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18 September 2020
Assessing the responses of Sphagnum micro-eukaryotes to climate changes using high throughput sequencing
18 September 2020
A new tiny toad species of Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) from east of the Guiana Shield in Amazonia, Brazil
17 September 2020
Wild meat hunting and use by sedentarised Baka Pygmies in southeastern Cameroon
16 September 2020
Density and diversity of macroinvertebrates in Colombian Andean streams impacted by mining, agriculture and cattle production
16 September 2020
Community based actions save Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) eggs and hatchlings flooded by rapid river level rises
11 September 2020
Unexpected diversity in the host-generalist oribatid mite Paraleius leontonychus (Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) phoretic on Palearctic bark beetles
11 September 2020
Nepenthes maximoides (Nepenthaceae) a new, critically endangered (possibly extinct) species in Sect. Alatae from Luzon, Philippines showing striking pitcher convergence with N. maxima (Sect. Regiae) of Indonesia
11 September 2020
First report of lionfish prey from Western Florida waters as identified by DNA barcoding
11 September 2020
Two new nematode species (Plectida: Leptolaimidae, Rhadinematidae) from Chatham Rise, New Zealand
8 September 2020
Identification of priority shorebird conservation areas in the Caribbean
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Two new #marine #nematode species Leptolaimus dififtinus and Lavareda iramscotti from Chatham Rise, New Zealand are described in PEERJ https://t.co/cSUAG2cACt
The long awaited recent paper resulting from the #CLIMPEAT project is now published! Assessing the responses of #Sphagnum micro-#eukaryotes to #climate changes using high throughput #sequencing #peatlands
Acabamos de descrever Amazophrynella gardai. Um pequeno sapinho amazônico. Nomeamos esse pequeno morador da maior floresta do mundo em homenagem ao querido @AdrianGarda1, que além de um grande amigo, foi meu orientador de doc e da @sarahmangiabio
https://t.co/xB5eCBS2WX
Macroinvertebrados acuáticos, ríos de montaña y contaminación. Investigador cátedra Conacyt del INECOL Bajío, colabora en publicación que evalúa el impacto de la actividad humana sobre el recurso hídrico de los Andes.
Disponible en : https://t.co/jVrwCdHCIp
See our new paper on cryptic diversity in a widespread oribatid mite species phoretic on bark beetles, published in @thePeerJ https://t.co/q4HRF3llMZ #Biodiversity #Entomology #EvolutionaryStudies #MolecularBiology #Zoology
@UniGraz
From Luzon, published today, possibly globally extinct already, Nepenthes maximoides in @thePeerJ https://t.co/vUkO3oYGjd #Biodiversity #ConservationBiology #PlantScience #Taxonomy @KewAfrica @KewScience @Kew_Asia
First report of lionfish prey from Western Florida waters as identified by DNA barcoding https://t.co/agSLwhlAWA @thePeerJ https://t.co/ST7iAeffjl
Identification of priority shorebird conservation areas in the Caribbean https://t.co/XL9h1o1VIF @thePeerJ https://t.co/Fz9tetcJrF
Manilla Bulletin: Botanists discover “possibly extinct” pitcher plant in Mt. Banahaw
https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/01/botanists-discover-possibly-extinct-pitcher-plant-in-mt-banahaw/
Kew Gardens: The possibly extinct Philippine pitcher plant
https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/nepenthes-carnivorous-plants-philippines