Taxon Cycles in Neotropical Mangroves
The concept of the taxon cycle involves successive range expansions and contractions over time, through which a species can indefinitely maintain its core distribution. Otherwise, it becomes extinct.
Valentí Rull
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A new semi-slug of the genus Microparmarion from Brunei, discovered, described and DNA-barcoded on citizen-science 'taxon expeditions' (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Ariophantidae) [PDF]
During citizen-science expeditions to the Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei, several individuals were collected of a semi-slug species of the genus Microparmarion that, based on morphology and in-the-field DNA-barcoding, was found to be an undescribed ...
Menno Schilthuizen +13 more
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New records of moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) for the Dutch Fauna [PDF]
Prior to this study, the moth flies in The Netherlands were represented by 61 species. Our findings derive from a citizen-science expedition in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam, one of the oldest public parks and best known parks in The Netherlands.
Santiago Jaume-Schinkel +3 more
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High-resolution profiling of bacterial and fungal communities using pangenome-informed taxon-specific long-read amplicons. [PDF]
Stalder L, Maurhofer M, Croll D.
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Thrissina encrasicholoides (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae): first record from Taiwan and northernmost record of the species [PDF]
Although four species of the engraulid genus Thrissina (often regarded as Thryssa) have previously been recorded from waters around Taiwan, Thrissina encrasicholoides (Bleeker, 1852), known from the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans (north to the
H. Hata, K. Koeda
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Calcareous sponges can synthesize their skeleton under short-term ocean acidification
Calcifying organisms are considered as threatened by ocean acidification, because of their calcium carbonate skeleton. This study investigated if a calcareous sponge could synthesize its skeleton (i.e.
Bárbara Ribeiro +4 more
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Description of a new species of Thelcticopis Karsch (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Guangxi Province, China [PDF]
Thelcticopis is a type of spider that is very difficult to collect. In 2018, we collected two huntsman spiders in Guangxi. After diagnosis, they were found to belong to the genus of Thelcticopis.
Chaohui Cai, Yejie Lin, Yang Zhong
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Taxometric analyses in psychological research and in classification of mental disorders [PDF]
The issue of whether manifest psychological variables comprise a latent taxonic or dimensional structure is essential to the contemporary psychology and psychiatry.
Dragović Milan
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In this paper, we describe the development of the first ontology module for observation of pest attacks in crop production. We applied the NeOn methodology and more particularly the ontology engineering method based on Ontology Design Pattern.
Roussey, Catherine +3 more
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