A New Species of Diploderma (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Valley of Dadu River in Sichuan Province, with a Redescription of Topotypes of D. splendidum from Hubei Province, China

This study describes a novel species of Diploderma (Squamata, Agamidae) from the lower valley of the Dadu River of the Sichuan Province of Western China based on its distinct morphological features and molecular evidence.D.daduense sp.nov.can be distinguished from its congeners by its tympanum concealed; head mainly green-yellow, supplemented by bl

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Critical quantum thermometry and its feasibility in spin systems

In this work, we study temperature sensing with finite-sized strongly correlated systems exhibiting quantum Body Oils phase transitions.We use the quantum Fisher information (QFI) approach to quantify the sensitivity in the temperature estimation, and apply a finite-size scaling framework to link this sensitivity to critical exponents of the system

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Genome of the pincer wasp Gonatopus flavifemur reveals unique venom evolution and a dual adaptation to parasitism and predation

Abstract Background Hymenoptera comprise extremely diverse insect species with extensive variation in their life histories.The Dryinidae, a family of solitary wasps of Hymenoptera, have evolved innovations that allow them to hunt using venom and a pair of chelae developed from the fore legs that can grasp prey.Dryinidae larvae are also parasitoids

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