Roaming the Seas—Assessing Marine Invertebrate Biodiversity Along Salinity Gradients With Zooplankton and eDNA Metabarcoding by Alica Ohnesorge, Uwe John, Lucie Kuczynski, Stefan Neuhaus, Kingsly Chuo Beng, Bernd Krock, Silke Laakmann

“…Out of all approaches, only ZP metabarcoding uncovered the expected decrease in species richness toward brackish conditions. Neither salinity nor spatial distance had a significant effect on species composition. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Tsetse Flies and Trypanosome Infection Status in a Vector Genetic Transition Zone in Northern Uganda by Robert Opiro, Okello Allele Moses, Robert Opoke, Francis A. Oloya, Esther Nakafu, Teresa Iwiru, Richard Echodu, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Joel L. Bargul, Elizabeth A. Opiyo

“…Reliable data on the vector distribution and the trypanosome species they carry is pertinent for planning sustainable control strategies. …”
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Phylogeography and genetic diversity of Ulmus elongata (Ulmaceae), a Tertiary relict tree with extremely small populations (PSESP) by Yakun Wang, Xiankun Wang, Junyuan Wu, Jun Yang, Yanpei Liu, Peng Guo, Fude Shang, Nan Lin

“…Ulmus elongata (Ulmus, Ulmaceae) with high values for the ornamental application, is a Tertiary relict tree species and one of the members from PSESP in China. …”
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A Study on the Infrageneric Classification of <i>Hordeum</i> Using Multiple Methods: Based on Morphological Data by Nayoung Ro, Pilmo Sung, Mesfin Haile, Hyemyeong Yoon, Dong-Su Yu, Ho-Cheol Ko, Gyu-Taek Cho, Hee-Jong Woo, Nam-Jin Chung

“…The genus <i>Hordeum</i> (barley) represents an essential group within the Poaceae family, comprising diverse species with significant ecological and economic importance. …”
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Medico-ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of skin diseases in Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu, India by Prakasam Radha, Chinniaya Udhayavani, Raju Nagaraj, Kumarasamy Sivaranjani

“…Twenty-seven types of skin diseases were recorded and treated using 86 species, among them paronychia is dominantly treated using 18 species followed by wounds, scabies, psoriasis. …”
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The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: contribution to the knowledge of DNA barcodes of the vascular plants of north-eastern Portugal by João Queirós, Rodrigo Silva, Catarina J. Pinho, Hélia Vale-Gonçalves, Ricardo Pita, Paulo Alves, Pedro Beja, Joana Paupério, Miguel Porto

“…Given the large number of species not yet represented in international databases, a survey of local plants was essential to fill this gap. …”
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New insights into interspecies relationships, chromosomal evolution, and hybrid identification in the Lycoris Herb. by Yue Zhang, Shujun Zhou, Yu Chen, Pengchong Zhang, Yongchun Zhang, Junhuo Cai, Zixuan Nie, Lu Zhang

“…Systematic clustering of 18 Lycoris species is consistent with chromosomal karyotype classification, primarily dividing into two groups: species with M + T + A type an M + T type as one group, and A type as another group. …”
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A suite of wildlife crossing structures facilitates mammal movement across tropical forest fragments in a city by Li Si Tay, Ruisheng Choo, Max D. Y. Khoo, Eunice Kong, Yi Xiang Chan, Wivian H. Y. Neo, Sebastian Ow, Yuet Hsin Toh, Han Ling, Malcolm C. K. Soh, Benjamin P. Y.‐H. Lee, Adrian H. B. Loo, Kenneth B. H. Er

“…Although many species used multiple crossing types, most species had a preferred crossing method. …”
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Function over form: The benefits of aspen as surrogate brood‐rearing habitat for greater sage‐grouse by Michel T. Kohl, Charles P. Sandford, Paul C. Rogers, Renee Chi, Terry A. Messmer, David K. Dahlgren

“…Abstract Species of conservation concern are often habitat specialists, posing significant risk to those species when specific plant communities are threatened. …”
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Osteoarticular Infection in Three Young Thoroughbred Horses Caused by a Novel Gram Negative Cocco-Bacillus by Bernard J. Hudson, Catherine Chicken, Anna Blishen, Kristen H. Todhunter, Angela P. Begg, Leonie Chan, Thomas Karagiannis, Benjamin Raymond, Daniel Bogema, Angus R. Adkins, Christopher B. O’Sullivan, Brendon A. O’Rourke, Piklu Roy Chowdhury, Steven P. Djordjevic, Ian G. Charles, Andrew Edgar, Katerina Mitsakos

