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Current Fungal Taxonomy and Developments in the Identification System
A functional identification system is the core and basis of fungal taxonomy, which provides sufficient diagnostic characteristics for species...
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A taxonomy of anti-vaccination arguments from a systematic literature review and text modelling
The proliferation of anti-vaccination arguments is a threat to the success of many immunization programmes. Effective rebuttal of contrarian...
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Integrated evidence sheds light on the taxonomy of the widespread Tantilla melanocephala species complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) and indicates the existence of a new species from southern South America
The widespread Tantilla melanocephala is a South American snake, which has a convoluted taxonomic history and a poorly addressed systematics. The...
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Species Diagnosis and DNA Taxonomy
The use of DNA has helped to improve and speed up species identification and delimitation. However, it also provides new challenges to taxonomists....
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OTU Methods in Numerical Taxonomy
This chapter investigates the original OTU methods in numerical taxonomy. First, it briefly introduces the history of numerical taxonomy. Second, it...
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Technologies Promoting Genome-Based Taxonomy
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has proven to be a reliable method. Additionally, it is a commonly used approach in research and surveillance...
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Density-dependent effects of exotic brook trout on aquatic communities in mountain lakes revealed by environmental DNA and morphological taxonomy
Invasion of non-native fishes threatens freshwater biodiversity worldwide. Yet, detailed estimates of population demography for invasive species,...
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Assigning Taxonomy, Building Phylogenetic Tree
Taxonomic classification of the representative sequences and clustering of OTUs (Operational Taxonomic Units) are two core steps in bioinformatic...
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Taxonomy and Biological Control: New Challenges in an Old Relationship
Biological control and taxonomy are continuously develo** fields with remarkable impacts on society. At least 80 years of literature have...
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DNA Barcoding in Species Delimitation: From Genetic Distances to Integrative Taxonomy
Over the past two decades, DNA barcoding has become the most popular exploration approach in molecular taxonomy, whether for identification,...
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Polyphasic Approach to Fungal Taxonomy
AbstractThe taxonomy of micromycetes always experienced a number of specific problems. The development of molecular phylogeny in the last two decades...
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Bacterial communities in cropland soils: Taxonomy and functions
Background and AimsUnderstanding microbial compositions and functions in arable soils is crucial for effective agroecosystem management. While many...
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Against the flow: Integrated taxonomy and environmental suitability of a cold-water species dispersing to warmer waters
The number of species dispersing to higher and/or lower latitudes, in association with temperature warming, is growing exponentially with only a few...
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Documenting the biodiversity of edible grasshoppers in South Africa with traditional knowledge, classic taxonomy and genetic information
The diversity of edible grasshoppers worldwide remains largely undocumented due to inconsistent reporting of ethno- and scientific species, and...
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Assessing penaeid shrimp diversity in the northwest of Peninsular Malaysia: an integrated framework in taxonomy and phylogeny
The taxonomic diversity of penaeid shrimps from the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia was investigated based on morphometric and molecular...
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Integrative taxonomy on the rare sky-island Ligidium species from southwest China (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Ligiidae)
BackgroundThe sky-island Ligidium species fauna in southwest China is poorly known. Before this study, six of the seven sky-island species of the...
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An appraisal of Ulva (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) taxonomy
The green seaweed Ulva is important from ecological and economic perspectives, but the identification of species is often problematic. Here we...
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Taxonomy and phylogenetic diversity among the yeasts
Yeasts are among the economically and scientifically most important eukaryotic microorganisms known. At present, there are 1,500 recognized species,...
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Assessment of soil bacterial communities in integrated crop production systems within the Amazon Biome, Brazil: a comparative study
Integrated production systems have been proposed as alternative to sustainable land use. However, information regarding bacterial community structure...
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Quantitative integrative taxonomy informs species delimitation in Teloschistaceae (lichenized Ascomycota): the genus Wetmoreana as a case study
The genus Wetmoreana was studied using quantitative integrative taxonomy methods to resolve the genus delimitation and explore its taxonomy diversity...
