Publications

23.01.2023
 

New paper in PNAS

The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals.
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28.12.2022
 

New paper in Zootaxa

Tadpoles of Central Amazonia (Amphibia: Anura).

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22.12.2022
 

New paper in Journal of Morphology

Sexually dimorphic characters of the ultimate legs in lithobiid centipedes (Myriapoda, Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha): morphology and implications for...
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22.12.2022
 

New paper in Zoology

A histochemical and morphological study of the mucus producing pedal gland system in Latia neritoides (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Hygrophila)
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30.11.2022
 

Terrestrial Cetartiodactyla
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15.11.2022
 

Contrasting parental roles shape sex differences in poison frog space use but not navigational performance
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09.11.2022
 

New paper in Proceedings of Royal Society B

Phylogenomics reveals deep relationships and diversification within phylactolaemate bryozoans.

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01.11.2022
 

New Paper in Hydrobiologia

Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the cichlid genus Hemichromis (Teleostei, Cichliformes, Cichlidae), with description of a new genus and...
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21.10.2022
 

New paper in Bioinformatics

SYNPHONI: scale-free & phylogeny-aware reconstruction of synteny conservation & transformation across animal genomes.
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19.10.2022
 

New paper in BMC Ecology and Evolution

Reconstructing the neuromuscular ground pattern of phylactolaemate bryozoans: new data from the Lophopodidae
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17.10.2022
 

New paper in Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters

Parananochromis moutingae (Teleostei: Cichlidae): a new species from central Africa, and the first record of the genus in the Congo River basin.
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07.10.2022
 

New paper in Journal of Morphology

Morphology of ctenostome bryozoans: 6. Amphibiobeania epiphylla
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03.10.2022
 

New paper in Biological Reviews

Perils of ingesting harmful prey by advanced snakes
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30.09.2022
 

New Paper in Scientific Reports

Phylogeny and evolution of the genus Cervus (Cervidae, Mammalia) as revealed by complete mitochondrial genomes.
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22.09.2022
 

New paper in Ethology

Mate choice in a promiscuous poison frog
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21.09.2022
 

New report in Septentrio Reports

Cruise Report HHUMTL22

HHUMTL22 - The Arctic University Museum of Norway, R/V «Helmer Hanssen» Tromsø–Longyearbyen, August 22–29, 2022.

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05.09.2022
 

Evolutionary functional morphology of the proboscis and feeding apparatus of hawk moths (Sphingidae: Lepidoptera).
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18.08.2022
 

New paper in Scientific Reports

Novel 3D in situ visualization of seal heartworm (Acanthocheilonema spirocauda) larvae in the seal louse (Echinophthirius horridus) by X-ray microCT.

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15.08.2022
 

New paper in Salamandra

Male life history of a harlequin toad population in French Guiana.
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04.08.2022
 

New paper in BioRisk

A study of the microbiology of the intestinal tract in different species of Teleost fish from the Black Sea.
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04.08.2022
 

Pollination biology of two phenological forms of Neotinea ustulata (Orchidaceae) in Austria, with field experiments to clarify the biological...
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04.08.2022
 

Studies on Pollination Biology of the Orchid Genus Ophrys of Mallorca.

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22.07.2022
 

New Paper in Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

In the Spotlight—Established Researcher.

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19.07.2022
 

New paper in Pharmacia

Determination of the antimicrobial activity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from the Black sea mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819.

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19.07.2022
 

New paper in Cymbium

An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon
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15.07.2022
 

New paper in PeerJ

Temperature regulation in the Balkan spadefoot (Pelobates balcanicus Karaman, 1928) at the beginning of nocturnal activity.

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07.07.2022
 

New paper in Organisms Diversity & Evolution

A mosaic of conserved and novel modes of gene expression and morphogenesis in mesoderm and muscle formation of a larval bivalve.
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05.07.2022
 

New paper in Journal of Morphology

Morphology of ctenostome bryozoans: 5. Sundanella, with description of a new species from the Western Atlantic and the Multiporata concept.