“…Analysis by 16S rRNA PCR enabled construction of a phylogenetic tree that placed the isolates closer to Simonsiella and Alysiella species, rather than Kingella species. Average nucleotide identity (ANI) comparison between the new isolate and Kingella kingae and Alysiella crassa however revealed low probability that the new isolate belonged to either of these species. …”
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Anatomical characterization of Semi-arid Bignoniaceae using light and scanning electron microscopy by Romisha Sonia, Shabnum Shaheen, Muhammad Waheed, Sana Imran, Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Murad Muhammad, Abeer Hashem, Samiha Al Shehri, Elsayed Fathi Abd-Allah

“…Abstract Background The present research work was done to evaluate the anatomical differences among selected species of the family Bignoniaceae, as limited anatomical data is available for this family in Pakistan. …”
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Butterfly Abundance and Diversity in Different Habitat Types in the Usangu Area, Ruaha National Park by Evaline J. Munisi, Emmanuel H. Masenga, Ally K. Nkwabi, Halima R. Kiwango, Eblate E. Mjingo

“…Insects are key fauna species that respond quickly to disturbances and environmental changes. …”
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Spatial Variability and Application of Ratios between BTEX in Two Canadian Cities by Lindsay Miller, Xiaohong Xu, Amanda Wheeler, Dominic Odwa Atari, Alice Grgicak-Mannion, Isaac Luginaah

“…BTEX concentration levels and rank order among the species were similar between the two cities. In Sarnia, the relationships between the BTEX species varied depending on location. …”
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Study of Mitogenomes Provides Implications for the Phylogenetics and Evolution of the Infraorder Muscomorpha in Diptera by Huan Yuan, Wenbo Fu, Shulin He, Tingjing Li, Bin Chen

“…ABSTRACT The Muscomorpha is one of the most species‐rich brachyceran groups in Diptera, with many species serving as important disease vectors; however, its high‐level phylogenetic relationships have long been controversial and unsolved. …”
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PHENETIC ANALYSIS OF POPULUS NIGRA, P. LAURIFOLIA AND P. × JRTYSCHENSIS IN NATURAL HYBRIDIZATION ZONE by A. V. Klimov, B. V. Proshkin

“…In all the species studied, the level of their intra-population diversity was found to be much higher than the inter-population one. …”
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Catch assessment of commercially important gastropods in Guang-Guang, Mati City, Davao Oriental, Philippines by Imee Maynawang, Edison Macusi

“…Results comparing the species, weight, and count of gastropods showed significant differences (P ≤ 0.05). …”
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Multilocus phylogenies reveal three new truffle-like taxa and the traces of interspecific hybridization in Octaviania (Boletaceae, Boletales) by Takamichi Orihara, Rosanne Healy, Adriana Corrales, Matthew E. Smith

“…Our molecular analyses also revealed that the RPB1 sequence of one O. tenuipes specimen was identical to that of a closely related species, O. japonimontana, and that one O. potteri specimen from Minnesota had an RPB1 sequence of an unknown species of O. subg. …”
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Comparative and Developmental Anatomy of Cardiac Lymphatics by A. Ratajska, G. Gula, A. Flaht-Zabost, E. Czarnowska, B. Ciszek, E. Jankowska-Steifer, J. Niderla-Bielinska, D. Radomska-Lesniewska

“…The second collector assumes a different route in various species. In most mammalian species the collectors run along major branches of coronary arteries, have valves and a discontinuous layer of smooth muscle cells.…”
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Current Status of Canine Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Veterinary Medicine by Tania Sultana, Soojung Lee, Hun-Young Yoon, Jeong Ik Lee

“…Although MSCs have been isolated from UCB of diverse species such as human, equine, sheep, goat, and canine, there are inherent limitations of using UCB from these species for the expansion of MSCs. …”
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The 256 kb mitochondrial genome of Clavaria fumosa is the largest among phylum Basidiomycota and is rich in introns and intronic ORFs by Xu Wang, Yajie Wang, Wen Yao, Jinwen Shen, Mingyue Chen, Ming Gao, Jiening Ren, Qiang Li, Na Liu

“…Large-scale gene rearrangements were found occurred in Agaricales species and the C. fumosa mitogenome had a unique gene arrangement which differed from other Agaricales species. …”
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