Size, spines, and primes: the drivers of collar spine numbers among echinostome trematodes by Bronwen Presswell, Priscila M. Salloum, Jerusha Bennett, Katherine E. Buschang, Robert Poulin

“…Abstract Some anatomical structures vary greatly in number among species, a phenomenon that often remains unexplained. …”
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Effects of urbanization and floral diversity on the bee community (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in an oak forest in a Protected Natural Area of Mexico by Alejandro Muñoz-Urias, Lisset Araujo-Alanis, Francisco Martín Huerta-Martínez, Cesar Jacobo-Pereira, Alvaro Edwin Razo-León

“…A limited number of species demostrate an increase in abundance within urban areas, mainly Ceratina species, Augochlora smaragdina and Centris nitida. …”
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Description of a new leaf litter toad of Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from Hunan, China by Jie Huang, Fang-Peng Zhang, Wan-Sheng Jiang, Yong-Xiang Tian, Xing-Long Huang, Ya-Lan Xu, Jing Liu, Xin-Yu Li, You-Xiang Zhang, Tao Wu

“…Phylogenetical analysis revealed that the new species is sister species of L. wulingensis (p-distance 0.019 in 16s rRNA gene, p-distance 0.073 in COI gene). …”
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Ecological Insights, and Fin Fish Diversity in Carps Spawning Grounds: Case Studies from the Surma River and Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh by Kazi Rabeya Akther, Mohammad Amzad Hossain, Sohel Mian, Nirmal Chandra Roy

“…The study identified 39 fish species under the 10 fish groups from both locations, with a higher percentage of carp species (31.42%) in the Surma River in 2021 compared to 2022 (22.50%). …”
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L’agrobiodiversité végétale au sein des paysages forestiers utilisés par les communautés Baka et Konabembé au Sud-Est Cameroun by Évariste Fongnzossie, Thomas Mbang Nkongo, Didier Dibong Siegfried, Marlene Ngansop

“…Manihot esculenta was the most frequent crop, while Musanga cecropioides was the native forest species most present in farms. Overall, 112 species (21 cultivated and 91 native forest species) form the common floristic pool of the Baka and Konabembé farms. …”
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The Importance of Wetlands for the Conservation of Birds in Tigray National Regional State (Northern Ethiopia) by Kalayu Mesfin, Alembrhan Assefa, Weldemariam Tesfahunegny

“…A total of 4337 individual birds belonging to 120 species, 15 orders, and 41 families were recorded. …”
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Underutilized wild edible fungi and their undervalued ecosystem services in Africa by Gudeta W. Sileshi, Donatha D. Tibuhwa, Alec Mlambo

“…A total of, 249 species were mycorrhizal, 28 species were termitophilic and 203 species were saprophytic or parasitic. …”
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Looks can be deceiving: the deceptive milkcaps (Lactifluus, Russulaceae) exhibit low morphological variance but harbour high genetic diversity by Lynn Delgat, Glen Dierickx, Serge De Wilde, Claudio Angelini, Eske De Crop, Ruben De Lange, Roy Halling, Cathrin Manz, Jorinde Nuytinck, Annemieke Verbeken

“…Abstract The ectomycorrhizal genus Lactifluus is known to contain many species complexes, consisting of morphologically very similar species, which can be considered cryptic or pseudocryptic. …”
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Playing hide and seek with primates: A comparative study of Theory of Mind by Aurore San‑Galli, Marie Devaine, Cinzia Trapanese, Shelly Masi, Sébastien Bouret, Jean Daunizeau

“…Surprisingly, comparing the performances between the non-human primates' species did not reveal any significant inter-species difference. …”
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An Ecological Comparison of Floristic Composition in Seasonal Semideciduous Forest in Southeast Brazil: Implications for Conservation by Sérgio de Faria Lopes, Ivan Schiavini, Ana Paula Oliveira, Vagner Santiago Vale

“…Arboreal flora totaled 242 species, 163 genera, and 58 families. Fabaceae (38 species) and Myrtaceae (20 species) were families with the largest number of species. …”
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The Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas: A Volunteer-Based Distributional Survey by Heather R. Cunningham, Charles A. Davis, Christopher W. Swarth, Glenn D. Therres

“…This five-year, citizen science project will document the distribution of the 93 amphibian and reptile species in Maryland. During the 2010 and 2011 field seasons, 488 registered MARA volunteers collected 13,919 occurrence records that document 85 of Maryland's amphibian and reptile species, including 19 frog, 20 salamander, five lizard, 25 snake, and 16 turtle species. …”
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Diversity of jewel orchids (Goodyerinae, Orchidaceae) in Mount Rinjani National Park, Lombok by Sukiman, Hakim Luchman, Batoro Jati, Mulyaningsih Tri

“…Goodyera is a genus of jewel orchids with the largest number of species found. Most of the species are distributed in the montane zone. …”
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First records of the myrmecophilous spider Thyreosthenius biovatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875) for Slovenia and new Slovenian records for the myrmecophilous spider Mastigusa ariet... by Gregor Bračko, Rok Kostanjšek

“…Their nests harbour a species rich and abundant myrmecophilous fauna, including a few European spider species. …”
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Growth, infection and aggressiveness of Phytophthora pathogens on Rhododendron leaves by Clare R. Taylor, Niklaus J. Grünwald

“…Abstract Background Phytophthora species are well known as important or emerging pathogens. …”
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Crop wild relatives of Kaliningrad Province recommended for in situ conservation by L. Yu. Shipilina

“…Karst., and Allium vineale L. These species fall under the 1st vulnerability category.…”
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New data from the historical bee collection (Hymenoptera, Anthophila) of the Science Museum of the University of Coimbra and additional faunistic updates for Portugal by Hugo Gaspar, Simone Flaminio, Albano Soares, Cristina Rufino, João Loureiro, Sílvia Castro, Thomas J. Wood

“…We also provide an update of the Anthophila checklist for continental Portugal, with three additional unreported species from other institutions (for a total of 14 new species) and removal or confirmation of exclusion of 19 previously reported species, producing a revised total for the Portuguese continental bee fauna of 736 species.…”
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Aquaculture applications of the Family Blenniidae by Jesse Von Linden, Joshua T. Patterson, Cortney L. Ohs, Matt DiMaggio

“…With ~1,800 wild caught fish species imported into the US each year, there is clear need for the expansion of marine ornamental production to include new species and families of fish. …”
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Aquaculture applications of the Family Blenniidae by Jesse Von Linden, Joshua T. Patterson, Cortney L. Ohs, Matt DiMaggio

“…With ~1,800 wild caught fish species imported into the US each year, there is clear need for the expansion of marine ornamental production to include new species and families of fish. …”
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Plants Used in Antivenom Therapy in Rural Kenya: Ethnobotany and Future Perspectives by Timothy Omara

“…The main growth habit of the species is as herbs (35%), shrubs (33%), and trees (28%). …”
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Study of endophytic fungi of Ipomoea pes-caprae reveals the superiority of in situ plant conservation over ex situ conservation from a mycological view by Yu-Hung Yeh, Roland Kirschner

“…Abstract In nature conservation, ex situ and in situ conservation strategies are discussed for protecting endangered species of plants and animals. However, the impacts of these strategies on the microbes associated with these species are rarely considered. …”
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