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Pathogens, 2021 Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted mainly by members of the subfamily Triatominae. There are currently 157 species, grouped into 18 genera and five tribes.
Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi +3 more
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ParasitologyAccurate species identification is essential for biodiversity research, especially in the field of parasitological systematics. In particular, the incorporation of DNA-based methods in the study of Digenea has transformed taxonomy by allowing for precise
Julia Gabrysiak +5 more
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German Barcode of Life reveals unexpected diversity of Ceraphronoidea (Hymenoptera) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalInsect populations still experience marked declines globally, contributing to the ongoing biodiversity crisis. Counteracting these declines requires sound taxonomic and ecological knowledge on all levels of biodiversity, from genes to species to ...
Marina Moser +5 more
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The Final Ascent: from refuges to ruins in a warming world [PDF]
Research Ideas and OutcomesMountains exemplify how climate change transforms long-standing refuges into zones of loss. As species track suitable climates upslope, they confront absolute ecological limits.
Dominic Wanke, Daniel Whitmore
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Coating of microscope slide labels: a possible solution for their long-term preservation [PDF]
Natural History Collections and MuseomicsMicroscope slide labels hold valuable scientific information within natural history collections, making their long-term preservation crucial. This study tests Paraloid B-72 as a potential protective coating, offering a quick and simple method to ...
Simon Müller +4 more
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2-For-1 offer: Bradysia polonica (Lengersdorf, 1929) and Bradysia spinidensa Hondru, 1968, stat. res. (Diptera, Sciaridae) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalDuring the identification and sorting of German Sciaridae as part of the GBOL III “Dark Taxa” project, it was noted that specimens identified as Bradysia polonica (Lengersdorf, 1929) displayed such morphological variation that they could potentially be ...
Roy Canty +3 more
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Diversity, 2022 In the present study, we used the integrative taxonomy approach to redescribe Minibiotus intermedius based on the newly found topotypic population in Marburg (Germany).
Łukasz Kaczmarek +4 more
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Parasitoid wasps and beyond: The need for DNA, morphology and deep taxonomic knowledge in modern biodiversity discovery [PDF]
Evolutionary SystematicsDNA-based approaches, particularly COI barcoding and genomic workflows, have contributed to establishing integrative taxonomy as the current standard, but have also been promoted as the primary, and sometimes sole, avenue for species discovery and ...
George Japoshvili, Ralph S. Peters
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Nutrient loading from land masses pose a serious threat to coastal ecosystem functioning. In this study the hypothesis involving applicability of a benthic foraminiferal genus, Ammonia as a reliable proxy for tracking sediment organic carbon load was ...
Punyasloke Bhadury +2 more
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Environmental Research Communications, 2023 The banks of the lower stretch of River Ganga are home to several towns and megapolis representing high density of human population. A stretch of 50 km represented by prefixed stations of the lower part of Ganga (Ganga Environmental Time Series- GETS ...
Anwesha Ghosh +3 more
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