TY  - JOUR
A1  - Reinhard, Johanna E.
A1  - Geißler, Katja
A1  - Blaum, Niels
T1  - Grass and ground dwelling beetle community responses to holistic and wildlife grazing management using a cross-fence comparison in Western Kalahari rangeland, Namibia
JF  - Journal of insect conservation : an international journal devoted to the conservation of insects and related invertebrates
N2  - Savannahs are often branded by livestock grazing with resulting land degradation. Holistic management of livestock was proposed to contribute to biodiversity conservation by simulating native wildlife grazing behaviour. This study attempts the comparison of the impact of a holistic management regime to a wildlife grazing management regime on grass and ground-dwelling beetle species diversity on neighboring farms in Namibian rangeland. Results show that the response of biodiversity in species richness and composition to holistic management of livestock differs substantially from wildlife grazing with a positive impact. From a total of 39 identified species of ground-dwelling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Carabidae) from 29 genera, eight species were found to be indicators for holistic management of livestock and three were found to be indicators for wildlife grazed rangeland. Observations suggest that holistic management of livestock may contribute to biodiversity conservation, but the differential effect of grazing management on species assemblages suggests that livestock grazing cannot replace native wildlife herbivory. Implications for insect conservation An adaptive management strategy such as holistic management used in this study shows the potential to support high beetle biodiversity. Holistic management of livestock thus aspects in favour for a sustainable form of grazing management for insect conservation even though it does not functionally replace grazing by native wildlife.
KW  - Beetle conservation
KW  - Land use management
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Insect conservation
KW  - Wildlife management
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-022-00410-6
SN  - 1366-638X
SN  - 1572-9753
VL  - 26
SP  - 711
EP  - 720
PB  - Springer
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Michaelis, Vivien
A1  - Aengenheister, Leonie
A1  - Schwerdtle, Tanja
A1  - Buerki-Thurnherr, Tina
A1  - Bornhorst, Julia
T1  - Manganese translocation across an in vitro model of human villous trophoblast
T2  - Placenta
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2021.07.205
SN  - 0143-4004
SN  - 1532-3102
VL  - 112
SP  - E63
EP  - E64
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam [u.a.]
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hofman, Maarten P. G.
A1  - Hayward, M. W.
A1  - Heim, M.
A1  - Marchand, P.
A1  - Rolandsen, C. M.
A1  - Mattisson, Jenny
A1  - Urbano, F.
A1  - Heurich, M.
A1  - Mysterud, A.
A1  - Melzheimer, J.
A1  - Morellet, N.
A1  - Voigt, Ulrich
A1  - Allen, B. L.
A1  - Gehr, Benedikt
A1  - Rouco Zufiaurre, Carlos
A1  - Ullmann, Wiebke
A1  - Holand, O.
A1  - Jorgensen, n H.
A1  - Steinheim, G.
A1  - Cagnacci, F.
A1  - Kroeschel, M.
A1  - Kaczensky, P.
A1  - Buuveibaatar, B.
A1  - Payne, J. C.
A1  - Palmegiani, I
A1  - Jerina, K.
A1  - Kjellander, P.
A1  - Johansson, O.
A1  - LaPoint, S.
A1  - Bayrakcismith, R.
A1  - Linnell, J. D. C.
A1  - Zaccaroni, M.
A1  - Jorge, M. L. S.
A1  - Oshima, J. E. F.
A1  - Songhurst, A.
A1  - Fischer, C.
A1  - Mc Bride, R. T.
A1  - Thompson, J. J.
A1  - Streif, S.
A1  - Sandfort, R.
A1  - Bonenfant, Christophe
A1  - Drouilly, M.
A1  - Klapproth, M.
A1  - Zinner, Dietmar
A1  - Yarnell, Richard
A1  - Stronza, A.
A1  - Wilmott, L.
A1  - Meisingset, E.
A1  - Thaker, Maria
A1  - Vanak, A. T.
A1  - Nicoloso, S.
A1  - Graeber, R.
A1  - Said, S.
A1  - Boudreau, M. R.
A1  - Devlin, A.
A1  - Hoogesteijn, R.
A1  - May-Junior, J. A.
A1  - Nifong, J. C.
A1  - Odden, J.
A1  - Quigley, H. B.
A1  - Tortato, F.
A1  - Parker, D. M.
A1  - Caso, A.
A1  - Perrine, J.
A1  - Tellaeche, C.
A1  - Zieba, F.
A1  - Zwijacz-Kozica, T.
A1  - Appel, C. L.
A1  - Axsom, I
A1  - Bean, W. T.
A1  - Cristescu, B.
A1  - Periquet, S.
A1  - Teichman, K. J.
A1  - Karpanty, S.
A1  - Licoppe, A.
A1  - Menges, V
A1  - Black, K.
A1  - Scheppers, Thomas L.
A1  - Schai-Braun, S. C.
A1  - Azevedo, F. C.
A1  - Lemos, F. G.
A1  - Payne, A.
A1  - Swanepoel, L. H.
A1  - Weckworth, B.
A1  - Berger, A.
A1  - Bertassoni, Alessandra
A1  - McCulloch, G.
A1  - Sustr, P.
A1  - Athreya, V
A1  - Bockmuhl, D.
A1  - Casaer, J.
A1  - Ekori, A.
A1  - Melovski, D.
A1  - Richard-Hansen, C.
