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	1.	Research Traditional herbal medicine in Far-west Nepal: a pharmacological appraisal Ripu M Kunwar, Keshab P Shrestha, Rainer W Bussmann Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2010, 6:35 (13 December 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	2.	Research article The first metazoa living in permanently anoxic conditions Roberto Danovaro, Antonio Dell'Anno, Antonio Pusceddu, Cristina Gambi, Iben Heiner, Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen BMC Biology 2010, 8:30 (6 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 2 comments \| F1000 Biology \| Editor’s summary An expedition to a deep sea hypersaline anoxic basin in the Mediterranean has discovered the first multicellular animals that live and reproduce in the absence of oxygen.
	3.	Research article *ITS as an environmental DNA barcode for fungi: an in silico* approach reveals potential PCR biases** Eva Bellemain, Tor Carlsen, Christian Brochmann, Eric Coissac, Pierre Taberlet, Håvard Kauserud BMC Microbiology 2010, 10:189 (9 July 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| F1000 Medicine \| F1000 Biology
	4.	Research *The dominant Anopheles* vectors of human malaria in the Asia-Pacific region: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis** Marianne E Sinka, Michael J Bangs, Sylvie Manguin, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap, Anand P Patil, William H Temperley, Peter W Gething, Iqbal RF Elyazar, Caroline W Kabaria, Ralph E Harbach, Simon I Hay Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:89 (25 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary To help target malaria control efforts, we present contemporary distribution maps and relevant bionomic information for the nineteen dominant vector species (DVS) of the Asian-Pacific Region. Image: Occurrence data and predicted distribution of the Dirus Complex, one of the DVS of Asia.
	5.	Research An annotated list of fish parasites (Isopoda, Copepoda, Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda, Nematoda) collected from Snappers and Bream (Lutjanidae, Nemipteridae, Caesionidae) in New Caledonia confirms high parasite biodiversity on coral reef fish Jean-Lou Justine, Ian Beveridge, Geoffrey A Boxshall, Rodney A Bray, Terrence L Miller, František Moravec, Jean-Paul Trilles, Ian D Whittington Aquatic Biosystems 2012, 8:22 (4 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A comprehensive overview of parasite diversity associated with coral reef fishes in New Caledonia shows that, with the extinction of a single fish species, co-extinction of at least ten parasitic species would occur.
	6.	Comment From taxonomic literature to cybertaxonomic content Jeremy Miller, Torsten Dikow, Donat Agosti, Guido Sautter, Terry Catapano, Lyubomir Penev, ZhiQiang Zhang, Dean Pentcheff, Richard Pyle, Stan Blum, Cynthia Parr, Chris Freeland, Tom Garnett, Linda S Ford, Burgert Muller, Leo Smith, Ginger Strader, Teodor Georgiev, Laurence Bénichou BMC Biology 2012, 10:87 (31 October 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Hot on the heels of the ICZN's decision to allow species descriptions to be filed electronically, Miller and colleagues argue for a concerted effort towards integrating existing taxonomic content by journals' semantic tagging of legacy and contemporary literature.
	7.	Research A global map of dominant malaria vectors Marianne E Sinka, Michael J Bangs, Sylvie Manguin, Yasmin Rubio-Palis, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap, Maureen Coetzee, Charles M Mbogo, Janet Hemingway, Anand P Patil, William H Temperley, Peter W Gething, Caroline W Kabaria, Thomas R Burkot, Ralph E Harbach, Simon I Hay Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:69 (4 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary We describe the generation of a global map of the dominant vector species (DVS) of malaria created by combining evidence-based predicted distribution maps for individual species or species complexes. Image: The distribution of dominant malaria vectors in Africa.
	8.	Correspondence A decadal view of biodiversity informatics: challenges and priorities Alex Hardisty, Dave Roberts, BMC Ecology 2013, 13:16 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Alex Hardisty and Dave Roberts outline a grand vision for the future of biodiversity research that is based on a fully integrated e-infrastructure, following a huge community consultation effort with the Biodiversity Informatics Community.
