Human adaptation and diversification in the Microsporum canis complex by Xin Zhou, Sarah A. Ahmed, Chao Tang, Maria Eduarda Grisolia, José Francisco Ghignatti Warth, Kristen Webster, Andrea Peano, Silke Uhrlass, Claudia Cafarchia, Marie Pierre Hayette, Rosalie Sacheli, Tadeja Matos, Yingqian Kang, G. Sybren de Hoog, Peiying Feng

“…Abstract The Microsporum canis complex consists of one zoophilic species, M. canis, and two anthropophilic species, M. audouinii and M. ferrugineum. …”
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Nuttalliellidae in Burmese amber: implications for tick evolution by Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Stephan Handschuh, Jason A. Dunlop, Ronel Pienaar, Ben J. Mans, Ala Tabor

“…The Nuttalliellidae possess one extant species (Nuttalliella namaqua) limited to the Afrotropic region. …”
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Phytophthora: an ancient, historic, biologically and structurally cohesive and evolutionarily successful generic concept in need of preservation by Clive Brasier, Bruno Scanu, David Cooke, Thomas Jung

“…Currently some 200 species are distributed across twelve major clades in a relatively tight monophyletic cluster. …”
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Inhibition and evasion of neutrophil microbicidal responses by Legionella longbeachae by Hannah E. Hanford, Christopher T. D. Price, Silvia Uriarte, Yousef Abu Kwaik

“…ABSTRACT Legionella species evade degradation and proliferate within alveolar macrophages as an essential step for the manifestation of disease. …”
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Successful Traceability of Wildlife Samples Contributes to Wildlife Conservation: A Case Study of Tracing the Snub-Nosed Monkey (<i>Rhinopithecus</i> spp.) by Xibo Wang, Ying Shen, Yang Teng, Ruifeng Wu, Shuhao Liu, Jilai Zhao, Can Hu, Ming Li, Huijuan Pan, Jiwei Qi

“…These species are known for sex-biased dispersal and hybrid speciation, which complicates genealogy tracing. …”
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Accounting for microorganisms yields stricter water quality criteria and elevated ecological risks of antibiotics: A case study of sulfonamides in the Yangtze River Delta by Xinyang Zhang, Xiao Yun, Ye Huang, Guofeng Shen, Nan Lin

“…A total of 263 toxicity data points from eight sulfonamides, including sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and sulfamethazine (SM2), were selected to derive WQCs using Species Sensitivity Distribution (SSD) methods. Three WQC types were calculated: based on native species (WQC-n), a combination of native and non-native species (WQC-nn), and a combination of species and microorganisms (WQC-nnm). …”
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Small mammal communities of Tuva Republic (Southern Siberia, Russia) in a changing climate by Sergey O. Ondar, Sergey N. Kirpotin, Andrey S. Babenko, Bogdan A. Mikhaleiko, Nikolay I. Putintsev, Aleksey V. Surov, Orlan Ch. Oidupaa, Andrey M. Samdan, Aivar V. Kuular, Bailak S. Mondush, Dayana S. Ondar, Pradip Kumar Kar, Aldynay O. Khovalyg, Anatoly F. Chuldum

“…Tuva is a region with unique land-scapes that determine the biodiversity of flora and fauna with globally significant endemic and rare species. The patterns of formation and development of communities of small mammals are considered; the role of factors of the physical-geographical environment, phylogeographic distribution of individual species and their phylogenetic relationships in the formation of certain communities is presented as part of the general law of the formation of biological diversity. …”
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Project ChemicalBlooms: Collaborating with citizen scientists to survey the chemical diversity and phylogenetic distribution of plant epicuticular wax blooms by Le Thanh Dien Nguyen, Nicole Groth, Kylie Mondloch, Edgar B. Cahoon, Keith Jones, Lucas Busta

“…Here, we recruited the help of citizen scientists and middle school students to survey the wax bloom chemistry of 78 species spanning dicot, monocot, and gymnosperm lineages. …”
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Online illegal wildlife trade in Indonesia: strengthening the regulatory framework and law enforcement by Krismanko Padang, Nuruliawati, Zahrah Afifah, Muhammad Irfan Andriansyah, Andina Auria Dwi Putri, Nur Hafizoh, Irma Hermawati, Ade Indah Muktamarianti, Syaras Yulianti, Niken Wuri Handayani, Sofi Mardiah

“…Our analysis of wildlife legislation, focus group discussions and expert interviews showed that the Government of Indonesia Trade Law (2014) and Law on Electronic Information and Transactions (2008) cannot be used to prosecute online illegal wildlife trade cases because these laws do not acknowledge regulations for protected species. Our study emphasizes the urgency of revising the Conservation Act and changing the definition of trade to include advertisements of protected species. …”
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Quantifying uncertainty in anthropogenic causes of injury and mortality for an endangered baleen whale by Daniel W. Linden, Jeffrey A. Hostetler, Richard M. Pace III, Lance P. Garrison, Amy R. Knowlton, Véronique Lesage, Rob Williams, Michael C. Runge

