Phylogenomic and mitogenomic data can accelerate inventorying of tropical beetles during the current biodiversity crisis by Michal Motyka, Dominik Kusy, Matej Bocek, Renata Bilkova, Ladislav Bocak

“…As a model, we sequenced the Metriorrhynchini beetle fauna, sampled from ~700 localities in three continents. …”
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The importance of improving the legal regulation of animal treatment in terms of preventing cruelty by V. S. Seliukov

“…The issue of defining the concept of fauna in modern Ukraine is rather limited and does not correspond to the concept of modern interaction between humans and animals in many areas of public life. …”
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La toponimia tének de la Huasteca potosina by Imelda Aguirre Mendoza

“…A partir de ello se realiza una clasificación de las toponimias tének agrupadas en diversas categorías, incluyendo antropónimos, orónimos, hidrónimos, así como nombres vinculados con la flora y fauna locales. Estos conjuntos facilitan la comprensión del etnoterritorio tének como un sistema interconectado, caracterizado por elementos recurrentes. …”
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Distribution and Diversity of Herpetofauna in Upper River of Mount Sindoro, Central Java by Subeno Subeno

“…The massive conversion in this region can have a significant effect for its biotic conditions. The exploration of fauna, especially herpetofauna, is highly necessary as they can be used as indicators of environmental degradation. …”
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Integrating taxonomic, genetic and ecological data to explore the species richness of wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) of the Culuccia Peninsula (NE Sardinia, Italy) by Matteo Annessi, Alessandra Riccieri, Marilena Marconi, Sabrina Rossi, Andrea Di Giulio

“…Particularly in Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean, information on the bee fauna is still limited. The aim of this work was to provide the first checklist of Apoidea Anthophila from an unexplored peninsula in north-eastern Sardinia (Italy), by combining traditional (morphologically-based) taxonomy and DNA barcoding. …”
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Sewage sludge composting in a rotary drum reactor: stability and kinetic analysis by Ashish Kumar Nayak, Ajay S. Kalamdhad

“…Background Composting is one of the sustainable practices to convert sewage sludge into useful agricultural product because it is rich in organic matter, micro- and macronutrients, which is essential for plants growth and soil fauna to live. Therefore, the present study was to recycle the sewage sludge by rotary drum composter. …”
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Role of Microbes and Nanomaterials in the Removal of Pesticides from Wastewater by Arpita Roy, Madhura Roy, Saad Alghamdi, Anas S. Dablool, Angham Ahmed Almakki, Ismat H. Ali, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Md. Rabiul Islam, Marina M. S. Cabral-Pinto

“…These chemicals are highly toxic to flora and fauna because of their nonbiodegradable and persistence nature. …”
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PaleoProPhyler: a reproducible pipeline for phylogenetic inference using ancient proteins by Patramanis, Ioannis, Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín, Cappellini, Enrico, Racimo, Fernando

“…In recent years, peptides extracted from archaic hominins and long-extinct mega-fauna have enabled unprecedented insights into their evolutionary history. …”
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Insects of the Subfamily Scolytinae (Insecta: Coleoptera, Curculionidae) Collected with Pitfall and Ethanol Traps in Primary Forests of Central Amazonia by Raimunda Liege Souza de Abreu, Greicilany de Araújo Ribeiro, Bazilio Frasco Vianez, Ceci Sales-Campos

“…An experiment was conducted in a primary forest area of the Tropical Forest Experimental Station, 45 km from Manaus-Boa Vista Highway, in order to compare the insect fauna of the subfamily Scolytinae, in flight activity and on the ground. …”
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MAIN FACTORS OF INFLUENCE ON GEOECOSYSTEMS OF WATER BASINS AND RISKS OF THEIR DESTRUCTION by V.O. Iemelianov, P.O. Kiriakov, O.M. Rybak, O.O. Paryshev, L.V. Stupina

