The importance of cryptic species and subspecific populations in classic biological control of weeds: a North American perspective

L Smith, M Cristofaro, MC Bon, A De Biase… - BioControl, 2018 - Springer
Classical biological control of weeds depends on finding agents that are highly host-specific.
This requires not only correctly understanding the identity of the target plant, sometimes to …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomy and Biogeography of Andinia-Complex (Orchidaceae)

DL Szlachetko, M Dudek, A Naczk, M Kolanowska - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
The results of a revision of the orchid genus Andinia are presented. The proposed
classification is based on outcomes of morphological and molecular studies. Additionally …

A novel multivariate ecological approach to modeling freshwater mussel habitats verified by ground truthing

AM Laszlo, JS Placyk Jr, LR Williams, MG Williams… - Hydrobiologia, 2022 - Springer
Our study incorporates high-resolution, multivariate ecological niche modeling (ENM) to test
whether two putative state-threatened mussel species in East Texas (Fusconaia askewi and …

[PDF][PDF] Three new species of Lamprigera Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, with notes on known species

Z Dong, V Yiu, G Liu, J He, R Zhao, Y Peng, X Li - Zootaxa, 2021 - researchgate.net
Lamprigera is found only in those countries from the Himalaya–Karakoran–Tibet region to
SE Asia where 17 species have been previously recorded. These 17 include four species …

Can fractal dimensions objectivize gastropod shell morphometrics? A case study from Lake Lugu (SW China)

R Wiese, K Harrington, K Hartmann… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Morphometrics are fundamental for the analysis of size and shape in fossils, particularly
because soft parts or DNA are rarely preserved and hard parts such as shells are commonly …

[PDF][PDF] Mitochondrial DNA-based phylogeography of the large ringlet Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805) suggests recurrent Alpine-Carpathian disjunctions during …

F Cupedo, C Doorenweerd - Nota Lepidopterologica, 2022 - nl.pensoft.net
Most species of the butterfly genus Erebia are high altitude specialists, in which territorial
fragmentation is associated with distinct genetic patterns. This is also true for the large …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomic integrative and phylogenetic identification of the first recorded Triatoma rubrofasciata in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province and Maoming, Guangdong …

Y Hu, MZ Gao, P Huang, HL Zhou, YB Ma… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Most species of Triatominae live exclusively in Latin America.
However, one species, Triatoma rubrofasciata, has been recorded in the Americas as well …

[PDF][PDF] DNA barcoding of Chinese species of the genus Eurydema Laporte, 1833 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

W Zhao, Q Zhao, M Li, J Wei, X Zhang, H Zhang - Zootaxa, 2017 - researchgate.net
The phenotype, as a significant identification character for the bug species Eurydema
Laporte, 1833, possesses many variation patterns, making this species difficult to determine …

Use of continuous cranial shape variation in the identification of divergent crocodile species of the genus Mecistops

AN Carr, JH Nestler, KA Vliet, CA Brochu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of cryptic biodiversity has blossomed under the advancements of genetic
techniques, but species identification via morphology remains crucial to effective …

[PDF][PDF] The intraspecific structure of the Yellow-spotted ringlet Erebia manto (Denis & Schiffermüller,[1775]), with special reference to the bubastis group: an integration …

F Cupedo, C Doorenweerd - Nota lepidopterologica, 2020 - nl.pensoft.net
Present-day intraspecific diversity has largely been shaped by previous climatic events, but
the spatial and temporal scales of differentiation processes in most species remain to be …