Natural history collections are invaluable repositories of biological information that provide
an unrivaled record of Earth's biodiversity. Museum genomics—genomics research using …

In alpine regions worldwide, climate change is dramatically altering ecosystems and
affecting biodiversity in many ways. For streams, receding alpine glaciers and snowfields …

The recent expansion of a variety of morphometric tools has brought about a revolution in
the comparison of morphology in the context of the size and shape in various fields including …

Highlights•Specific innovative techniques for external and internal structures.•New quality of
documentation—accelerated acquisition of high quality data.•Independent data for …

An organism's morphology plays a crucial role in its interactions with its environment.
Therefore, comparative anatomical analysis is a critical basis to understanding the ecology …

The mesosoma is the power core of the ant, containing critical structural and muscular
elements for the movement of the head, legs, and metasoma. It has been hypothesized that …

No consensus exists for the homology and terminology of the male genitalia of the
Hexapoda despite over a century of debate. Based on dissections and the literature, genital …

The phylogeny of insects has been both extensively studied and vigorously debated for over
a century. A relatively accurate deep phylogeny had been produced by 1904. It was not …

With a million described species and more than half a billion preserved specimens, the large
scale of insect collections is unequaled by those of any other group. Advances in genomics …

Fifth generation networks (5G) will be associated with a partial shift to higher carrier
frequencies, including wavelengths comparable in size to insects. This may lead to higher …