1.
A complete three-dimensional reconstruction of the myoanatomy of Loricifera: comparative morphology of an adult and a Higgins larva stage
Ricardo
C
Neves,
Xavier
Bailly,
Francesca
Leasi,
Heinrich
Reichert,
Martin
V
Sørensen,
Reinhardt
M
Kristensen
Frontiers in Zoology 2013, 10 :19 (15 April 2013)
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A decadal view of biodiversity informatics: challenges and priorities
Alex
Hardisty,
Dave
Roberts,
BMC Ecology 2013, 13 :16 (15 April 2013)
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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.
3.
Genetic diversity among pandemic 2009 influenza viruses isolated from a transmission chain
Sarah
L
Fordyce,
Karoline
Bragstad,
Svend Stenvang
Pedersen,
Thøger
G
Jensen,
Bente
Gahrn-Hansen,
Rod
Daniels,
Alan
Hay,
Marie-Louise
Kampmann,
Christian
AW
Bruhn,
J Victor
Moreno-Mayar,
María
C
Ávila-Arcos,
M Thomas
P
Gilbert,
Lars
P
Nielsen
Virology Journal 2013, 10 :116 (12 April 2013)
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4.
‘Monster… -omics’: on segmentation, re-segmentation, and vertebrae formation in amphibians and other vertebrates
David
Buckley,
Viktor
Molnár,
Gábor
Németh,
Örs
Petneházy,
Judit
Vörös
Frontiers in Zoology 2013, 10 :17 (11 April 2013)
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5.
The evolution of host associations in the parasitic wasp genus Ichneumon (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): convergent adaptations to host pupation sites
Andreas
Tschopp,
Matthias
Riedel,
Christian
Kropf,
Wolfgang
Nentwig,
Seraina
Klopfstein
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13 :74 (27 March 2013)
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6.
Effects of the European hornet (Vespa crabro Linnaeus 1761) crude venom on its own species
Jerzy
Nadolski
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 2013, 19 :4 (18 March 2013)
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Evolutionary history of relict Congeria (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae): unearthing the subterranean biodiversity of the Dinaric Karst
Helena
Bilandžija,
Brian
Morton,
Martina
Podnar,
Helena
Ćetković
Frontiers in Zoology 2013, 10 :5 (6 February 2013)
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8.
High lability of sexual system over 250 million years of evolution in morphologically conservative tadpole shrimps
Thomas
C
Mathers,
Robert
L
Hammond,
Ronald
A
Jenner,
Thorid
Zierold,
Bernd
Hänfling,
Africa
Gómez
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13 :30 (5 February 2013)
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9.
From hybrids to hermaphrodites in population genetics
Robert
Verity,
Jeannine
Marquardt,
Andrea
Hatlen,
Jasmin
Zohren
Genome Biology 2013, 14 :301 (28 January 2013)
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Editor’s summary
A report on the 46th annual PopGroup conference, Glasgow, UK, December 18-21, 2012.
10.
European rodent on the edge: status and distribution of the Vojvodina blind mole rat
Attila
Németh,
György
Krnács,
Virág
Krizsik,
Tamás
Révay,
Dávid
Czabán,
Nikola
Stojnić,
János
Farkas,
Gábor
Csorba
SpringerPlus 2013, 2 :2 (4 January 2013)
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Conquering the Sahara and Arabian deserts: systematics and biogeography of Stenodactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)
Margarita
Metallinou,
Edwin Nicholas
Arnold,
Pierre-André
Crochet,
Philippe
Geniez,
José Carlos
Brito,
Petros
Lymberakis,
Sherif
Baha El Din,
Roberto
Sindaco,
Michael
Robinson,
Salvador
Carranza
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12 :258 (31 December 2012)
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12.
Systematics, biogeography, and character evolution of the legume tribe Fabeae with special focus on the middle-Atlantic island lineages
Hanno
Schaefer,
Paulina
Hechenleitner,
Arnoldo
Santos-Guerra,
Miguel Menezes
de Sequeira,
R Toby
Pennington,
Gregory
Kenicer,
Mark
A
Carine
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12 :250 (25 December 2012)
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13.
