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Avoidance of Catastrophic Structural Failure as an Evolutionary Constraint: Biomechanics of the Acorn Weevil Rostrum by Jansen, Michael A., Williams, Jason, Chawla, Nikhilesh, Franz, Nico M.

“…The acorn weevil (Curculio Linnaeus, 1758) rostrum (snout) exhibits remarkable flexibility and toughness derived from the microarchitecture of its exoskeleton…”
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Reasoning over taxonomic change: exploring alignments for the Perelleschus use case by Franz, Nico M, Chen, Mingmin, Yu, Shizhuo, Kianmajd, Parisa, Bowers, Shawn, Ludäscher, Bertram

“…Classifications and phylogenetic inferences of organismal groups change in light of new insights. Over time these changes can result in an imperfect tracking…”
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A multilayer micromechanical model of the cuticle of Curculio longinasus Chittenden, 1927 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Andrew Jansen, M., Singh, Sudhanshu S., Chawla, Nikhilesh, Franz, Nico M.

“…Curculio longinasus Chittenden, 1927 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a weevil species common throughout the southwestern United States that uses its rostrum –…”
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The Mosquito Fauna of Arizona: Species Composition and Public Health Implications by Jobe, Ndey Bassin, Franz, Nico M, Johnston, Murray A, Malone, Adele B, Ruberto, Irene, Townsend, John, Will, James B, Yule, Kelsey M, Paaijmans, Krijn P

“…Arizona is home to many mosquito species, some of which are known vectors of infectious diseases that harm both humans and animals. Here, we provide an…”
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Microstructure and nanoindentation of the rostrum of Curculio longinasus Chittenden, 1927 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Singh, Sudhanshu S., Jansen, Michael A., Franz, Nico M., Chawla, Nikhilesh

“…The rostrum is an extension of the cuticle of the head of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and is often used to bore holes for oviposition (the process of…”
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Decentralized but Globally Coordinated Biodiversity Data by Sterner, Beckett W, Gilbert, Edward E, Franz, Nico M

“…Centralized biodiversity data aggregation is too often failing societal needs due to pervasive and systemic data quality deficiencies. We argue for a novel…”
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Verbalizing phylogenomic conflict: Representation of node congruence across competing reconstructions of the neoavian explosion by Franz, Nico M, Musher, Lukas J, Brown, Joseph W, Yu, Shizhuo, Ludäscher, Bertram

“…Phylogenomic research is accelerating the publication of landmark studies that aim to resolve deep divergences of major organismal groups. Meanwhile, systems…”
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Descriptions of four new species of Minyomerus Horn, 1876 sec. Jansen & Franz, 2018 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), with notes on their distribution and phylogeny by Jansen, M Andrew, Franz, Nico M

“…This contribution adopts the taxonomic concept approach, including the use of (name sec. [ ] source) and region connection calculus-5 (RCC-5) articulations and…”
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Liberating host–virus knowledge from biological dark data by Upham, Nathan S, Poelen, Jorrit H, Paul, Deborah, Groom, Quentin J, Simmons, Nancy B, Vanhove, Maarten P M, Bertolino, Sandro, Reeder, DeeAnn M, Bastos-Silveira, Cristiane, Sen, Atriya, Sterner, Beckett, Franz, Nico M, Guidoti, Marcus, Penev, Lyubomir, Agosti, Donat

“…Connecting basic data about bats and other potential hosts of SARS-CoV-2 with their ecological context is crucial to the understanding of the emergence and…”
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Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetic Analyses of New World Cycad Beetles: What They Reveal about Cycad Evolution in the New World by Tang, William, Xu, Guang, O’Brien, Charles, Calonje, Michael, Franz, Nico, Johnston, M., Taylor, Alberto, Vovides, Andrew, Pérez-Farrera, Miguel, Salas-Morales, Silvia, Lazcano-Lara, Julio, Skelley, Paul, Lopez-Gallego, Cristina, Lindström, Anders, Rich, Stephen

“…Two major lineages of beetles inhabit cycad cones in the New World: weevils (Curculionoidea) in the subtribe Allocorynina, including the genera Notorhopalotria…”
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Reducing the risk of rostral bending failure in Curculio Linnaeus, 1758 by Jansen, M. Andrew, Niverty, Sridhar, Chawla, Nikhilesh, Franz, Nico M.

