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Wing measurements are a possible tool for the identification of European forensically important Sarcophagidae by Szpila, Krzysztof, Johnston, Nikolas P., Akbarzadeh, Kamran, Richet, Rene, Tofilski, Adam

“…The flesh flies are a group of insects well known for their forensic importance. Reliable identification of these flies relies on the use of either molecular…”
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The blowfly Chrysomya latifrons inhabits fragmented rainforests, but shows no population structure by Butterworth, Nathan J., Wallman, James F., Johnston, Nikolas P., Dawson, Blake M., Sharp-Heward, Joshua, McGaughran, Angela

“…Climate change and deforestation are causing rainforests to become increasingly fragmented, placing them at heightened risk of biodiversity loss. Invertebrates…”
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Integration of mitogenomic and morphological data disentangles the systematics of Pollenia and establishes a revised phylogenetic hypothesis for the Polleniidae by Johnston, Nikolas P., Piwczyński, Marcin, Trzeciak, Paulina, Walczak, Kinga, Szpila, Krzysztof

“…The Polleniidae (Diptera) are a family of flies best known for species of the genus Pollenia, which overwinter inside human dwellings. Previously divided…”
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Host-trailing satellite flight behaviour is associated with greater investment in peripheral visual sensory system in miltogrammine flies by Polidori, Carlo, Piwczynski, Marcin, Ronchetti, Federico, Johnston, Nikolas P., Szpila, Krzysztof

“…Insect sensory systems are the subjects of different selective pressures that shape their morphology. In many species of the flesh fly subfamily Miltogramminae…”
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Redβ177 annealase structure reveals details of oligomerization and λ Red-mediated homologous DNA recombination by Newing, Timothy P., Brewster, Jodi L., Fitschen, Lucy J., Bouwer, James C., Johnston, Nikolas P., Yu, Haibo, Tolun, Gökhan

“…The Redβ protein of the bacteriophage λ red recombination system is a model annealase which catalyzes single-strand annealing homologous DNA recombination…”
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Unraveling phylogenetic relationships and species boundaries in the arid adapted Gerbillus rodents (Muridae: Gerbillinae) by RAD-seq data by Piwczyński, Marcin, Granjon, Laurent, Trzeciak, Paulina, Carlos Brito, José, Oana Popa, Madalina, Daba Dinka, Mergi, Johnston, Nikolas P., Boratyński, Zbyszek

“…[Display omitted] •RAD-seq data corroborate division of Gerbillus into four subgenera with high support.•Genealogical discordance is restricted to one branch…”
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First instar larvae of endemic Australian Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) by Szpila, Krzysztof, Walczak, Kinga, Johnston, Nikolas P., Pape, Thomas, Wallman, James F.

“…The first instar larva of a species of the Australian endemic genus Aenigmetopia Malloch is described for the first time, along with the first instar larvae of…”
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First molecular phylogeny and species delimitation of West Palaearctic Pollenia (Diptera: Polleniidae) by Szpila, Krzysztof, Piwczyński, Marcin, Glinkowski, Wojciech, Lutz, Lena, Akbarzadeh, Kamran, Baz, Arturo, Johnston, Nikolas P, Grzywacz, Andrzej

“…Cluster flies of the genus Pollenia are known as mass invaders of human dwellings, but are important plant pollinators in the temperate climatic zone. Despite…”
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The evolution of sexually dimorphic cuticular hydrocarbons in blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) by Butterworth, Nathan J., Wallman, James F., Drijfhout, Falko P., Johnston, Nikolas P., Keller, Paul A., Byrne, Phillip G.

“…Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are organic compounds found on the cuticles of all insects which can act as close‐contact pheromones, while also providing a…”
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Anchored phylogenomics and revised classification of the Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) by Johnston, Nikolas P., Pape, Thomas, Piwczyński, Marcin, Wallman, James F., Wiegmann, Brian M., Cassel, Brian K., Akbarzadeh, Kamran, Szpila, Krzysztof

“…The Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) includes ~600 species across >40 genera, which constitute ~20% of global Sarcophagidae. While molecular…”
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Macronychia (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) goes cosmopolitan: description and molecular delineation of the first Australasian species by Johnston, Nikolas P, Wallman, James F, Pape, Thomas, Whitmore, Daniel

“…Macronychia (Moschusa) rubesca sp. nov. is described from Australia and represents the first record of this genus from the Australasian region. An updated key…”
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DNA Barcoding Identifies Unknown Females and Larvae of Fannia R.-D. (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Carrion Succession Experiment and Case Report by Grzywacz, Andrzej, Jarmusz, Mateusz, Walczak, Kinga, Skowronek, Rafał, Johnston, Nikolas P, Szpila, Krzysztof

“…Application of available keys to European Fanniidae did not facilitate unequivocal species identification for third instar larvae and females of…”
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Integrative Taxonomy of Australian Metopia (Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae) Reveals a New Species and Challenges Traditional Phylogeny by Johnston, Nikolas P., Wallman, James F., Pape, Thomas

“…A taxonomic revision of all Australian species of Metopia Meigen (Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae) is completed using an integrated approach combining molecular…”
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Large positive ecological changes of small urban greening actions by Mata, Luis, Hahs, Amy K., Palma, Estibaliz, Backstrom, Anna, Johnston, Nikolas, King, Tyler, Olson, Ashley R., Renowden, Christina, Smith, Tessa R., Vogel, Blythe, Ward, Samantha

“…The detrimental effects of environmental change on human and non‐human diversity are acutely manifested in urban environments. While urban greenspaces are…”
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Half a century after their discovery: Structural insights into exonuclease and annealase proteins catalyzing recombineering by Fitschen, Lucy J., Newing, Timothy P., Johnston, Nikolas P., Bell, Charles E., Tolun, Gökhan

“…Recombineering is an essential tool for molecular biologists, allowing for the facile and efficient manipulation of bacterial genomes directly in cells without…”
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Taxonomic revision of Australian Amobia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae): integrating morphology and genetics finds a new species and tackles old problems by Johnston, Nikolas P., Wallman, James F., Dowton, Mark, Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas

“…A taxonomic revision of the Australian species of Amobia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae) is completed using an integrated…”
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A new species of carrion-breeding "golden blowfly" from south-eastern Australia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) by Johnston, Nikolas P., Wallman, James F.

“…The adults and third instar larva of Calliphora pryori sp. nov., a new species of Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy endemic to south-eastern Australia, are…”
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