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The first Paramacrobiotus (Tardigrada) species with elongated claws discovered from Giannutri Island (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy)

The European Zoological Journal
The Tuscan islands located between the Italian Peninsula and Corsica, are a highly biodiverse Archipelago and represent a unique open-air laboratory for the study of islands biology.
A. Bordoni, A. Beretta, D. Camarda, D. Stec, L. Dapporto, M. Vecchi   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Hg Levels in Marine Porifera of Montecristo and Giglio Islands (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy)

Applied Sciences, 2020
Porifera are filter-feeding organisms known to bioaccumulate different contaminants in their tissues. The presence of mercury (Hg) has been reported in different Mediterranean species, mainly collected in the southern coast of France.
Camilla Roveta, Daniela Pica, Barbara Calcinai, Federico Girolametti, Cristina Truzzi, Silvia Illuminati, Anna Annibaldi, Stefania Puce   +7 more
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Ovariectomy in mouflons under field conditions: a comparative assessment of midventral and flank laparotomy approaches. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Ovariectomy is the best method to control the density of wild ungulate populations. The present study aimed to compare two surgical approaches of ovariectomy, via the flank and midventral, in mouflons under field conditions. A total of 20 female mouflons
Frattina L, Carbonari A, Burgio M, Giannini F, Locantore F, Rizzo A, Cicirelli V.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Species-Specific Spatial Patterns of Variation in Sexual Dimorphism by Two Lizards Settled in the Same Geographic Context. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2023
The evolution of sexual dimorphism (SD) results from intricate interactions between sexual and natural selections. Sexually selected traits are expected to depend on individual condition, while natural selected traits should not be.
Sacchi R, Mangiacotti M, Scali S, Storniolo F, Zuffi MAL.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Ship rats and island reptiles: patterns of co-existence in the Mediterranean. [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background The western Mediterranean archipelagos have a rich endemic fauna, which includes five species of reptiles. Most of these archipelagos were colonized since early historic times by anthropochoric fauna, such as ship rats (Rattus rattus). Here, I
Escoriza D.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Effects of global warming on Mediterranean coral forests. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2021
The effects of global warming have been addressed on coral reefs in tropical areas, while it is still unclear how coral forests are reacting, particularly at temperate latitudes. Here we show how mesophotic coral forests are affected by global warming in
Chimienti G, De Padova D, Adamo M, Mossa M, Bottalico A, Lisco A, Ungaro N, Mastrototaro F.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Unexpected complexity of the Embioptera (Insecta) fauna of the Tuscan Archipelago (Italy), with the disambiguation of two species of Haploembia Verhoeff, 1904 and description of a new species of Embia Latreille, 1825.

Zootaxa
Very little is known about the Embioptera of the Tuscan Archipelago, and no specific study has been published from there on this insect order. The study of literature and new material has allowed us to identify the presence of four species of Embioptera ...
P. Fontana, Leonardo Forbicioni
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

The urban island: climatic suitability of Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the role of cities in the invasion of the Western Palearctic. [PDF]

Integr Zool
Urban environments provide favorable conditions for the introduction and spread of nonnative and invasive species like the Argentine ant, which exploit ecological and climatic homogenization in cities to overcome natural barriers. Monitoring the expansion of such species can be achieved through potential distribution models, which in this study ...
López-Collar D, Cabrero-Sañudo FJ, Gil-Tapetado D.   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Multiple long-distance dispersals accompanied by reduction of body size shaped the evolutionary history of four spurges (Euphorbia) endemic to Mediterranean islands. [PDF]

Plant Biol (Stuttg)
We highlight the importance of recent long‐distance dispersals among Euphorbia species for the colonization of Mediterranean islands, followed by a drastic reduction in plant and leaf size, consistent with the island rule. Abstract Long‐distance dispersal (LDD) followed by successful colonization influences many life‐history traits and can lead to ...
Frajman B, Riina R, Calderon DS, Schönswetter P.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Chromosome-level genome assembly of the Tyrrhenian tree frog (Hyla sarda). [PDF]

Sci Data
The Tyrrhenian tree frog (Hyla sarda) is a small cryptically coloured amphibian found in Corsica, Sardinia, and the Tuscan Archipelago. Investigation into the species’ evolutionary history has revealed phenotypic changes triggered by glaciation-induced ...
Paris JR, Bisconti R, Chiocchio A, Abueg L, Absolon DE, Tilley T, Jain N, Balacco J, O'Toole B, Jarvis ED, Formenti G, Salvi D, Canestrelli D.   +12 more
europepmc   +2 more sources