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04.07.2022
 

New paper in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Exploring links between personality traits and their social and non-social environments in wild poison frogs.
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29.06.2022
 

New paper in North-western Journal of Zoology

Ecology of the small Snake-eyed Skink Ablepharus kitaibelii (Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833) in a NW Bulgarian population
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15.06.2022
 

New book

Species Problems and Beyond

Contemporary Issues in Philosophy and Practice
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14.06.2022
 

Midbody-Localized Aquaporin Mediates Intercellular Lumen Expansion During Early Cleavage of an Invasive Freshwater Bivalve
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09.06.2022
 

New Paper in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Comparative Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveals Novel Genes Involved in Bivalve Embryonic Shell Formation and Questions Ontogenetic Homology of...
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09.06.2022
 

New paper in Invertebrate Reproduction & Development

Effects of nutritional stress on reproductive output in the scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones, Buthidae)
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20.05.2022
 

New paper in Herpetology Notes

A new distribution record of the Balkan Spadefoot Toad, Pelobates balcanicus Karaman, 1928, from inland northeastern Bulgaria.
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18.05.2022
 

New paper in GigaScience

Modern venomics - Current insights, novel methods and future perspectives in biological and applied animal venom research.
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16.05.2022
 

New paper in The Anatomical Record

Antler tine homologies and cervid systematics: A review of past and present controversies with special emphasis on Elaphurus davidianus
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27.04.2022
 

New paper in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Repeatable Territorial Aggression in a Neotropical Poison Frog
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21.04.2022
 

New Paper in BioRisk

Seasonal variations of the microflora of wedge clam Donax trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the region of Arkutino (Bulgarian Black Sea aquatory).
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30.03.2022
 

Herpetologische Studien der Arbeitsgruppe um Walter Hödl am 1. Zoologischen Institut (1972–1979) und in den nachfolgenden Abteilungen “Allgemeine...
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18.03.2022
 

New Paper in Herpetology Notes

First record of Podarcis erhardii (Bedriaga, 1876) from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, the easternmost locality of the species in the Balkan...
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01.03.2022
 

New paper in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Phylogenetics and phylogeography of red deer mtDNA lineages during the last 50 000 years in Eurasia.

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28.02.2022
 

New paper in Zoologischer Anzeiger

Morphometry of the pedipalp patella provides new characters for species-level taxonomy in whip spiders (Arachnida, Amblypygi): A test case with...
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10.02.2022
 

Filtration of Nutritional Fluids in the German Wasp Vespula germanica (Vespidae, Hymenoptera).

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04.02.2022
 

New paper in Biologie in unserer Zeit

Die unerwartet diversen Gifte der Hundertfüßer: Giftevolution in aktiv giftigen Chilopoden.

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30.01.2022
 

New paper in Journal of Morphology

The male reproductive system in whip spiders (Arachnida, Amblypygi).

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26.01.2022
 

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Atlas From a Bivalve Larva Enhances Classical Cell Lineage Studies.

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24.01.2022
 

New paper im Journal of Morphology

Cerotegument microstructure of whip spiders (Amblypygi: Euamblypygi Weygoldt, 1996) reveals characters for systematics from family to species level.
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20.01.2022
 

New paper in Scientific Reports

Comparing head muscles among Drusinae clades (Insecta: Trichoptera) reveals high congruence despite strong contrasts in head shape
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16.12.2021
 

Naive poison frog tadpoles use bi-modal cues to avoid insect predators but not heterospecific predatory tadpoles
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14.12.2021
 

New paper in ZooKeys

Morphological investigation of genital organs and first insights into the phylogeny of the genus Siciliaria Vest, 1867 as a basis for a taxonomic...
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09.12.2021
 

New paper in European Journal of Wildlife Research

Factors influencing genotyping success and genotyping error rate of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) faeces collected in temperate Central Europe
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30.11.2021
 

New paper in Ichthyology & Herpetology

Insight into the Evolution of Anuran Foot Flag Displays: A Comparative Study of Color and Kinematics.

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25.11.2021
 

New paper in Check List

New records of Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Merrem, 1820) indicate the northernmost locality of the species in the Balkan Peninsula.

