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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sudhir Kumar, Michael Suleski, Jack M. Craig, Adrienne E. Kasprowicz, Maxwell Sanderford, Michael Li, Glen Stecher, S. Blair Hedges
Summary: The fifth edition of the TimeTree of Life resource (TToL5) synthesizes published molecular timetrees to make evolutionary knowledge easily accessible. It contains divergence time information on 137,306 species, an increase of 41% from the previous edition. The web interface is now ADA-compliant and mobile-friendly.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Paleontology
Xiaoyan Sun, Jinhui Cheng
Summary: The significance of ornamentation pattern as a morphological character for classifying branchiopod shells needs to be re-evaluated. While ornamentation patterns can exhibit sexual dimorphism, the basic patterns are stable within each extant species. Similar ornamentation patterns observed in fossil and extant taxa can help identify these groups in the fossil record.
ACTA PALAEONTOLOGICA POLONICA
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Luther Van der Mescht, Sonja Matthee, Conrad A. Matthee
Summary: The study revealed that the taxonomy of cat fleas is controversial, requiring more sampling data to determine the taxonomic status of the subspecies C. f. damarensis.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Entomology
Yu-Lingzi Zhou, James Nicholls, Zhen-Hua Liu, Diana Hartley, Andras Szito, Adam Slipinski, Andreas Zwick
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive classification and identification of the family Dermestidae, offering valuable molecular and morphological data resources for pest management and biodiversity surveys.
INSECT SYSTEMATICS AND DIVERSITY
(2022)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Isabela R. R. Moraes, Luis Miguel Pardo, Cristian Araya-Jaime, Milena Regina Wolf, George Shigueki Yasui, Jaiber J. Solano-Iguaran, Graziela Gorete Romagnoli, Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi, Antonio Leao Castilho
Summary: This study describes the genome size (GS) of five Neotropical Synalpheus shrimps and compares the C-values of all Caridea infraorder in terms of geography and phylogenetics. The results show that crustaceans with direct development tend to have larger genomes. Additionally, a positive correlation between the biogeographical location (latitude) and C-values of Caridea infraorder was observed.
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Evolutionary Biology
Eliana Buenaventura, Michael W. Lloyd, Juan Manuel Perilla Lopez, Vanessa L. Gonzalez, Arianna Thomas-Cabianca, Torsten Dikow
Summary: The passage discusses the use of phylogenomic inferences derived from ultraconserved elements to unravel the relationships among families of the diverse superfamily Oestroidea. The study found that Oestroidea is monophyletic, with Mesembrinellidae as sister to the remaining oestroid families, among other conclusions. These results support the separate ranking of most calliphorid subfamilies as distinct families.
SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zachary P. Ifkovits, Jake M. Evans, Madeline C. Meier, Kimberly M. Papadantonakis, Nathan S. Lewis
Summary: Decoupled water splitting technology separates the spatial and temporal coupling of electrolysis reactions through the coupling of intermediate redox mediators, offering flexibility, modularity, and coupling to renewable energy sources as advantages. However, considerations of trade-offs and opportunities for future discovery in practical applications are also worth noting.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Genetics & Heredity
Caroline C. Ennis, Nariah N. Haeffner, Cameron D. Keyser, Shannon T. Leonard, Austin C. Macdonald-Shedd, Avery M. Savoie, Timothy J. Cronin, Werner P. Veldsman, Phillip Barden, Solomon T. C. Chak, J. Antonio Baeza
Summary: The genus Synalpheus is a cosmopolitan clade of marine shrimps found in most tropical regions, exhibiting different social organizations. This study shows that there are no major differences in nucleotide composition and codon usage profiles of mitochondrial genomes between eusocial and non-eusocial species within the genus.
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Thomas J. Givnish
Summary: A new nuclear phylogeny for the Brassicaceae family enables advanced comparative studies on adaptation, development, coevolution, hybridization, and diversification. This family is a crucial source for genomic resources used across flowering plants.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shankar Prawesh, Balaji Padmanabhan
Summary: The article introduces a new feedback model that exhibits various self-organizing behaviors. It generalizes current popular news recommender systems and provides media managers with a mechanism to guide the emergent outcomes.
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Entomology
Tomasz W. Pyrcz, Keith R. Willmott, Dorota Lachowska-Cierlik, Artur Mrozek, Klaudia Florczyk, Oscar Mahecha-J, Marianne Espeland
Summary: Analysis of a target enrichment molecular dataset confirms the monophyly of the Pronophila Westwood clade, a Neotropical montane butterfly group. The study identified three genera within the Pseudomaniola genus based on wing color patterns and genitalia characteristics. Differences were also observed in scale organization and morphology. Divergence time analysis suggests that Fahraeusia diverged from Pseudomaniola + Boyeriana around 12 Mya, and Pseudomaniola and Boyeriana separated around 5 Mya at the start of the Pliocene.