Finding malaria hot-spots in northern Angola: the role of individual, household and environmental factors within a meso-endemic area
Ricardo J
Magalhães,
Antonio
Langa,
José
Sousa-Figueiredo,
Archie
CA
Clements,
Susana
Nery
Malaria Journal 2012, 11 :385 (22 November 2012)
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Editor’s summary
This paper looks at small scale variation in malaria prevalence among children below 15 years of age in Angola using cross-sectional survey data. The authors show a number of predictors of prevalence that are statistically significant. The authors suggest the presence of clusters of high prevalence and recommend the targeting of these clusters for malaria control to quickly reduce the burden of disease.
14.
The structure of volcanic cristobalite in relation to its toxicity; relevance for the variable crystalline silica hazard
Claire
J
Horwell,
Benedict
J
Williamson,
Ken
Donaldson,
Jennifer
S
Le Blond,
David
E
Damby,
Leon
Bowen
Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2012, 9 :44 (19 November 2012)
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15.
The rise of the Himalaya enforced the diversification of SE Asian ferns by altering the monsoon regimes
Li
Wang,
Harald
Schneider,
Xian-Chun
Zhang,
Qiao-Ping
Xiang
BMC Plant Biology 2012, 12 :210 (9 November 2012)
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Editor’s summary
A phylogeny recreated from chloroplast genome regions in the fern genus Lepisorus provides evidence that the initial species radiation corresponded with the rise of the Himalayan plateau and a strengthening of the East Asian monsoon.
16.
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)
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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.
17.
Study and implementation of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba islands) using an integrated multidisciplinary approach
Stefanie
Knopp,
Khalfan
A
Mohammed,
Said
M
Ali,
I
Khamis,
Shaali
M
Ame,
Marco
Albonico,
Anouk
Gouvras,
Alan
Fenwick,
Lorenzo
Savioli,
Daniel
G
Colley,
Jürg
Utzinger,
Bobbie
Person,
David
Rollinson
BMC Public Health 2012, 12 :930 (30 October 2012)
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Assessment of the genetic relationship between Dictyocaulus species from Bos taurus and Cervus elaphus using complete mitochondrial genomic datasets
Robin
B
Gasser,
Abdul
Jabbar,
Namitha
Mohandas,
Johan
Höglund,
Ross
S
Hall,
D Timothy
J
Littlewood,
Aaron
R
Jex
Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5 :241 (30 October 2012)
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Editor’s summary
Complete mitochondrial genomic datasets were used to assess the genetic relationship between Dictyocaulus species from cattle and red deer, and also to predict barcodes for future population genetic and molecular epidemiological studies. Image: Mitochondrial genomes of Dictyocaulus spp. - relationships and sliding window analysis.
19.
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)
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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.
20.
Cambrian problematica and the diversification of deuterostomes
Andrew
B
Smith
BMC Biology 2012, 10 :79 (2 October 2012)
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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.
21.
Next generation sequencing and comparative analyses of Xenopus mitogenomes
Rhiannon
E
Lloyd,
Peter
G
Foster,
Matthew
Guille,
D Timothy
J
Littlewood
BMC Genomics 2012, 13 :496 (19 September 2012)
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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)
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23.
Empirical evaluation of humpback whale telomere length estimates; quality control and factors causing variability in the singleplex and multiplex qPCR methods
Morten
Olsen,
Martine
Bérubé,
Jooke
Robbins,
Per
J
Palsbøll
BMC Genetics 2012, 13 :77 (6 September 2012)
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24.
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)
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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.
25.
Schistosomiasis collection at NHM (SCAN)
Aidan
M
Emery,
Fiona
E
Allan,
Muriel
E
Rabone,
David
Rollinson
Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5 :185 (3 September 2012)
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Editor’s summary
SCAN, the Schistosomiasis Collection at the Natural History Museum, London, is a project to develop a repository of schistosomiasis-related material for research. Image: Biomphalaria glabrata: an intermediate snail host of Schistosoma mansoni.