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24.11.2021
 

New paper in Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Hidden diversity—Delimitation of cryptic species and phylogeography of the cyprinid Garra species complex in Northern Oman
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20.11.2021
 

New paper in Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Hidden diversity, ancient divergences and tentative Pleistocene microrefugia of European scorpions (Euscorpiidae: Euscorpiinae) in the eastern...
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17.11.2021
 

New paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Testosterone amplifies the negative valence of an agonistic gestural display by exploiting receiver perceptual bias.
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15.11.2021
 

Wing hearts in four-winged Ultrabithorax-mutant flies—the role of Hox genes in wing heart specification
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12.11.2021
 

New paper in Pathogens

First Record of Trichobilharzia physellae (Talbot, 1936) in Europe, a Possible Causative Agent of Cercarial Dermatitis.

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12.11.2021
 

New paper in Animals

Insights into the Karyotype Evolution of Charinidae, the Early-Diverging Clade of Whip Spiders (Arachnida: Amblypygi)
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10.11.2021
 

New paper in journal of IMAB

Specific microbiology spectrum of white sand mussels from key sample spots from Bulgarian Black Sea aquatory.

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04.11.2021
 

New paper in Frontiers in Zoology

The antennal scape organ of Scutigera coleoptrata (Myriapoda) and a new type of arthropod tip-pore sensilla integrating scolopidial components.
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22.10.2021
 

New paper in Organisms Diversity & Evolution

Towards a global list of accepted species V. The devil is in the detail
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16.10.2021
 

New paper in Organisms Diversity & Evolution

Towards a global list of accepted species II. Consequences of inadequate taxonomic list governance
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11.10.2021
 

New paper in Organisms Diversity & Evolution

Towards a global list of accepted species VI: The Catalogue of Life checklist
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15.09.2021
 

New paper in Biodiversity Data Journal

DNA barcoding for species delimitation of the freshwater leech genus Glossiphonia from the Western Balkan (Hirudinea, Glossiphoniidae)
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31.08.2021
 

New paper in The American Naturalist

A common endocrine signature marks the convergent evolution of an elaborate dance display in frogs

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31.08.2021
 

New paper in Zoodiversity

Citizen Science Assisted Monitoring Provides New Data Concerning the Distribution of the Bulgarian Bent-toed Gecko, Mediodactylus danilewskii...
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02.08.2021
 

New book chapter in "Diatom Gliding Motility"

Diatom triboacoustics
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23.07.2021
 

New paper in Organisms Diversity & Evolution

Towards a global list of accepted species IV: Overcoming fragmentation in the governance of taxonomic lists
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15.07.2021
 

Ecdysis-related neuropeptide expression and metamorphosis in a non-ecdysozoan bilaterian
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13.07.2021
 

New paper in Organisms Diversity & Evolution

Towards a global list of accepted species I. Why taxonomists sometimes disagree, and why this matters
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13.07.2021
 

New paper in Organisms Diversity & Evolution

Towards a global list of accepted species III. Independence and stakeholder inclusion
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10.07.2021
 

New paper in G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Widespread retention of ohnologs in key developmental gene families following whole-genome duplication in arachnopulmonates
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05.07.2021
 

New book chapter in "Plastic Ocean"

From live imaging to 3D modeling: a guide to documentation and processing of planktonic organisms.

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29.06.2021
 

New paper in European Journal of Taxonomy

Varadia, a new helicarionoidean semi-slug genus from India’s Western Ghats (Stylommatophora: Helicarionoidea)
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24.06.2021
 

New paper in Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

Perspective for a New Bioinspired Permanent Adhesive for dry Conditions - Insights in the Glue Producing Japanese art of Defence System of the Oita...
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16.06.2021
 

Specialization for Tachinid Fly Pollination in the Phenologically Divergent Varieties of the Orchid Neotinea ustulata
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11.06.2021
 

New paper in BMC Zoology

A comparative analysis of the nervous system of cheilostome bryozoans
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01.06.2021
 

Evolutionary morphology of the antennal heart in stick and leaf

insects (Phasmatodea) and webspinners (Embioptera) (Insecta:

Eukinolabia)
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01.06.2021
 

New paper in Ecologia Balkanika

They are Back: Notes on the Presence and the life Activities of the Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber L. 1758) from the Territory of Bulgaria.
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03.05.2021
 

New paper in PeerJ

Coverage and quality of DNA barcode references for Central and Northern European Odonata.