INSECT SYSTEMATICS AND DIVERSITY
(2023)
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Limnology
Shao'e Sun, Zhongli Sha, Yanrong Wang
Summary: The deep-sea Caridea formed a monophyletic group and may have originated from shallow seas. The hydrothermal vent shrimps underwent a second expansion, with estimates showing invasion into the deep-sea around 147.75 Ma. The divergence of modern species in seamounts and hydrothermal vents occurred in the late Cretaceous/early Tertiary, potentially influenced by geological events, climate change, and global anoxic events.
JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY
(2021)
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Ecology
Lai Him Chow, Sammy De Grave, Arthur Anker, Karina Ka Yan Poon, Ka Yan Ma, Ka Hou Chu, Tin-Yam Chan, Ling Ming Tsang
Summary: The study found that the snapping claw mechanism of alpheid shrimps has five independent origins, with significant convergence between morphologically similar but phylogenetically distant genera Alpheus and Synalpheus. The evolution of the five complementary traits did not always correlate with the overall evolution of snapping, indicating different evolutionary pathways were involved and demonstrating versatility in snapping mechanism evolution.
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Zoology
Yuni Ahda, Fitra Arya Dwi Nugraha, Djong Hon Tjong, Nia Kurniawan, Yunico Amardi, Muhammad Alif Fauzi, Si -Min Lin
Summary: In this study, Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus specimens from Sumatra Barat were examined using morphology and genetic analysis. It was found that they form a sister clade to other species of the sworderi group from Peninsular Malaysia, and their genetic distance ranges from 20-24.3%. Therefore, a new species is described based on these findings. The new species can be distinguished from C. quadrivirgatus and other Sumatran species based on several features such as size, arrangement, and number of scales. This study highlights the importance of taxonomic validation for widely distributed species.
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Engineering, Civil
Chao Yin, Xihaier Luo, Ahsan Kareem
Summary: Stochastic dynamical systems play a significant role in various fields, with probabilistic features used to quantify uncertainties. Macro-scale and micro-scale methods each have limitations, while the meso-scale scheme combines advantages of both to provide a more effective solution.
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Fisheries
Sophie Archambeault, Eric Ng, Lyle Rapp, David Cerino, Bradford Bourque, Tessa Solomon-Lane, Matthew S. Grober, Andrew Rhyne, Karen Crow
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2016)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Kevin B. Johnson, Andrew L. Rhyne
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Alexander M. Kerr, G. Curt Fiedler
AMERICAN MALACOLOGICAL BULLETIN
(2016)
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Evolutionary Biology
Tessa K. Solomon-Lane, Polina Shvidkaya, Alma Thomas, Megan M. Williams, Andrew Rhyne, Lock Rogers, Matthew S. Grober
EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT
(2016)
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Microbiology
Catherine M. Luria, Linda A. Amaral-Zettler, Hugh W. Ducklow, Daniel J. Repeta, Andrew L. Rhyne, Jeremy J. Rich
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2017)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrew L. Rhyne, Michael F. Tlusty, Joseph T. Szczebak, Robert J. Holmberg
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Michael Tlusty, Andrew Rhyne, Joseph T. Szczebak, Bradford Bourque, Jennifer L. Bowen, Gary Burr, Christopher J. Marx, Lawrence Feinberg
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Alexander M. Kerr, G. Curt Fiedler
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nancy E. Breen, Julie Lowenstein, Rebecca Metivier, Lawrence Andrade, Andrew L. Rhyne
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Fisheries
Chatham K. Callan, Charles W. Laidley, Linda J. Kling, Nancy E. Breen, Andrew L. Rhyne
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2014)
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nancy E. Breen, Julie Loewenstein, Rebecca Metivier, Lawrence Andrade, Andrew L. Rhyne
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Robert J. Holmberg, Eric Wilcox-Freeburg, Andrew L. Rhyne, Michael F. Tlusty, Alan Stebbins, Steven W. Nye, Aaron Honig, Amy E. Johnston, Christine M. San Antonio, Bradford Bourque, Robyn E. Hannigan
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Justin Gerlach, Gary M. Barker, Cindy S. Bick, Philippe Bouchet, Gilianne Brodie, Carl C. Christensen, Timothy Collins, Trevor Coote, Robert H. Cowie, G. Curt Fiedler, Owen L. Griffiths, F. B. Vincent Florens, Kenneth A. Hayes, Jaynee Kim, Jean-Yves Meyer, Wallace M. Meyer, Ira Richling, John D. Slapcinsky, Leigh Winsor, Norine W. Yeung
Summary: Snails of the Euglandina rosea species complex and Platydemus manokwari flatworms were introduced to control giant African snails since 1955, but they have caused mass extinction of Pacific island snails instead. These predators have negative impacts on native snail faunas and are not suitable for biological control.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Sanjeevi Prakash, Thipramalai Thangappan Ajith Kumar, Rajeev Raghavan, Andrew Rhyne, Michael F. Tlusty, Thanumalaya Subramoniam
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Environmental Studies
Robert J. Holmberg, Michael F. Tlusty, Elizabeth Futoma, Les Kaufman, James A. Morris, Andrew L. Rhyne