当前, 全球昆虫数量和多样性均处于下降趋势, 而导致这一趋势的原因主要包括人为干扰及气候
变化. 本文基于森林, 草地, 农业, 水生和土壤生态系统, 以植食性, 访花, 捕食性, 寄生性 …

Rhipicephalus turanicus ticks are widely distributed across the Palearctic and Afrotropics.
These two continental populations display differences in morphological characters that raise …

Background Landmark based geometric morphometrics (GM) allows the quantitative
comparison of organismal shapes. When applied to systematics, it is able to score shape …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the phenotype, which is the product of the
interaction between genes and environment, as a set of metric properties and their …

Abstract Afrotropical Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) ticks are revised based on qualitative
morphology of females and nymphs, as well as tarsus I shape outlines of females measured …

There are about 200 species of mosquitoes (Culicidae) known to be vectors of pathogens
that cause diseases in humans. Correct identification of mosquito species is an essential …

Currently, the identification of pollinators is a critical necessity of conservation programs.
After it was found that features extracted from patterns of wing venation are sufficient to …

Vujić, A., Ståhls, G., Ačanski, J., Bartsch, H., Bygebjerg, R. & Stefanović, A.(2013).
Systematics of Pipizini and taxonomy of European Pipiza Fallén: molecular and …

Morphometric methods permit identification of insect species and are an aid for taxonomy.
Quantitative wing traits were used to identify male euglossine bees. Landmark-and outline …

The diverse genus Ophion is almost entirely undescribed in the Nearctic region. In this
paper we define the Ophion scutellaris species group. This species group is well-supported …