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Notes on Aphids [PDF]

open access: yesPsyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1917
openaire   +2 more sources

How do parasites and predators choose their victim? A trade‐off between quality and vulnerability across antagonistic interactions

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From blood‐sucking lice and food‐stealing gulls to pandemic‐inducing viruses and egg‐eating snakes: parasites and predators are ubiquitous in shaping ecology and evolution. Fundamental to these interactions is the way in which parasites and predators choose their victim. Here, I argue that a trade‐off between host quality and vulnerability can
Mairenn C. Attwood
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Resistance to Root Aphid in some Sugar Beet Cultivars and its Effect on their Quantitative and Qualitative Yields [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهشنامه اصلاح گیاهان زراعی
Extended Abstract Background: About 30% of the world's sugar needs are provided by sugar beet and sugar cane. Many biotic factors, such as pests, diseases, and weeds, decrease production and damage sugar beet fields.
Heydar Azizi   +3 more
doaj  

Ecosystem services provided by spiders

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘I like to dance with the flowers!’: Exploring the possibilities for biodiverse futures in an urban forest school

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the ways in which ‘forest school’, an educational approach where children engage in creative and play based activities in a ‘natural’ environment, can contribute towards Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG 15) by promoting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and by helping address biodiversity loss. Drawing on data
Hannah Hogarth
wiley   +1 more source

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