Search Results - "WALSH, Elizabeth J"

Fifteen species in one: deciphering the Brachionus plicatilis species complex (Rotifera, Monogononta) through DNA taxonomy by Mills, Scott, Alcántara-Rodríguez, J. Arturo, Ciros-Pérez, Jorge, Gómez, Africa, Hagiwara, Atsushi, Galindo, Kayla Hinson, Jersabek, Christian D., Malekzadeh-Viayeh, Reza, Leasi, Francesca, Lee, Jae-Seong, Mark Welch, David B., Papakostas, Spiros, Riss, Simone, Segers, Hendrik, Serra, Manuel, Shiel, Russell, Smolak, Radoslav, Snell, Terry W., Stelzer, Claus-Peter, Tang, Cuong Q., Wallace, Robert L., Fontaneto, Diego, Walsh, Elizabeth J.

“…Understanding patterns and processes in biological diversity is a critical task given current and rapid environmental change. Such knowledge is even more…”
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Rotifer Species Richness in Kenyan Waterbodies: Contributions of Environmental Characteristics by Smolak, Radoslav, Walsh, Elizabeth J.

“…The aquatic microfauna of Africa is poorly characterized, especially in the case of planktonic rotifers inhabiting waterbodies other than large lakes. In…”
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Evidence supporting cryptic species within two sessile microinvertebrates, Limnias melicerta and L. ceratophylli (Rotifera, Gnesiotrocha) by Kordbacheh, Azar, Wallace, Robert L, Walsh, Elizabeth J

“…Microorganisms, including rotifers, are thought to be capable of long distance dispersal. Therefore, they should show little population genetic structure due…”
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Improving Aquatic Biodiversity Estimates in Africa: Rotifers of Angola and Ghana by Smolak, Radoslav, Brown, Patrick D, Walsmith, Robert N, Ríos-Arana, Judith V, Sanful, Peter, Kalous, Lukáš, Walsh, Elizabeth J

“…Afrotropical inland waters are highly diverse ecosystems; however, they remain poorly studied, especially for rotifers. Here, we contributed to the knowledge…”
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Patterns of Rotifer Diversity in the Chihuahuan Desert by Brown, Patrick D., Schröder, Thomas, Ríos-Arana, Judith V., Rico-Martinez, Roberto, Silva-Briano, Marcelo, Wallace, Robert L., Walsh, Elizabeth J.

“…Desert aquatic systems are widely separated, lack hydrologic connections, and are subject to drought. However, they provide unique settings to investigate…”
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Brachionus calyciflorus is a species complex : Mating behavior and genetic differentiation among four geographically isolated strains by GILBERT, John J, WALSH, Elizabeth J

“…Four geographic strains of B. calyciflorus are investigated regarding their genetic similarity and ability to cross-mate. DNA sequence analysis of the…”
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Motility and size of rotifers as risk factors for being consumed by the passive protistan predator Actinosphaerium sp by Sanchez-Avila, Alejandra Sofia, Wallace, Robert L., Walsh, Elizabeth J.

“…Predation is a well-known factor that structures rotifer communities. However, the role of protists as predators is relatively understudied. Here, we…”
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The undiscovered country: ten grand challenges in rotifer biology by Wallace, Robert L., Hochberg, Rick, Walsh, Elizabeth J.

“…Authors have attributed the statement “All science is either physics or stamp collecting” to the Physicist, Ernest Rutherford. Putting this sarcastic quip…”
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Does “form follow function” in the rotiferan genus Keratella? by Kusztyb, Samara, Januszkiewicz, Warren, Walsh, Elizabeth J., Hochberg, Rick, Wallace, Robert L.

“…Most species of Keratella possess dome-shaped, dorsal plates comprising a network of polyhedral units (facets), delineated by slightly raised ridges. The…”
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Preface: Diverse rotifers in diverse ecosystems by Špoljar, Maria, Fontaneto, Diego, Walsh, Elizabeth J., Kuczyńska-Kippen, Natalia

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Population structure and cryptic species in the cosmopolitan rotifer Euchlanis dilatata by Kordbacheh, Azar, Garbalena, Guadalupe, Walsh, Elizabeth J

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Reproductive isolation, morphological and ecological differentiation among cryptic species of Euchlanis dilatata, with the description of four new species by Kordbacheh, Azar, Shapiro, Ashanti N., Walsh, Elizabeth J.

“…Morphological approaches may not provide sufficient resolution for species delineation. Thus, we used an integrated approach that included molecular and…”
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Ultrastructure of the extraordinary pedal gland in Asplanchna aff. herricki (Rotifera: Monogononta) by Hochberg, Rick, Wallace, Robert L, Walsh, Elizabeth J, Araújo, Thiago Q

“…Rotifers possess complex morphologies despite their microscopic size and simple appearance. Part of this complexity is hidden in the structure of their organs,…”
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A synthesis of the biogeographical distribution of Rotifera in Africa by Smolak, Radoslav, Walsh, Elizabeth J, Brown, Patrick D, Wallace, Robert L

“…The rotifer fauna of Africa has been studied for >100 years, but there has been no recent synthesis. We compiled data from 265 publications that reported…”
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A metadata approach to documenting sex in phylum Rotifera: diapausing embryos, males, and hatchlings from sediments by Walsh, Elizabeth J., May, Linda, Wallace, Robert L.

“…We present a survey of the literature documenting sexuality in monogonont rotifers, including reports of diapausing embryos (DEs), males, and/or hatchlings…”
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A new species of Pompholyx (Rotifera: Monogononta: Testudinellidae) from the United States by Araujo, Thiago Q., Walsh, Elizabeth J., Wallace, Robert L., Hochberg, Rick

“…Genus Pompholyx Gosse, 1851 (Rotifera; Monogononta; Testudinellidae) comprises three species described from freshwater plankton around the globe. Here we…”
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Genome size and lifestyle in gnesiotrochan rotifers by Brown, Patrick D., Walsh, Elizabeth J.

“…Gnesiotrochan rotifers display a variety of life styles ranging from taxa with free-swimming larval and sessile adult stages to those with motile adult stages…”
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Systematic distribution of birefringent bodies in Rotifera and first evidence of their ultrastructure in Acyclus inquietus (Gnesiotrocha: Collothecaceae) by Yang, Hui, Hochberg, Rick, Walsh, Elizabeth J., Wallace, Robert L.

“…Small birefringent concretions have been reported in rotifers for over a century and often hypothesized as energy sources. Here, we provide an update on their…”
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Remodeling of the nervous system of the indirectly developing rotifer Cupelopagis vorax (Gnesiotrocha, Collothecaceae) by Preza, Elizabeth, Walsh, Elizabeth J., Hochberg, Rick

“…Cupelopagis vorax is a sessile, predatory rotifer with indirect development. The topology of its nervous system is partly known through histological…”
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Ultrastructure of extracorporeal secretions of four sessile species of Rotifera (Gnesiotrocha), with observations on the chemistry of the gelatinous tube by Yang, Hui, Hochberg, Rick, Walsh, Elizabeth J., Wallace, Robert L.

“…Secretion of an extracorporeal hydrogel is a common defensive strategy employed by many aquatic invertebrates including several species of sessile rotifers…”
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