Fossil age data and molecular sequences are increasingly combined to establish a
timescale for the Tree of Life. Arthropods, as the most species-rich and morphologically …

Abstract Waterfleas (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Cladocera) are among the most successful
invertebrates in current freshwater ecosystems, occupying a wide range of niches …

The eastern Palaearctic is a centre of diversity for freshwater cladocerans (Crustacea), but
little is known about the evolution and taxonomy of this diversity. Daphnia curvirostris is a …

Species with a large geographic distributions present a challenge for phylogeographic
studies due to logistic difficulties of obtaining adequate sampling. For instance, in most …

How far are species distributed on the abyssal plains? Spanning from 3000 to 6000 m below
sea level, abyssal plains cover three-quarters of the ocean floor and are the largest but also …

Spinicaudata (spiny clam shrimp) is a taxon of Branchiopoda occurring since the Devonian
and today it occurs nearly globally in temporary water bodies. We present the most species …

In order to understand relationships between living and fossil groups of spinicaudatan clam
shrimp, it is important to review historical and contemporary attempts at evaluating the …

ABSTRACT Tropical Amphi-Pacific and trans-Pacific disjunctions are among the most
controversial distribution patterns in biogeography. A disjunct distribution pattern between …

The large branchiopod crustacean fauna (fairy shrimp, tadpole shrimp and clam shrimp) of
the Neotropical Bioregion are incompletely known, with scattered records for many taxa, and …

The wheat curl mite (WCM), Aceria tosichella, is an important pest of wheat and other cereal
crops that transmits wheat streak mosaic virus and several other plant viruses. Wheat curl …