10 February 2020

The role of rarity as a surrogate of marine fish species representation

"The paper provides shows how to use rare species as the primary way to select protected areas which justified both practically and theoretically."

Mark Costello, Handling Editor

6 February 2020

Obama chez moi! The invasion of metropolitan France by the land planarian Obama nungara (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae)

"An interesting approach to science resulting in novel discoveries."

Tatiana Tatarinova, Handling Editor

29 January 2020

Remarks on Mastigodiaptomus (Calanoida: Diaptomidae) from Mexico using integrative taxonomy, with a key of identification and three new species

"Many species of zooplankton from tropical regions have not been described with molecular marker genes. This study provides important data for aquatic ecology and taxonomy."

Hugo Sarmento, Handling Editor

28 January 2020

The Global Museum: natural history collections and the future of evolutionary science and public education

"Finding ways to connect natural history museums is essential to advance biodiversity science."

José Maria Silva, Handling Editor

24 January 2020

Viability and management of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) population in the Endau Rompin landscape, Peninsular Malaysia

"This article provides an updated and relatively novel statistically robust analyses of the Endangered Asian Elephant in Malaysia, which will be important for improving on the ground conservation efforts."

Beth Polidoro, Handling Editor

21 January 2020

Population genetics of swamp eel in the Yangtze River: comparative analyses between mitochondrial and microsatellite data provide novel insights

"This article furthers our understanding of the population genetics of this species and, more widely, of protogynous species."

Lee Rollins, Handling Editor

13 January 2020

The mitochondrial genome of Apion squamigerum (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea, Brentidae) and the phylogenetic implications

"The new mitochondrial genome of Apion squamigerum (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea, Brentidae) is interesting to discuss the evolution of Coleoptera."

Jia-Yong Zhang, Handling Editor

3 January 2020

Genetic diversity and population structure of two subspecies of western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in the Republic of South Africa as revealed by microsatellite genotyping

"Studying genetic diversity is very important, and even more so for bee colonies, which are obtained by selection from a very limited source. Hence the big problems for beekeepers who breed bee colonies originating from several sources."

Ruslan Kalendar, Handling Editor

3 December 2019

Effectiveness of water-saving technologies during early stages of restoration of endemic Opuntia cacti in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

"The paper presents a large study on the effectiveness of water-saving technologies in cactus restoration, which should be significant in supporting long-term restoration efforts in Galapagos and elsewhere."

Timothy Scheibe, Handling Editor

25 November 2019

Assessment of North American arthropod collections: prospects and challenges for addressing biodiversity research

"This is a very relevant and timely review of the state of affairs of North American arthropod collections. Using specimens holdings and digitization efforts as their key metrics, the authors explore the collections' potential for providing much-needed biodiversity data."

Rüdiger Bieler, Handling Editor