• The main difficulty regarding the taxonomy of the genus lies in the fact that its species are dioecious and it often proves difficult to locate specimens of both sexual morphs in the field. (pensoft.net)
  • The many biodiversity research projects Olivier participates to mostly involve reptiles' and amphibians' taxonomy, phylogeny and ecology, but he also occasionally works on insects, mammals, fish and birds. (naturalsciences.be)
  • Molecular taxonomy in pholcid spiders (Pholcidae, Araneae): evaluation of species identification methods using CO1 and 16S rRNA. (europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu)
  • A remarkable new species of the magnus species-group of Cryptocellus (Arachnida, Ricinulei) from Ecuador, with observations on the taxonomy of the New World genera. (europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu)
  • Lacerta pamphylica and Lacerta trilineata are two currently recognized green lizard species with a historically problematic taxonomy. (lacerta.de)
  • Here, we generated genome‐wide SNPs and mitochondrial sequences, and applied molecular species delimitation approaches to provide a stable taxonomy for the Aegean green lizards. (lacerta.de)
  • Species delimitation models were tested in a Bayesian framework using the genomic SNPs: lumping all populations into a single 'species' had the lowest likelihood but the current taxonomy was also outperformed by all other models. (lacerta.de)
  • Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus . (wikimedia.org)
  • Molecular phylogeny reconstructions are complex, and the process of taxonomic revision has not yet been completed ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The phylogeny of Daphnopsis has not yet been the subject of published molecular studies. (pensoft.net)
  • Can historical barriers (Huancabamba Depression or Arid Diagonal) be detected in molecular phylogenies? (phylodiversity.net)
  • In this study we use 2200 nucleotide positions derived from two mitochondrial markers (ND2 and 16S rRNA) and one nuclear gene (RAG-1) to (i) assess the phylogeny of Pedioplanis and (ii) estimate divergence time among lineages using the relaxed molecular clock method. (lacerta.de)
  • Molecular phylogeny data for analysed species revealed that the Indian Memecylon is monophyletic. (bvsalud.org)
  • Molecular analyses and species delimitation included four methods: 1) General Mixed Yule Coalescent model (GMYC), 2) Automatic Barcode Gap Discovery (ABGD), 3) Bayesian Poisson Tree Process (bPTP), and 4) Assemble Species by Automatic Partitioning (ASAP). (europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu)
  • All molecular methods and morphology were consistent in delimiting and recognizing the new species described herein. (europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu)
  • Here, we present the first molecular characterization of the Hyalella (Crustacea: Amphipoda) species complex of Lake Titicaca, using COI and 28S DNA sequences, including samples from the connected Small and Large Lakes that comprise Lake Titicaca as well as from a broader survey of southern South American sites. (uct.cl)
  • Molecular genetic analysis revealed that the currently known Bhavania australis represented a 'species complex' comprising six or seven putative species, with restricted distribution ranges. (journalofbiogeographynews.org)
  • Molecular Identification and Phylogeny of Armillaria Isolates from South America and Indo-Malaysia 95 (2). (wikipedia.org)
  • Molecular phylogeny of Armillaria from the Patagonian Andes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Phylogeny of Riama (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), impact of phenotypic evidence on molecular datasets, and the origin of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta endemic fauna. (wikimedia.org)
  • A time-calibrated phylogeny and ancestral area reconstructions confirmed the Paleocene origin of SA Cnemaspis in the WG and provide insights into its evolutionary history and biogeography. (zoores.ac.cn)
  • Sidharthan A, Raghavan R, Anoop VK, Philip S & Dahanukar N (2020) Riddle on the riffle: Miocene diversification and biogeography of endemic mountain loaches in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot. (journalofbiogeographynews.org)
  • As a next step, we are embarking on an ambitious project to investigate the global phylogeny and biogeography of balitorid loaches so as to help improve our understanding of the evolution and diversification in this fascinating family of mountain loaches. (journalofbiogeographynews.org)
