Plant biomass and macro- and micronutrients jointly drive top-heavy arthropod trophic pyramids in grassland monocultures. [PDF]
Lu X +6 more
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Urban bats show dietary flexibility in aquatic arthropod consumption at urban and rural waterbodies
Urban waterbodies are critical for biodiversity and provide feeding grounds for insectivorous bats. Yet, how urbanisation affects bats' food choices at urban waterbodies and the role of emergent aquatic arthropods remain poorly understood. We compared the diet of three urban bat species – Vespadelus vulturnus, Chalinolobus gouldii,and Myotis macropus –
Tanja M. Straka +7 more
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Q Fever in Africa: A Systematic Review of Prevalence, Zoonotic Potential and Disease Burden. [PDF]
Amoah LAO +4 more
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Exploration of new wildlife surveying methodologies that leverage advances in sensor technology and machine learning has led to tentative research into the application of seismology techniques. This, most commonly, involves the deployment of a footfall trap – a seismic sensor and data logger customised for wildlife footfall.
Benjamin J. Blackledge +4 more
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Evolutionary History of the α-Carbonic Anhydrase Gene Family in the Phylum Arthropoda, With Comparisons to αCA in Chordates. [PDF]
Zhou YJ, Lee CE.
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Home range shifts and habitat selection across life‐history stages in grey partridges
Understanding how birds use space throughout the year is essential for effective conservation planning, even in resident species. We investigated seasonal space use in a Central European population of grey partridges Perdix perdix, a rapidly declining residential farmland bird.
Amelie Laux +2 more
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Divergent Evolutionary Profile of <i>MULE</i> Transposons in Arthropods. [PDF]
Chen H +6 more
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Evaluation of factors affecting greater prairie‐chicken nest and brood survival
Greater prairie‐chickens Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus in the Flint Hills ecoregion select recently burned grasslands for brooding and nest in areas that have been unburned for 1–3 years, suggesting the need for a mosaic of burn patches. However, it is unknown how patch area, configuration, and proximity to edges within such mosaics affect reproductive ...
Kiera L. Kauffman +7 more
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Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Snake venoms show variability in composition at all taxonomic levels, both within and between species, and the selective pressures underlying this variation have long been debated.
Bálint Üveges +17 more
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The oxygen and pressure physiology of upper elevational range limits in insects
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Climate warming is widely expected to cause montane insects to shift upslope, and there is good evidence that some populations are doing so. Nevertheless, patterns are mixed—with evidence supporting upslope, downslope or even no movement of both lower and upper range ...
H. Arthur Woods +2 more
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