Shell geometry and habitat determination in extinct and extant turtles (Reptilia: Testudinata) by Benson, R, Domokos, G, Várkonyi, P, Reisz, R

“…The accuracy of predictions of extant turtle ecology based on our three-parameter shell model is comparable to that derived from forelimb proportions when distinguishing between three ecological classes (terrestrial, semiaquatic, and aquatic). Higher accuracy is obtained when distinguishing between two classes (terrestrial and non-terrestrial), because the contours of aquatic and semiaquatic turtles are often very similar. …”

Aquatic and semi aquatic Hemiptera community of Sonebeel, the largest wetland of Assam, northeastern India by Anupama Saha, Susmita Gupta

“…Aquatic and semiaquatic Hemiptera bugs play significant ecological roles, and they are important indicators and pest control agents.  …”
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Thoracic and abdominal outgrowths in early pterygotes: a clue to the common ancestor of winged insects? by Jakub Prokop, Kateřina Rosová, Angelika Leipner, Pavel Sroka

“…Recent phylogenomic and comparative morphological studies broadly support a terrestrial ancestor of pterygotes, but an aquatic or semiaquatic ancestor cannot be ruled out. Here new features of the branchial system of palaeodictyopteran larvae of several different instars of Katosaxoniapteron brauneri gen. et sp. nov. …”
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Foveavelia, a new South American genus of Veliinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) by Higor D. D. Rodrigues, Felipe F. F. Moreira

“…Background Semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) are distributed worldwide and play fundamental roles in limnic ecosystems. …”
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The body plan of Halszkaraptor escuilliei (Dinosauria, Theropoda) is not a transitional form along the evolution of dromaeosaurid hypercarnivory by Andrea Cau

“…At least seven novelties of the Halszkaraptor lineage are convergently acquired with spinosaurids, and are integrated in semiaquatic adaptations: one of these is reported here for the first time. …”
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Functional Response of Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Communities to Temporality in Tropical Temporary Ponds by Aliano J. Tette-Pomárico, Cesar E. Tamaris-Turizo, Ángela J. Motta Diaz, Pedro Eslava-Eljaiek

“…The aim of this research is to determine the effects of hydroperiod on the functional diversity of aquatic and semiaquatic macroinvertebrates in five temporary ponds in the department of Magdalena (Colombia). …”
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A paradigm for the evolution of human features: Apes trapped on barren volcanic islands by Allan George Krill

“…They gave up their marine diet and semiaquatic habitat after food became available on the evolving island. …”
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Squamata, Elapidae, Micrurus surinamensis (Cuvier, 1817): new records and distribution map in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, with notes on diet and activity period by Drausio Morais, Robson Ávila, Ricardo Kawashita-Ribeiro, Marcos Carvalho

“…We report six new records of M. surinamensis and present the map of distribution with known records for this species of semiaquatic coral snake in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.…”
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Air entrainment in hairy surfaces by Clanet, Christophe, Nasto, Alice Meite, Regli, Marianne, Brun, Pierre-Thomas, Alvarado, Jose Ramon, Hosoi, Anette E

“…Motivated by diving semiaquatic mammals, we investigate the mechanism of dynamic air entrainment in hairy surfaces submerged in liquid. …”
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Historical connections among river basins and climatic changes explain the biogeographic history of a water rat by Jeronymo Dalapicolla, Yuri Luiz Reis Leite

“…Background The water rat Nectomys squamipes (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) is a semiaquatic rodent from eastern South America that shows shallow genetic structure across space, according to some studies. …”
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Connectivity, land use, and fish presence influence smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) occurrence and abundance in an urban landscape by Mia Vehkaoja, Stella M. A. Thompson, Milla Niemi, Veli-Matti Väänänen

“…Managing such areas for the common smooth newt offers potential broad benefits to the conservation of other semiaquatic amphibians and reptiles in urban wetlands and to urban wetland biodiversity in general. …”
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Effect of population density on the development of Mesovelia furcata (Mesoveliidae), Microvelia reticulata and Velia caprai (Veliidae) (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) by Tomáš DITRICH, Miroslav PAPÁČEK

“…Population density during nymphal development affects body size, developmental rate and wing polymorphism in semiaquatic bugs. Nymphs from crowded habitats grow faster and thus gain an advantage in the later stadia. …”
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The role of the host-specific grasshopper Cornops aquaticum (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as consumer of native Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) floating meadows by María Celeste Franceschini, María Laura De Wysiecki, Alicia Poi de Neiff, María Eugenia Galassi, Fedra Solange Martínez

“…Cornops aquaticum is a widely distributed semiaquatic grasshopper in the Neotropics. The development, feeding and oviposition of C. aquaticum take place on Pontederiaceae, especially on species of Eichhornia. …”
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Terrestrial movements, activity patterns and habitat use by Kinosternon scorpioides (Testudines: Kinosternidae) in Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica by José M. Mora, Franklin E. Castañeda

“…The Scorpion Mud turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides, is a widely distributed, semiaquatic species known to engage in regular terrestrial movement and terrestrial estivation. …”
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Beetles of the family Heteroceridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in extreme environments by Alexey S. Sazhnev

“…This has allowed Heteroceridae to colonize semiaquatic environments almost globally and to inhabit some extreme and adverse biotopes.…”
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Gerromorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Metropolitan Region of Santarém, Brazil, including three new species of Microvelia Westwood, 1834 (Veliidae: Microveliinae) by Suzane dos Santos, Juliana Rodrigues, Sheyla Couceiro, Felipe Moreira

“…Gerromorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) comprises more than 2100 species of semiaquatic bugs, most of which have the ability to walk on the surface of the water. …”
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First record of Microvelia albonotata Champion, 1898 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae) from a cave in Colombia by Edwin Alfonso Arias Afanador, Irina Morales, Felipe Ferraz Figuereido Moreira

“…Microvelia albonotata Champion, 1898 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae) is a small semiaquatic bug distributed from southeastern Canada to Peru, including the West Indies. …”
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Parasites Circulating in Wild Synanthropic Capybaras (<i>Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris</i>): A One Health Approach by Manuel Uribe, Carlos Hermosilla, Arlex Rodríguez-Durán, Juan Vélez, Sara López-Osorio, Jenny J. Chaparro-Gutiérrez, Jesús A. Cortés-Vecino

“…The present findings collectively constitute baseline data for future monitoring of wildlife-derived anthropozoonotic parasites and call for future research on the health and the ecological impact of this largest semiaquatic rodent closely linked to humans, domestic and wild animals.…”
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Wildland Weeds: Paragrass, Urochloa mutica by L. T. Markle, Brent A. Sellers, William A. Overholt

“…Paragrass (also referred to as Californiagrass) is thought to have been introduced into Florida sometime in the late 1870s as a forage plant. The semiaquatic grass is a native of tropical Africa, and today it is established in both hemispheres in tropical and subtropical regions as a highly palatable fodder. …”
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Braincase and endocranial anatomy of two thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs and their relevance in understanding their adaptations to the marine environment by Yanina Herrera, Juan Martín Leardi, Marta S. Fernández

“…Teleosaurids were found in shallow marine, brackish and freshwater deposits, and have been characterized as semiaquatic near-shore forms, whereas metriorhynchids are a lineage of fully pelagic forms, supported by a large set of morphological characters of the skull and postcranial anatomy. …”
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