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01.05.2021
 

New paper in Integrative and Comparative Biology

Androgen Receptor Modulates Multimodal Displays in the Bornean Rock Frog (Staurois parvus).
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12.04.2021
 

New paper in BMC Ecology and Evolution

Three in one: evolution of viviparity, coenocytic placenta and polyembryony in cyclostome bryozoans
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09.04.2021
 

New paper in BioInvasions Records

The freshwater bryozoan Pectinatella magnifica (Leidy, 1851) in the Austrian Danube: first evidence in the Upper Danube basin.

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09.04.2021
 

New paper in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Ontogenetic Changes of the Aquatic Food Uptake Mode in the Danube Crested Newt (Triturus dobrogicus Kiritzescu 1903).

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05.04.2021
 

New paper in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

Single individual structural variant detection uncovers widespread hemizygosity in molluscs
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24.03.2021
 

New paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B

A reversal in sensory processing accompanies ongoing ecological divergence and speciation in Rhagoletis pomonella.
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23.03.2021
 

New paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution

The evolution of Sox gene repertoires and regulation of segmentation in arachnids.
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13.03.2021
 

New paper in Journal of Anatomy

Digital dissection of the head of the frogs Calyptocephalella gayi and Leptodactylus pentadactylus with emphasis on the feeding apparatus
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08.03.2021
 

New paper in Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

A revision of the ctenostome bryozoan family Pherusellidae, with description of two new species
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06.03.2021
 

New paper in Journal of Morphology

Morphology of ctenostome bryozoans: 4. Pierrella plicata
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12.02.2021
 

New paper in Journal of Morphology

Morphology of ctenostome bryozoans: 3. Elzerina, Flustrellidra, Bockiella
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11.02.2021
 

Non‑collinear Hox gene expression in bivalves and the evolution of morphological novelties in mollusks
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03.02.2021
 

New paper in Herpetozoa

Demography and spatial activity of fire salamanders, Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758), in two contrasting habitats in the Vienna Woods
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02.02.2021
 

New paper in Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift

Morphology, pollen preferences and DNA-barcoding of five Austrian species in the Colletes succinctus group (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
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26.01.2021
 

New paper in Herpetology Notes

Predation by Leptophis ahaetulla (Serpentes: Colubridae) on Osteocephalus cabrerai (Anura: Hylidae), with a description of its distress call
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22.01.2021
 

New paper in Scientific Reports

Identifying the true number of specimens of the extinct blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus)
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21.01.2021
 

New paper in Journal of Anatomy

Selection on vocal output affects laryngeal morphology in rats
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19.01.2021
 

New paper in Insects

Relicts from Glacial Times: The Ground Beetle Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Austrian Alps
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08.01.2021
 

New paper in Scientific Reports

First evidence of virus-like particles in the bacterial symbionts of Bryozoa
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30.12.2020
 

Pollination biology and taxonomy of some species out of the Ophrys fusca-lutea group in Sicily (Orchidaceae).
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18.12.2020
 

New paper in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica

The Alien Pond Slider Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) in Bulgaria: Future Prospects for an Established and Reproducing Invasive Species
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25.11.2020
 

The tracheal system of scutigeromorph centipedes and the evolution of respiratory systems of myriapods
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23.11.2020
 

Phylum Bryozoa

in Handbook of Zoology
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11.11.2020
 

New paper in Zoological Letters

Morphology of Stephanella hina (Bryozoa, Phylactolaemata): common phylactolaemate and unexpected, unique characters
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09.11.2020
 

New paper in Cladistics

Phylogeny of Lithobiidae Newport, 1844, with emphasis on the megadiverse genus Lithobius Leach, 1814 (Myriapoda, Chilopoda)
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04.11.2020
 

