Zoology

Unexpected diversity of Isidoides (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Isidoidae) revealed by morphology and phylogenomic analysis with descriptions of three new species

1. Yu Xu
2. Jaret P. Bilewitch
3. Eric Pante
4. Zifeng Zhan
5. Sadie Mills
6. Malcolm R. Clark
7. Kuidong Xu

Reviewed by Peer Community In Zoology

DNA Specimen Preservation Using DESS and DNA Extraction in Museum Collections

1. Eri Ogiso-Tanaka
2. Daisuke Shimada
3. Akito Ogawa
4. Genki Ishiyama
5. Ken-ichi Okumura
6. Kentaro Hosaka
7. Chikako Ishii
8. Kyung-Ok Nam
9. Masakazu Hoshino
10. Shuhei Nomura
11. Showtaro Kakizoe
12. Yasuhide Nakamura
13. Isao Nishiumi
14. Minako Abe Ito
15. Taiju Kitayama
16. Norio Tanaka
17. Tsuyoshi Hosoya
18. Utsugi Jinbo

Reviewed by preLights

Trade‐offs between surviving and thriving: A careful balance of physiological limitations and reproductive effort under thermal stress

1. David L. Hubert
2. Ehren J. Bentz
3. Robert T. Mason

Reviewed by preLights

The cold tolerance of an adult winter-active stonefly: how Allocapnia pygmaea (Plecoptera: Capniidae) avoids freezing in winter in Nova Scotia, Canada

1. Jona Lopez Pedersen
2. Luke S. Burton
3. Tamara M. Rodela
4. Jantina Toxopeus

Reviewed by preLights

Aedes mosquito distribution across urban and peri-urban areas of Kinshasa city, Democratic Republic of Congo

1. Victoire Nsabatien
2. Josue Zanga
3. Nono Mvuama
4. Arsene Bokulu
5. Hyacinthe Lukoki
6. Glodie Diza
7. Dorcas Kantin
8. Leon Mbashi
9. Christelle Bosulu
10. Narcisse Basosila
11. Erick Bukaka
12. Fiacre Agossa
13. Jonas Nagahuedi
14. Jean-Claude Palata
15. Emery Metelo

• Curated by GigaByte

  Editors Assessment:

  In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Aedes mosquitoes are principal vectors of the arboviruses that cause yellow fever, chikungunya and dengue in the human population. However systematic surveillance data on these species remains limited, hindering for entomological and modelling research and control strategies. This paper is one of a series of Data Release papers in GigaByte supported by TDR and the WHO describing datasets hosted in GBIF to tackle these data gaps in vectors of human disease data. To address this data deficiency this paper presents a geo-referenced dataset of 6,577 entomological occurrence records collected in 2024 throughout urban and peri-urban areas of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The data collected using Larval dipping, Human landing catches, Prokopack aspirator, and BG-Sentinel traps. Data auditing and peer review found the data well validated, but requested some additional fields and methodological details. This work and the extremely useful data provided representing an important step towards building a pan-African resource for Aedes mosquito data collection.

  This evaluation refers to version 1 of the preprint

Reviewed by GigaByte

Integrating entomopathogenic nematodes into sustainable organic potato farming through a three-stage release technology

1. Azimjon Anorbayev
2. Nafosat Kurbonova
3. Nigora Tillyakhodjaeva

Reviewed by PREreview