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Larval and Larval Case Morphology of Hyposmocoma Species (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae), With a Discussion on Adaptations to Larval Case-Bearing Locomotion by Dupont, S, Rubinoff, D

“…Terrestrial invasions of the aquatic environment are evolutionarily rare and involve significant morphological and behavioral adaptations. The Hawaiian endemic…”
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Convergent evolution of morphology and habitat use in the explosive Hawaiian fancy case caterpillar radiation by Kawahara, A. Y., Rubinoff, D.

“…Species occurring in unconnected, but similar habitats and under similar selection pressures often display strikingly comparable morphology, behaviour and life…”
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Are plant DNA barcodes a search for the Holy Grail? by Rubinoff, Daniel, Cameron, Stephen, Will, Kipling

“…In a recent study, Kress et al. compared two plant genomes to seek out plant DNA barcodes. Two promising markers balanced the variability that is needed to…”
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Evaluating the California Gnatcatcher as an Umbrella Species for Conservation of Southern California Coastal Sage Scrub by Rubinoff, Daniel

“…Designing reserves that preserve the habitat of many coexisting and threatened species often involves use of conservation surrogates, such as umbrella species…”
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Molecular data reveals California as the potential source of an invasive leafhopper species, Macrosteles sp. nr. severini, transmitting the aster yellows phytoplasma in Hawaii by Le Roux, J.J, Rubinoff, D

“…A species of aster leafhopper (Macrosteles sp.) became established in 2001 on Oahu, Hawaii, and through the transmission of the aster yellows phytoplasma,…”
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Life histories in cyberspace: life writing as a development tool for rural women by Rubinoff, Donna D.

“…Increasingly, information and communication technology (ICT) is being used as a development tool. For example, a recent innovative experiment by the FIDAMERICA…”
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Between Two Extremes: Mitochondrial DNA is neither the Panacea nor the Nemesis of Phylogenetic and Taxonomic Inference by Rubinoff, Daniel, Holland, Brenden S.

“…Recently, the role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences in taxonomy and phylogenetic inference has become contentious, and two extreme viewpoints have…”
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Myth of the molecule: DNA barcodes for species cannot replace morphology for identification and classification by Will, Kipling W., Rubinoff, Daniel

“…So‐called DNA barcodes have recently been proposed to answer the problem of specimen identification and to quantify global biodiversity. We show that this…”
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Convergent evolution of morphology and habitat use in the explosive H awaiian fancy case caterpillar radiation by Kawahara, A. Y., Rubinoff, D.

“…Abstract Species occurring in unconnected, but similar habitats and under similar selection pressures often display strikingly comparable morphology, behaviour…”
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Vertical Transmission of a Pentatomid Caeca-Associated Symbiont by Prado, Simone S, Rubinoff, Daniel, Almeida, Rodrigo P. P

“…We present molecular data for an endosymbiont of the insect family Pentatomidae, located in the gastric caeca of Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)…”
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Web-Spinning Caterpillar Stalks Snails by Rubinoff, Daniel, Haines, William P

“…Moths and butterflies compose one of the most diverse insect orders, but they are overwhelmingly herbivorous. Less than 0.2% are specialized predators,…”
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Mitochondrial DNA sequence, morphology and ecology yield contrasting conservation implications for two threatened buckmoths ( Hemileuca: Saturniidae) by Rubinoff, Daniel, Sperling, Felix A.H.

“…Taxa of conservation interest are frequently identified using morphological or ecological characters. These characters are assumed to represent evolutionary…”
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Conservation of fragmented small populations: endemic species persistence on California's smallest channel island by Rubinoff, D, Powell, J.A

“…We examined resilience to extreme reduction of habitat, and long-term and long-distance isolation for an endemic species using California's Santa Barbara…”
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Hyposmocoma molluscivora Description by Rubinoff, Daniel, Haines, William P.

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Evolution of ecological traits and wing morphology in Hemileuca (Saturniidae) based on a two-gene phylogeny by Rubinoff, Daniel, Sperling, Felix A.H.

“…We present a molecular phylogeny for the genus Hemileuca (Saturniidae), based on 624 bp of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) and 932 bp of the nuclear…”
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Critical geographies of the Caribbean and Latin America by Kingsbury, Paul, Sletto, Bjørn

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(E4,Z9)-tetradecadienal, a sex pheromone for three North American moth species in the genus Saturnia by McElfresh, J.S, Millar, J.G, Rubinoff, D

“…The lepidopteran genus Saturnia has three representatives in North America, S. walterorum, S. mendocino, and S. albofasciata. (E4,Z9)-Tetradecadienal (E4,Z9-14…”
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Description of Diedra, new genus (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae:Tortricinae:Archipini), and three new species, based on phylogenetic analysis by Rubinoff, D, Powell, J.A

“…Diedra, new genus, is proposed for Argyrotaenia cockerellana (Kearfott), A. wielgusi (Clarke), and 3 new species: D. calocedrana (type locality: Blodgett…”
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The pure rotational spectra of the lanthanum monohalides, LaF, LaCl, LaBr, LaI by Rubinoff, Daryl S., Evans, Corey J., Gerry, Michael C.L.

“…Pure rotational spectra have been measured for all the major isotopomers of the lanthanum monohalides, LaF, LaCl, LaBr, and LaI, in their ground and (except…”
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Campesina leaders, life histories and ICT for development: Cybernetworking and rural women in Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras) by Rubinoff, Donna D

“…As the technologies of globalization, especially information and communications technology (ICT), become more widely available, development institutions have…”
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