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Phylogenetic evidence from freshwater crayfishes that cave adaptation is not an evolutionary dead-end by Stern, David B., Breinholt, Jesse, Pedraza-Lara, Carlos, López-Mejía, Marilú, Owen, Christopher L., Bracken-Grissom, Heather, Fetzner, James W., Crandall, Keith A.

“…Caves are perceived as isolated, extreme habitats with a uniquely specialized biota, which long ago led to the idea that caves are “evolutionary dead-ends.”…”
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A case of Appalachian endemism: Revision of the Cambarus robustus complex (Decapoda: Cambaridae) in the Kentucky and Licking River basins of Kentucky, USA, with the description of three new species by Loughman, Zachary J, Henkanaththegedara, Sujan M, Fetzner, Jr, James W, Thoma, Roger F

“…The amazing levels of freshwater biodiversity found in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States are among the highest recorded globally…”
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Cambarus (Jugicambarus) pauleyi, a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) endemic to southcentral West Virginia, USA, with a re-description of Cambarus (J.) dubius by Loughman, Zachary J, Thoma, Roger F, Fetzner, James W Jr, Stocker, G Whitney

“…Cambarus (Jugicambarus) dubius Faxon, 1884 is a polychromatic montane burrowing crayfish with a long, turbulent taxonomic history since its original…”
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Cambarus (Puncticambarus) callainus, a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Big Sandy River basin in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia, USA by Thoma, Roger F, Loughman, Zachary J, Fetzner, Jr, James W

“…Cambarus (Puncticambarus) callainus, new species, is a stream-dwelling crayfish endemic to the Big Sandy River basin in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia…”
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Cambarus (Jugicambarus) adustus, a new species of crayfish from northeastern Kentucky delimited from the Cambarus (J.) aff. dubius species complex by Thoma, Roger F, Fetzner, James W Jr, Stocker, G Whitney, Loughman, Zachary J

“…A new species of burrowing crayfish, Cambarus (Jugicambarus) adustus, is described from Lewis County in northeastern Kentucky, USA. The new species is most…”
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LINEAR HABITATS AND THE NESTED CLADE ANALYSIS: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF GEOGRAPHIC VERSUS RIVER DISTANCES USING AN OZARK CRAYFISH (DECAPODA: CAMBARIDAE) by Fetzner Jr, James W., Crandall, Keith A.

“…The nested clade analysis can be extremely useful in testing for an association between genetic variation and geography and in explaining these observed…”
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The monophyletic origin of freshwater crayfish estimated from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences by Crandal, Keith A., Harris, D. James, Fetzner, James W.

“…Despite their widespread use as model organisms, the phylogenetic status of the around 520 species of freshwater crayfish is still in doubt. One hypothesis…”
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Extracting high-quality DNA from shed reptile skins: a simplified method by Fetzner, Jr, J W

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LINEAR HABITATS AND THE NESTED CLADE ANALYSIS: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF GEOGRAPHIC VERSUS RIVER DISTANCES USING AN OZARK CRAYFISH (DECAPODA: CAMBARIDAE) by Fetzner, James W, Crandall, Keith A

“…The nested clade analysis can be extremely useful in testing for an association between genetic variation and geography and in explaining these observed…”
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Hylid Frog Phylogeny and Sampling Strategies for Speciose Clades by Wiens, John J., Fetzner, James W., Parkinson, Christopher L., Reeder, Tod W.

“…How should characters and taxa be sampled to resolve efficiently the phylogeny of ancient and highly speciose groups? We addressed this question empirically in…”
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A new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Astacidea: Cambaridae) from the Cumberland Thrust Block (eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, USA), with notes on the evolution of Cambarus Erichson, 1846 in the Ohio River Basin of the Appalachian Mountains by Thoma, Roger F, Fetzner, James W