“…The main Ukraine's main problems are directly related to the disruption of important geoecological functions of the components of the natural environment − lithosphere, atmospheric air, water and soil environment, flora and fauna. Due to Russia's large-scale armed aggression has added a powerful negative impact on the environment due to the terrible consequences of military actions, primarily related to damage to communications, destruction of enterprises and other hazardous facilities, contamination of water and land resources in conditions of impossibility to exercise effective control and prompt elimination of the negative impact of military operations. …”
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Entomological Exploration of Sand Flies in Human Communities Affected by Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis in El Hajeb Province, Morocco by Karima El-Mouhdi, Mohammed Fekhaoui, Abdelkader Chahlaoui, Smahane Mehanned, Chafika Faraj, Samia Boussaa

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the sand fly fauna, mainly the species composition, biodiversity, and seasonal activity of sand flies in El Hajeb in central Morocco. …”
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PRACTICAL LEARNING: ANALISIS VISUAL PADA KARYA ANAK-ANAK by Dyah Ayu Wiwid Sintowoko, Adrian Permana Zen, Yusep Febrian

“…Dua kategori visual tersebut adalah arsitektur dan fauna dengan representasi kecenderungan warna sekunder. …”
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Food Preferences in Two Detritivore Species: Laboratory Choice Tests Using Leaf Litters of Different Tree Species by Gabriela Makulec, Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec

“… Soil fauna, including terrestrial isopods, millipedes and earthworms, play an important role in the decomposition of litter through the process of shredding it during consumption. …”
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Environmentally Friendly Antifouling Metabolites from Red Sea Organisms by Sultan Semran Al-Lihaibi, Ahmed Abdel-Lateff, Walied Mohamed Alarif, Hajer Saeed Alorfi, Yasuyuki Nogata, Tatsufumi Okino

“…Seventy-one marine organisms representing different classes of marine fauna and flora were collected from the Red Sea. …”
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Species distribution modelling using MaxEnt: overview and prospects by Yuliia Novoseltseva

“…Examples of modeling for various groups, including mammals of the Ukrainian fauna, were considered. …”
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Propuesta de clasificación de los topónimos de las regiones insulares de México by Ariadna Neith Guerrero Gómez

“…Se presenta un ejercicio de clasificación basado en los criterios propuestos por autores como Anaya Monroy, Guzmán Betancourt y García Sánchez, así como una propuesta de clasificación propia que considera particularidades como las morfologías litorales (términos geomorfológicos y de la pareidolia), características biológicas (flora y fauna) o aspectos históricos y culturales (anécdotas, apellidos, construcciones, gentilicios, santorales). …”
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Polystyrene Nanoplastics Elicit Multiple Responses in Immune Cells of the <i>Eisenia fetida</i> (<i>Savigny</i>, 1826) by Huijian Shi, Yaoyue Wang, Xiangxiang Li, Xiaoyang Wang, Yuntao Qi, Shaoyang Hu, Rutao Liu

“…This research provides cellular-level insights into the ecological risks of NP exposure on soil fauna.…”
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Recent Advances in Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Decolorization of Synthetic Dyes by Nurhidayatullaili Muhd Julkapli, Samira Bagheri, Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid

“…Improper effluent disposal in aqueous ecosystems leads to reduction of sunlight penetration which in turn diminishes photosynthetic activity, resulting in acute toxic effects on the aquatic flora/fauna and dissolved oxygen concentration. Recently, photodegradation of various synthetic dyes has been studied in terms of their absorbance and the reduction of oxygen content by changes in the concentration of the dye. …”
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Habitat Categorization and Vegetation Mapping of Kumana National Park, Sri Lanka by Pasindu Rodrigo, Charani Gunathilaka, Dulan Jayasekara, Dharshani Mahaulpatha

“…These findings can be used to identify critical areas for both terrestrial and aquatic fauna within KNP and support habitat conservation and management strategies in the park.…”
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Semi-quantitative risk assessment of peste des petits ruminants introduction with wild animals into Russian Federation by S. V. Shcherbinin, F. I. Korennoy, T. P. Akimova, A. K. Karaulov

“…As far as the disease infects both domestic and wild small ruminants, it is important to identify the level of the threat associated with the wild fauna diversity in the neighboring countries, where PPR outbreaks were reported. …”
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