  • Phylogeny and biogeography of African Murinae based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences, with a new tribal classification of the subfamily. (wikipedia.org)
  • Phylogeny and biogeography of the most diverse clade of South American gymnophthalmid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurinae). (wikimedia.org)
  • With eleven currently recognized species, Pedioplanis is the most diverse among the southern African genera. (lacerta.de)
  • World: c. 16 genera, 600 species, tropical regions. (nsw.gov.au)
  • Notopteris, Eidolon), relationships among species in more diverse subfamilies and genera (e.g. (amnh.org)
  • The family includes 79 species[2] of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs in ten genera. (scientificlib.com)
  • Catalogue of the slender-tongued saurians, with descriptions of many new genera and species. (wikimedia.org)
  • 90 species among 15 genera currently alive in Madagascar, which represents about 15% of the whole diversity among Primates), lemurs do not stand as an exception [ 4 - 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Memecylon species are grouped in a major clade with strong support in ITS sequence data and moderate support in combined ITS + rbcL analyses. (bvsalud.org)
  • The discovery of multiple endemic and deeply divergent lineages further highlights the evolutionary significance of the WG for lizards. (zoores.ac.cn)
  • These major lineages are dispersed throughout the broader South American Hyalella phylogeny, with each lineage representing at least one independent colonization of the lake. (uct.cl)
  • Of the many endemic and evolutionarily distinct freshwater fish lineages of the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, the mountain loach genus Bhavania comprises a biogeographically fascinating group. (journalofbiogeographynews.org)
  • The enlargement and amalgamation of many of these proto-islands into modern Sulawesi, especially during the past 3 Ma, set in motion dynamic species interactions as once-isolated lineages came into secondary contact, some of which resulted in lineage merger, and others surviving to the present. (nsf.gov)
  • Phylogenetic reconstruction revealed that endemic lineages from Japan and the South Central Pacific are more closely related to the Tropical Western Atlantic lineage than to a co‐occurring lineage that is widespread throughout the Indo‐West Pacific. (nsf.gov)
  • In the present study, prevalence and species diversity of ixodid ticks carrying CCHFV in Tokat province where CCHF is highly endemic were determined by using real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR). (nih.gov)
  • Species diversity of ixodid ticks feeding on humans in Amasya, Turkey: seasonal abundance and presence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. (nih.gov)
  • Phylogenetic studies of multiple plant clades from the Andean alpine tundra provide a unique opportunity to investigate evolutionary processes that are potentially responsible for the great diversity in species found in tropical, high-elevation environments. (phylodiversity.net)
  • The diversity of lacertid lizards in Africa is highest in the southern African subcontinent, where over two-thirds of the species are endemic. (lacerta.de)
  • Although reptile diversity in Africa is high, it is poorly represented in Angola, with just 257 species known. (lacerta.de)
  • Species diversity among Galagos with special reference to mate recognition. (springer.com)
  • The total number of described species of Pseudocellus from Mexico increases to 21, having the highest species diversity of known ricinuleids worldwide. (europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu)
  • Ancient lakes are renowned for their exceptional diversity of endemic species. (uct.cl)
  • Most importantly, the apparent wide distribution of the genus in the Western Ghats from 9° to 13°N latitudes (an approximate south-north distance of 450 km), and the fact that only two species were known, encouraged us to investigate the true diversity within this genus. (journalofbiogeographynews.org)
  • Although today 15% of living primates are endemic to Madagascar, their diversity was even greater in the recent past since dozens of extinct species have been recovered from Holocene excavation sites. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The ecology of many pika species remains understudied, particularly in the Himalaya, where sympatric species could be separated by elevation and/or substrate. (nih.gov)
  • He acquired a solid knowledge on Eurasian steppe and Caspian Sea ecology and biodiversity, putting in place long-term conservation programs, among others for the endemic Caspian seal. (naturalsciences.be)
