Machine learning approaches to assess microendemicity and conservation risk in cave-dwelling arachnofauna DOI Creative Commons
Hugh G. Steiner, Shlomi Aharon, Jesús Ballesteros

и другие.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Дек. 20, 2023

Abstract The biota of cave habitats faces heightened conservation risks, due to geographic isolation and high levels endemism. Molecular datasets, in tandem with ecological surveys, have the potential delimit precisely nature endemism identify priorities for microendemic species. Here, we sequenced ultraconserved elements Tegenaria within, at entrances of, 25 sites test phylogenetic relationships, combined an unsupervised machine learning approach Our data identified clear species limits, as well incidence previously unidentified, cryptic We employed R package canaper Categorical Analysis Neo- Paleo-Endemism (CANAPE) generate metrics that are informative future policy, assessments troglobitic Israeli this genus.

Язык: Английский

Shedding light on the embryogenesis and eye development of the troglophile cave spider Tegenaria pagana C. L. Koch, 1840 (Araneae: Agelenidae) DOI Creative Commons
Evgenia A. Propistsova, Guilherme Gainett, Ariel D. Chipman

и другие.

EvoDevo, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(1)

Опубликована: Март 8, 2025

Relatively little is known about the diversity of embryonic development across lineages spiders, even though study a primary step in evo-devo studies and essential for understanding phenotypic evolution. Practically nothing embryogenesis cave-dwelling animals which play an important role cave ecosystems may have remarkable adaptations to aphotic habitats such as loss eyes. Here, we describe expression patterns several genes Retinal Determination Network (RDN) troglophile (species that pre-adaptations life caves, can complete their cycle well epigean habitats) eye-bearing funnel-web spider species Tegenaria pagana C. L. Koch, 1840, using fluorescent staining confocal microscopy. We discuss characteristic features T. key RDN genes. Although many respects different entelegyne spiders similar, found differences rate development, details opisthosoma, respiratory system, brain morphogenesis comparison with established model species. Our data supports hypothesis conserved sine oculis gene eye formation arachnids. Given recent discovery congeneric degrees reduction throughout Israel, these sets provide foundational point studying events genus Tegenaria.

Язык: Английский

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Evolution: Decoding the adaptation of multi-eyed visual systems DOI
Jonas O. Wolff, Daniela C. Rößler

Current Biology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 34(14), С. R675 - R677

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Machine learning approaches to assess microendemicity and conservation risk in cave-dwelling arachnofauna DOI
Hugh G. Steiner, Shlomi Aharon, Jesús Ballesteros

и другие.

Conservation Genetics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 25(5), С. 1103 - 1110

Опубликована: Авг. 3, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Pseudoscorpions of Israel: Annotated Checklist and Key, With New Records of Two Families (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) DOI Open Access
Sharon Warburg, Shlomi Aharon, Igor Armiach Steinpress

и другие.

Опубликована: Июнь 2, 2023

The location of Israel at the junction three continents leads to a unique faunal combination Palearctic and Afrotropic zoogeographic origins. Following systematic revisions over past sixty years discovery new species, only available key pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) (Beier 1963) has become outdated. We provide here an up-to-date checklist pseudoscorpion species including distribution maps, first illustrated identification Israeli fauna based on morphological characters. Prior our study this comprised twelve families, 26 genera 52 morphospecies, several “subspecies”. increase number list 61 morphospecies that belong 28 fourteen families. Most are Mediterranean, few Afrotropic. Two families reported for time: Syarinidae Cheiridiidae. Both cosmopolitan have representatives in Mediterranean region. putative presented genus level will be described separately elsewhere.

Язык: Английский

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Pseudoscorpions of Israel: Annotated Checklist and Key, with New Records of Two Families (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) DOI Creative Commons
Sharon Warburg, Shlomi Aharon, Igor Armiach Steinpress

и другие.

Taxonomy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 3(4), С. 466 - 496

Опубликована: Окт. 24, 2023

The location of Israel at the junction three continents leads to a unique fauna both Palearctic and Afrotropical zoogeographic origins. Following systematic revisions over past sixty years discovery new species, only available key pseudoscorpions has become outdated. We provide here an up-to-date checklist pseudoscorpion species including distribution maps, first illustrated identification Israeli based on morphological characters. Prior our study, this comprised twelve families, 26 genera 52 morphospecies, several “subspecies”. increase number list 61 morphospecies that belong 28 fourteen families. Most are Mediterranean, few Afrotropical. Two families reported for time: Syarinidae Cheiridiidae. Both cosmopolitan have representatives in Mediterranean region. putative presented genus level will be described separately elsewhere.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

1

Machine learning approaches to assess microendemicity and conservation risk in cave-dwelling arachnofauna DOI Creative Commons
Hugh G. Steiner, Shlomi Aharon, Jesús Ballesteros

и другие.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Дек. 20, 2023

Abstract The biota of cave habitats faces heightened conservation risks, due to geographic isolation and high levels endemism. Molecular datasets, in tandem with ecological surveys, have the potential delimit precisely nature endemism identify priorities for microendemic species. Here, we sequenced ultraconserved elements Tegenaria within, at entrances of, 25 sites test phylogenetic relationships, combined an unsupervised machine learning approach Our data identified clear species limits, as well incidence previously unidentified, cryptic We employed R package canaper Categorical Analysis Neo- Paleo-Endemism (CANAPE) generate metrics that are informative future policy, assessments troglobitic Israeli this genus.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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