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Phylogenomic analyses of Crassiclitellata support major Northern and Southern Hemisphere clades and a Pangaean origin for earthworms by Anderson, Frank E, Williams, Bronwyn W, Horn, Kevin M, Erséus, Christer, Halanych, Kenneth M, Santos, Scott R, James, Samuel W

“…Earthworms (Crassiclitellata) are a diverse group of annelids of substantial ecological and economic importance. Earthworms are primarily terrestrial infaunal…”
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Phylogenomic Analysis of a Putative Missing Link Sparks Reinterpretation of Leech Evolution by Phillips, Anna J, Dornburg, Alex, Zapfe, Katerina L, Anderson, Frank E, James, Samuel W, Erséus, Christer, Moriarty Lemmon, Emily, Lemmon, Alan R, Williams, Bronwyn W

“…Abstract Leeches (Hirudinida) comprise a charismatic, yet often maligned group of organisms. Despite their ecological, economic, and medical importance, a…”
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Phylogenetic species delimitation for crayfishes of the genus Pacifastacus by Larson, Eric R, Castelin, Magalie, Williams, Bronwyn W, Olden, Julian D, Abbott, Cathryn L

“…Molecular genetic approaches are playing an increasing role in conservation science by identifying biodiversity that may not be evident by morphology-based…”
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Molecular phylogeny of North American Branchiobdellida (Annelida: Clitellata) by Williams, Bronwyn W., Gelder, Stuart R., Proctor, Heather C., Coltman, David W.

“…[Display omitted] ► We provide the most comprehensive taxon and gene sampling for the group to date. ► We construct a multi-locus phylogeny for North American…”
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Erratum to: Phylogenomic analyses of Crassiclitellata support major Northern and Southern hemisphere clades and a Pangaean origin for earthworms by Anderson, Frank E, Williams, Bronwyn W, Horn, Kevin M, Erséus, Christer, Halanych, Kenneth M, Santos, Scott R, James, Samuel W

“…After publication of the original article [1], the authors received the correct museum catalogue number of Avelona ligra, Lumbricidae, which is listed in Table…”
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Effects of environmental and host physical characteristics on an aquatic symbiont by DeWitt, Philip D., Williams, Bronwyn W., Lu, Zhu-Qi, Fard, Ali N., Gelder, Stuart R.

“…Despite the importance of aquatic symbionts in community organization, often little is known about the relative role of host and environmental characteristics…”
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Cambarus ectopistes sp. nov., a new stream-dwelling crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the French Broad, Pigeon, and Nolichucky River watersheds in the Appalachian Mountain region of North Carolina and Tennessee, USA by Loughman, Zachary J, Williams, Bronwyn W

“…The Cataloochee Crayfish, Cambarus ectopistes sp. nov., is a large, stream-dwelling crayfish that occupies a narrow noncontiguous distribution within the…”
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Integrative taxonomy reveals two new narrowly-endemic crayfish species (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Yadkin River Basin in western North Carolina, USA by Perkins, Michael A, Williams, Bronwyn W, Russ, William T

“…Two new species of stream-dwelling crayfish, Cambarus lapidosus, the Stony Fork Crayfish, and Cambarus burchfielae, the Falls Crayfish, are described from the…”
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Characterising dispersal and potential impacts of non‐native red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) populations in the coastal plain region of the pee Dee River basin, U.S.A by Kendrick, Michael R., Walker, Matt J., Scott, Elizabeth U., Huber, Jeanette H., Roy, Meagan B., Williams, Bronwyn W., Rothman, Gregory K., Kingsley‐Smith, Peter R., Darden, Tanya L.

“…Non‐native species can spread rapidly through aquatic ecosystems in association with both natural and anthropogenic mechanisms, but the relative importance of…”
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A recovery network leads to the natural recolonization of an archipelago and a potential trailing edge refuge by Smith, Matthew M., Gilbert, Jonathan H., Olson, Erik R., Scribner, Kim T., Van Deelen, Timothy R., Van Stappen, Julie F., Williams, Bronwyn W., Woodford, James E., Pauli, Jonathan N.

