Feeding habits and multifunctional classification of soil‐associated consumers from protists to vertebrates
Soil organisms drive major ecosystem functions by mineralising carbon and releasing
nutrients during decomposition processes, which supports plant growth, aboveground …
nutrients during decomposition processes, which supports plant growth, aboveground …
Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change
BACKGROUND Human actions have long been known to drive declines in nature, and there
is growing awareness of how globalization means that these drivers increasingly act at a …
is growing awareness of how globalization means that these drivers increasingly act at a …
[HTML][HTML] A review of the molecular mechanisms of acaricide resistance in mites and ticks
Abstract The Arachnida subclass of Acari comprises many harmful pests that threaten
agriculture as well as animal health, including herbivorous spider mites, the bee parasite …
agriculture as well as animal health, including herbivorous spider mites, the bee parasite …
Toward a genome sequence for every animal: Where are we now?
In less than 25 y, the field of animal genome science has transformed from a discipline
seeking its first glimpses into genome sequences across the Tree of Life to a global …
seeking its first glimpses into genome sequences across the Tree of Life to a global …
Developmental plasticity in thermal tolerance: Ontogenetic variation, persistence, and future directions
Understanding the factors affecting thermal tolerance is crucial for predicting the impact
climate change will have on ectotherms. However, the role developmental plasticity plays in …
climate change will have on ectotherms. However, the role developmental plasticity plays in …
How many species of insects and other terrestrial arthropods are there on Earth?
NE Stork - Annual review of entomology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
In the last decade, new methods of estimating global species richness have been developed
and existing ones improved through the use of more appropriate statistical tools and new …
and existing ones improved through the use of more appropriate statistical tools and new …
Reference sequence (RefSeq) database at NCBI: current status, taxonomic expansion, and functional annotation
The RefSeq project at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) maintains
and curates a publicly available database of annotated genomic, transcript, and protein …
and curates a publicly available database of annotated genomic, transcript, and protein …
A review of Sarcoptes scabiei: past, present and future
LG Arlian, MS Morgan - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
The disease scabies is one of the earliest diseases of humans for which the cause was
known. It is caused by the mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, that burrows in the epidermis of the skin …
known. It is caused by the mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, that burrows in the epidermis of the skin …
A higher level classification of all living organisms
We present a consensus classification of life to embrace the more than 1.6 million species
already provided by more than 3,000 taxonomists' expert opinions in a unified and coherent …
already provided by more than 3,000 taxonomists' expert opinions in a unified and coherent …
Quantifying the unquantifiable: why Hymenoptera, not Coleoptera, is the most speciose animal order
Background We challenge the oft-repeated claim that the beetles (Coleoptera) are the most
species-rich order of animals. Instead, we assert that another order of insects, the …
species-rich order of animals. Instead, we assert that another order of insects, the …