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Diversity, Volume 16, Issue 9

September 2024 - 82 articles

Cover Story: We conducted an initial genetic assessment of pumas, also called panthers, mountain lions, and cougars, for the emblematic population in the Torres del Paine UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Southern Chile. We extracted DNA from scats collected in the field, and using 19 microsatellite loci, we identified 20 individuals. Torres del Paine pumas exhibited an Ho (0.51) only slightly lower than He (0.53), with 2 of the 19 loci not in Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium. Tests for a recent bottleneck were not significant. The small sample size of individuals notwithstanding, these results did not support inbreeding. We also identified individual pumas and assessed them for observable cowlicks (twirls of fur), a trait some have associated with genetic inbreeding depression. View this paper
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Articles (82)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,859 Views
58 Pages

23 September 2024

A study of diatoms in eight watercourses (four spawning rivers and four streams) in the area of the Ozernovsky Mining and Metallurgical Complex (MMC) on the Kamchatka Peninsula was carried out for the first time. A total of 174 taxa were identified,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,697 Views
14 Pages

20 September 2024

Hieracium is one of the largest flowering plant genera that has recently experienced a rapid evolutionary radiation. Due to the massive morphological variation among species, frequent hybridization, and polyploidization events, combined with apomicti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,225 Views
22 Pages

19 September 2024

Mitigating habitat loss of western burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) often involves relocation from California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) burrows to offsite nest boxes. Naval Air Station Lemoore (NASL), Kings and Fresno cou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,507 Views
8 Pages

Diversity of Rotifera in Freshwaters of Bolivia: An Updated Checklist

  • Carla E. Fernández,
  • Melina Campero,
  • Francisca Acosta,
  • Pablo E. Prado,
  • Mabel Maldonado,
  • Edgar Goitia,
  • Georgia Stamou,
  • Evangelia Michaloudi and
  • Carlos López

18 September 2024

Biodiversity records are of great importance, especially in light of the biodiversity crisis. Here, we present a study on the diversity of rotifers in Bolivia based on an extensive investigation of the literature published so far. Through this approa...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,451 Views
12 Pages

18 September 2024

The spotted eagle ray Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1923) has a widespread Indo-West Pacific distribution and displays substantial population genetic structuring. Genetic data are crucial for understanding the species’ diversity, connectivity, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,573 Views
12 Pages

The Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Trees on the Diversity of Forest Communities Worldwide Are Greater than Those of Ectotrophic Mycorrhiza Trees

  • Zihao Li,
  • Wenxin Liu,
  • Xinyu Xue,
  • Rui Qi,
  • Xueying Li,
  • Qian Li,
  • Nuonuo Xu,
  • Fengqin Liu,
  • Yizhen Shao and
  • Yongzhong Ye
  • + 3 authors

17 September 2024

The interaction between woody plants and mycorrhizal fungi is an important biological interaction; however, the driving factors behind the diversity of mycorrhizal trees formed through the symbiosis of mycorrhizal fungi and woody plants remain unclea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,739 Views
22 Pages

17 September 2024

Styracosternan ornithopods are plenty abundant in the Lower Cretaceous fossil record of Europe. In particular, Iguanodon, the second genus of dinosaurs described worldwide, has been found in UK, Belgium, France, Germany, and Spain, evidencing a wide...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,764 Views
10 Pages

Vertical Distribution of Culicoides Biting Midges in Temperate Forests

  • Rasa Bernotienė,
  • Rimgaudas Treinys and
  • Dovilė Bukauskaitė

16 September 2024

Culicoides biting midges are small dipterous insects known as biological vectors of arboviruses, protozoa, and filaria parasites worldwide. Many studies on Culicoides focus on trapping them at ground level, without considering the best trap heights f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,437 Views
16 Pages

14 September 2024

Glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus Miller) is an invasive alien plant species (IAPS) rapidly expanding in North America but is largely understudied compared to the common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). Our study investigated the effects of a 27-year-o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,151 Views
10 Pages

Elucidating the Origins of Stranded Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Eastern Mediterranean through Mitochondrial DNA Mixed-Stock Analysis

  • Arzu Kaska,
  • Tugçe Binen,
  • Dogan Sözbilen,
  • Robin Snape,
  • Annette Broderick,
  • Brendan Godley,
  • Damla Beton,
  • Meryem Ozkan,
  • Carlos Carreras and
  • Yakup Kaska

14 September 2024

It is widely recognized that the examination of haplotypes among sea turtles inhabiting nesting beaches holds significant importance. Yet, an effective conservation effort of a population also requires an investigation of the origin of sea turtles th...

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Diversity - ISSN 1424-2818