Science Enabled by Specimen Data

Talhinhas, P. 2019. An annotated checklist of rust fungi (Pucciniales) occurring in Portugal. Sydowia An International Journal of Mycology 71: 65–84. https://doi.org/10.12905/0380.sydowia71-2019-0065

In this work we have retrieved and analysed data for 2319 occurrences of rust fungi from 246 Pucciniales taxa in Portugal based on 115 publications and our own surveys, totalizing 683 rust taxon-host taxon unique combinations. This list was updated according to current taxonomic framework and georef…

Cox, K., N. McKeown, G. Antonini, D. Harvey, E. Solano, A. Van Breusegem, and A. Thomaes. 2019. Phylogeographic structure and ecological niche modelling reveal signals of isolation and postglacial colonisation in the European stag beetle C.-P. Lin [ed.],. PLOS ONE 14: e0215860. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215860

Lucanus cervus (L.), the stag beetle, is a saproxylic beetle species distributed widely across Europe. Throughout its distribution the species has exhibited pronounced declines and is widely considered threatened. Conservation efforts may be hindered by the lack of population genetic data and unders…