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The skeletome of the red coral Corallium rubrum indicates an independent evolution of biomineralization process in octocoralsAbstract
Background
The process of calcium carbonate biomineralization has arisen multiple times during metazoan evolution. In the phylum Cnidaria, biomineralization has mostly been studied in the subclass Hexacorallia (i.e. stony corals) in comparison to the subclass Octocorallia (i.e. red corals);... ...
Tập 21 Số 1
Nectar-dwelling microbes of common tansy are attractive to its mosquito pollinator, Culex pipiens L.
Tập 21 - Trang 1-12 - 2021
There is widespread interkingdom signalling between insects and microbes. For example, microbes found in floral nectar may modify its nutritional composition and produce odorants that alter the floral odor bouquet which may attract insect pollinators. Mosquitoes consume nectar and can pollinate flowers. We identified microbes isolated from nectar of common tansy, Tanacetum vulgare, elucidated the ......
Airborne environmental DNA metabarcoding detects more diversity, with less sampling effort, than a traditional plant community surveyAbstract Background Airborne environmental DNA (eDNA) research is an emerging field that focuses on the detection of species from their genetic remnants in the air. The majority of studies into airborne eDNA of plants has until now either focused on single species detection, specifically only pollen, or human health impacts, with no...
Tập 21 Số 1
Widely used, short 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene fragments yield poor and erratic results in phylogenetic estimation and species delimitation of amphibiansAbstract Background The 16S mitochondrial rRNA gene is the most widely sequenced molecular marker in amphibian systematic studies, making it comparable to the universalCO1 barcode that is more commonly used in other animal groups. However, studies employ different primer combinations that target different l...
Tập 22 Số 1 - 2022
An exploratory investigation of glucocorticoids, personality and survival rates in wild and rehabilitated hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Denmark Abstract
Background
The European population of hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus ) is declining. It is therefore essential to optimise conservation initiatives such as the rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs. Wild animals placed in captivity may be prone to ... ...
Limitations of eDNA analysis for Carcinus maenas abundance estimationsAbstract
Background
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an effective tool for the detection and monitoring of presence or absence of rare and invasive species. These techniques have been extended to quantify biomass in vertebrates, particularly in fish species. However, the efficacy of eDNA techniques to qu... ...
Tập 22 Số 1
Lizards and snakes from the earliest Miocene of Saint-Gérand-le-Puy, France: an anatomical and histological approach of some of the oldest Neogene squamates from EuropeAbstract
Background
The earliest Miocene (Aquitanian) represents a crucial time interval in the evolution of European squamates (i.e., lizards and snakes), witnessing a high diversity of taxa, including an array of extinct forms but also representatives of extant genera. We here conduct a taxonomica... ...
Tập 21 Số 1
Functional ecological convergence between the thylacine and small prey-focused canidsAbstract
Background
Morphological convergence is a fundamental aspect of evolution, allowing for inference of the biology and ecology of extinct species by comparison with the form and function of living species as analogues. The thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus ), the ic... ...
- 2021
Museomics and phylogenomics with protein-encoding ultraconserved elements illuminate the evolution of life history and phallic morphology of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) Abstract Background The common name of the Flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) usually relates them with organisms feeding on decomposing organic matter, although the biology of one of the largest radiations among insects also includes predation, coprophagy, and even kleptoparasitism. The question of whether the ancestor of all sarcophagids...
Wolbachia-driven selective sweep in a range expanding insect speciesAbstract
Background
Evolutionary processes can cause strong spatial genetic signatures, such as local loss of genetic diversity, or conflicting histories from mitochondrial versus nuclear markers. Investigating these genetic patterns is important, as they may reveal obscured processes and players. T... ...
- 2021