Phylogenomics reveals the timescale of diversification in Amblycera
Next‐generation sequencing changes the higher taxonomy of Amblycera (Insecta: Phthiraptera). Families Trimenoponidae and Gyropidae merge into Gyropidae; Trinotonidae is a separate family; several genera are paraphyletic. The ancestral host of Amblycera was likely a bird; Amblycera switched to mammals twice.
Tomáš Najer +5 more
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Cornulitid epibionts on brachiopod shells from the Late Ordovician (middle Ashgill) of East China [PDF]
This is the first record of Cornulites sp. as an epibiont on brachiopods from the middle Ashgill, Late Ordovician, of the South China Palaeoplate. Twenty-one cornulitid specimens were found attached to the brachiopod shells of Altaethyrella zhejiangensis
Vinn, Olev, Zhan, Renbin
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Abstract This assessment explores the health benefits of resistant proteins and protein hydrolysates in human nutrition, highlighting their bioactive properties and amino acid compositions. Resistant proteins, which withstand digestion and operate comparably to dietary fibre and protein hydrolysates, obtained from enzymatic breakdown of proteins ...
Mohan Das +7 more
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The Bostrichidae of the Maltese Islands (Coleoptera) [PDF]
The Bostrichidae of the Maltese Islands are reviewed. Ten species are recorded with certainty from this Archipelago, of which 6 namely, Trogoxylon impressum (Comolli, 1837), Amphicerus bimaculatus (A.G.
Abivardi +291 more
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Evidence for a stratigraphic basis for the Anthropocene [PDF]
The Anthropocene was proposed as a term (Crutzen and Stoermer 2000) before consideration was given to the nature of the key signatures, contrasting with standard procedures for defining such units.
Cooper, Anthony H. +5 more
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К проблеме систематики рода Hlicopsis (Gastpods: Pulmonata: Hygromiidae) на территории Восточной Европы [PDF]
Показана высокая внутри- и меж- видовая изменчивость конхиологических признаков, особенностей строения полового аппарата, а также ISSR-маркеров ДНК у степных улиток Helicopsis spp.
Снегин, Э. А. +1 more
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Proposal for the nomination of Lower Globigerina Limestone of the Maltese Islands as a "Global Heritage Stone Resource" [PDF]
The Lower Globigerina Limestone of the Maltese Islands is here being proposed for nomination as a “Global Heritage Stone Resource”. This stone, continuously used for building and sculpture for 6000 years, is well suited to fit this global designation as ...
Cassar, JoAnn +3 more
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The Sangamonian Stage and the Laurentide Ice Sheet [PDF]
This review of the most recent studies (up to June 1986) dealing with the Sangamonian in some key areas clearly indicates that, as yet, there is no definitive answer to the question : "When did the ice which eventually became the Laurentide Ice Sheet ...
St-Onge, Denis A.
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Exposure assessment of dietary cadmium: findings from shanghainese over 40 years, China [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Environmental exposure to cadmium causes renal dysfunction and bone damage. Cadmium contamination in food is regarded as the main environmental source of non-occupational exposure.
Bo Chen +7 more
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Komentovaný seznam měkkýšů zjištěných ve volné přírodě České a Slovenské republiky [PDF]
In this paper we provide a new list of all the mollusc species recorded outdoors in the Czech and Slovak Republics. This work is a supplement of the Ložek’s key on molluscs of the former Czechoslovakia.
Libor Dvořák +4 more
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