Chemical ecology of symbioses in cycads, an ancient plant lineage. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary Cycads are an ancient lineage of gymnosperms that maintain a plethora of symbiotic associations from across the tree of life. They have myriad morphological, structural, physiological, chemical, and behavioral adaptations that position them as a unique system to study the evolution, ecology, and mechanism of symbiosis.
Salzman S +6 more
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Aulacaspis yasumatsui Invasion Reduced Cycas micronesica Microstrobilus Size and Pollinator Brood Site Competence. [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi invaded Guam in 2003, and the influence on survival and demography of the host Cycas micronesica K.D. Hill population has been well-studied. To more fully understand how A. yasumatsui has threatened the host cycad species, we
Marler TE, Terry LI.
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Biotic Threats to Cycas micronesica Continue to Expand to Complicate Conservation Decisions. [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Invasions of non-native species can threaten native biodiversity, and island ecosystems are ideal for studying these phenomena. In this article, first, we report on the invasive species that combine to threaten the island cycad Cycas micronesica by ...
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Predicting the potential distributions of the invasive cycad scale Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) under different climate change scenarios and the implications for management. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Cycads are an ancient group of gymnosperms that are popular as landscaping plants, though nearly all of them are threatened or endangered in the wild. The cycad aulacaspis scale (CAS), Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), has become one
Wei J, Zhao Q, Zhao W, Zhang H.
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Limited sex differences in plastic responses suggest evolutionary conservatism of thermal reaction norms: A meta-analysis in insects. [PDF]
Evol Lett, 2022 Abstract Temperature has a profound effect on the growth and development of ectothermic animals. However, the extent to which ecologically driven selection pressures can adjust thermal plastic responses in growth schedules is not well understood. Comparing temperature‐induced plastic responses between sexes provides a promising but underexploited ...
Teder T, Taits K, Kaasik A, Tammaru T.
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A new species of Aulacaspis and a revived combination of Diaspididae (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) from China. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2023 A new species of armored scale insect, Aulacaspis fanjingshanensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on adult female specimens collected on Rosaceae plants in China.
Niu M, Cai B, Wei J.
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Ensemble Distribution Modeling of the Globally Invasive Asian Cycad Scale, <i>Aulacaspis yasumatsui</i> Takagi, 1977 (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). [PDF]
InsectsSpecies distribution models (SDMs) have become an important tool to inform conservation and pest surveillance programs about the potential biological invasion of insect pests.
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Rhyzobius lophanthae Behavior is Influenced by Cycad Plant Age, Providing Odor Samples in a Y-tube Olfactometer. [PDF]
Insects, 2018 The scale predator Rhyzobius lophanthae Blaisdell was introduced to Guam and Rota to control invasive Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi armored scale infestations on the native Cycas micronesica K.D. Hill populations.
Marler TE, Marler PN.
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Unraveling an extreme AT-rich and complex mitochondrial genome: the first complete mitogenome of the species-rich family Diaspididae (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) and its evolutionary implications. [PDF]
ZookeysThe assembly of insect mitochondrial genomes remains challenging in certain taxa due to extreme AT biases and long repetitive regions. The family Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) exemplifies this difficulty; despite more than 2,700 described species ...
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Temperature-Dependent Development of the Cycad Aulacaspis Scale, Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) [PDF]
Florida Entomologist, 2009 Egg duration period, immature development time, and pre-oviposition period of the cycad aulacaspis scale, Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi, were measured at 9 constant temperatures in the laboratory.
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