1. Recent advances in Phlebotomine sand fly research : a review based on studies presented at ISOPS XIVladimir Ivović, Gioia Bongiorno, Petr Volf, Yara Traub Cseko, Jeffrey Jon Shaw, Dia Elnaiem, Shaden Kamhawi, Eva Iniguez, Carla Maia, Suzana Blesić, 2025, review article Abstract: The 11th International Symposium on Phlebotomine Sand flies (ISOPS XI) took place in Portorož, Slovenia, in September 2024 and brought together experts from around the world to discuss recent advances in the biology, ecology and control of phlebotomine sand flies and the pathogens they transmit. This report summarises the key findings of the symposium and is organised thematically by session. Key topics included the development of refined experimental models of Leishmania transmission, new insights into the interactions between vector, parasite and microbiota, and the detection of Leishmania donovani in new geographic regions. Advances in molecular diagnostics and surveillance technologies were emphasised, as were emerging concerns about insecticide resistance. The potential of paratransgenesis and symbiont-based vector control approaches was also emphasised. In a separate session, the CLIMOS project was presented, which integrates climate monitoring, ecological modelling and public health tools to develop an early warning system (EWS) for sand fly-borne diseases. Overall, the contributions to the symposium reflect the dynamic development of sand fly research in response to global environmental change and emphasise the importance of international collaboration in combating emerging vector-borne diseases.
Keywords: Phlebotomine sand flies, vector competence, surveillance, climate change, taxonomy, ISOPS
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3. Personality and taxonomy preferences, and the influence of category choice on the user experience for music streaming servicesBruce Ferwerda, Emily Yang, Markus Schedl, Marko Tkalčič, 2019, original scientific article Keywords: personality, taxonomy, music, categorization, overchoice, choice overload, music sophistication
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4. In search of an identity for Salvia bertolonii (Lamiaceae)Manica Balant, Peter Glasnović, Živa Fišer, Moreno Clementi, Boštjan Surina, 2019, original scientific article Keywords: Balkan Peninsula, flower dimorphism, geometric morphometrics, Lamiaceae, Mediterranean, taxonomy, Salvia pratensis
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6. Mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences resolve the taxonomy of field mice (Apodemus) in the western Balkan refugiumBoris Kryštufek, Martina Lužnik, Elena Bužan, 2012, original scientific article Abstract: Apodemus sylvaticus stankovici, described from the topographically rough landscape of the western Balkan glacial refugium, was recently proposed as being either a junior synonym of Apodemus flavicollis or a species on its own right. To untangle this taxonomic vagueness, we sequenced complete cytochrome b gene in 28 field mice collected at 12 locations in the mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, western Macedonia and northern Greece. Samples yielded 27 new haplotypes which clustered into two distinct groups. One of these clades also included the reference haplotype of A. flavicollis, while another cluster emerged as being identical with the reference sample for A. sylvaticus. As is common in Apodemus, both species retrieved in our analysis were characterized by low levels of intraspecific variation (0.4- 0.9%) as opposed to a high level of differentiation between them (8.0-10.0%); therefore, the taxonomic classification of our material was without doubt. We found no evidence regarding the presence of an additional cryptic species in the mountains of the western Balkans. The very similar values of genetic variability in the two species imply their common evolutionary history of a long-term coexistence in the western Balkan refugium
Keywords: Mice, Apodemus flavicollis, Apodemus sylvaticus, Apodemus stankovici, molecular taxonomy
Published in RUP: 15.10.2013; Views: 6061; Downloads: 101
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7. Cave shrimps Troglocaris s. str. (Dormitzer, 1853), taxonomic revision and description of new taxa after phylogenetic and morphometric studiesJure Jugovic, Branko Jalžić, Simona Prevorčnik, Boris Sket, 2012, original scientific article Keywords: taxonomy, cave shrimps, morphology, phylogeny, Atyidae, Troglocaris
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