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Diversity, Volume 15, Issue 11

November 2023 - 52 articles

Cover Story: A poorly understood fossil dolphin skull with large teeth, named Xenorophus sloanii 100 years ago in 1923, was found in a limestone pit near Charleston, South Carolina. New specimens from the Ashley Formation (28-30 mya) and the Chandler Bridge Formation (25-23 mya) from nearby fossil sites include ten new skulls, several of which demonstrated associated jaws and postcranial skeletons. This new sample permits the naming of a new species, Xenorophus simplicidens, which likely evolved directly from Xenorophus sloanii. Xenorophus is asymmetrical, with a snout bent to the left, an asymmetrical palate, dentition, mandibles, and even asymmetry throughout the vertebral column, which is related to early directional hearing needed for echolocation. Xenorophidae are the earliest diverging toothed whales (Odontoceti). View this paper
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Articles (52)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,087 Views
15 Pages

20 November 2023

The plant microbiome is one of the most important environments for ecological interactions between bacteria that impact the plant and the ecosystem. However, studies on the diversity of mobile genetic elements (such as plasmids) associated with the p...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
11,302 Views
164 Pages

20 November 2023

The early diverging, dolphin-sized, cetacean clade Xenorophidae are a short-lived radiation of toothed whales (Odontoceti) that independently evolved two features long thought to be odontocete synapomorphies: the craniofacial and cochlear morphology...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,304 Views
16 Pages

20 November 2023

In this study, we focused on the eastern part of the Cochlodina laminata range. Although this door snail is widespread in Europe, even a widespread species may lose habitats if future climate change projections are realized. The range shift is one of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,905 Views
36 Pages

20 November 2023

Knowledge on the diversity of parasitic flatworms of Western Mediterranean cyprinids is extremely scarce. In the present study, we parasitologically investigated 12 cyprinid species across the Strait of Gibraltar inhabiting watersheds in northwest Af...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,973 Views
11 Pages

Metal Concentration in Palaemon elegans along the Coastal Areas of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands): Potential Bioindicator of Pollution

  • Enrique Lozano-Bilbao,
  • José Antonio González,
  • José María Lorenzo,
  • Thabatha Thorne-Bazarra,
  • Arturo Hardisson,
  • Carmen Rubio,
  • Dailos González-Weller,
  • Soraya Paz and
  • Ángel J. Gutiérrez

20 November 2023

Ocean pollution poses a significant issue in the marine ecosystem. Coastal areas are particularly impacted by this pollution, and consequently, organisms associated with these coasts bear the brunt of its effects. Therefore, the presence of robust bi...

  • Interesting Images
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,275 Views
4 Pages

20 November 2023

Intertidal mussel stands are common on temperate rocky seashores and host many small invertebrates, so they are important biodiversity reservoirs. Their integrity, however, is being increasingly affected by environmental extremes. An unusual cold sna...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,246 Views
19 Pages

18 November 2023

Indonesia is a mega biodiversity country that has a very abundant diversity of plants. Plant diversity is inseparable from the role of insects that help to pollinate them. One such insect is the stingless bee Tetragonula laeviceps, a bee that has a r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,447 Views
19 Pages

Gulls as Indicators of Environmental Changes in the North Atlantic: A Long-Term Study on Berlenga Island, Western Portugal

  • Filipe R. Ceia,
  • Nathalie C. Silva,
  • Vitor H. Paiva,
  • Lurdes Morais,
  • Ester A. Serrão and
  • Jaime A. Ramos

18 November 2023

In recent decades, the breeding populations of the yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis (YLG) have increased significantly, primarily due to the increase in open refuse dumps and discards from fisheries. Portugal’s largest YLG breeding colony i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,783 Views
17 Pages

18 November 2023

This article, based on the sustainable livelihood framework and survey data from 1264 households in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Puer City, and Lincang City in Yunnan Province, China, analyzes the impact mechanism of livelihood capital on...

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