The paper introduces a new qPCR assay to detect Anopheles gambiae complex mosquitoes in dietary and environmental samples, showing high specificity and sensitivity.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Characterising a species-rich and understudied tropical insect fauna using DNA barcoding

David Richard Hemprich-Bennett, Ezekiel Donkor, B. R. Adams, Naana Afua Acquaah, Eva D Ofori, Samuel Anie-Amoah, Abigail S. Bailey, H. C. J. Godfray, Owen T. Lewis, Fred Aboagye‐Antwi, Talya D. Hackett

This study uses DNA barcoding to characterize West African arthropod biodiversity, identifying 10,120 BINs and highlighting high biodiversity and sampling gaps.

GigaScience · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Multi-trophic metacommunity responses to habitatnfragmentation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Tiago Souto Martins Teixeira, Omar Khalilur Rahman, Alyssa R. Cirtwill, Kelly A. Speer, David Richard Hemprich-Bennett, Alexis M. Brown, Susan L. Perkins, Nancy B. Simmons, Stephen J. Rossiter, Ana Cláudia Delciellos, Marcus Vinícius Vieira, Elizabeth L. Clare

The paper examines how habitat fragmentation affects multi-trophic communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, finding nested structures and high beta-diversity across trophic levels.

bioRxiv · Oct 3, 2025 · PreprintEcology

Variable responses of individual species to tropical forest degradation

Robert M. Ewers, William D. Pearse, C. David L. Orme, Priyanga Amarasekare, Tijmen Alexander de Lorm, Natasha R. Granville, Rahayu Adzhar, David C. Aldridge, Marc Ancrenaz, Georgina Atton, Holly Barclay, Maxwell V. L. Barclay, Henry Bernard, Jake Emmerson Bicknell, Tom R. Bishop, , Adam C. Sharp

The study examines how individual species respond to tropical forest degradation, finding significant variation in responses across populations and surveys.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2024 · PreprintEcology