  • Although extensively studied, the phylogenetic relationships between extinct and extant lemurs are still difficult to decipher, mainly due to morphological specializations that reflect ecology more than phylogeny, resulting in rampant homoplasy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Process-based models can account for the complex dynamics but often omit important aspects of dengue ecology, notably virus development and host-species interactions. (nih.gov)
  • We present the first, well-resolved gene tree for the genus Pedioplanis and this is largely congruent with a phylogeny derived from morphology. (lacerta.de)
  • However, Tagane and Nakanishi (2021) pointed out that P. koreana is quite similar to M. chinensis in gross morphology, which raises questions about the taxonomic status of the former as an independent species. (e-kjpt.org)
  • DNA barcoding utilizing mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) and morphology were used for species delimitation. (europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu)
  • Systematics of the "giant" ricinulei (Ricinoididae: Ricinoides) of West Africa, with descriptions of five new species and comparative morphology of the male copulatory apparatus. (europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu)
  • Testing species boundaries in Pardosa sierra (Araneae: Lycosidae) using female morphology and COI mtDNA. (europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu)
  • Phylogeography of Xanthopappus subacaulis (Asteraceae), an Endemic Species from the Northeastern of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau[J]. Bulletin of Botanical Research, 2022, 42(4): 565-573. (nefu.edu.cn)
  • Badenes-Pérez FR (2022) Benefits of insect pollination in Brassicaceae: A meta-analysis of self-compatible and self-Incompatible crop species. (pollinationecology.org)
  • Crespo A, Aguilar JM, Pintado K, Tinoco BA (2022) Key plant species to restore plant-hummingbird pollinator communities in the southern Andes of Ecuador. (pollinationecology.org)
  • Based on our analyses, we discussed the most plausible evolutionary scenarios, invoked the most reasonable species hypotheses and validated the new species limits. (nih.gov)
  • Analyses of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome b placed it as a sister species of K. milleri, which is another goby from the northern Ionian Sea basin. (researchgate.net)
  • Individual analyses of each gene separately supported different nodes in the phylogeny and the combined analysis yielded more well supported relationships. (lacerta.de)
  • Maximum likelihood analyses based on two nrDNA regions (ITS and ETS) and four plastid DNA markers ( rpl16 intron, rpl32 - trnL , rps16 intron, and trnL-F ) covering 13 Paraphlomis species and M. chinensis were conducted. (e-kjpt.org)
  • Statistical analyses of spore morphological traits confirmed the significant differences between the two species. (bioone.org)
  • On the basis of morphological, anatomical, and acoustic analyses, the tarsiers of the Gimpu region on Sulawesi belong to a previously undescribed species of the genus Tarsius Storr, 1780. (springer.com)
  • We employ a framework for inferring cryptic speciation that involves phylogeographic and genetic clustering analyses as a means of identifying potential species followed by population demographic assessment of divergence-timing and rates of bi-directional migration as means of confirming lineage independence (and thus species status). (nsf.gov)
  • We used one mitochondrial ( COI ) and two nuclear (NaK, enolase) gene fragments for global species delimitation and phylogenetic analyses ( n = 83 individuals, 30 sample localities), while phylogeographical reconstruction in the TWA was based on COI only ( n = 303 individuals, 10 sample localities). (nsf.gov)
  • Most of these studies, as well as most subsequent analyses [ 10 - 17 ] have converged on the placement of the monotypic genus Amborella , a vessel-less shrub with unisexual flowers endemic to New Caledonia, as the sister-group to all living angiosperms (Fig. 1 , Table 1 ), with the next two divergences within angiosperms corresponding to the water lilies (Nymphaeaceae) and then the Austrobaileyales. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Without a priori species hypotheses, we used multiple sources of inference, including mitochondrial and multilocus nuclear DNA, morphometrics and chemistry. (nih.gov)
  • The paper presents a fossil calibrated phylogeny of the new world sand dollar genus Encope , based on one nuclear and four mitochondrial genes, calibrated with fossils at multiple nodes. (hamilton.edu)
