The conservation of biodiversity from the genetic to the community levels is fundamental for
the continual provision of ecosystem services (ES), the benefits that ecosystems provide to …

Giant pandas and red pandas are endangered species with similar specialized bamboo diet
and partial sympatric distribution in China. Over the last two decades, the rapid development …

Background Many wild species have suffered drastic population size declines over the past
centuries, which have led to 'genomic erosion'processes characterized by reduced genetic …

Insect declines are a global issue with significant ecological and economic ramifications.
Yet, we have a poor understanding of the genomic impact these losses can have. Genome …

To avoid the worst outcomes of the current biodiversity crisis we need a deep understanding
of population responses to human-induced ecological change. Rapidly expanding access to …

Museo-what? Museomics! Museomics is emerging as a distinct discipline from ancient DNA
research and involves natural history museums and herbaria across the world. Museomics …

The use of museum specimens for research in microbial evolutionary ecology remains an
under-utilized investigative dimension with important potential. Despite this potential, there …

Abstract Torpedo rays (Torpedinidae, Torpediniformes) are small to moderately large
batoids that produce an electric discharge. They are distributed worldwide in temperate and …

Due to the recent increase in demand for agave-based beverages, many wild agave
populations have experienced rapid decline and fragmentation, whereas cultivated plants …

Innovative technological approaches are crucial to enhance naturalistic museum collections
and develop information repositories of relevant interest to science, such as threatened …