During the present study, the evolutionary relationship within a clade of mountain clade of
freshwater crabs (Potamonautes) was examined using mtDNA sequence data for species …

A fundamental aspect of symbiotic relationships is host specificity, ranging from extreme
specialists associated with only a single host species to generalists associated with many …

We describe two new species and report new occurrences for six species of eriophyid mites
(Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) in Crimea: Abacarus denticulifer n. sp. from Agropyron …

Background Water mites are among the most diverse organisms inhabiting freshwater
habitats and are considered as substantial part of the species communities in springs. As …

In the present study, first generation DNA sequencing (mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase
subunit one, COI) and reduced-representative genomic RADseq data were used to …

With 149 currently recognized species, Hypostomus is one of the most species-rich catfish
genera in the world, widely distributed over most of the Neotropical region. To clarify the …

Water mites (Hydrachnidia) are good model organisms for the assessment and long-term
monitoring of the biological impacts of natural and human-induced environmental changes …

Oceanic islands have been recognized as natural laboratories in which to study a great
variety of evolutionary processes. One such process is evolutionary radiations, the …

Simple Summary In recent years, there has been a growing interest in finding sustainable
and environmentally friendly solutions to combat agricultural pests while minimizing the …

During the present study, DNA sequence data, gross morphology and scanning electron
microscopy (SEM) were used to examine cryptic species boundaries in the velvet worm …