Geography Series, 2018
Abstract Born in Trento (Italy, 2003) for the purpose of standardising vocabulary and units of humus form classification, after publishing a first synthetic classification e-book (Zanella et al. 2011) they do not cover all site conditions in the European area.
Zanella, Augusto, Ascher-Jenull, Judith, Ponge, Jean-François, Bolzonella, Cristian, Banas, Damien, de Nobili, Maria, Fusaro, Silvia, Sella, Luca, Giannini, Raffaello   +8 more
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Integrative characterisation of the Northwestern European species of Anacharis Dalman, 1823 (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae) with the description of three new species [PDF]

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
The genus Anacharis Dalman, 1823 comprises parasitoid wasps that target early instars of brown lacewing larvae (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae). So far, five species were recognised from the Western Palaearctic region, of which four are reported from ...
Jonathan Vogel, Mattias Forshage, Saskia B. Bartsch, Anne Ankermann, Christoph Mayer, Pia von Falkenhausen, Vera Rduch, Björn Müller, Christoph Braun, Hans-Joachim Krammer, Ralph S. Peters   +10 more
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Consequences of changing biodiversity

Nature, 2000
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Chapin III, F. Stuart, Zavaleta, Erika S., Eviner, Valerie T., Naylor, Rosamond L., Vitousek, Peter M., Reynolds, Heather L., Hooper, David U., Lavorel, Sandra, Sala, Osvaldo Esteban, Hobbie, Sarah E., Mack, Michelle C., Díaz, Sandra Myrna   +11 more
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Preserving morphology while extracting DNA: a non-destructive field-to-museum protocol for slide-mounted specimens [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
Our study aimed to develop an optimised laboratory protocol ensuring the preservation of morphological structures and extraction of high-quality DNA sequences from Psychodidae (Insecta, Diptera) specimens. With 310 analysed specimens, we investigated the
Santiago Jaume-Schinkel, Björn Müller, Sergio Avila-Calero, Sandra Kukowka, Vera Rduch, Ximo Mengual   +5 more
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Synchronised monitoring of plant and insect diversity: a case study using automated Malaise traps and DNA-based methods [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
The occurrence and distribution of insects and their possible associations with plant species are largely unknown in Germany and baseline data to monitor future trends are urgently needed.
Leighton Thomas, Ameli Kirse, Hanna Raus, Kathrin Langen, Björn Nümann, Georg Tschan, Birgit Gemeinholzer, J. Wolfgang Wägele, Sarah Bourlat   +8 more
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Standardized nuclear markers improve and homogenize species delimitation in Metazoa

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Species are the fundamental units of life and evolution. Their recognition is essential for science and society. Molecular methods have been increasingly used for the identification of animal species, despite several challenges.
Lars Dietz, Jonas Eberle, Christoph Mayer, Sandra Kukowka, Claudia Bohacz, Hannes Baur, Marianne Espeland, Bernhard A. Huber, Carl Hutter, Ximo Mengual, Ralph S. Peters, Miguel Vences, Thomas Wesener, Keith Willmott, Bernhard Misof, Oliver Niehuis, Dirk Ahrens   +16 more
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Multiple species delimitation approaches with COI barcodes poorly fit each other and morphospecies – An integrative taxonomy case of Sri Lankan Sericini chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
DNA taxonomy including barcoding and metabarcoding is widely used to explore the diversity in biodiversity hotspots. In most of these hotspot areas, chafers are represented by a multitude of species, which are well defined by the complex shape of male ...
Uda Gedara Sasanka Lakmali Ranasinghe, Jonas Eberle, Jana Thormann, Claudia Bohacz, Suresh P. Benjamin, Dirk Ahrens   +5 more
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