“…Rapid environmental change is reshaping ecosystems and driving species loss globally. Carnivore populations have declined and retracted rapidly and have been…”
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Isoperla riverae, a new stonefly species from the southeast Nearctic, with notes on sympatric species including the larval description of Isoperla lenati Szczytko & Kondratieff, 2015 (Plecoptera: Perlodidae) by Verdone, Chris J, Beaty, Steven R, Holland, Victor B, Williams, Bronwyn W

“…Isoperla riverae sp. n. is described from the southeastern USA. The new species is proposed based on details of the adult habitus, male aedeagus, vesicle,…”
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A new species of Pterodrilus (Branchiobdellida: Clitellata) from the upper Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin of North Carolina by Williams, Bronwyn W., Phillips, Anna J.

“…A new species of branchiobdellidan, Pterodrilus leiteri n. sp., is described from the anterior cephalothorax of the crayfish Cambarus longulus from…”
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Morphological characterization and genotyping of the marbled crayfish and new evidence on its origin by Vogt, GÜnter, Lukhaup, Chris, Williams, Bronwyn W, Pfeiffer, Michael, Dorn, Nathan J, Schulz, Ralf, Schrimpf, Anne

“…The obligately parthenogenetic marbled crayfish, Procambarus virginalis, is the first formally described asexual species of the Crustacea Decapoda. It is a…”
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Phylogenomic analyses reveal a Palaeozoic radiation and support a freshwater origin for clitellate annelids by Erséus, Christer, Williams, Bronwyn W., Horn, Kevin M., Halanych, Kenneth M., Santos, Scott R., James, Samuel W., Creuzé des Châtelliers, Michel, Anderson, Frank E.

“…Clitellata is a major clade of Annelida comprising nearly all freshwater and terrestrial annelids as well as several marine species. We investigated clitellate…”
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A historical review of the taxonomy and classification of Entocytheridae (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Podocopida) by Williams, Bronwyn W, Weaver, Patricia G

“…Ostracods of the family Entocytheridae are obligate ectosymbionts of other crustaceans, including crayfishes, isopods, amphipods, and a species of freshwater…”
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Two new species of Xironogiton (Clitellata: Branchiobdellida) from western North America by Williams, Bronwyn W., Weaver, Patricia G.

“…Xironogiton, a genus of crayfish worm (order Branchiobdellida), is historically endemic to North America. To date, six species of Xironogiton have been…”
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Evaluating the legacy of multiple introductions of American martens on spatiotemporal patterns of genetic diversity by Day, Casey C., Gilbert, Jonathan H., Manlick, Philip J., Grauer, Jennifer A., Pauli, Jonathan N., Scribner, Kim T., Williams, Bronwyn W., Zollner, Patrick A.

“…Species reintroductions are successful when established populations maintain both demographic stability and genetic diversity. Such a result may be obtained by…”
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A new genus and species of entocytherid ostracod (Ostracoda: Entocytheridae) from the John Day River Basin of Oregon, U.S.A., with a key to genera of the subfamily Entocytherinae by Weaver, Patricia G, Williams, Bronwyn W

“…Targeted sampling efforts by the authors for the signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, from its native range in the John Day River Basin, Oregon, U.S.A…”
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Demographic and Genetic Evaluation of an American Marten Reintroduction: A Comment on Swanson et al by Williams, Bronwyn W., Scribner, Kim T.

“…Molecular genetic techniques have been widely used to evaluate management actions, including the success of species reintroductions. However, conclusions drawn…”
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Na+/K+‐ATPase gene duplications in clitellate annelids are associated with freshwater colonization by Horn, Kevin M., Williams, Bronwyn W., Erséus, Christer, Halanych, Kenneth M., Santos, Scott R., Creuzé des Châtelliers, Michel, Anderson, Frank E.

“…Major habitat transitions, such as those from marine to freshwater habitats or from aquatic to terrestrial habitats, have occurred infrequently in animal…”
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