“…Abstract Understanding the causes of mortality for a declining species is essential for developing effective conservation and management strategies, particularly when anthropogenic activities are the primary threat. …”
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Characteristics of Chemical Composition and Particle Size Distribution from Real Coal-fired Circulating Fluidised Bed (CFB) Boiler by Xin Du, Jianhui Wu, Yingze Tian, Yufen Zhang, Baoshuang Liu, Yinchang Feng

“…Furthermore, the size distribution of chemical species was influenced by the pollution control device employed, and the same chemical species showed a marked difference among coal-fired boiler equipped with different pollution control devices. …”
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Sonic hedgehog and fibroblast growth factor 8 regulate the evolution of amniote facial proportions by Marta Marchini, Greta Keller, Naaz Khan, Rushabh Shah, Adriana Saliceti Galarza, Katherine B. Starr, Alexandra Apostopoulos, Thomas J. Sanger

“…It is unclear whether this model of facial development applies to species with diverse facial skeletons, especially species possessing a skull morphology representative of early amniotes. …”
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Diaporthaceae associated with root and crown rot of maize by S.C. Lamprecht, P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, Y.T. Tewoldemedhin, W.F.O. Marasas

“…Partial gene sequences of the translation elongation factor 1-alpha gene were added to confirm the species monophyly. To resolve the generic placement of Phaeocytostroma, additional species such as P. sacchari, P. plurivorum and P. megalosporum were also added to the analysis. …”
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Productivity of Bottom gillnet fishing gear on fish landing results at Fish Landing Base (PPI) Ujong Seurangga by Rizki Purnama Nanda, Miswar Edy, Fitriani Riska, Maulinda Maulinda

“…Productivity per sheet of net was 0.1 kg/sheet for the 1 3/4-inch mesh size and 0,2 kg/sheet for the 2-inch mesh size. A total of 33 fish species were identified during the study. The 1 3/4-inch mesh size caught 30 species (436 fish, 27,878 kg), while the 2- inch mesh caught 24 species (393 fish, 58,944 kg). …”
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Combination of thidiazuron and basal media type on optimizing in vitro growth of Grammatophyllum stapeliiflorum orchids by Yuniati, Mayta Novaliza Isda

“… Grammatophyllum stapeliiflorum, recognized as the melancholic orchid, represents one of the elusive orchid species facing the brink of extinction, thus exacerbating its rarity. …”
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Demographic and historical processes influencing Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) population structure across South America by Kelly da Silva e Souza, Letícia Chiara Baldassio de Paula, Ana Maria Lima de Azeredo-Espin, Tatiana Teixeira Torres

“…This complexity likely arises from the species’ high dispersal capability and frequent local extinctions followed by recolonization. …”
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First scientific research on common bottlenose dolphins in the Calabrian (Italy) Ionian Sea by Maria Assunta Menniti, Adriana Vella, Jessica Alessi

“…Bottlenose dolphin research carried out in the stretch of the Southern Ionian Sea, between Brancaleone and Botricello, has reduced the gap in knowledge about the presence and distribution of cetacean species in this region. The first year-long study, in 2019, was developed through the regional operational program 2014–2020, 6.5.a.1-sub-action 2 “Conserving, restoring and protecting habitats and species of the Natura 2000”. …”
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The proximate regulation of prosocial behaviour: towards a conceptual framework for comparative research by Kathrin S. Kopp, Patricia Kanngiesser, Rahel K. Brügger, Moritz M. Daum, Anja Gampe, Moritz Köster, Carel P. van Schaik, Katja Liebal, Judith M. Burkart

“…Abstract Humans and many other animal species act in ways that benefit others. Such prosocial behaviour has been studied extensively across a range of disciplines over the last decades, but findings to date have led to conflicting conclusions about prosociality across and even within species. …”
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De novo transcriptome assembly of the Mediterranean sea-rock pool mosquitoes Aedes mariae and Aedes zammitii by Valentina Mastrantonio, Daniele Porretta, Franco Liberati, Roberta Bisconti, Tiziana Castrignanò, Daniele Canestrelli

“…Abstract Understanding the genomic consequences of hybridization is an essential research focus in global change biology. Species adapted to rapidly changing environments can offer valuable, yet largely underexplored insights in this context. …”
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Seasonal Variations in the Composition and Distribution of Planktonic Fauna in the Eastern Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria by AS Yakup, KJ Balogun, GE Ajani, KO Renner, BO Bello, JA Nkwoji, JK Igbo

“…Higher values were also of community structure indices (Margalef species richness and Shannon-Wiener species diversity) were recorded in the rainy than dry season for the two groups of planktonic fauna. …”
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