“…Abstract Cambarus intermontanus n. sp. is described from mountain streams in the Clear Creek basin along the Kentucky/Tennessee border between Cumberland and…”
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World of Crayfish™: a web platform towards real-time global mapping of freshwater crayfish and their pathogens by Ion, Mihaela C, Bloomer, Caitlin C, Bărăscu, Tudor I, Oficialdegui, Francisco J, Shoobs, Nathaniel F, Williams, Bronwyn W, Scheers, Kevin, Clavero, Miguel, Grandjean, Frédéric, Collas, Marc, Baudry, Thomas, Loughman, Zachary, Wright, Jeremy J, Ruokonen, Timo J, Chucholl, Christoph, Guareschi, Simone, Koese, Bram, Banyai, Zsombor M, Hodson, James, Hurt, Margo, Kaldre, Katrin, Lipták, Boris, Fetzner, James W, Cancellario, Tommaso, Weiperth, András, Birzaks, Jạnis, Trichkova, Teodora, Todorov, Milcho, Balalaikins, Maksims, Griffin, Bogna, Petko, Olga N, Acevedo-Alonso, Ada, D'Elía, Guillermo, Śliwińska, Karolina, Alekhnovich, Anatoly, Choong, Henry, South, Josie, Whiterod, Nick, Zorić, Katarina, Haase, Peter, Soto, Ismael, Brady, Daniel J, Haubrock, Phillip J, Torres, Pedro J, Şadrin, Denis, Vlach, Pavel, Kaya, Cüneyt, Woo Jung, Sang, Kim, Jin-Young, Vermeersch, Xavier H C, Bonk, Maciej, Guiaşu, Radu, Harlioğlu, Muzaffer M, Devlin, Jane, Kurtul, Irmak, Błońska, Dagmara, Boets, Pieter, Masigol, Hossein, Cabe, Paul R, Jussila, Japo, Vrålstad, Trude, Beresford, David V, Reid, Scott M, Patoka, Jiří, Strand, David A, Tarkan, Ali S, Steen, Frédérique, Abeel, Thomas, Harwood, Matthew, Auer, Samuel, Kelly, Sandor, Giantsis, Ioannis A, Maciaszek, Rafał, Alvanou, Maria V, Aksu, Önder, Hayes, David M, Kawai, Tadashi, Tricarico, Elena, Chakandinakira, Adroit, Barnett, Zanethia C, Kudor, Ştefan G, Beda, Andreea E, Vîlcea, Lucian, Mizeranschi, Alexandru E, Neagul, Marian, Licz, Anton, Cotoarbă, Andra D, Petrusek, Adam, Kouba, Antonín, Taylor, Christopher A, Pârvulescu, Lucian

“…Freshwater crayfish are amongst the largest macroinvertebrates and play a keystone role in the ecosystems they occupy. Understanding the global distribution of…”
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Cambarus loughmani, a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) endemic to the pre-glacial Teays River Valley in West Virginia, USA by Foltz, David A., Sadecky, Nicole M., Myers, Greg A., Fetzner, James W., Welsh, Stuart A., Stocker, G. Whitney, Glon, Mael G., Thoma, Roger F.

“…A new species of crayfish, Cambarus loughmani sp. nov., is described from the preglacial Teays River Valley of Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, and Putnam…”
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CONSERVATION OF IMPERILED CRAYFISH, CAMBARUS VETERANUS (DECAPODA: REPTANTIA: CAMBARIDAE) by Loughman, Zachary J., Welsh, Stuart A., Fetzner, James W., Thoma, Roger F.

“…Common Name.-Guyandotte River Crayfish (Thoma et al., 2014). Identification.-Cambarus veteranus (Fig. 1) was described by Faxon (1914) from specimens collected…”
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Evaluation of Relationships within the Endemic Hawaiian Platynini (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Based on Molecular and Morphological Evidence by Cryan, Jason R, Liebherr, James K, Fetzner, James W, Whiting, Michael F

“…Relationships among 69 species of Hawaiian Platynini, a monophyletic beetle radiation, was investigated based on evidence from five data partitions, comprising…”
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MORPHOLOGICAL AND GENETIC COMPARISONS OF GOLDEN CRAYFISH, ORCONECTES LUTEUS, AND RUSTY CRAYFISH, O. RUSTICUS, WITH RANGE CORRECTIONS IN IOWA AND MINNESOTA by Wetzel, James E, Poly, William J, Fetzner, James W

“…The distribution of the rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus, has been purported to include large portions of Iowa and Minnesota among many other states,…”
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On the Phylogenetic Positioning of the South American Freshwater Crayfish Genera (Decapoda: Parastacidae) by Crandall, Keith A, Fetzner, James W, Jara, Carlos G, Buckup, Ludwig

“…Abstract South America contains three endemic genera of parastacid freshwater crayfishes (i.e., Parastacus Huxley, Samastacus Riek, and Virilastacus Hobbs),…”
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Phylogeny of Cranes (Gruiformes: Gruidae) Based on Cytochrome-B DNA Sequences by Krajewski, Carey, Fetzner, James W.

“…DNA sequences spanning 1,042 nucleotide bases of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene are reported for all 15 species and selected subspecies of cranes and an…”
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Lepidopteran soral crypsis on Caribbean ferns by Barker, M.S, Shaw, S.W, Hickey, R.J, Rawlins, J.E, Fetzner, J.W. Jr

“…Insect-fern interactions are not as well characterized as insect-angiosperm interactions. For example, the imitation of unique fern structures by insects has…”
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On the Phylogenetic Positioning of the South American Freshwater Crayfish Genera (Decapoda: Parastacidae) by Crandall, Keith A, Fetzner, James W, Jara, Carlos G, Buckup, Ludwig

“…Abstract South America contains three endemic genera of parastacid freshwater crayfishes (i.e., Parastacus Huxley, Samastacus Riek, and Virilastacus Hobbs),…”
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