Marcio R Pie

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January 29, 2021

Dynamics of locomotion in the seed harvesting ant Messor barbarus: effect of individual body mass and transported load mass

Hugo Merienne, Gérard Latil, Pierre Moretto, Vincent Fourcassié

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10664 PubMed 33575127

September 18, 2020

A new tiny toad species of Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) from east of the Guiana Shield in Amazonia, Brazil

Sarah Mângia, Ricardo Koroiva, Diego José Santana

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9887 PubMed 32999760

April 27, 2020

A new species of Cenopalpus Pritchard & Baker (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Japan, with ontogeny of chaetotaxy and a key to the world species

Mohamed W. Negm, Edward A. Ueckermann, Tetsuo Gotoh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9081 PubMed 32391209

April 21, 2020

Additions to the phylogeny of colubrine snakes in Southwestern Asia, with description of a new genus and species (Serpentes: Colubridae: Colubrinae)

Mahdi Rajabizadeh, R. Alexander Pyron, Roman Nazarov, Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Dominique Adriaens, Anthony Herrel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9016 PubMed 32341904

February 14, 2020

Phylogeny of Libellulidae (Odonata: Anisoptera): comparison of molecular and morphology-based phylogenies based on wing morphology and migration

Shu-Ting Huang, Hai-Rui Wang, Wan-Qin Yang, Ya-Chu Si, Yu-Tian Wang, Meng-Lian Sun, Xin Qi, Yi Bai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8567 PubMed 32095371

January 27, 2020

Crypsis and convergence: integrative taxonomic revision of the Gehyra australis group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northern Australia

Paul M. Oliver, Audrey Miranda Prasetya, Leonardo G. Tedeschi, Jessica Fenker, Ryan J. Ellis, Paul Doughty, Craig Moritz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7971 PubMed 32025362

January 2, 2020

Symmetry systems on the wings of Dichromodes Guenée (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) are unconstrained by venation

Sandra R. Schachat

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8263 PubMed 31915575

November 15, 2019

Two new species and the molecular phylogeography of the freshwater crab genus Bottapotamon (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae)

Ning Gao, Ying-Yi Cui, Song-Bo Wang, Jie-Xin Zou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7980 PubMed 31745447

July 26, 2019

The effects of spatial and temporal replicate sampling on eDNA metabarcoding

Kevin K. Beentjes, Arjen G. C. L. Speksnijder, Menno Schilthuizen, Marten Hoogeveen, Berry B. van der Hoorn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7335 PubMed 31388472

June 11, 2019

A new species of Micryletta frog (Microhylidae) from Northeast India

Abhijit Das, Sonali Garg, Amir Hamidy, Eric N. Smith, S. D. Biju

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7012 PubMed 31223526

April 23, 2019

Noblella thiuni sp. n., a new (singleton) species of minute terrestrial-breeding frog (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the montane forest of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru

Alessandro Catenazzi, Alex Ttito

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6780 PubMed 31065457

January 18, 2019

Review of the ant genus Meranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species M. mosalahi sp. n. from Oman

Mostafa R. Sharaf, Abdulrahman S. Aldawood

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6287 PubMed 30687589

December 20, 2018

Undocumented translocations spawn taxonomic inflation in Sri Lankan fire rasboras (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)

Hiranya Sudasinghe, Jayampathi Herath, Rohan Pethiyagoda, Madhava Meegaskumbura

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6084 PubMed 30595978

November 13, 2018

A general pattern of the species abundance distribution

Qiang Su

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5928 PubMed 30479898

October 31, 2018

Uncovering hidden specific diversity of Andean glassfrogs of the Centrolene buckleyi species complex (Anura: Centrolenidae)

Luis Amador, Andrés Parada, Guillermo D’Elía, Juan M. Guayasamin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5856 PubMed 30402351

October 4, 2018

A new limestone-dwelling species of Micryletta (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from northern Vietnam

Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Tan Van Nguyen, Tang Van Duong, Vladislav A. Gorin, Jian-Huan Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5771 PubMed 30310757

August 31, 2018

A new species of Leptobrachium (Anura, Megophryidae) from western Thailand

Parinya Pawangkhanant, Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Tang Van Duong, Mali Naiduangchan, Chatmongkon Suwannapoom

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5584 PubMed 30186706

August 22, 2018

Unveiling community patterns and trophic niches of tropical and temperate ants using an integrative framework of field data, stable isotopes and fatty acids

Felix B. Rosumek, Nico Blüthgen, Adrian Brückner, Florian Menzel, Gerhard Gebauer, Michael Heethoff

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5467 PubMed 30155364

July 16, 2018

Comparative chemical analysis of army ant mandibular gland volatiles (Formicidae: Dorylinae)

Adrian Brückner, Philipp O. Hoenle, Christoph von Beeren

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5319 PubMed 30038876

May 30, 2018

A new species of spotted leaf frog, genus Phasmahyla (Amphibia, Phyllomedusidae) from Southeast Brazil

Elvis Almeida Pereira, Lucas Custódio Lomba Rocha, Henrique Folly, Hélio Ricardo da Silva, Diego José Santana

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4900 PubMed 29868290

May 24, 2018

On the taxonomic status and distribution of African species of Otomops (Chiroptera: Molossidae)

Bruce D. Patterson, Paul W. Webala, Michael Bartonjo, Julius Nziza, Carl W. Dick, Terrence C. Demos

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4864 PubMed 29844995

March 29, 2018

A revision of Haematodes Laporte and Weiserianum Bernhauer (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae: Xanthopygina)

