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Fig. 14. A in Revision of the stygobiont gastropod genera Plagigeyeria Tomlin, 1930 and Travunijana Grego & Glöer, 2019 (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae) in Hercegovina and adjacent regions

Fig. 14. A. Travunijana vruljakensis Grego & Glöer, 2019, Hercegovina, Vrelo Studenac, Gorica near Trebinje, SBMNH 625961 (SEM SBMNH Vanessa Delnavaz). B. T. angelovi (Schütt, 1972), Spring Ombla, Komolac near Dubrovnik, paratype (SMF 318892). C–D. T. tribunicae (Schütt, 1963), Hercegovina, Bileća, main spring of Trebijšnica. C. SMF 191518. D. SMF 318909. Scale bars = 1 mm (B–D SEM SMF Sigrid Hof).

Fig. 16. A–B in Revision of the stygobiont gastropod genera Plagigeyeria Tomlin, 1930 and Travunijana Grego & Glöer, 2019 (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae) in Hercegovina and adjacent regions

Fig. 16. A–B. Travunijana klemmi (Schütt, 1961), Croatia, spring in Stenjevac near Vrgorac. A. SMF 318873. B. Paratype SMF 164345. C. T. edlaueri (Schütt, 1961), Hercegovina, Sopot Mlin at south bank of Svitavsko Blato near Metkovic, SMF 171671. D. T. edlaueri, Hercegovina, Sjekoše at south bank of Svitavsko Blato near Metkovic, SMF 318858. Scale bars = 1 mm (SEM SMF Sigrid Hof).

Fig. 11. A in Revision of the stygobiont gastropod genera Plagigeyeria Tomlin, 1930 and Travunijana Grego & Glöer, 2019 (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae) in Hercegovina and adjacent regions

Fig. 11. A. Plagigeyeria ozimeci sp. nov., Vitina, Vrilo Vrioštica, paratype SBMNH 626440. B. Plagigeyeria lewarnei sp. nov., spring Tučevac in Trebinje, SBMNH 626406. Scale bars = 1 mm (SEM SBMNH Vanessa Delnavaz).

Fig. 8. A in Revision of the stygobiont gastropod genera Plagigeyeria Tomlin, 1930 and Travunijana Grego & Glöer, 2019 (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae) in Hercegovina and adjacent regions

Fig. 8. A. Plagigeyeria reischuetzorum sp. nov., Bjeljani, Dabarsko Polje, Vrelo Vruljak, paratype (SBMNH 632724). B. P. pseudocostellina sp. nov., Blagaj, side spring of Buna at left bank, paratype (SBMNH 626414). C. P. mostarensis Kuščer, 1933, Blagaj Izvor Bune (SBMNH 626411). D. P. mostarensis Kuščer, 1933, Hodbina, Izvor Bunice (SBMNH 626405). Scale bars = 1 mm (SEM SBMNH Vanessa Delnavaz).

Fig. 2 in Revision of the stygobiont gastropod genera Plagigeyeria Tomlin, 1930 and Travunijana Grego & Glöer, 2019 (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae) in Hercegovina and adjacent regions

Fig. 2. Photos of studied localities in Hercegovina. A. Konjic. Ljuta spring (LT of Plagigeyeria ljutaensis sp. nov.). B. Blagaj, spring Buna (P. mostarensis var.). C. Konjic, spring at left bank of Ljuta Rivulet (LT of P. konjicensis sp. nov.). D. Donja Jablanica, Komadinovo Vrelo (LT of P. erossi sp. nov.). E. Vučija, Sušicka Jama (P. cf. lewarnei sp. nov.). F. Trebinje, Gorica, spring Vruljak 1 (P. robusta and P. lewarnei sp. nov.). Photos: Jozef Grego, Dorottya Angyal and Mário Olšavský.

Fig. 3 in Revision of the stygobiont gastropod genera Plagigeyeria Tomlin, 1930 and Travunijana Grego & Glöer, 2019 (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae) in Hercegovina and adjacent regions

Fig. 3. Photos of studied localities in Hercegovina. A. Dabarsko Polje, Sušicka Peć cave near spring Vrijeka (LT of Plagigeyeria reischuetzorum sp. nov. and Travunijana gloeri sp. nov.). B. Tihaljina, spring Tihaljina in Peć Mlini Cave (Belgrandia torifera Schütt, 1961). C. Hodbina, spring Bunica (likely LT of P. mostarensis Kuščer, 1933, P. ovalis Kuščer, 1933). D. Studenci, spring Kajtazovina (LT of P. olsavskyi sp. nov.) E. Vitina, spring Vrioštica (LT of P. vriosticaensis sp. nov. and P. ozimeci sp. nov.) F. Lukende, Jakšenica, Vrelo Jakšenica (LT of P. angyaldorkae sp. nov.) Photos: Jozef Grego, Dorottya Angyal and Mário Olšavský.

