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Vertical Stratification of Predation on Aulacaspis yasumatsui Infesting Cycas micronesica Seedlings [PDF]
HortScience, 2013 Container-grown Cycas micronesica seedlings were purposefully infested with Aulacaspis yasumatsui and then installed at 0, 75, or 150 cm above the ground to investigate effects of infestation height on predation by Rhyzobius ...
Thomas E. Marler +2 more
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Temperature-Dependent Demography of <I>Aulacaspis yasumatsui</I> (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) [PDF]
Journal of Economic Entomology, 2012 Ching Wen Tan, Ismail Bezirganoglu
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1039 ZAMIA DECUMBENS: Cycadales, Zamiaceae
Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 517-539, September 2022., 2022 Summary Zamia decumbens Calonje, Meerman, M.P.Griff. & Hoese, a threatened cycad species from Belize, is showcased and illustrated based on field observations as well as plants cultivated in the ex situ conservation living collections of Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) in Coral Gables, Florida. This once obscure species was described in 2009, studied
Natalia Herrera‐Blitman +6 more
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First Report ofAulacaspis yasumatsui(Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Mexico [PDF]
Florida Entomologist, 2016 We report the discovery of Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Chiapas State near the Guatemala–Mexico border. This cycad pest presents a potentially serious threat to the many cycads species native to Mexico. SumarioEste es el primer reporte de Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) en la frontera sur de Mexico ...
González-Gómez, Rebeca +4 more
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Sexual antagonism in haplodiploids
Evolution, Volume 76, Issue 2, Page 292-309, February 2022., 2022 Abstract Females and males may face different selection pressures, such that alleles conferring a benefit in one sex may be deleterious in the other. Such sexual antagonism has received a great deal of theoretical and empirical attention, almost all of which has focused on diploids.
Thomas J. Hitchcock +2 more
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Cycad Aulacaspis Scale, a Newly Introduced Insect Pest in Indonesia
Hayati Journal of Biosciences, 2012 Cycad aulacaspis scale (Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)) is native to Thailand and Vietnam. Since the early 1990s it has been spreading around the world due to the trade in cycad plants for ornamental use.
NATALIA VON ELLENRIEDER +4 more
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Visual Starch Stain Procedure Assists Cycad Propagation Decisions
Agronomy, 2023 Stem cuttings are often exploited for asexual propagation of cycad plants, and impaired health of the source plants may reduce success. A reliable procedure that screens potential source plants for predicted success would benefit conservationists.
Thomas E. Marler
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Diversity, 2020 Island invasions may cause severe changes in biodiversity, but the factors that influence these changes are not well understood. We established 120 plots in Cycas micronesica habitats throughout Guam in 2005 following the invasion of the armored scale ...
Thomas E. Marler +1 more
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Forests, 2023 The natural distribution of Cycas micronesica includes three island groups. Damage to the widespread tree from the armored scale Aulacaspis yasumatsui was initiated with the 2003 invasion of Guam and the 2007 invasion of Rota. This herbivore has threatened the unique gymnosperm species with extinction.
Thomas E. Marler, Gil N. Cruz
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2014 A case study is described wherein strong focus on research during the developing threats that caused the elevation of Cycas micronesica from Near Threatened to Endangered status illustrates how targeted research results may be used to aid in conservation
Thomas E. Marler, Anders J. Lindström
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