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An introduction to RIVPACS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
RIVPACS (River InVertebrate Prediction And Classification System) is a software package developed by the Institute of Freshwater Ecology (IFE). The primary application is to assess the biological quality of rivers within the UK.
Wright, J.F.
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First Record of <i>Poecilobdella nanjingensis</i> (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae) from Taiwan and its Molecular Phylogenetic Position within the Family

open access: yesSpecies Diversity, 2016
The terrestrial hirudinid leech Poecilobdella nanjingensis Yang, 1996 is reported for the first time from Taiwan, having previously been found only in continental China. A morphological description of the new material from Taiwan is provided here, confirming that, contrary to the diagnosis of Poecilobdella Blanchard, 1893, P.
Takafumi Nakano, Yi-Te Lai
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İki farklı sülük türünde hirudo Sulukii ve Hirudo verbana (Hirudinida: Hirudinidae) epidermis histolojik yapısının incelenmesi

open access: yes, 2021
In this study, it was aimed to investigate the staining properties of secretory cells via histochemical stains and determine secretory cell types and epidermis histology in the body wall of important medicinal leeches called Hirudo verbana and Hirudo sulukii.
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Therapeutic and prophylactic uses of invertebrates in contemporary Spanish ethnoveterinary medicine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary medicine are important in many socio-cultural environments around the world, particularly in developing countries, and they have recently started to be inventoried and studied in Europe.
Francisco Amich   +3 more
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TRANSITIONAL MORPHOLOGY IN HYBRIDS OF HIRUDO VERBANA AND H. ORIENTALIS (CLITELLATA, HIRUDINIDA)

open access: yesVestnik Zoologii, 2013
Abstract The aim of this research was to test the ability of hybridizing Hirudo orientalis S. Utevsky et Trontelj, 2005 and Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820. We obtained offspring from both species. The color pattern of all the hybrids was uniform and quite different from both the parents. The venter was similar to H. verbana.
Kovalenko, M.V., Utevsky, S.Yu.
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Quo Vadis Venomics? A Roadmap to Neglected Venomous Invertebrates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0).
Campbell, L, Jenner, R, von Reumont, B
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Azorean freshwater invertebrates : status, threats and biogeographic notes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper presents an updated catalogue of the freshwater invertebrates of the Azores archipelago and reviews the published records to account for the current taxonomic status and changes in the nomenclature of the listed taxa.
Costa, Ana Cristina   +4 more
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First Record of the Predatory Leech Whitmania laevis (Hirudinea: Hirudiniformes: Hirudinidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, with New Insights into the Phylogenetic Relationships within Whitmania

open access: yesSpecies Diversity
Leeches of the predatory genus Whitmania Blanchard, 1888 were collected from Yonaguni Island in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and are identified as W. laevis (Baird, 1869). This represents the first record of this species from the Ryukyu Islands.
Takafumi Nakano   +3 more
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The Leech Haemopis lateromaculata (Hirudinea: Haemopidae): Its North America Distribution and Additional Notes on Species Description [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The geographic range of Haemopis lateromaculata Mathers 1963 (Hirudinea: Haemopidae) is extended across North America. Its distribution in the coastal region of Alaska and British Columbia suggests a coastal Pleistocene refugia separate from the ...
Hovingh, Peter
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Macrobenthos Responses to Dam Removal and Habitat Restoration in the West River, Connecticut [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Dam removal is being increasingly used nationwide to restore impaired rivers and streams. While dam removals are becoming more prevalent, little is known about whether these efforts create conditions for the enhancement and or establishment of desired ...
Sheridan, Robert W.
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