Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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A comprehensive dated phylogeny of China's vascular plants reveals a hidden global biodiversity hotspot. [PDF]
Feng YL +8 more
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Diet of bird‐like troodontid dinosaurs: synthesis of a contentious clade
ABSTRACT Troodontidae is a clade of small‐to medium‐sized maniraptoran theropods that mainly lived in Laurasia (modern Asia, North America and Europe) during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are believed to have had a variety of diets. The uniqueness of troodontid teeth suggests that they diverged from the typical flesh‐based diet of non‐avian ...
Yui Chi Fan +2 more
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Phylogeny and Historical Biogeography of the Scorpion Genus <i>Hottentotta</i> Birula, 1908 (Buthidae) in the Iranian Plateau and the Zagros Mountains. [PDF]
Mirshamsi O +3 more
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ABSTRACT Tick‐borne filarial nematodes are a complex and understudied group of parasites that rely on ticks for transmission in vertebrates. This review examines how intrinsic and extrinsic factors may influence the successful transmission of filarial nematodes in tick vectors, drawing insights from extensively studied haematophagous dipteran vector ...
Oluwaseun D. Ajileye +4 more
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Phylogeography of Chinese White Pine Beetle <i>Dendroctonus armandi</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in China. [PDF]
Ning H +5 more
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The extension of the taxon cycle model to island plants: insights from the Canarian vascular flora
ABSTRACT Taxon cycle models describe eco‐evolutionary patterns of lineage colonization, diversification, and decline across archipelagos, inferring an important role for competition amongst ecologically similar taxa in driving concurrent niche changes.
José María Fernández‐Palacios +2 more
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Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of the rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Japan based on mitochondrial genome analysis of museum specimens. [PDF]
Nagata N +3 more
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ABSTRACT This study explores how sustainability is perceived and prioritized by consumers within full‐service restaurants and rural agritourism settings in Italy, examining the socio‐cultural and economic role of the HoReCa sector in promoting sustainable practices and analyzing gender and generational differences in consumer behavior.
Roberta Minazzi +3 more
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