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FIGURES 82 in Notes on the genus Astenus Dejean, 1833 in the Mediterranean and adjacent regions. A new species from Turkey, seven new synonyms, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae)

FIGURES 82. Distributions of Astenus henrii sp. n. (open circles).

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Data from: Agri-environmental schemes promote ground-dwelling predators in adjacent oilseed rape fields: diversity, species traits and distance-decay functions

1. Rising demands for agricultural products and high environmental costs of intensive agriculture reinforce the need for ecological replacements in agricultural management. In Europe, agri-environmental schemes (AES) are implemented to enhance species richness and provision of ecosystem services, but the effectiveness of different AES types and the spatial extent of possible beneficial effects are little understood. In this study we assessed the effects of different AES types on diversity, species traits and distance-decay functions of ground- dwelling predators in adjacent crop fields. 2. On 31 study sites with winter oilseed rape (OSR) adjacent to four types of AES differing in management intensity and habitat age we recorded ground-dwelling predators (carabid beetles, staphylinid beetles and spiders) during OSR growth from April to July. Effects of the AES on species richness, activity densities and different traits of these taxa were examined with transects of pitfall traps running along a continuous distance gradient from the AES across the habitat border into the OSR fields. 3. Ground-dwelling predator communities benefitted similarly from the different AES types. In adjacent OSR, activity densities, carabid species richness and the proportion of predatory carabid beetles declined from the field edge while mean body size increased. Adjacent AES increased the proportion of predatory species and simultaneously decreased the proportion of granivorous or frugivorous species in adjacent OSR fields. 4. Synthesis and applications. Our results indicate a beneficial effect of adjacent agri-environmental schemes (AES) on ground-dwelling predators in oilseed rape (OSR), mostly irrespective of AES type and therefore management intensity and habitat age. The short-ranged distance decay effects on natural enemies in OSR underpin that a strategic spatial placement of AES in agricultural landscapes is required to maximise biological pest control. This could help replace anthropogenic input in modern agriculture and secure adequate yields.

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Genetic homogeneity in the face of morphological heterogeneity in the harbor porpoise from the Black Sea and adjacent waters (Phocoena phocoena relicta)

Absence of genetic differentiation is usually taken as an evidence of panmixia, but can also reflect other situations including even nearly complete demographic independence among large-sized populations. Deciphering which situation applies has major practical implications (e.g., in conservation biology). The endangered harbor porpoises in the Black Sea illustrates well this point. While morphological heterogeneity suggested that population differentiation may exist between individuals from the Black and Azov seas, no genetic study provided conclusive evidence or covered the entire subspecies range. Here, we assessed the genetic structure at ten microsatellite loci and a 3,904 base-pairs mitochondrial fragment in 144 porpoises across the subspecies range (i.e., Aegean, Marmara, Black, and Azov seas). Analyses of the genetic structure including FST, Bayesian clustering, and multivariate analyses revealed a nearly complete genetic homogeneity. Power analyses rejected the possibility of underpowered analyses (power to detect FST≥0.008 at microsatellite loci). Simulations under various demographic models, evaluating the evolution of FST, showed that a time-lag effect between demographic and genetic subdivision is also unlikely. With a realistic effective population size of 1000 individuals, the expected "grey zone" would be at most 20 generations under moderate levels of gene flow (≤10 migrants per generation). After excluding alternative hypotheses, panmixia remains the most likely hypothesis explaining the genetic homogeneity in the Black Sea porpoises. Morphological heterogeneity may thus reflect other processes than population subdivision (e.g., plasticity, selection). This study illustrates how combining empirical and theoretical approaches can contribute to understanding patterns of weak population structure in highly mobile marine species.

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Data from: Stress induced gene expression drives transient DNA methylation changes at adjacent repetitive elements

Cytosine DNA methylation (mC) is a genome modification that can regulate the expression of coding and non-coding genetic elements. However, little is known about the involvement of mC in response to environmental cues. Using whole genome bisulfite sequencing to assess the spatio-temporal dynamics of mC in rice grown under phosphate starvation and recovery conditions, we identified widespread phosphate starvation-induced changes in mC, preferentially localized in transposable elements (TEs) close to highly induced genes. These changes in mC occurred after changes in nearby gene transcription, were mostly DCL3a-independent, could partially be propagated through mitosis, however no evidence of meiotic transmission was observed. Similar analyses performed in Arabidopsis revealed a very limited effect of phosphate starvation on mC, suggesting a species-specific mechanism. Overall, this suggests that TEs in proximity to environmentally induced genes are silenced via hypermethylation, and establishes the temporal hierarchy of transcriptional and epigenomic changes in response to stress.

