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List of works by Arie van der Meijden

A biomechanical view on stinger diversity in scorpions.

scientific article

A non-lethal method for studying scorpion venom gland transcriptomes, with a review of potentially suitable taxa to which it can be applied

scientific article published on 18 November 2021

A previously unrecognized radiation of ranid frogs in Southern Africa revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences.

scientific article

Armed stem to stinger: a review of the ecological roles of scorpion weapons

scientific article published in 2021

Base composition, selection, and phylogenetic significance of indels in the recombination activating gene-1 in vertebrates

scientific article published on 16 December 2009

Characterizing the biological and biochemical profile of six different scorpion venoms from the Buthidae and Scorpionidae family.

scientific article

Choose your weapon: defensive behavior is associated with morphology and performance in scorpions

scientific article

Comparative performance of the 16S rRNA gene in DNA barcoding of amphibians

scientific article

Deep intraspecific divergences in the medically relevant fat-tailed scorpions (Androctonus, Scorpiones).

scientific article published on 11 February 2014

Distinct spinning patterns gain differentiated loading tolerance of silk thread anchorages in spiders with different ecology

scientific article published in July 2017

Evolution of aerial spider webs coincided with repeated structural optimization of silk anchorages

scientific article published on 10 September 2019

Functional morphology and bite performance of raptorial chelicerae of camel spiders (Solifugae).

scientific article

History and structure of the closed pedigreed population of Icelandic Sheepdogs

scientific article published on 6 August 2009

Measurement of voluntary bite forces in large carnivores using a semi-automated reward-driven system

scientific article published in April 2023

Molecular phylogenetic evidence for paraphyly of the genus Sooglossus, with the description of a new genus of Seychellean frogs

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Multi-locus phylogeny and evolution of reproductive modes in the Pyxicephalidae, an African endemic clade of frogs

scholarly article by Arie van der Meijden et al published April 2011 in African Journal of Herpetology

No detection of the pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Sardinian cave salamanders, genus Hydromantes

Novel phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic brevicipitine and scaphiophrynine toads as revealed by sequences from the nuclear Rag-1 gene

scientific article published in August 2004

Nuclear gene phylogeny of narrow-mouthed toads (Family: Microhylidae) and a discussion of competing hypotheses concerning their biogeographical origins

scientific article

Packing a pinch: functional implications of chela shapes in scorpions using finite element analysis

scientific article published on 23 February 2012

Patterns of endemism and species richness in Malagasy cophyline frogs support a key role of mountainous areas for speciation

scientific article

Phylogenetic relationships of Sardinian cave salamanders, genus Hydromantes, based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data

scientific article

Phylogeography of Sardinian cave salamanders (genus Hydromantes) is mainly determined by geomorphology

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Pinching or stinging? Comparing prey capture among scorpions with contrasting morphologies

scientific article published on 06 April 2022

Prey and Venom Efficacy of Male and Female Wandering Spider, Phoneutria boliviensis (Araneae: Ctenidae)

scientific article published on 27 October 2019

Relationships between head morphology, bite performance and ecology in two species of Podarcis wall lizards

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Self-righting potential and the evolution of shell shape in Galápagos tortoises

scientific article

Sexual dimorphism in the biomechanical and toxicological performance in prey incapacitation of two morphologically distinct scorpion species (Chactas sp. and Centruroides sp.)

scientific article published in 2019

Target-Specificity in Scorpions; Comparing Lethality of Scorpion Venoms across Arthropods and Vertebrates.

scientific article

Toxicity of scorpion venom in chick embryo and mealworm assay depending on the use of the soluble fraction versus the whole venom.

scientific article

Transcriptome annotation and characterization of novel toxins in six scorpion species

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

Variability in venom volume, flow rate and duration in defensive stings of five scorpion species

scientific article published on 24 April 2015

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