	9.	Research *The dominant Anopheles* vectors of human malaria in Africa, Europe and the Middle East: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis** Marianne E Sinka, Michael J Bangs, Sylvie Manguin, Maureen Coetzee, Charles M Mbogo, Janet Hemingway, Anand P Patil, Will H Temperley, Peter W Gething, Caroline W Kabaria, Robi M Okara, Thomas Van Boeckel, H Charles J Godfray, Ralph E Harbach, Simon I Hay Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:117 (3 December 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary To help target malaria control efforts in Africa and prevent its re-emergence in Europe, we present contemporary distribution maps and relevant bionomic information for the seven dominant vector species (DVS) of Africa and the six DVS found across Europe and the Middle East. Image: Occurrence data and predicted distribution of An. gambiae, one of the DVS of Africa.
	10.	Commentary Cambrian problematica and the diversification of deuterostomes Andrew B Smith BMC Biology 2012, 10:79 (2 October 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Commenting on new fossil findings from the ancient vetulicolian clade, Andrew Smith discusses how far we can - or sometimes can't - make generalizations from fossil taxa to the ancestors of existing species.
	11.	Research article *Population dynamics and genetic changes of Picea abies* in the South Carpathians revealed by pollen and ancient DNA analyses** Enikő K Magyari, Ágnes Major, Miklós Bálint, Judit Nédli, Mihály Braun, István Rácz, Laura Parducci BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011, 11:66 (10 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	12.	Research article Toward reconstructing the evolution of advanced moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an initial molecular study Jerome C Regier, Andreas Zwick, Michael P Cummings, Akito Y Kawahara, Soowon Cho, Susan Weller, Amanda Roe, Joaquin Baixeras, John W Brown, Cynthia Parr, Donald R Davis, Marc Epstein, Winifred Hallwachs, Axel Hausmann, Daniel H Janzen, Ian J Kitching, M Alma Solis, Shen-Horn Yen, Adam L Bazinet, Charles Mitter BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9:280 (2 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary A phylogeny of the Lepidopteran clade Ditrysia based on five nuclear genes broadly confirms the previous morphology-based tree, but some features including the position of the butterflies need to be resolved.
	13.	Research article *Historically low mitochondrial DNA diversity in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)* Kyriakos Tsangaras, María C Ávila-Arcos, Yasuko Ishida, Kristofer M Helgen, Alfred L Roca, Alex D Greenwood BMC Genetics 2012, 13:92 (24 October 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Comparing museum specimens with modern populations reveals little evidence that hunting of koalas in the early 20th century caused the low genetic diversity currently seen in this species, suggesting a more ancient factor is to blame.
	14.	Research article Repeated adaptive divergence of microhabitat specialization in avian feather lice Kevin P Johnson, Scott M Shreve, Vincent S Smith BMC Biology 2012, 10:52 (20 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Adaptive radiations, where a single species can quickly diversify to fill multiple niches in a new environment, are commonly seen in island systems. Kevin Johnson and colleagues show this pattern in feather lice, with different avian hosts acting as 'islands'.
