]. However, to allow effective, creative, and reproducible integration of ecological and
environmental results, the methods and data used need to be made freely accessible and …

The correct classification of organisms based on specific rules is essential in biological
sciences. Traditionally, morphological characteristics such as size, shape, color, and …

The last 3 years have seen a global outbreak of media headlines predicting a global insect
apocalypse and a subsequent collapse of natural ecosystems, a so‐called 'ecological …

The taxonomic impediment is characterized by dwindling classical taxonomic expertise, and
slow pace of revisionary work, thus more rapid taxonomic assessments are needed. Here …

Freyinae, a major new subfamily of Neotropical jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) Page 1
Accepted by G. Ruiz: 5 Oct. 2015; published: 2 Nov. 2015 ZOOTAXA ISSN 1175-5326 (print …

World entomological collections were formed during over three centuries of sampling and
research. These collections provide the only direct documentation of distribution and natural …

Specimen data in taxonomic literature are among the highest quality primary biodiversity
data. Innovative cybertaxonomic journals are using workflows that maintain data structure …

The diversity of araneomorph spiders in an ecoturistic tropical forest remnant of
approximately 40 ha is described. A 1-ha plot with homogeneous vegetation was …

Biological specimens are fundamental for taxonomy and flora/fauna research. More
importantly, they also play crucial roles in recording environmental impacts on morphology …

We carried out an intensive and systematized sampling of the spider fauna of the tropical
mountain cloud forest (TMCF) in El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico, in order to …