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Metabarcoding Invertebrate Communities in a Natural Park: From Methods to Diversity Patterns
(2021-02-22)
Biodiversity is worldwide suffering from a dramatic decline, whose underlying causes are still fairly unknown. The scientific investigation and identification of potential drivers of biodiversity loss are strongly hampered ...
Evolution of DNA methylation in insects
(2021-05-21)
DNA methylation, the addition of a methyl group (-CH3) to a genomic cytosine by a DNA methyltransferase, is the most thoroughly studied epigenetic modification across eukaryotes. Functionally, it is associated with the ...
Contributions towards a better understanding of millipede phylogenetics and sawfly genomics
(2021-03-11)
A loss of biodiversity on a scale and rate comparable to the great extinction events, as a result of anthropogenic activity, has been documented for plants, animals, and micro-organisms. In order to foster a sustainable ...
Phylogeny and evolution of Adephaga and Neuropterida (Insecta: Holometabola) as inferred from analyses of next-generation sequencing data
(2021-09-17)
Knowing the evolutionary relationships of species is fundamental for comparative studies in biology as well as for biodiversity conservation. The main topic of this thesis is the investigation of phylogenetic relationships ...