	15.	Debate The taxonomist - an endangered race. A practical proposal for its survival Heike Wägele, Annette Klussmann-Kolb, Michael Kuhlmann, Gerhard Haszprunar, David Lindberg, André Koch, J Wolfgang Wägele Frontiers in Zoology 2011, 8:25 (26 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	16.	Research article Can phylogeny predict chemical diversity and potential medicinal activity of plants? A case study of amaryllidaceae Nina Rønsted, Matthew R E Symonds, Trine Birkholm, Søren Christensen, Alan W Meerow, Marianne Molander, Per Mølgaard, Gitte Petersen, Nina Rasmussen, Johannes van Staden, Gary I Stafford, Anna K Jäger BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:182 (14 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	17.	Research article Fellow travellers: a concordance of colonization patterns between mice and men in the North Atlantic region EP Jones, K Skirnisson, TH McGovern, MTP Gilbert, E Willerslev, JB Searle BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:35 (19 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Colonization of the North Atlantic region by house mice, and the genetic diversity of individuals within these populations, closely mimics that of human settlers, reflecting the human history of colonization in this area
	18.	Short report Environmental risk mapping of canine leishmaniasis in France Lise Chamaillé, Annelise Tran, Anne Meunier, Gilles Bourdoiseau, Paul Ready, Jean-Pierre Dedet Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:31 (8 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Environmental risk map of canine leishmaniasis in France obtained by an ecological approach of the disease spatial distribution and niche modelling. Image: Southern France risk map.
	19.	Case report Chromoblastomycosis after a leech bite complicated by myiasis: a case report Günther Slesak, Saythong Inthalad, Michel Strobel, Matthias Marschal, Martin JR Hall, Paul N Newton BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:14 (12 January 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	20.	Research *The dominant Anopheles* vectors of human malaria in the Americas: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis** Marianne E Sinka, Yasmin Rubio-Palis, Sylvie Manguin, Anand P Patil, Will H Temperley, Peter W Gething, Thomas Van Boeckel, Caroline W Kabaria, Ralph E Harbach, Simon I Hay Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:72 (16 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 1 comment \| Editor’s summary The nations of the Americas have the lowest levels of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax endemicity worldwide, sustained, in part, by substantive integrated vector control. To help maintain and better target these efforts, we present contemporary, predicted distribution maps for the nine dominant vector species (DVS) of the Americas, accompanied by a comprehensive review of their ecology and behaviour. Image: Occurrence data and predicted distribution of An. darlingi, one of the DVS of the Americas.
	21.	Methodology article Improving ancient DNA read mapping against modern reference genomes Mikkel Schubert, Aurelien Ginolhac, Stinus Lindgreen, John F Thompson, Khaled AS AL-Rasheid, Eske Willerslev, Anders Krogh, Ludovic Orlando BMC Genomics 2012, 13:178 (10 May 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22.	Research article Evolutionary history of Serpulaceae (Basidiomycota): molecular phylogeny, historical biogeography and evidence for a single transition of nutritional mode Inger Skrede, Ingeborg B Engh, Manfred Binder, Tor Carlsen, Håvard Kauserud, Mika Bendiksby BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011, 11:230 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	23.	Research article Evolutionary history of anglerfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes): a mitogenomic perspective Masaki Miya, Theodore W Pietsch, James W Orr, Rachel J Arnold, Takashi P Satoh, Andrew M Shedlock, Hsuan-Ching Ho, Mitsuomi Shimazaki, Mamoru Yabe, Mutsumi Nishida BMC Evolutionary Biology 2010, 10:58 (23 February 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	24.	Research article The colonization of land by animals: molecular phylogeny and divergence times among arthropods Davide Pisani, Laura L Poling, Maureen Lyons-Weiler, S Hedges BMC Biology 2004, 2:1 (19 January 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary An unexpectedly close relationship between myriapods (millipedes, centipedes) and chelicerates (spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs) is revealed by a molecular phylogenetic study, which also suggests arthropods adapted to terrestrial environments relatively late in their evolutionary history.
	25.	Research Comparative cost assessment of the Kato-Katz and FLOTAC techniques for soil-transmitted helminth diagnosis in epidemiological surveys Benjamin Speich, Stefanie Knopp, Khalfan A Mohammed, I Simba Khamis, Laura Rinaldi, Giuseppe Cringoli, David Rollinson, Jürg Utzinger Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:71 (14 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The costs of single and duplicate Kato-Katz thick smears and the FLOTAC dual and double technique were determined in an epidemiological survey among schoolchildren in Zanzibar. Image: Kato-Katz thick smears to investigate soil-transmitted helminthiasis.