New paper in BMC Evolutionary Biology

Four myriapod relatives – but who are sisters? No end to debates on relationships among the four major myriapod subgroups
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03.11.2020
 

Radio broadcast: Radiokolleg

Damenwahl
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29.10.2020
 

Ancestral Role of Ecdysis-Related Neuropeptides in Animal Life Cycle Transitions.
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06.10.2020
 

Radio broadcast: Vom Leben der Natur

Zwischen Kaukasus und Donaudelta

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03.10.2020
 

New paper in Journal of Morphology

Morphology of ctenostome bryozoans: 1. Arachnidium fibrosum
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30.09.2020
 

New paper in Herpetozoa

Crepuscular and Nocturnal Activity of the Nose-Horned Viper, Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) Is More Common than Previously Reported
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29.09.2020
 

New paper in Animal Biology

Mating behavior and spermatophore morphology of the whip scorpion Typopeltis dalyi Pocock, 1900 (Uropygi, Thelyphonida).
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21.09.2020
 

New paper in Journal of Morphology

Morphology of ctenostome bryozoans: 2. Haywardozoon pacificum, with implications of the phylogenetic position of the genus.
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24.08.2020
 

New paper in Biological Control

Innate and learned responses of foraging predatory mites to polar and non-polar fractions of thrips’ chemical cues.
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21.08.2020
 

The trade-off between adult size and development time due to different feeding regimes in the scorpion Tityus neibae.

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09.08.2020
 

New paper in Molecules

Analyses of Skin Secretions of Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Serpentes), with Focus on the Complex Compounds and Their Possible Role in...
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03.08.2020
 

New paper in Parasitology

Unravelling the hidden biodiversity – the establishment of DNA barcodes of fish-parasitizing Acanthocephala Koehlreuther, 1771 in view of taxonomic...
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23.07.2020
 

Mammals of Europe - Past, Present, and Future.
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15.07.2020
 

New Paper in Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny

Cryptic diversity in the whip spider genus Paraphrynus (Amblypygi: Phrynidae): integrating morphology, karyotype, and DNA.
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14.07.2020
 

New paper in Biological Control

Innate and learned responses of foraging predatory mites to polar and non-polar fractions of thrips’ chemical cues.
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10.07.2020
 

New paper in Journal of Morphology

Characterization of the Arion vulgaris pedal gland system.
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08.07.2020
 

New paper in PLOS Biology

Principles for creating a single authoritative list of the world’s species.

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03.07.2020
 

Fairyfly genus Camptoptera Foerster (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae) in India and Sri Lanka, with descriptions of eleven new species.
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03.07.2020
 

Ophrys eretriae, a new species of the Ophrys mammosa complex of the island of Euboea (Greece)
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03.07.2020
 

Ophrys dimidiata, a hitherto undescribed species of the Ophrys tenthredinifera complex in Crete (Orchidaceae).
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30.06.2020
 

New paper in Ecologia Balcanica

Habitat Selection of ‘Mad Cocks’ of the Western Capercaillies Tetrao urogallus (Galliformes: Phasianidae) from the Fringe of the Range: A Case Study...
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24.06.2020
 

New paper in Frontiers in Zoology

Within-family plasticity of nervous system architecture in Syllidae (Annelida, Errantia).

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16.06.2020
 

O anus, where art thou? An investigation of ctenostome bryozoans.
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11.06.2020
 

Morphology and life cycle of an epiphytic pherusellid ctenostome bryozoan from the Mediterranean Sea.
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13.05.2020
 

Experience shapes accuracy in territorial decision-making in a poison frog.
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11.05.2020
 

Review of the reproductive behavior and spermatophore morphology in the whip spider genus Heterophrynus Pocock, 1894 (Arachnida, Amblypygi), with...
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07.05.2020
 

New paper in Entomologica Austriaca

Fruit-feeding behavior of the butterfly Consul fabius (Charaxinae, Nymphalidae, Lepidoptera).
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17.04.2020
 

Reproductive behavior drives female space use in a sedentary Neotropical frog.
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03.03.2020
 

Nanoscopic X-ray tomography for correlative microscopy of a small meiofaunal sea-cucumber.
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