Post‐Glacial Vegetation Trajectories on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau Reflect Millennial‐Scale Migration Lags in Complex Mountain Terrain Based on Sedimentary Ancient DNA and Dynamic... by Wei Shen, Stefan Kruse, Sisi Liu, Kathleen Stoof‐Leichsenring, Ingolf Kühn, Wenjia Li, Xianyong Cao, Zhi‐Rong Zhang, Chun‐Xia Zeng, Jun‐Bo Yang, De‐Zhu Li, Ulrike Herzschuh

“…Furthermore, we developed a simplified species dispersal model named SMARC. This was used to simulate species migration along river valleys in response to past climate change at the taxonomic resolution of the sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) approach. …”
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Got Invasives? Get Help! by Chris Demers

“… This publication was updated to use standardized invasive species terminology recommended by the UF/IFAS Invasive Species Council. …”
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Recombinase-based amplification coupled with lateral flow chromatography for the specific and sensitive detection and identification of Leishmania major in cutaneous leishmaniasis... by Insaf Bel Hadj Ali, Yusr Saadi-Ben Aoun, Imen Khammeri, Hejer Souguir, Emna Harigua-Souiai, Hamed Chouaieb, Ahmed S. Chakroun, Meryem Lemrani, Aicha Kallel, Kalthoum Kallel, Nabil Haddad, Oussaima El Dbouni, Rhea N. Coler, Rhea N. Coler, Rhea N. Coler, Steven G. Reed, Akila Fathallah-Mili, Akila Fathallah-Mili, Ikram Guizani

“…DE is poorly sensitive and does not identify Leishmania species. So far, only DNA assays accurately identify the species. …”
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Securing black lion tamarin populations: improving habitat-based inputs and risks for population viability analysis to inform management decisions by Francy Forero-Sánchez, Francy Forero-Sánchez, Gabriela Cabral Rezende, Gabriela Cabral Rezende, Cláudio Valladares-Pádua, Cláudio Valladares-Pádua, Fabio Stucchi Vannucchi, Fabio Stucchi Vannucchi, Leandro Jerusalinsky, Leandro Jerusalinsky, Luciana Pacca, Kathy Traylor-Holzer

“…Notably, improved estimates of carrying capacity for this species were developed using a plant-based energetic model. …”
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A Review of Nesting Behavior in the Genus Entomognathus, With Notes on E. Memorialis Banks (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Richard C. Miller, Frank E. Kurczewski

“…The genus Entomognathus contains at least 4o species, half in the Ethiopian and in the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Oriental, and Neotropical regions (Leclercq, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1963; Nouvel and Ribaut, 1956; Krombein, 1963). …”
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The role of leaf height in plant competition for sunlight: analysis of a canopy partitioning model by Andrew L. Nevai, Richard R. Vance

“…This difference in vertical leaf placement, or canopy partitioning, produces species differences in sunlight energycapture and stem metabolic maintenance costs. …”
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Annotated checklist of the marine ichthyofauna of Mauritania from shallow-water habitats and artisanal fish markets by Alexander Hans Knorrn, Sidi Mohamed M. Moctar, Moritz Sonnewald, Mamadou Dia, Alioune Niang, André Freiwald

“…This study reports 104 fish species from 53 different families from this area. …”
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Contribution to the knowledge of the Odonata fauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Results of the ECOO 2012 by Dejan Kulijer, Damjan Vinko, Magnus Billqvist, Jan Joost Mekkes

“…Between 6 and 12 August 2012, altogether 36 localities in three biogeographical regions throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina were surveyed, and 52 dragonfly species were found. This represents 83% of the hitherto recorded dragonfly species for the country. …”
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Effects of Breakpoint Changes on Carbapenem Susceptibility Rates ofEnterobacteriaceae: Results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, United States, 2008 to 2012 by Robert P Rennie, Ronald N Jones

“…Minor decreases in susceptibility were also noted for Enterobacter species with ertapenem (5%) and imipenem (4.3%), and Serratia species with imipenem (6.4%). …”
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Altitudinal distribution and habitat use of the common wall lizard Podarcis muralis (Linnaeus, 1768) and the Horvath’s rock lizard Iberolacerta horvathi (Méhely, 1904) in the Kočev... by Anamarija Žagar

“… The study reports on the distribution and habitat use of two lizard species in the Kočevsko region: Horvath’s rock lizard and common wall lizard. …”
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The anatomical properties of Salvia section (Lamiaceae) in central district of Mardin (Turkey) and their taxonomic implications by Murat Kılıç, Fatma Mungan Kılıç

“…In this study, 4 Salvia species found in the Salvia section distributed in the Artuklu districtof Mardin province were analyzed comparatively in terms of anatomy. …”
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Sex Determination in Reptiles: A Review by Alessandro Vetere, Michele Capasso, Francesco Di Ianni

“…Reptile biodiversity is rapidly declining, with over 11,733 recognized species across 1226 genera being documented, many of which are endangered. …”
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New records and modeling potential distribution of Plestiodon tamdaoensis (Bourret, 1937) and Scincella devorator (Darevsky, Orlov & Ho, 2004) in Vietnam (Scincidae) by Anh Van Pham, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Anh Minh Hoang Nguyen, Linh Thuy Thi Dao, Chi Ha Thi Tran, Minh Duc Le, Truong Quang Nguyen

“…In addition, we used species distribution modeling to predict the potential distribution of these species. …”
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RESEARCH AND COLLECTION OF VEGETABLE AND CUCURBIT CROP GENETIC RESOURCES IN THE TERRITORY OF KYRGYZSTAN IN 2014 by D. L. Kornyukhin, G. V. Talovina

“…The goal of that mission was searching for wild relative species of spinach, Spinacia turkestanica Iljin, and collecting of samples of this species. …”
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A Spiny Orb Weaver Spider, Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) by Glavis B. Edwards, Jr.

“…The bite of this common species is not known to cause serious effects to humans. …”
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A Structure Analysis for Ecological Management of Moist Tropical Forests by Adrien Djomo Njepang

“…Human interventions alter stand structure, species composition, and regeneration capacity of the forest. …”
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Diversity and Composition of Hymenoptera Around Tidal Swamp Rice In Indragiri Hilir District, Indonesia by Zahlul Ikhsan, Aulia Oktavia

“…The analysis was carried out by calculating the Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H'), the Margalef species richness index (D), the Pielou species evenness index (J). …”
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A Simple Technique to Estimate the Flammability Index of Moroccan Forest Fuels by M'Hamed Hachmi, Abdessadek Sesbou, Hassan Benjelloun, Nesrine El Handouz, Fadoua Bouanane

“…Thirty-one (31) Moroccan tree and shrub species were tested within a wide range of fuel moisture contents. …”
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Les premiers représentants du genre Homo, en quête d’une identité. Apports de l’étude morphologique et de l’analyse cladistique by Sandrine Prat

“…The Operational Taxonomic Unit (OTU) is defined by the fossil specimen rather than the species in the absence of consensus concerning the taxonomic attribution of the fossil specimens studied. …”
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L’ixeutique, un exemple de gestion empirique de la biodiversité végétale par la communauté traditionnelle Tsaaya du massif du Chaillu, Congo by Victor Kimpouni, Jean Pierre Makita-Madzou, Ernest Apani, Marcel Motom

“…It brings out 15 spontaneous species and approximately about thirty birds species. …”
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