Search Results - "Herrmann, Hans‐Werner"
-
1
Genetic variability, community structure, and horizontal transfer of endosymbionts among three Asia II‐Bemisia tabaci mitotypes in Pakistan
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-03-2020)“…Endosymbionts associated with the whitefly Bemisia tabaci cryptic species are known to contribute to host fitness and environmental adaptation. The genetic…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
2
Mating systems, reproductive success, and sexual selection in secretive species: a case study of the western diamond-backed rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox
Published in PloS one (05-03-2014)“…Long-term studies of individual animals in nature contribute disproportionately to our understanding of the principles of ecology and evolution. Such field…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
3
The proposed new species, cacao red vein virus, and three previously recognized badnavirus species are associated with cacao swollen shoot disease
Published in Virology journal (19-10-2017)“…Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV), Cacao swollen shoot CD virus (CSSCDV), and Cacao swollen shoot Togo A virus (CSSTAV) cause cacao swollen shoot disease (CSSD)…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
4
Environmentally cued parturition in a desert rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-12-2013)“…Embryonic development in animals is dynamically regulated by physiological, behavioural, and environmental factors (temperature, precipitation, humidity),…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
5
Using rattlesnake microsatellites to determine paternity in captive bushmasters (Lachesis muta)
Published in Zoo biology (01-07-2013)“…We used 10 microsatellite DNA markers originally described for two Crotalus and one Sistrurus species to infer paternity in a captive‐hatched clutch of…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
6
When one phenotype is not enough: divergent evolutionary trajectories govern venom variation in a widespread rattlesnake species
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (13-03-2019)“…Understanding the origin and maintenance of phenotypic variation, particularly across a continuous spatial distribution, represents a key challenge in…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
7
Spatio-temporal patterns of genetic change amongst populations of cassava Bemisia tabaci whiteflies driving virus pandemics in East and Central Africa
Published in Virus research (24-06-2014)“…•642 mtCOI sequences generated for Bemisia tabaci on cassava in East and Central Africa.•8 haplotype groups identified, with 3 comprising >95% of the total…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
8
An interstate highway affects gene flow in a top reptilian predator (Crotalus atrox) of the Sonoran Desert
Published in Conservation genetics (01-08-2017)“…Roads can substantially impact the population connectivity of a wide range of terrestrial vertebrates, often resulting in loss of genetic diversity and an…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
9
Demographic Expansion of the Predominant Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Mitotypes Associated With the Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Epidemic in Pakistan
Published in Annals of the Entomological Society of America (01-05-2019)“…The association between Bemisia tabaci mitotypes and cotton leaf curl outbreaks in Pakistan was investigated using the mitochondria cytochrome oxidase I gene…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
10
Trachemys in Mexico and beyond: Beautiful turtles, taxonomic nightmare, and a mitochondrial poltergeist (Testudines: Emydidae)
Published in Vertebrate zoology (28-06-2024)“…Abstract Trachemys is a speciose genus of freshwater turtles distributed from the Great Lakes in North America across the southeastern USA, Mexico and Central…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
11
Incipient speciation with biased gene flow between two lineages of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-02-2015)“…[Display omitted] •We identify two genetically distinct lineages of Crotalus atrox.•Mitochondrial and nuclear data indicate recent admixture between these…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
12
REDESCRIPTION AND SYSTEMATICS OF TRIMERESURUS CORNUTUS (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE) BASED ON MORPHOLOGY AND MOLECULAR DATA
Published in Herpetologica (01-06-2004)“…We redescribe Trimeresurus cornutus, a species that has not been reported for more than half a century, based on a recently collected live specimen from the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
13
No evidence of male-biased sexual selection in a snake with conventional Darwinian sex roles
Published in Royal Society open science (01-10-2020)“…Decades of research on sexual selection have demonstrated that 'conventional' Darwinian sex roles are common in species with anisogamous gametes, with those…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
14
Egg and Clutch Characteristics of the Mountain Chameleon, Chamaeleo montium, in Southwestern Cameroon
Published in Journal of herpetology (01-03-2005)“…We present the first data collected in situ on clutch and egg size for the Mountain Chameleon (Chamaeleo montium). In addition, we examine within and among…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
15
Development of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the rattlesnake species Crotalus atrox, C. cerastes, and C. scutulatus (Viperidae: Crotalinae) and cross-species amplification of microsatellite markers in Crotalus and Sistrurus species
Published in Conservation genetics resources (01-12-2012)“…We provide details on 46 microsatellite loci for Crotalus and Sistrurus rattlesnake species. We isolated 14, five, and four novel polymorphic species-specific…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
16
Resurrecting an extinct species: archival DNA, taxonomy, and conservation of the Vegas Valley leopard frog
Published in Conservation genetics (01-10-2011)“…Suggestions that the extinct Vegas Valley leopard frog ( Rana fisheri = Lithobates fisheri ) may have been synonymous with one of several declining species…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
17
New Frog Species of the Genus Phrynobatrachus (anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from Mt. Nlonako, Cameroon
Published in Journal of herpetology (01-12-2006)“…Eighteen species of the frog genus Phrynobatrachus are recognized from Cameroon. We describe a new species from Mt. Nlonako in the Littoral Province of Western…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
18
Biochemical and biological activities of the venom of a new species of pitviper from Vietnam, Triceratolepidophis sieversorum
Published in Toxicon (Oxford) (01-02-2003)“…Biochemical and biological activities of a venom sample from a recently discovered new genus and species of pitviper from Vietnam, Triceratolepidophis…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
19
Sentinel plot surveillance of cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan- a case study at the cultivated cotton-wild host plant interface
Published in Virus research (01-08-2023)“…•Sentinel plot and commercial field monitoring reveals recent shifts in CLCuD complexes in Pakistan.•Evidence of altered prevalence of CLCuD-helper virus…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
20
When one phenotype is not enough: divergent evolutionary trajectories govern venom variation in a widespread rattlesnake species
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (06-03-2019)“…Understanding the origin and maintenance of phenotypic variation, particularly across a continuous spatial distribution, represents a key challenge in…”
Get full text
Journal Article