Who is eating what: diet assessment using next generation sequencing
The analysis of food webs and their dynamics facilitates understanding of the mechanistic
processes behind community ecology and ecosystem functions. Having accurate techniques …
processes behind community ecology and ecosystem functions. Having accurate techniques …
Signs of sex: what we know and how we know it
The predominance of sexual reproduction indicates that it must confer profound benefits,
considering its significant costs relative to asexuality. However, definitively determining …
considering its significant costs relative to asexuality. However, definitively determining …
Imaging applications of synchrotron X‐ray phase‐contrast microtomography in biological morphology and biomaterials science. I. General aspects of the technique …
Synchrotron‐generated X‐rays provide scientists with a multitude of investigative techniques
well suited for the analysis of the composition and structure of all types of materials and …
well suited for the analysis of the composition and structure of all types of materials and …
Opening a can of worms: unprecedented sympatric cryptic diversity within British lumbricid earthworms
RA King, AL Tibble, WOC Symondson - Molecular ecology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Earthworms play a major role in many aspects of soil fertility, food web ecology and
ecosystem functioning, and hence are frequently the subjects of, for example, ecological and …
ecosystem functioning, and hence are frequently the subjects of, for example, ecological and …
[BOOK][B] Clonality: the genetics, ecology, and evolution of sexual abstinence in vertebrate animals
J Avise - 2008 - books.google.com
Approximately 99.9% of vertebrate species reproduce sexually. The exceptional 0.1%
reproduce via asexual or clonal means, which vary wildly and are fascinating in their own …
reproduce via asexual or clonal means, which vary wildly and are fascinating in their own …
Extreme levels of hidden diversity in microscopic animals (Rotifera) revealed by DNA taxonomy
Knowledge and estimates of species richness at all scales are biased both by our
understanding of the evolutionary processes sha** diversity and by the methods used to …
understanding of the evolutionary processes sha** diversity and by the methods used to …
[BOOK][B] Oribatid Mites: Biodiversity, Taxonomy and Ecology
V Behan-Pelletier, Z Lindo - 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Oribatid mites, also called beetle or moss mites, include more than 10,000 named species
representing 172 families worldwide. This book provides an identification key to the 96 …
representing 172 families worldwide. This book provides an identification key to the 96 …
DNA barcodes expose unexpected diversity in Canadian mites
Abstract Mites (Arachnida: Acariformes, Parasitiformes) are the most abundant and species‐
rich group of arthropods in soil, but are also diverse in freshwater habitats, on plants, and as …
rich group of arthropods in soil, but are also diverse in freshwater habitats, on plants, and as …
Cryptic speciation in the Acari: a function of species lifestyles or our ability to separate species?
There are approximately 55,000 described Acari species, accounting for almost half of all
known Arachnida species, but total estimated Acari diversity is reckoned to be far greater …
known Arachnida species, but total estimated Acari diversity is reckoned to be far greater …
Reevolution of sexuality breaks Dollo's law
K Domes, RA Norton, M Maraun… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
The dominance of sexual reproduction is still an unresolved enigma in evolutionary biology.
Strong advantages of sex have to exist, because only a few parthenogenetic taxa persist …
Strong advantages of sex have to exist, because only a few parthenogenetic taxa persist …