Adam J. Brunke, Stylianos Chatzimanolis

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4582 PubMed 29610710

March 19, 2018

Cenozoic aridization in Central Eurasia shaped diversification of toad-headed agamas (Phrynocephalus; Agamidae, Reptilia)

Evgeniya N. Solovyeva, Vladimir S. Lebedev, Evgeniy A. Dunayev, Roman A. Nazarov, Anna A. Bannikova, Jing Che, Robert W. Murphy, Nikolay A. Poyarkov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4543 PubMed 29576991

February 22, 2018

Evolutionary radiation of earless frogs in the Andes: molecular phylogenetics and habitat shifts in high-elevation terrestrial breeding frogs

Rudolf von May, Edgar Lehr, Daniel L. Rabosky

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4313 PubMed 29492332

January 12, 2018

DNA barcode-based survey of Trichoptera in the Crooked River reveals three new species records for British Columbia

Daniel J. Erasmus, Emily A. Yurkowski, Dezene P.W. Huber

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4221 PubMed 29340236

November 21, 2017

The reanalysis of biogeography of the Asian tree frog, Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae): geographic shifts and climatic change influenced the dispersal process and diversification

Tao Pan, Yanan Zhang, Hui Wang, Jun Wu, Xing Kang, Lifu Qian, Jinyun Chen, Dingqi Rao, Jianping Jiang, Baowei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3995 PubMed 29177111

October 10, 2017

Infection of army ant pupae by two new parasitoid mites (Mesostigmata: Uropodina)

Adrian Brückner, Hans Klompen, Andrew Iain Bruce, Rosli Hashim, Christoph von Beeren

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3870 PubMed 29038753

July 25, 2017

A mutualism without honeydew: what benefits for Melissotarsus emeryi ants and armored scale insects (Diaspididae)?

Christian Peeters, Imre Foldi, Danièle Matile-Ferrero, Brian L. Fisher

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3599 PubMed 28761787

June 30, 2017

Long-term monitoring reveals an avian species credit in secondary forest patches of Costa Rica

Steven C. Latta, Nathan L. Brouwer, Alison Olivieri, Julie Girard-Woolley, Judy F. Richardson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3539 PubMed 28674671

May 3, 2017

Immune responsiveness to phytohemagglutinin displays species but not sex differences in three anuran species

Zhiqiang Zhang, Chenchen Jin, Kangshan Qu, Enrique Caviedes-Vidal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3181 PubMed 28480133

April 18, 2017

Arrival and diversification of mabuyine skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) in the Neotropics based on a fossil-calibrated timetree

Anieli Guirro Pereira, Carlos G. Schrago

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3194 PubMed 28439466

March 30, 2017

Mountain colonisation, miniaturisation and ecological evolution in a radiation of direct-developing New Guinea Frogs (Choerophryne, Microhylidae)

Paul M. Oliver, Amy Iannella, Stephen J. Richards, Michael S.Y. Lee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3077 PubMed 28382230

March 7, 2017

Evolution of sexual dimorphism and Rensch’s rule in the beetle genus Limnebius (Hydraenidae): is sexual selection opportunistic?

Andrey Rudoy, Ignacio Ribera

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3060 PubMed 28286715

February 21, 2017

Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms

Sonali Garg, Robin Suyesh, Sandeep Sukesan, SD Biju

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3007 PubMed 28243532

February 21, 2017

Molecular and morphological data reveal three new cryptic species of Chiasmocleis (Mehely 1904) (Anura, Microhylidae) endemic to the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Mauricio C. Forlani, João F.R. Tonini, Carlos A.G. Cruz, Hussam Zaher, Rafael O. de Sá

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3005 PubMed 28243531

January 5, 2017

Taxonomic revision and molecular phylogenetics of the Idarnes incertus species-group (Hymenoptera, Agaonidae, Sycophaginae)

Fernando H.A. Farache, Astrid Cruaud, Gwenaëlle Genson, Jean-Yves Rasplus, Rodrigo A.S. Pereira

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2842 PubMed 28168097

December 22, 2016

Three new species of Bertolonia (Melastomataceae) from Espírito Santo, Brazil

Lucas F. Bacci, André M. Amorim, Renato Goldenberg

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2822 PubMed 28028482

October 18, 2016

Molecular phylogeny of the megadiverse insect infraorder Bibionomorpha sensu lato (Diptera)

Jan Ševčík, David Kaspřák, Michal Mantič, Scott Fitzgerald, Tereza Ševčíková, Andrea Tóthová, Mathias Jaschhof

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2563 PubMed 27781163

August 30, 2016

An examination of species limits in the Aulacorhynchus “prasinus” toucanet complex (Aves: Ramphastidae)

Kevin Winker

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2381 PubMed 27635345

January 21, 2016

Comparative morphology of the mouthparts of the megadiverse South African monkey beetles (Scarabaeidae: Hopliini): feeding adaptations and guild structure

Florian Karolyi, Teresa Hansal, Harald W. Krenn, Jonathan F. Colville

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1597 PubMed 26819850

January 19, 2016

Arthropods of the great indoors: characterizing diversity inside urban and suburban homes

Matthew A. Bertone, Misha Leong, Keith M. Bayless, Tara L.F. Malow, Robert R. Dunn, Michelle D. Trautwein

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1582 PubMed 26819844

November 5, 2015

The Bulimulidae (Mollusca: Pulmonata) from the Región de Atacama, northern Chile

Juan Francisco Araya

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1383 PubMed 26587346