  • Each hantavirus type is carried by a specific rodent host species and phylogenetic analysis revealed that the relationships between hantaviruses parallel the phylogeny of their rodent hosts, although host switches have occurred. (medscape.com)
  • The results of these discovery approaches revealed morphological crypsis and multiple new species within two of the five hitherto known species. (nih.gov)
  • In addition, we provide a dichotomous morphological key to the Megabunus species of the Alps. (nih.gov)
  • As model systems for the study of sympatric speciation, it is necessary to understand whether a given hypothesized species flock is of monophyletic or polyphyletic origin. (uct.cl)
  • Ten of the newly described species are endemic to the forests of the southern WG. (zoores.ac.cn)
  • The identity of Tarsius pumilus , a pygmy species endemic to the Montane Mossy Forests of Central Sulawesi. (springer.com)
  • A genus of the subfamily CALLITRICHINAE occurring in forests of Brazil and Bolivia and containing seventeen species. (lookformedical.com)
  • Systematics of Neotropical microteiid lizards (Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurinae), with the description of a new genus and species from the Andean montane forests. (wikimedia.org)
  • Among several factors hypothesized to drive species diversification (key innovations, habitat shifts, polyploidy), are any of these correlated with significant increases in diversification rates in the high Andes? (phylodiversity.net)
  • A highlight of our study was what could be the first evidence for a large river system (the Cauvery) facilitating an east-west pathways for dispersal and diversification of endemic fish species of the region. (journalofbiogeographynews.org)
  • Here, we provide a tectonically informed biogeographical framework that we use to explore the diversification history of Sulawesi flying lizards (the Draco lineatus Group), a radiation that is endemic to Sulawesi and its surrounding islands. (nsf.gov)
  • A preliminary conservation assessment is proposed and a key to the species of Globba section Nudae subsection Mediocalcaratae is amended. (ntu.edu.tw)
  • We recommend targeted restoration practices for future study that could support pollination both directly and indirectly to focal rare plant species of conservation interest across plant populations. (pollinationecology.org)
  • These practices could augment general pollinator conservation best practices such as reducing pesticide use and planting native plant species to provide increased pollination to endangered plants. (pollinationecology.org)
  • The results support the elevation of this lineage to the species level, as it is genetically divergent from O. thibetana, as well as sister species, O. cansus (endemic to central China) and O. curzoniae (endemic to the Tibetan plateau). (nih.gov)
  • The Sikkim lineage diverged from its sister species' about 1.7-0.8myrago, coincident with uplift events in the Himalaya. (nih.gov)
  • A new genus and species of arboreal lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the eastern Andes of Peru. (wikimedia.org)
  • 2021. Discovery of an additional piece of the large gymnophthalmid puzzle: a new genus and species of stream spiny lizard (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from Venezuelan Guiana Shield. (wikimedia.org)
  • More than 20 new species have been described since the last revision almost 60 years ago ( Nevling 1960 ), further complicating identification without complete material. (pensoft.net)
  • According to its protologue, the systematic position of this species is included in Daphnopsis subg. (pensoft.net)
  • We addressed this research gap by conducting extensive sampling across the WG and re-examining museum specimens, thus providing a systematic account of various extant Cnemaspis species along with their distribution and natural history. (zoores.ac.cn)
  • however, as noted by Rogers (2010) , both staminate and pistillate flowers were required to key specimens to species. (pensoft.net)
  • Andina , a new genus of Pottiaceae, is described with seven species from the Andes. (bioone.org)
  • Watanabe MTC, Mota NFO, Pastore M, Santos FMG, Zappi DC (2018) Completing the jigsaw: the first record of the female plant of Daphnopsis filipedunculata (Thymelaeaceae), an endemic species from the Brazilian Amazon. (pensoft.net)
