Freshwater pearl mussels (Margartifera margaritifera L.) are among the most critically
threatened freshwater bivalves worldwide. The pearl mussel simultaneously fulfils criteria of …

Background DNA barcodes are a useful tool for discovering, understanding, and monitoring
biodiversity which are critical tasks at a time of rapid biodiversity loss. However, widespread …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Invertebrate species represent more than 99% of animal diversity; however, they receive
much less publicity and attract disproportionately minor research effort relative to …

DNA barcoding and DNA taxonomy have recently been proposed as solutions to the crisis of
taxonomy and received significant attention from scientific journals, grant agencies, natural …

Simple Summary Butterflies provide numerous ecological and socio-economic services and
are important indicator species. China is home to over 2000 species of butterflies and in …

Natural‐history collections in museums contain data critical to decisions in biodiversity
conservation. Collectively, these specimen‐based data describe the distributions of known …

Mollusks are the group most affected by extinction according to the 2007 International Union
for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, despite the group having not been evaluated …

The Australian fauna is assessed for short-range endemism at the species level, ie the
prevalence of species with naturally small ranges of less than 10,000 km2. The …

Functional traits are useful for characterizing variation in community and ecosystem
dynamics. Most advances in trait‐based ecology to date centre on plant functional traits …