The Functional Dilemma of Nectar Mimic Staminodes in Parnassia wightiana (Celastraceae): Attracting Pollinators and Florivorous Beetles [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionWhile floral signaling plays a central role in the reproductive success of all animal‐pollinated plants, it may also attract herbivores eager to feed on flowers.
Shi‐Jia Wen +7 more
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Diversity of Alticinae in Oaxaca, Mexico: A preliminary study (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2013 This is a preliminary study of the diversity of the Flea Beetles (Alticinae) of the Mexican state of Oaxaca based on fieldwork by the author in 1991, 1997, and 2010, the literature, and specimens in several institutional collections. The number of genera
David Furth
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1991 Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 98, Issue 4, Page 373-390, 1991.
Niilo Virkki +2 more
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Unraveling the role of satellite DNAs in the evolution of the giant XY sex chromosomes of the flea beetle Omophoita octoguttata (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground The flea beetle Omophoita octoguttata (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) is a member of a group in which the males completely lack meiotic recombination (male-specific achiasmy) and that have extraordinarily large X and Y chromosomes.
Jhon Alex Dziechciarz Vidal +9 more
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Does diet breadth affect the complexity of the phytophagous insect microbiota? The case study of Chrysomelidae. [PDF]
Environ Microbiol, 2022 Summary Chrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic specialization. The aim of this study is to test whether species feeding on different plants (generalists) harbour more complex microbiotas than those feeding on a few or a single plant species (specialists).
Brunetti M +4 more
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Thriving in a hostile world: Insights from the dietary strategy of two allopatric, closely related tepui summit endemic amphibians. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 We analyzed the dietary composition of a tepui summit endemic toad, Oreophrynella quelchii from Roraima‐tepui, and compared its diet with that of O. nigrafrom Kukenán‐tepui, to examine whether diet differs between these two sister species across isolated, although neighboring, tepui tops.
Kok PJR, Broholm TL, Mebs D.
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Амурский зоологический журнал, 2022 Впервые обобщен материал по фауне жуков-листоедов Уссурийского заповедника. Список насчитывает 107 видов, 57 родов, 11 подсемейств и 2 семейства.
Максим Евгеньевич Сергеев
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Evidence for feminized genetic males in a flea beetle using newly identified X-linked markers. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study investigates the highly female‐biased sex ratio in the flea beetle Altica lythri, examining potential mechanisms such as Wolbachia‐induced feminization of genetic males. Through transcriptomic analysis and the establishment of genotypic sex differentiation markers using the SEX‐DETector approach, we provide evidence that feminization of ...
Rohlfing K +3 more
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Spatiotemporal isolation of oilseed rape fields reduces insect pest pressure and crop damage
Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 60, Issue 7, Page 1388-1398, July 2023., 2023 We find that there is no one fits all approach in designing landscapes for flea beetle regulation as habitat use and scales of effect are species‐specific for these pests. However, increasing the spatiotemporal isolation of host crop fields is a promising and potentially more general means of disrupting pest populations and reducing crop damage ...
Fabian A. Boetzl +3 more
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Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 146, Issue 5, Page 465-472, June 2022., 2022 Abstract An underestimated factor that contributes to the decline of insects observed during the last year is probably the mortality, which is caused by mowing of grassland. We studied the negative impact of mowing on the arthropod fauna of roadside grassland, which might serve as potential habitat for insects to prevent their local extinction and as ...
Johannes L. M. Steidle +3 more
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