  • Monthly expeditions to the canga of the Serra dos Carajás, specifically to the National Forest of Carajás (FLONA Carajás) and surroundings, were carried out over nearly three years, between March 2015 and January 2018, with visits to known localities of Daphnopsis filipedunculata and with targeted searches for additional populations and individuals of the species. (pensoft.net)
  • However, neither the taxonomic validity nor the systematics of any of the three species have been previously examined. (researchgate.net)
  • Comparison of the overall expression patterns in tissues and pathways across four species (human, rhesus monkey, tree shrew, and mouse) indicated that tree shrews are more similar to primates than to mice at the tissue-transcriptome level. (zoores.ac.cn)
  • Going back a final step to the actual source of HCV infection in these endemic areas, non-human primates have been long suspected as harbouring viruses related to HCV with potential cross-species transmission of variants corresponding to the 7 main genotypes into humans. (nih.gov)
  • 2017. Ethno botanical Uses of Globba Species: A brief Review. (ntu.edu.tw)
  • A species of the genus MACACA inhabiting India, China, and other parts of Asia. (lookformedical.com)
  • A species of macaque monkey that mainly inhabits the forest of southern India. (lookformedical.com)
  • Redescription of Liolaemus robertmertensi, Hellmich 1964 (Iguania: Liolaemidae) with description of a new species. (reptarium.cz)
  • The phylogeny identifies two biogeographical clades that probably diverged during the mid-Miocene, after the development of the Benguella Current. (lacerta.de)
  • Herein, we test the null hypothesis that T. amboinensis is a single global species, reconstruct its global biogeographical history, and comment on population‐level patterns throughout the Tropical Western Atlantic. (nsf.gov)
  • Bischoff M, Campbell DR, Lord JM, Robertson AW (2013) The relative importance of solitary bees and syrphid flies as pollinators of two outcrossing plant species in the New Zealand alpine. (pollinationecology.org)
  • PMID- 19442399 TI - Endemic hepatitis E in two Nordic countries. (nih.gov)
  • All four dengue virus serotypes circulate in countries in Southeast Asia from Myanmar to Indonesia ( 9 - 13 ), and no outbreaks caused by single virus serotypes, as have been seen in dengue non-endemic areas such as Cuba or Australia ( 14 , 15 ), have recently been reported. (cdc.gov)
  • Given these observations, and the finite pool of hosts in most locations (humans and selected species of Aedes mosquitoes), perhaps it is surprising that greater competition between the four serologically related serotypes of dengue virus has not been observed, e.g., the complete exclusion of two or three serotypes from an ecologic niche. (cdc.gov)
  • Conradie, W. & Measey, G.J. & Branch, W.R. & Tolley, K. (2012) - Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola - African Journal of Herpetology, Johannesburg, South Africa, 61 (2): 1-22. (lacerta.de)
  • Old World fruit bats (Chiroptera: Yinpterochiroptera: Pteropodidae) are a diverse radiation endemic to the tropics of Africa, Asia, Australia, and nearby island archipelagos. (amnh.org)
  • A genus of Old World monkeys found in Africa although some species have been introduced into the West Indies. (lookformedical.com)
  • Labyrinth fish are endemic to fresh waters of Asia and Africa . (wikipedia.org)
  • Although there is tempting analogy between this and the clearly zoonotic origin of HIV-1 from chimpanzees in Central Africa, no published evidence to date has been obtained for infection of HCV-like viruses in either apes or Old World monkey species. (nih.gov)
  • SOX9 (SRY-related HMG box gene 9) is an essential regulator of male sex determination and testis differentiation in many vertebrate species. (zoores.ac.cn)
  • their distribution is thought to be the result of the longest overwater dispersal event ever recorded for a vertebrate species, with them rafting over 8000 km across the Pacific from the Americas to the Fiji and Tonga. (eol.org)
  • DNA‐based species delimitation has become increasingly popular for such assessments, but their robustness is often problematic due to incongruence between multiple delimitation approaches. (researchgate.net)
  • DNA-based species delimitation has become increasingly popular for such assessments and their robustness is often measured by congruence of multiple delimitation approaches. (researchgate.net)
  • This is particularly notable in African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), where 10 species (two endemic) are known from Namibia but only two are recorded from adjacent Angola. (lacerta.de)
  • a new primate species from Central Sulawesi (Indonesia). (springer.com)