“…[Display omitted] With over 300 species worldwide, the genus Curculio Linnaeus, 1758 is a widespread, morphologically diverse lineage of weevils that mainly…”
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Model selection in statistical historical biogeography of Neotropical insects—The Exophthalmus genus complex (Curculionidae: Entiminae) by Zhang, Guanyang, Basharat, Usmaan, Matzke, Nicholas, Franz, Nico M.

“…[Display omitted] •Three major biogeographic models produce different biogeographic estimations.•Founder-event jump dispersal greatly improves model fit in…”
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Emerging semantics to link phenotype and environment by Thessen, Anne E, Bunker, Daniel E, Buttigieg, Pier Luigi, Cooper, Laurel D, Dahdul, Wasila M, Domisch, Sami, Franz, Nico M, Jaiswal, Pankaj, Lawrence-Dill, Carolyn J, Midford, Peter E, Mungall, Christopher J, Ramírez, Martín J, Specht, Chelsea D, Vogt, Lars, Vos, Rutger Aldo, Walls, Ramona L, White, Jeffrey W, Zhang, Guanyang, Deans, Andrew R, Huala, Eva, Lewis, Suzanna E, Mabee, Paula M

“…Understanding the interplay between environmental conditions and phenotypes is a fundamental goal of biology. Unfortunately, data that include observations on…”
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Anatomy of a cladistic analysis by Franz, Nico M

“…The sequential stages culminating in the publication of a morphological cladistic analysis of weevils in the Exophthalmus genus complex (Coleoptera:…”
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Unified and pluralistic ideals for data sharing and reuse in biodiversity by Sterner, Beckett, Elliott, Steve, Gilbert, Edward E, Franz, Nico M

“…Abstract How should billions of species observations worldwide be shared and made reusable? Many biodiversity scientists assume the ideal solution is to…”
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A logic approach to modelling nomenclatural change by Franz, Nico M., Zhang, Chao, Lee, Joohyung

“…We utilize an Answer Set Programming (ASP) approach to show that the principles of nomenclature are tractable in computational logic. To this end we design a…”
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To increase trust, change the social design behind aggregated biodiversity data by Franz, Nico M, Sterner, Beckett W

“…Abstract Growing concerns about the quality of aggregated biodiversity data are lowering trust in large-scale data networks. Aggregators frequently respond to…”
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Phenotypic analysis of aposematic conoderine weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae) supports the existence of three large mimicry complexes by Anzaldo, Salvatore S, Wilson, Joseph S, Franz, Nico M

“…Abstract The Conoderinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) are one of the most distinctive Neotropical weevil groups in behaviour and appearance, attracting numerous…”
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Community Action: Planning for Specimen Management in Funding Proposals by Bentley, Andrew, Thiers, Barbara, Moser, William E, Watkins-Colwell, Gregory J, Zimkus, Breda M, Monfils, Anna K, Franz, Nico M, Bates, John M, Boundy-Mills, Kyria, Lomas, Michael W, Ellwood, Elizabeth R, Poo, Sinlan, Contreras, Dori L, Webster, Michael S, Nelson, Gil, Pandey, Jyotsna L

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Phylogenetic reassessment of the Exophthalmus genus complex (Curculionidae: Entiminae: Eustylini, Geonemini) by FRANZ, NICO M.

“…The monophyly of the Neotropical entimine weevil genus Exophthalmus Schoenherr, 1823 (Curculionidae: Entiminae: Eustylini Lacordaire) is reassessed…”
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