Animal Conservation, EarlyView.This graphical abstract depicts the number of additional fish that would be required to achieve 90% genetic diversity for endangered pupfish species housed in EAZA collections, with or without the use of cryopreserved material. ABSTRACT Zoos and aquaria must retain genetic diversity for the species they house if the populations are to remain viable ...
James Edward Brereton +5 more
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Genomic erosion across avian lineages in the context of their evolutionary history. [PDF]
Mol Biol EvolWang X +8 more
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Phylogenetic and ecological duality in the otoliths of Sciaenidae
Cladistics, EarlyView.Abstract Teleost fishes have evolved taxon‐specific otoliths that vary greatly in size and shape and are primarily involved in hearing and balance. This study identifies the main drivers of otolith shape disparity in Sciaenidae, a clade of sound‐producing bony fishes, using three‐dimensional geometric morphometrics (3DGM).
Dominique Mediodia +3 more
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Environment, taxonomy, and socioeconomics predict non-imperilment in freshwater fishes. [PDF]
Nat CommunMurphy CA +5 more
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When and why to give shorebirds a head start
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Headstarting is a translocation technique involving the hatching or rearing of wild eggs or young in captivity and the release of those individuals back to the wild at or before independence. It has been trialed as a conservation intervention for shorebirds over recent decades to improve the population trend of target populations by increasing
Lynda Donaldson +4 more
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An updated checklist of the vascular flora native to the State of Palestine - West Bank. [PDF]
Biodivers Data JAli-Shtayeh MS +2 more
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Taxonomic and functional diversity of urban bees of the world
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Bees play a pivotal role in terrestrial environments. Urbanization can affect these organisms and the ecosystem services they provide. However, knowledge of the global diversity of urban bees is limited. Thus, we summarized data on urban bee species identities and occurrences; compared distributions of all bees with those found in urban ...
João C. F. Cardoso +10 more
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Woody vegetation structure of relict <i>Abies jaliscana</i> forests in western Mexico: characteristics, environmental drivers and conservation implications. [PDF]
PeerJGuerrero-Hernández R +3 more
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Prevalence of traded bird species in key biodiversity areas
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract The use and trade of biodiversity involve tens of thousands of species that are exploited at a range of scales, intensities, and degrees of sustainability. As a result, some are highly threatened. Key biodiversity areas (KBAs) are sites of significance for the persistence of biodiversity identified nationally based on standardized criteria ...
Oscar Morton +4 more
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Floristic Survey and Taxonomic Characteristics of Vascular Plants in Cerro Mohinora, Chihuahua, Mexico. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Vega-Mares JH +3 more
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