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Scientific Reports, 2023 We report a new type of fossil margin galls arranged in a linear series on dicot leaf impressions from the latest Neogene (Pliocene) sediments of the Chotanagpur Plateau, Jharkhand, eastern India. We collected ca.
Taposhi Hazra +6 more
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Parasitoid insects unveil complex patterns of functional change across elevational bands
Ecography, EarlyView.Climate change is rapidly reshaping how insects interact with their environment, potentially disrupting ecosystem complexity and essential functioning. While functional homogenisation has been extensively investigated for charismatic insect taxa, particularly pollinators, the response of parasitoids remains largely overlooked.
Michela Gabrieli +4 more
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FennoTraits: dataset of plant functional traits and community composition in northern European flora
Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.We present here FennoTraits, a dataset of plant functional trait and community composition data collected from Fennoscandia across northern Finland, Norway, and Sweden in 2016–2025. This dataset has 42 049 abundance estimations and 155 794 site‐level functional trait observations from 10 traits representing 373 vascular plant species collected from ...
Pekka Niittynen, Julia Kemppinen
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Environmental and economic impact of alien terrestrial arthropods in Europe
NeoBiota, 2014 In the last decades abundance and importance of invasive alien species has grown continuously due to the undiminished growth of global trade. In most cases, arthropod introductions were unintended and occurred as hitchhikers or contaminants.
Sibylle Vaes-Petignat, Wolfgang Nentwig
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BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Background Diet is a key component of a species ecological niche and plays critical roles in guiding the trajectories of evolutionary change. Previous studies suggest that dietary evolution can influence the rates and patterns of species diversification,
Mauricio Ocampo +3 more
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The functional role of ants in no‐till cropping systems
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Ants provide valuable ecosystem services in tropical agriculture, but their roles in temperate row crops remain poorly understood. Conservation practices such as no‐till farming and cover cropping support ant communities that contribute to pest suppression, weed seed removal, and soil quality, which can increase crop productivity.
Adegboyega O. Fajemisin +2 more
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Diet specialization mediates drivers of Cucurbita herbivory in a semi-arid agroecosystem
Current Research in Insect ScienceHerbivory is a major fitness pressure for plants and a key driver of crop losses in agroecosystems. Dense monocultures are expected to favor specialist herbivorous insects, particularly those who primarily consume crop species; yet, levels and types of ...
Hannah L. Gray +6 more
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Sublethal herbicide exposure alters cotton susceptibility to aphid infestation
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Sublethal herbicide exposure altered cotton susceptibility to aphids. Aphid severity was highest when applications occurred at early vegetative stages and declined as the crop matured. In glasshouse, herbicide effects were dose‐dependent. Abstract BACKGROUND Herbicides remain vital tools for weed control, yet their effects can extend beyond weeds to ...
Purushottam Gyawali +4 more
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Current Plant Biology, 2022 Maize crops are exposed to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses, which induce the disruption of plant metabolism and affect crop yield and quality.
Cristhian Camilo Chávez-Arias +2 more
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Chlorantraniliprole enhanced growth and biomass in coffee seedlings infested by susceptible Leucoptera coffeella, while resistant populations limited its insecticidal performance. These findings emphasize both the bioactivator potential of chlorantraniliprole and the challenges of managing resistance in coffee leaf miner control.
Beatriz Sousa Coelho +9 more
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