26.
Indehiscent sporangia enable the accumulation of local fern diversity at the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Li
Wang,
Harald
Schneider,
Zhiqiang
Wu,
Lijuan
He,
Xianchun
Zhang,
Qiaoping
Xiang
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12 :158 (28 August 2012)
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27.
Molecular phylogeny of bark and ambrosia beetles reveals multiple origins of fungus farming during periods of global warming
Bjarte
H
Jordal,
Anthony
I
Cognato
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12 :133 (1 August 2012)
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28.
AdapterRemoval: easy cleaning of next-generation sequencing reads
Stinus
Lindgreen
BMC Research Notes 2012, 5 :337 (2 July 2012)
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29.
Observations on Neotricula aperta (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae) population densities in Thailand and central Laos: implications for the spread of Mekong schistosomiasis
Stephen
W
Attwood,
E
Upatham
Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5 :126 (21 June 2012)
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Editor’s summary
Population density trends are estimated for Neotricula aperta; the findings suggest an urgent need for ecological studies and that the impact of Hydropower projects on Mekong schistosomiasis may be more complex than first thought. Image: Neotricula aperta (gamma strain) from the Xe Bang Fai river in Laos.
30.
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)
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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'.
31.
Brains, tools, innovation and biogeography in crows and ravens
Knud
A
Jønsson,
Pierre-Henri
Fabre,
Martin
Irestedt
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12 :72 (29 May 2012)
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32.
Development and myogenesis of the vermiform Buddenbrockia (Myxozoa) and implications for cnidarian body plan evolution
Alexander
Gruhl,
Beth
Okamura
EvoDevo 2012, 3 :10 (17 May 2012)
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33.
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)
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Improving the performance of true single molecule sequencing for ancient DNA
Aurelien
Ginolhac,
Julia
Vilstrup,
Jesper
Stenderup,
Morten
Rasmussen,
Mathias
Stiller,
Beth
Shapiro,
Grant
Zazula,
Duane
Froese,
Kathleen
E
Steinmann,
John
F
Thompson,
Khaled
AS
AL-Rasheid,
Thomas
MP
Gilbert,
Eske
Willerslev,
Ludovic
Orlando
BMC Genomics 2012, 13 :177 (10 May 2012)
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35.
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)
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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.
36.
Widespread horizontal genomic exchange does not erode species barriers among sympatric ducks
Robert
HS
Kraus,
Hindrik
HD
Kerstens,
Pim
van Hooft,
Hendrik-Jan
Megens,
Johan
Elmberg,
Arseny
Tsvey,
Dmitry
Sartakov,
Sergej
A
Soloviev,
Richard
PMA
Crooijmans,
Martien
AM
Groenen,
Ronald
C
Ydenberg,
Herbert
HT
Prins
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12 :45 (2 April 2012)
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37.
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)
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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
38.
DNA barcoding reveals both known and novel taxa in the Albitarsis Group (Anopheles : Nyssorhynchus ) of Neotropical malaria vectors
Freddy
Ruiz-Lopez,
Richard
C
Wilkerson,
Jan
E
Conn,
Sascha
N
McKeon,
David
M
Levin,
Martha
L
Quiñones,
Marinete
M
Póvoa,
Yvonne-Marie
Linton
Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5 :44 (21 February 2012)
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Editor’s summary
DNA barcoding provides a reliable means of identifying both known and undiscovered biodiversity within the Albitarsis Group (Anopheles: Nyssorhynchus). These results show support for species level status of the six known species and two previously detected lineages. In addition, the presence of a new mitochondrial lineage in Brazil is shown. Image: A breeding site of mosquitoes belonging to Albitarsis Group in Para State, Brazil.
39.