A1  - van de Vyver, D.
A1  - Reyna-Hurtado, R.
A1  - Robardet, E.
A1  - Selva, N.
A1  - Sergiel, A.
A1  - Farhadinia, M. S.
A1  - Sunde, P.
A1  - Portas, R.
A1  - Ambarli, Hüseyin
A1  - Berzins, R.
A1  - Kappeler, P. M.
A1  - Mann, G. K.
A1  - Pyritz, L.
A1  - Bissett, C.
A1  - Grant, T.
A1  - Steinmetz, R.
A1  - Swedell, Larissa
A1  - Welch, R. J.
A1  - Armenteras, D.
A1  - Bidder, O. R.
A1  - Gonzalez, T. M.
A1  - Rosenblatt, A.
A1  - Kachel, S.
A1  - Balkenhol, N.
T1  - Right on track?
BT  - Performance of satellite telemetry in terrestrial wildlife research
JF  - PLoS one
N2  - Satellite telemetry is an increasingly utilized technology in wildlife research, and current devices can track individual animal movements at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. However, as we enter the golden age of satellite telemetry, we need an in-depth understanding of the main technological, species-specific and environmental factors that determine the success and failure of satellite tracking devices across species and habitats. Here, we assess the relative influence of such factors on the ability of satellite telemetry units to provide the expected amount and quality of data by analyzing data from over 3,000 devices deployed on 62 terrestrial species in 167 projects worldwide. We evaluate the success rate in obtaining GPS fixes as well as in transferring these fixes to the user and we evaluate failure rates. Average fix success and data transfer rates were high and were generally better predicted by species and unit characteristics, while environmental characteristics influenced the variability of performance. However, 48% of the unit deployments ended prematurely, half of them due to technical failure. Nonetheless, this study shows that the performance of satellite telemetry applications has shown improvements over time, and based on our findings, we provide further recommendations for both users and manufacturers.
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216223
SN  - 1932-6203
VL  - 14
IS  - 5
PB  - PLoS
CY  - San Fransisco
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gorin, Vladislav A.
A1  - Scherz, Mark D.
A1  - Korost, Dmitry V.
A1  - Poyarkov, Nikolay A.
T1  - Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs
JF  - Zoosystematics and evolution : Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin
N2  - The genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 includes 52 species and is one of the most diverse genera of the family Microhylidae, being the most species-rich taxon of the Asian subfamily Microhylinae. The recent, rapid description of numerous new species of Microhyla with complex phylogenetic relationships has made the taxonomy of the group especially challenging. Several recent phylogenetic studies suggested paraphyly of Microhyla with respect to Glyphoglossus Gunther, 1869, and revealed three major phylogenetic lineages of mid-Eocene origin within this assemblage. However, comprehensive works assessing morphological variation among and within these lineages are absent. In the present study we investigate the generic taxonomy of Microhyla-Glyphoglossus assemblage based on a new phylogeny including 57 species, comparative morphological analysis of skeletons from cleared-and-stained specimens for 23 species, and detailed descriptions of generalized osteology based on volume-rendered micro-CT scans for five speciesal-together representing all major lineages within the group. The results confirm three highly divergent and well-supported clades that correspond with external and osteological morphological characteristics, as well as respective geographic distribution. Accordingly, acknowledging ancient divergence between these lineages and their significant morphological differentiation, we propose to consider these three lineages as distinct genera: Microhyla sensu stricto, Glyphoglossus, and a newly described genus, Nanohyla gen. nov.
KW  - Amphibians
KW  - integrative taxonomy
KW  - narrow-mouthed frogs
KW  - micro-computed tomography
KW  - Nanohyla gen. nov
KW  - osteology
KW  - sexual dimorphism
KW  - taxonomic revision
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.97.57968
SN  - 1860-0743
SN  - 1435-1935
VL  - 97
IS  - 1
SP  - 21
EP  - 54
PB  - Pensoft Publishers
CY  - Sofia
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Litwin, Magdalena
A1  - Colangeli, Pierluigi
T1  - Wie und wohin reisen Wasserflöhe?
T2  - Vielfalt in der Uckermark : Forschungsprojekte 2015 - 2018
Y1  - 2019
SP  - 28
EP  - 29
PB  - oerding print GmbH
CY  - Braunschweig
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Kowalski, Gabriele Joanna
T1  - Auf dem Sprung
BT  - wie bewegen sich Tiere durch die Landschaft?
T2  - Vielfalt in der Uckermark : Forschungsprojekte 2015 - 2018
Y1  - 2019
SP  - 41
EP  - 42
PB  - oerding print GmbH
CY  - Braunschweig
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Inäbnit, Thomas
A1  - Dennis, Alice B.
T1  - The mitochondrial genome of Melampus bidentatus (Panpulmonata, Ellobioidea)
T2  - Integrative and comparative biology / Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology
Y1  - 2021
SN  - 1540-7063
SN  - 1557-7023
VL  - 61
IS  - Supplement 1
SP  - E405
EP  - E405
PB  - Oxford University Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dennis, Alice B.
A1  - Inäbnit, Thomas
T1  - Physiological and genomic variation among cryptic species of a marsh snail (Melampus bidentatus)
T2  - Integrative and comparative biology / Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab001
SN  - 1540-7063
SN  - 1557-7023
VL  - 61
SP  - E195
EP  - E196
PB  - Oxford University Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  -