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Predator‐guild‐specific parental responses mitigate higher predation risk on ground nests close to forest patches in a mosaic landscape

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Predation increases close to habitat edges, but how animals cope with local predation variations remained poorly studied. In a mosaic landscape, lapwings were compensating for increased nest predation close to forests. They acted more aggressively towards an avian predator when nesting close to trees, but comparatively tamer against a mammal.
Guillaume Dillenseger, Justine Delautre, Ankitha Jayanth, Zora Marchal, Petr Veselý, Vojtěch Kubelka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Screening for stowaway exotic arthropods imported into Europe via aircraft: A cross-sectional analysis. [PDF]

New Microbes New Infect
Hedrich N, Bandoly M, Fischer JK, Schlagenhauf P.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Postmortem submergence interval (PMSI) and human decomposition in anthropogenically constructed aqueous environments (pools, bathtubs, hot tubs, and spas)

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Postmortem decomposition changes of bodies in aquatic environments may offer valuable insights into the postmortem submergence interval (PMSI) for medicolegal death investigators. However, the effects of immersion on the onset of such changes are poorly understood.
Vienna C. Lam, Gail S. Anderson, Melanie S. Archer, Gemma C. Dickson, Samantha K. Rowbotham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-Term Ecological Impacts of Norway Spruce Plantations on Biodiversity and Microhabitat Conditions. [PDF]

Ecosystems
Balestra S, Manuzi V, Ceresa E, Gatti P, Pirttilahti RA, Hodecek J, Adatte T, Bomou B, Gabrieli P, Grand S, Losapio G.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Recovery of male DNA acquired from carrion‐feeding insects in a simulated sexual assault scenario

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract When bodies of sexual assault victims are discovered in advanced stages of decomposition, the recovery of direct DNA evidence is often compromised, posing a challenge in criminal investigations. This study aimed to determine insect colonization and succession patterns on pig carcasses inoculated with semen and to assess the feasibility of ...
Tinotenda Angel Mupfumi, Meenu Ghai, Danisile Tembe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Regional DNA Barcode Library for Northern Rocky Mountain Arthropods to Support Biodiversity and Molecular Ecological Research. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Seidensticker MT, Bullington LS, Morales SE, Ramsey PW.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Understanding biological control function and trophic interaction dynamics of an artificially released predatory bug by DNA metabarcoding

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This study investigated the dietary composition of Sycanus bifidus, a generalist predator of the assassin bug that is artificially released into citrus orchards, and uncovered its trophic structure across various pest species using metabarcoding‐based molecular gut content analysis.
Weidong Huang, Suyi Chen, Zihua Zhao, Chunyan Yang, Anxian Shi, Hu Li, Yuange Duan, Fan Song, Hailin Yang, Wanzhi Cai   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant-derived environmental DNA reveals fine-scaled community differentiation in grassland arthropods. [PDF]

Ecol Appl
Mahla L, Becker J, Groß L, Tiltmann AS, Kennedy S, Krehenwinkel H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source