Towards mainstreaming of biodiversity data publishing: recommendations of the GBIF Data Publishing Framework Task Group
Tom
Moritz,
S
Krishnan,
Dave
Roberts,
Peter
Ingwersen,
Donat
Agosti,
Lyubomir
Penev,
Matthew
Cockerill,
Vishwas
Chavan
BMC Bioinformatics 2011, 12 (Suppl 15):S1 (15 December 2011)
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40.
A framework for publishing primary biodiversity data
Dave
Roberts,
Tom
Moritz
BMC Bioinformatics 2011, 12 (Suppl 15):I1 (15 December 2011)
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41.
Integrated prevalence mapping of schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and malaria in lakeside and island communities in Lake Victoria, Uganda
Narcis
B
Kabatereine,
Claire
J
Standley,
Jose
C
Sousa-Figueiredo,
Fiona
M
Fleming,
J Russell
Stothard,
Ambrose
Talisuna,
Alan
Fenwick
Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4 :232 (13 December 2011)
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Editor’s summary
This fish landing site and associated community is typical of others in Lake Victoria. Here, the burdens of malaria, schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths are very high and pose a particular challenge for disease surveillance and control. Image: An island community.
42.
Integrative analyses of speciation and divergence in Psammodromus hispanicus (Squamata: Lacertidae)
Patrick
S
Fitze,
Virginia
Gonzalez-Jimena,
Luis
M
San-Jose,
Diego
San Mauro,
Pedro
Aragón,
Teresa
Suarez,
Rafael
Zardoya
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011, 11 :347 (30 November 2011)
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43.
Forgotten forests - issues and prospects in biome mapping using Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests as a case study
Tiina
Särkinen,
João
RV
Iganci,
Reynaldo
Linares-Palomino,
Marcelo
F
Simon,
Darién
E
Prado
BMC Ecology 2011, 11 :27 (24 November 2011)
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Editor’s summary
Current biome maps of South America perform poorly in depicting seasonally dry tropical forest distribution due to poor spatial resolution and biome delimitation and may be improved by the use of georeferenced herbarium data in conjunction with bioclimatic data.
44.
Three-dimensional visualisation of developmental stages of an apicomplexan fish blood parasite in its invertebrate host
Polly
M
Hayes,
David
F
Wertheim,
Nico
J
Smit,
Alan
M
Seddon,
Angela
J
Davies
Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4 :219 (22 November 2011)
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Editor’s summary
New insights into the developmental stages of a marine fish haemogregarine within its invertebrate host were revealed by 3D imaging through infected leech salivary gland cells.
Image: Confocal microscopy image of a section through the anterior portion of a leech used for 3D visualisation
45.
Diversification of land plants: insights from a family-level phylogenetic analysis
Omar
Fiz-Palacios,
Harald
Schneider,
Jochen
Heinrichs,
Vincent
Savolainen
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011, 11 :341 (21 November 2011)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
46.
Evolution and connectivity in the world-wide migration system of the mallard: Inferences from mitochondrial DNA
Robert
HS
Kraus,
Anne
Zeddeman,
Pim
van Hooft,
Dmitry
Sartakov,
Sergei
A
Soloviev,
Ronald
C
Ydenberg,
Herbert
HT
Prins
BMC Genetics 2011, 12 :99 (17 November 2011)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
47.
Correction: 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 2011, 4 :210 (3 November 2011)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
48.
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)
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49.
A hitchhikers guide to the Galápagos: co-phylogeography of Galápagos mockingbirds and their parasites
Jan
Štefka,
Paquita
EA
Hoeck,
Lukas
F
Keller,
Vincent
S
Smith
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011, 11 :284 (3 October 2011)
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Editor’s summary
Combining sequence data from rare mockingbirds and their host-specific parasites on the Galapogos Islands increases confidence in the inferred mockingbird phylogeny than using host data alone, leading to more accurate predictions about population structure and effective conservation.
50.
Fossil gaps inferred from phylogenies alter the apparent nature of diversification in dragonflies and their relatives
Robert
B
Davis,
David
B
Nicholson,
Emily
LR
Saunders,
Peter
J
Mayhew
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011, 11 :252 (14 September 2011)
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