  • Role of vocalization in species differentiation of Sulawesi Tarsiers. (springer.com)
  • The Draco lineatus Group appears to comprise 15 species-9 on Sulawesi proper and 6 on peripheral islands. (nsf.gov)
  • It is one of the most arboreal species of Macaca. (lookformedical.com)
  • Most iguanas are arboreal , living in trees, but some species tend to be more terrestrial , which means they prefer the ground. (eol.org)
  • Increasingly, the collections are also used to extract DNA and thus enable studies of species' relationships, distribution history and population genetics, or to investigate the expression, variation or change of different genes over time. (lu.se)
  • Our work demonstrates the suitability of integrative, discovery-based approaches in combination with validation approaches to precisely characterize species and enabled us to implement nomenclatural consequences for this genus. (nih.gov)
  • The phylogeny demonstrates that P. benguelensis is a valid species and that it is not the sister taxon to P. namaquensis with which it has been morphologically confused. (lacerta.de)
  • The effects of Cenozoic global change on squirrel phylogeny. (springer.com)
  • A genus of the family CEBIDAE consisting of four species: S. boliviensis, S. orstedii (red-backed squirrel monkey), S. sciureus (common squirrel monkey), and S. ustus. (lookformedical.com)
  • Many species of Memecylon are used for timber, ornamental and medicinal purposes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Obtaining recognition of the 2 species and establishing their connection to human disease were complicated because the life cycle of tapeworms is complex and comprises different developmental stages in diverse host species. (cdc.gov)
  • The P. undata species complex is monophyletic, but one of its constituent species, P. inornata, is paraphyletic. (lacerta.de)
  • Although several species are included in this subgenus, to date only one, R. affinis , is monoicous. (bioone.org)
  • There is a single genus and several species occurring in this family, including AOTUS TRIVIRGATUS (Northern night monkeys). (lookformedical.com)
  • DNA probes are available for several species. (medscape.com)
  • We surveyed plant-pollinator interactions at populations of each focal plant species using timed sweep-netting. (pollinationecology.org)
  • Multiple strains and isolates of specific microbial species, populations and communities have been and continue to be sequenced. (nih.gov)
  • Orofacial lesions caused by Aspergillus species include antral aspergilloma, invasive aspergillosis of the antrum, indolent chronic sinusitis, allergic sinusitis, and oral lesions. (medscape.com)
  • Myoken Y, Sugata T, Myoken Y, Kyo T, Fujihara M, Mikami Y. Antifungal susceptibility of Aspergillus species isolated from invasive oral infection in neutropenic patients with hematologic malignancies. (medscape.com)
  • Hybridization and genome size evolution: timing and magnitude of nuclear DNA content increases in Helianthus homoploid hybrid species. (asteraceaegenomesize.com)
  • Genome size variation in Central European species of Cirsium (Compositae) and their natural hybrids. (asteraceaegenomesize.com)
  • Genome size, fluorochrome banding, and karyotype evolution in some Hypochoeris species. (asteraceaegenomesize.com)
  • Comprehensive reference genome annotation for both mRNA and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) is crucial for developing animal models using this species. (zoores.ac.cn)
  • We also characterized the tissue-specific expression patterns and alternative splicing patterns of mRNAs and lncRNAs and mapped the orthologous relationships among 11 mammalian species using the current annotated genome. (zoores.ac.cn)
  • utilized two nuclear ribosomal (nr) DNA regions of internal and external transcribed spacers (ITS and ETS) and four plastid DNA markers ( rpl16 intron, rpl32 - trnL , rps16 intron, and trnL-F ) and included 15 Paraphlomis species (excluding P. koreana ) and M. chinensis . (e-kjpt.org)
  • The two species further differ by two mutations in the nuclear melano-cortin 1 receptor (mc1r) gene. (podarcis.de)
  • The Nordic collections are used today primarily to clarify which species have been present at a certain place at a certain time, for example, to be able to study how changes in the environment and climate have affected the flora over the past 200 years and to document newly immigrated potentially invasive species. (lu.se)
  • A genus of the family CEBIDAE, subfamily CEBINAE, consisting of four species which are divided into two groups, the tufted and untufted. (lookformedical.com)