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1 February 2019
African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) as an example of a herbivore making movement choices based on nutritional needs
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9 July 2018
A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae)
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2 May 2023
Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity
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24 July 2018
Satellite tracking of juvenile whale sharks in the Sulu and Bohol Seas, Philippines
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27 February 2020
Macrostylis metallicola spec. nov.—an isopod with geographically clustered genetic variability from a polymetallic-nodule area in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone
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26 August 2019
Effectiveness of small road tunnels and fences in reducing amphibian roadkill and barrier effects at retrofitted roads in Sweden
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2 August 2018
First appearance deceives many: disentangling the Hemidactylus triedrus species complex using an integrated approach
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12 July 2019
BioDinamica: a toolkit for analyses of biodiversity and biogeography on the Dinamica-EGO modelling platform
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7 November 2018
Geophysical upheavals and evolutionary diversification of plant species in the Himalaya
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3 March 2021
An integrative approach to infer systematic relationships and define species groups in the shrub frog genus Raorchestes, with description of five new species from the Western Ghats, India

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New leap: Five species of shrub frogs discovered
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/new-leap-five-species-of-shrub-frogs-discovered/articleshow/81319558.cms

Five new species of shrub frogs found in Western Ghats
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/five-new-species-of-shrub-frogs-found-in-western-ghats/article33979873.ece

Five new species of shrub frogs found in Western Ghats
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/five-new-species-of-shrub-frogs-found-in-western-ghats-957748.html

KQED: "Metallica Celebrates New Namesake—an Eyeless, Colorless Crustacean"
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13875915/metallica-celebrates-new-namesake-a-blind-crustacean

Metallica's official comment on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9FQ6GqA02F/

Phys Org: "Deep-sea creature named after Metallica"
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-deep-sea-creature-metallica.html

Gecko species split into three
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/gecko-species-split-into-three/article24666027.ece