Agroecology: protecting, restoring, and promoting biodiversity
The global food system is the predominant driver of biodiversity loss. Consequently, there is an increasing need to transition towards more sustainable and resilient agri-food systems to protect, restore and p... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - July 4, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jessica Knapp and Andrea Sciarretta Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Analysis of Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) mitochondrial genomes in the context of a recent host range expansion
The false codling moth (FCM), Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick, 1913), is a significant pest of various important economic crops and is a EU quarantine pest. In the last decade the pest has been reported on Rosa (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - July 3, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Bart T.L.H. van de Vossenberg, Tom H. van Noort, Sanne H.Z. Hooiveld-Knoppers, Lucas P. van der Gouw, Jan E.J. Mertens and Antoon J.M. Loomans Tags: Research Source Type: research
Multi-locus phylogeny of the catfish genus Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820 (Actinopterygii, Siluriformes) and its systematic and evolutionary implications
Ictalurus is one of the most representative groups of North American freshwater fishes. Although this group has a well-studied fossil record and has been the subject of several morphological and molecular phyloge... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 28, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Rodolfo P érez-Rodríguez, Omar Domínguez-Domínguez, Carlos Pedraza-Lara, Rogelio Rosas-Valdez, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León, Ana Berenice García-Andrade and Ignacio Doadrio Tags: Research Source Type: research
Pre-copulatory choices drive post-copulatory decisions: mechanisms of female control shift across different life stages
The ‘wallflower’ hypothesis proposes females mate indiscriminately to avoid reproductive delays. Post-copulatory mechanisms may then allow ‘trading up’, favouring paternity of future mates. We tested links bet... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 27, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Lenka Sentensk á, Catherine E. Scott, Luciana Baruffaldi and Maydianne C. B. Andrade Tags: Research Source Type: research
The two chytrid pathogens of amphibians in Eurasia —climatic niches and future expansion
Climate affects the thermal adaptation and distribution of hosts, and drives the spread of Chytridiomycosis —a keratin-associated infectious disease of amphibians caused by the sister pathogens Batrachochytrium de... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 27, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Dan Sun, Gajaba Ellepola, Jayampathi Herath and Madhava Meegaskumbura Tags: Research Source Type: research
High functional allelic diversity and copy number in both MHC classes in the common buzzard
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which encodes molecules that recognize various pathogens and parasites and initiates the adaptive immune response in vertebrates, is renowned for its exceptional pol... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 24, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jamie Winternitz, Nayden Chakarov, Tony Rinaud, Meinolf Ottensmann and Oliver Kr üger Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction: Environmental DNA detects Spawning Habitat of an ephemeral migrant fish (Anadromous Rainbow Smelt: Osmerus mordax)
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Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 1, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Vaughn Holmes, Jacob Aman, Geneva York and Michael T. Kinnison Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Correction: 18S rRNA variability maps reveal three highly divergent, conserved motifs within Rotifera
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Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 1, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Olaf R. P. Bininda ‑Emonds Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Balancing selection on the complement system of a wild rodent
Selection pressure exerted by pathogens can influence patterns of genetic diversity in the host. In the immune system especially, numerous genes encode proteins involved in antagonistic interactions with patho... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - May 25, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Mridula Nandakumar, Max Lundberg, Fredric Carlsson and Lars R åberg Tags: Research Source Type: research
Synergistic inter-clonal cooperation involving crosstalk, co-option and co-dependency can enhance the invasiveness of genetically distant cancer clones
Despite intensive research, cancer remains a major health problem. The difficulties in treating cancer reflect the complex nature of this disease, including high levels of heterogeneity within tumours. Intra-t... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - May 24, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Caroline S. Carneiro, Jorian D. Hapeman and Aurora M. Nedelcu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Hidden diversity: DNA metabarcoding reveals hyper-diverse benthic invertebrate communities
Freshwater ecosystems, such as streams, are facing increasing pressures from agricultural land use and recent literature stresses the importance of robust biomonitoring to detect trends in insect decline globa... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - May 17, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jennifer Erin Gleason, Robert H. Hanner and Karl Cottenie Tags: Research Source Type: research
Colony-level aggression escalates with the value of food resources
Theory predicts that the level of escalation in animal contests is associated with the value of the contested resource. This fundamental prediction has been empirically confirmed by studies of dyadic contests ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - May 16, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Shaolin Han, Ben L. Phillips and Mark A. Elgar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Leaves that walk and eggs that stick: comparative functional morphology and evolution of the adhesive system of leaf insect eggs (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae)
Phylliidae are herbivorous insects exhibiting impressive cryptic masquerade and are colloquially called “walking leaves”. They imitate angiosperm leaves and their eggs often resemble plant seeds structurally a... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - May 9, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Thies H. B üscher, Sarah Bank, Royce T. Cumming, Stanislav N. Gorb and Sven Bradler Tags: Research Source Type: research
The characteristics of the intestinal bacterial community from Oreochromis mossambicus and its interaction with microbiota from artificial fishery habitats
Artificial habitats can allow many fish to flock together and interact and have been widely used to restore and protect fishery resources. The piece of research intends to elucidate the relationship of microbi... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - May 8, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Sheng Bi, Han Lai, Dingli Guo, Huadong Yi, Haiyang Li, Xuange Liu, Qiuxian Chen, Jiahui Chen, Zhilun Zhang, Xuchong Wei, Guifeng Li and Guorong Xin Tags: Research Source Type: research
Comparative analysis of dioecious Amaranthus plastomes and phylogenomic implications within Amaranthaceae s.s.
The genus Amaranthus L. consists of 70 –80 species distributed across temperate and tropical regions of the world. Nine species are dioecious and native to North America; two of which are agronomically important w... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - May 6, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Damilola A. Raiyemo and Patrick J. Tranel Tags: Research Source Type: research
