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Asian mock vipers of the genus Psammodynastes and African forest snakes of the genus Buhoma are two genera belonging to the snake superfamily Elapoidea. The phylogenetic placements of Psammodynastes and Buhoma wi...
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The Peruvian ‘chanque’ or Chilean ‘loco’ Concholepas concholepas is an economically, ecologically, and culturally important muricid gastropod heavily exploited by artisanal fisheries in the temperate southeastern...
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The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Chrysina Resplendens
Studying the taxonomic status of insect species is crucial for our understanding of molecular and genetic phylogenetic diversity within the insect world. Taxonomy involves classifying and naming organisms base...
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Cephalopods are harvested in increasingly large quantities but understanding how to control and manage their stocks, and tracking the routes of the consumption that exploits them, lag behind what has been deve...
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Understanding the genetic basis of convergence at broad phylogenetic scales remains a key challenge in biology. Kingfishers (Aves: Alcedinidae) are a cosmopolitan avian radiation with diverse colors, diets, an...
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The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Agapornis roseicollis
Mitochondria play an important role in cellular energy provision.
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Members of the bacterial genus Rickettsia were originally identified as causative agents of vector-borne diseases in mammals. However, many Rickettsia species are arthropod symbionts and close relatives of ‘Candi...
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Argane Genetics and Genomics
Argania spinosa plays an important socioeconomic and ecologic role in different contrast situations like the arid zone located in the midwestern Morocco. This tree is used as a food and feed and as a resource for...
