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Cladistic analysis of the transisthmian genus Eurytellina (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea) based on morphological and morphometric data
One of the main questions of phylogenetic systematics has recently focused on the reliability and robustness of taxonomic data. Many recent studies...
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Cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision of the genus Poecilocricus Schubart, 1962 (Diplopoda, Spirobolida, Rhinocricidae)
This paper offers the first cladistic analysis of the poorly known millipede genus Poecilocricus Schubart, 1962, from Brazil. The data set was...
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Phylogenomic analysis with improved taxon sampling corroborates an Alydidae + Hydarinae + Pseudophloeinae clade (Heteroptera: Coreoidea: Alydidae, Coreidae)
Recent phylogenomic analyses within the insect superfamily Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) have begun to challenge previous phylogenetic...
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Shed teeth from Portezuelo formation at Sierra del Portezuelo reveal a higher diversity of predator theropods during Turonian-Coniacian times in northern Patagonia
The study of thirty-two shed crowns from the Portezuelo Formation (middle Turonian-late Coniacian) at the Sierra del Portezuelo locality, reveals six...
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Why Owl Monkeys Are Pitheciids: Morphology, Adaptations, and the Evolutionary History of the Aotus Lineage
Phylogeny reconstruction is an estimation of genealogical history, not an exact rendering of it, and no method of phylogeny reconstruction is...
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Evolutionary History and Relationships of Shrimps
The evolutionary history of shrimps can be determined or inferred by various techniques. This history is best expressed by their classification and...
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Utility of ITS and rbcL sequences for resolving intraspecific divergence in Saccharum spontaneum L.
Saccharum spontaneum L. commonly known as wild sugarcane, is a close wild relative of sugarcane, representing the majority of terrestrial...
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Postgenal ctenidum in bat flies (Diptera, Streblidae): new genus, with description of two species, and delimitation of Streblinae
A new genus of streblid bat fly with a postgenal ctenidium is erected and two new species from Brazil are described. We tested the phylogenetic...
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Composition of Endemic Baikal Genus Cottocomephorus (Cottidae: Cottocomephorinae) with Revised Species Descriptions and Diagnoses
Abstract—Comparative morphological studies of type and identified specimens of four species of genus Cottocomephorus Pellegrin, 1900 confirmed the...
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First Pyrotheria (Mammalia, Meridiungulata) from the Quebrada de Los Colorados Formation (middle Eocene–early Oligocene) at Los Cardones National Park, northwestern Argentina
We report herein a new genus and species of Pyrotheria, Berracotherium koimeterion , from the Quebrada de Los Colorados Formation (middle Eocene-early...
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Analysis of the Relationship between the Phylogenetic Diversity of Benthic Communities and Degree of Mineralization of Plain Rivers of the Lower Volga River Basin
AbstractThe statistical background for the relationship between the taxonomic diversity of macrozoobenthos and water mineralization is presented in...
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Earthworm Diversity, Dispersal and Geographical Distribution
Like many other organisms, cladistic earthworm classification evolved, although not very swiftly, using traditional morphological references until...
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Cladistic analysis of the morphological characters of Pseudocharopinus Kabata, 1964 and keys to the species of Pseudocharopinus and Charopinus Krøyer, 1863 based on the morphology of adult females
Kabata separated species of Pseudocharopinus Kabata, 1964 and Charopinus Krøyer, 1863 in 1964 based mainly on four characteristics. Currently Pseudocharopinus...
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Hyolithid-like hyoliths without helens from the early Cambrian of South China, and their implications for the evolution of hyoliths
BackgroundA small hyolith, with a triangular operculum and a conical-pyramidal conch with a sharp apex, originally documented as Ambrolinevitus...
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Investigation of tRNA-based relatedness within the Planctomycetes−Verrucomicrobia−Chlamydiae (PVC) superphylum: a comparative analysis
The PVC superphylum is a diverse group of prokaryotes that require stringent growth conditions. RNA is a fascinating molecule to find evolutionary...
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Genetic analysis of 42 Y-STR loci in Han and Manchu populations from the three northeastern provinces in China
BackgroundY-STR polymorphisms are useful in tracing genealogy and understanding human origins and migration history. This study aimed to fill a...
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Phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Neanurini questions tribal classification of the subfamily Neanurinae (Collembola: Neanuridae)
Multiple lines of evidence provided support for the monophyly of the subfamily Neanurinae. Nevertheless, relationships among and within its tribes...
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Endorsement and phylogenetic analysis of some Fabaceae plants based on DNA barcoding
BackgroundDNA barcoding have been considered as a tool to facilitate species identification based on its simplicity and high-level accuracy in...
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Stethorini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae) of South India: their associated mite species and barcode gap analysis
BackgroundStethorini are specialized mite predators in the family Coccinellidae, which are small with black body and brown or yellow colored...
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Evolutionary biogeography of Cnesterodontini (Teleostei: Poeciliidae): area relationships and priority ranking for conservation
Distributional, phylogenetic, molecular, and paleontological data may be integrated to discover biogeographic patterns exhibited by the organisms....