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Data from: DNA methylation combinations in adjacent normal colon tissue predict cancer recurrence: evidence from a clinical cohort study

Accumulating evidence has suggested the requirement for further stratification of patients in the same tumor stage according to molecular factors. We evaluate the combination of cancer stage and DNA methylation status as an indicator of the risk of recurrence and mortality among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). A cohort study of 215 patients with CRC (mean age 64.32 years; 50.5% of men) from Tri-Service General Hospital in Taiwan examined the association between cancer stage and risk of CRC recurrence and mortality. A Cox proportional hazard model was used to analyze patient methylation status and clinical information at study entry, and their associations with CRC recurrence and mortality during follow-up. The advanced stage patients with p16, hMLH1, and MGMT methylation were associated with higher risk of CRC recurrence compared with the local stage patients with unmethylation status in tumor tissues, with adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) (95% confidence interval [CI]) of 9.64 (2.92–31.81), 8.29 (3.40–20.22), and 11.83 (3.49–40.12), respectively. When analyzing normal tissues, we observed similar risk of CRC recurrence with adjusted HRs (95% CI) of 10.85 (4.06–28.96), 9.04 (3.79–21.54), and 12.61 (4.90–32.44), respectively. For combined analyses, the risk of recurrence in the patients in advanced stage with DNA methylation in both normal and tumor tissues, compared with local stage with unmethylation, was increased with adjusted HR (95% CI) of 9.37 (3.36–26.09). In the advanced stage patients, methylation status and tissue subtype were associated with increased risk of 5-year cumulative CRC recurrence (p < 0.001). This study demonstrates that clustering DNA methylation status according to cancer stage and tissue subtype is critical for the assessment of risk of recurrence in CRC patients and also indicated an underlying mechanism.

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Supporting data for the article 'Three-years monitoring of roadkills trends in a road adjacent to a national park in Panama'

Roadkill monitoring can provide important information about spatial and temporal trends, including influential factors on the probability of wildlife – collisions. Such data are important for applying mitigation measures that reduce the mortality of species of conservation concern. Unfortunately, road ecology is not a mainstream discipline in some regions of the world and Central America represents one of those cases. I aimed to monitor roadkills in a road next to a national Park in Panama for three years. I examined whether there was variation in the number of roadkills across taxa (birds, mammals and reptiles), year (2017 – 2020), season (dry vs rainy) and whether monthly average precipitation and temperature influenced the probability of roadkill occurrence. Additionally, I performed a spatial analysis to identify roadkill hotspots. Mammals and reptiles were the most common roadkills. Roadkills tended to decrease with increases in temperature and precipitation. A separate analysis of the two most commons roadkills (iguanas and tamanduas) provided similar trends. The spatial analysis helped to identify a hotspot located in a curved section of the road and surrounded by water. This is the first study to examine for any road in Panama - through statistical modeling – factors that may influence the occurrence of roadkill events. The results suggest that vehicle collisions exert a similar pressure on all taxa and the geometry of the road or distance to the water are also influential. These data sets include monthly roadkill counts with average monthly precipitation and temperature during the dry and rainy season, over a period of three years (ALL.DATA). Two separate data sets (IGUANAS and TAMANDUAS) contain data as described for the tab ALL.DATA but only with data for green iguanas (Iguana iguana) and Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana), respectively. For the spatial analysis, the data set COORDINATES show the location of each roadkill event, identified by latitude and longitude, date, taxa, IUCN status, scientific name and common name.

FIGURE 33 in On the Oxypoda species of Turkey and adjacent regions. II. Three new species, additional records, and a checklist (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)

FIGURE 33. Distribution of Oxypoda turcica Zerche in Turkey.

FIGURE 41 in On the Oxypoda species of Turkey and adjacent regions. II. Three new species, additional records, and a checklist (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)

FIGURE 41. Distribution of Oxypoda lurida Wollaston in Turkey.

FIGURE 31 in On the Oxypoda species of Turkey and adjacent regions. II. Three new species, additional records, and a checklist (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)

FIGURE 31. Type locality of Oxypoda aydinica sp. n. (photo: P. Wunderle).

FIGURE 32 in On the Oxypoda species of Turkey and adjacent regions. II. Three new species, additional records, and a checklist (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)

FIGURE 32. Distribution of Oxypoda cristata Assing in Turkey

FIGURE 59 in On the Xantholinini of Turkey and adjacent regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)

FIGURE 59. Distribution of Xantholinus ciliciae Bordoni in Turkey and Cyprus.

FIGURE 48 in On the Xantholinini of Turkey and adjacent regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)

FIGURE 48. Type locality of Xantholinus marasicus sp. n. (photo: Paul Wunderle).

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FIGURE 1 in Dialychone, Jasmineira and Paradialychone (Annelida: Polychaeta: Sabellidae) from Japan and adjacent waters, including four new species descriptions

FIGURE 1. Map of the collection sites. Hokkaido (above), Honshu (middle) and Kyushu (below).