From sea to land and beyond – New insights into the evolution of euthyneuran Gastropoda (Mollusca) [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2008 Background The Euthyneura are considered to be the most successful and diverse group of Gastropoda. Phylogenetically, they are riven with controversy.
Streit Bruno +4 more
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Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Pulmonata (Mollusca: Gastropoda) on the basis of Histone-3 gene
Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2019 Background In the present study, phylogenetic relationships within Heterobranchia in particular to Pulmonata were evaluated by means of Histone-3 (H3) gene sequence information.
Vijaya Sai Ayyagari, Krupanidhi Sreerama
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Ecological indicators for qualitative assessment of Ojarud River: A case study. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 The results of this study exposed a sizable alteration in the diversity and abundance of macro‐invertebrate from the sensitive families to resistant and tolerant taxa under the contamination stress resulting from the point source pollution in the Ojarud River.
Mobasher A +3 more
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Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding reveals spatial and sexual variation in the diet of a scarce woodland bird. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) have been declining in the UK since the 1970s. Using DNA metabarcoding, we wanted to increase ecological knowledge associated with Hawfinch, to aid their recovery. We found 49 and 90 prey taxa in the diet, which can improve our knowledge of why Hawfinch persist within certain areas of the UK. Abstract Avian diet
Stenhouse EH +8 more
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Abundance, Distribution, and Diversity of Freshwater Snail and Prevalences of Their Infection by Cercaria of Fasciola gigantica and Schistosoma spp at Mayo-Vreck River, Far North Region of Cameroon. [PDF]
J Trop Med, 2023 Malacological and parasitological studies were conducted from April 2020 to March 2021 to determine the abundance and distribution of molluscs and cercariae of Schistosoma spp and Fasciola gigantica. Collected molluscs are exposed to strong light to induce cercarial release. Mollusc densities were higher at station 1 (Gamak) than in station 8 (Patakai),
Siama A +5 more
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Life history and population ecology of Radix swinhoei (Lymnaeidae) in nearshore regions of a hypereutrophic plateau lake. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 The life history traits (life span and growth), annual secondary production, and population size structure of Asia widespread pulmonate Radix swinhoei were carefully and systematically examined across 1 year in nearshore regions of a hypereutrophic plateau lake, Lake Dianchi. The maximum potential life span of R.
Zhang J, Song Z, Li Z, Yang J, Xie Z.
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No recovery in the biomass of flying insects over the last decade in German nature protected areas. [PDF]
Ecol EvolAcross two seasons, we accumulated a comprehensive data set on insect biomass from representative nature reserves across Germany. The measured overall insect biomass remained at low levels and corresponds to the published latest figures from 2007 to 2016.
Mühlethaler R +5 more
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Biodiversity Journal, 2021 The results of a study on the fauna of land molluscs from Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve (NW Sicily, Italy) (Gastropoda Architaenioglossa Pulmonata) are here described.
I. Sparacio +4 more
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Target‐capture probes for phylogenomics of the Caenogastropoda
Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 23, Issue 6, Page 1372-1388, August 2023., 2023 Abstract Target‐capture approaches have facilitated a rapid growth in the field of phylogenomics but few probe sets exist for molluscs, an exceptionally rich phylum with unparalleled ecological and morphological diversity. We designed and tested the first universal probe set using Phyluce to capture ultraconserved elements (UCEs) and exon loci from the
Tricia C. Goulding +2 more
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 337-346, February 2023., 2023 Haldane's rule: when hybrids from one sex are absent, rare or sterile, that sex is always the heterogametic sex. Abstract Haldane's rule is one of the ‘two rules of speciation’. It states that if one sex is ‘absent, rare or sterile’ in a hybrid population, then that sex will be heterogametic.
Finn Cowell
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