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Genetic Markers and Biotechnology
Moth bean is a strictly self-pollinated and self-fertile diploid crop; therefore, little variability in the DNA polymorphism is anticipated among its...
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Molecular Markers for Mutant Characterization
Mutants are either obtained spontaneously or artificially induced frequently in various organisms to serve several purposes like expanding the...
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Lizards on the borders: source and patterns of colonization of an opportunistic reptile, Podarcis siculus, on the remote island of Pantelleria (Italy) depicted by mtDNA phylogeography and dorsal pattern
Understanding patterns and modalities of species’ colonization in insular ecosystems is a major goal of biogeography and may be key to decision...
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Mechanisms of reproductive isolation among cryptic species in monogonont rotifers
The advent of molecular techniques has resulted in the discovery of previously unknown cryptic species in many organisms, including rotifers,...
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Restoring marble trout genes in the Soča River (Slovenia)
In Slovenia, the unique watershed naturally hosting the marble trout is the Soča River, called Isonzo in Italy. In 1993–1996 molecular data...
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First biocharacterization of Artemia populations from western and northwestern Algeria
Morphological and reproductive characteristics of brine shrimp Artemia from two western Algerian populations (El Melah and Timimoun) were studied for...
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Duckweeds: The Tiny Creatures for Resolving the Major Environmental Issues
The superfast and unstoppable race for urbanization and industrialization has tried to improve quality of human life, but simultaneously it has...
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Identifying potential provenances for climate-change adaptation using spatially variable coefficient models
BackgroundSelection of climate-change adapted ecotypes of commercially valuable species to date relies on DNA-assisted screening followed by growth...
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Modern Molecular Tools for Insect Diagnostics
DNA barcoding is a DNA-based taxonomy tool to identify species based on the pattern of nucleotide sequence in a fragment of DNA of a particular...
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The Importance of Intraspecific Variation for Niche Differentiation and Species Distribution Models: The Ecologically Diverse Frog Pleurodema thaul as Study Case
Environmental shifts are projected to lead to expansions, contractions and shifts in the geographic range of species in response to climate change....
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Molecular Markers Applied to Conservation Genetics of American Crocodilians
The subject of this chapter is addressed seeking to establish a balanced relationship of deepening, trying to be interesting for those who are...
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A range-wide analysis of population structure and genomic variation within the critically endangered spiny daisy (Acanthocladium dockeri)
Understanding population structure and genetic diversity is important for designing effective conservation strategies. As a critically endangered...
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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...
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Evolution of Communication Systems Underground in a Blind Mammal, Spalax
The evolution of mammals to life underground, which has been unfolding globally for over 50 million years, is one of nature’s best-studied long-term...
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Fifteen complete chloroplast genomes of Trapa species (Trapaceae): insight into genome structure, comparative analysis and phylogenetic relationships
BackgroundTrapa L. is a floating-leaved aquatic plant with important economic and ecological values. However, the species identification and...
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Fine scale population structure of hoverfly pollinator, Eristalis arbustorum: an integrative study
Determination of the factors influencing the population structure and adaptive tolerance to environmental pressures of the synanthropic hoverfly Erista...
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Geographic patterns of genomic variation in the threatened Salado salamander, Eurycea chisholmensis
Aquatic, karst and spring endemic organisms have become a focus of conservation efforts as human population densities and demand for groundwater...
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An annotated checklist of arthropods associated with the root vole Microtus oeconomus
In the literature, 114 species of arthropods associated to Microtus oeconomus have been reported in the entire area of their occurrence. There are...
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Clear as mud: the ecology and conservation of a secretive wetland fish (Neochanna cleaveri:Galaxiidae) in a heavily altered landscape
The rediscovery of presumed extirpated populations provides a second chance opportunity for species and habitat conservation. This study details the...
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Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cucurbits
The Cucurbitaceae provide food and sustenance almost the entire world over, in economically advanced areas as well as resource-poor areas, and...