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Saclier N, Duchemin L, Konecny-Dupré L, Grison P, Eme D, Martin C, Callou C, Lefébure T, François C, Issartel C, Lewis JJ, Stoch F, Sket B, Gottstein S, Delić T, Zagmajster M, Grabowski M, Weber D, Reboleira ASPS, Palatov D, Paragamian K, Knight LRFD, Michel G, Lefebvre F, Hosseini MJM, Camacho AI, De Bikuña BG, Taleb A, Belaidi N, Tuekam Kayo RP, Galassi DMP, Moldovan OT, Douady CJ, Malard F. A collaborative backbone resource for comparative studies of subterranean evolution: The World Asellidae database. Mol Ecol Resour 2024; 24:e13882. [PMID: 37864541 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/23/2023]
Abstract
Transition to novel environments, such as groundwater colonization by surface organisms, provides an excellent research ground to study phenotypic evolution. However, interspecific comparative studies on evolution to groundwater life are few because of the challenge in assembling large ecological and molecular resources for species-rich taxa comprised of surface and subterranean species. Here, we make available to the scientific community an operational set of working tools and resources for the Asellidae, a family of freshwater isopods containing hundreds of surface and subterranean species. First, we release the World Asellidae database (WAD) and its web application, a sustainable and FAIR solution to producing and sharing data and biological material. WAD provides access to thousands of species occurrences, specimens, DNA extracts and DNA sequences with rich metadata ensuring full scientific traceability. Second, we perform a large-scale dated phylogenetic reconstruction of Asellidae to support phylogenetic comparative analyses. Of 424 terminal branches, we identify 34 pairs of surface and subterranean species representing independent replicates of the transition from surface water to groundwater. Third, we exemplify the usefulness of WAD for documenting phenotypic shifts associated with colonization of subterranean habitats. We provide the first phylogenetically controlled evidence that body size of males decreases relative to that of females upon groundwater colonization, suggesting competition for rare receptive females selects for smaller, more agile males in groundwater. By making these tools and resources widely accessible, we open up new opportunities for exploring how phenotypic traits evolve in response to changes in selective pressures and trade-offs during groundwater colonization.
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- Nathanaelle Saclier
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, Villeurbanne, France
- ISEM, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, IRD, EPHE, Montpellier, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, Villeurbanne, France
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- BBEES, Unité Bases de données sur la Biodiversité, Ecologie, Environnement et Sociétés, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Paris, France
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- INRAE, UR-RiverLY, Centre Lyon-Grenoble Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Villeurbanne, France
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- BBEES, Unité Bases de données sur la Biodiversité, Ecologie, Environnement et Sociétés, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Paris, France
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- BBEES, Unité Bases de données sur la Biodiversité, Ecologie, Environnement et Sociétés, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, Villeurbanne, France
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- Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, Virginia, USA
- Lewis and Associates, Cave, Karst and Groundwater Biological Consulting, Borden, Indiana, USA
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- Evolutionary Biology & Ecology, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, SubBio Lab, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, SubBio Lab, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biology, SubBio Lab, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology & Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Müncheberg, Germany
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- CWEPSS, Commission Wallonne d'Etude et de Protection des Sites Souterrains, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Jovan Hadži Institute of Biology, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC-SAZU), Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Department of Organisms and Ecosystems Research, National Institute of Biology (NIB), Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC). Dpto. Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, Madrid, Spain
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- Anbiotek, Investigación científica y técnica del medio ambiente, Erandio, Bizkaia, Spain
- Anbiolab, BIC Bizkaia Astondo bidea, Derio, Spain
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- Laboratoire d'Écologie et Gestion des Ecosystèmes Naturels, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria
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- Laboratoire d'Écologie et Gestion des Ecosystèmes Naturels, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, University of Bamenda, Bambili, Cameroon
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- Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana, Burgos, Spain
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, Villeurbanne, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, Villeurbanne, France
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Martínez A, Mammola S. Specialized terminology reduces the number of citations of scientific papers. Proc Biol Sci 2021; 288:20202581. [PMID: 33823673 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.2581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Words are the building blocks of communicating science. As our understanding of the world progresses, scientific disciplines naturally enrich their specialized vocabulary (jargon). However, in the era of interdisciplinarity, the use of jargon may hinder effective communication among scientists that do not share a common scientific background. The question of how jargon limits the transmission of scientific knowledge has long been debated but rarely addressed quantitatively. We explored the relationship between the use of jargon and citations, using 21 486 articles focusing on cave research, a multidisciplinary field particularly prone to terminological specialization, and where linguistic disagreement among peers is frequent. We demonstrate a significant negative relationship between the proportion of jargon words in the title and abstract and the number of citations a paper receives. Given that these elements are the hook to readers, we urge scientists to restrict jargon to sections of the paper where its use is unavoidable.
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- Alejandro Martínez
- Molecular Ecology Group (Dark-MEG), Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Verbania Pallanza, Italy
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- Molecular Ecology Group (Dark-MEG), Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Verbania Pallanza, Italy.,Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research (LIBRe), Finnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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