Anti-predator defences of a bombardier beetle: is bombing essential for successful escape from frogs? [PDF]
, 2018 Some animals, such as the bombardier beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Brachinini), have evolved chemical defences against predators. When attacked, bombardier beetles can discharge noxious chemicals at temperatures of approximately 100 °C from the tip of ...
Shinji Sugiura
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Bacterial Associates of a Gregarious Riparian Beetle With Explosive Defensive Chemistry [PDF]
, 2018 Bombardier beetles (Carabidae: Brachininae) are well known for their unique explosive defensive chemistry. These beetles are found in riparian corridors throughout the American Southwest, where they commonly form large diurnal multispecies aggregations ...
Alison Ravenscraft +4 more
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Die Käferfauna ausgewählter eutraphenter Röhrichte in Nordwest-Deutschland (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cantharidae, Malachiidae, Cucujidae, Coccinellidae, Chrysomelidae) [PDF]
, 2012 Dominanzbestände röhrichtbildender Helophyten wurden am Dollart, Dümmer und in der Großen Aue hinsichtlich ihrer Coleopterenfauna (Carabidae, Cantharidae, Malachiidae, Cucujidae, Coccinellidae, Chrysomelidae) untersucht.
Aßmann, Thorsten, Schürstedt, Holger
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Two new species of macrocephalic Pterostichus from Shikoku, Japan (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pterostichini) [PDF]
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716, Ito, Noboru, 伊藤, 昇
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Batı Anadolu Ekolojik Kiraz Bahçelerinin Caraboidea (Coleoptera) Faunası ve Yeni Ek Notlar [PDF]
, 2007 Fortyone species belonging to ten families of Caraboidea were recorded in ecologically managed cherry orchards (Cerasus avium)(Linnaeus) located in Muradiye (Manisa), Ören and Armutlu (Izmir), western Turkey. Totally, 1627 specimens were collected mainly
Jeanne, Claude +2 more
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Новые виды рода Crepidogaster (Coleoptera, Caraboidea, Brachinidae) из Западной Африки и с о. Мадагаскар. [PDF]
, 2005 Four new species are described within the genus Crepidogaster Boheman, 1848: C. amieti Deuve, sp. n. from Cameroon, C. dolini Deuve, sp. n., C. kavanaughi Deuve, sp. n. and C. mateui Deuve, sp. n. from Madagascar.
Deuve, Th.
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Habitat Distribution of Carabid Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Northern Hardwood Forests of Michigan [PDF]
We compared carabid beetle communities in northern hardwood forests and divided these forests into three categories based on overstory composition and geographic location: Northern red oak-American beech (Quercus rubra L.-Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) in the ...
Petrillo, Holly A, Witter, John A
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The impacts of urbanisation and habitat size on local biodiversity and ecosystem functioning [PDF]
, 2017 Urbanisation is increasing worldwide and regarded a main driver of environmental change. Urban development and associated factors like increased spatial isolation, reduced habitat size and various types of disturbances can alter the dynamics of plant and
Melliger, Ramona Laila
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What is going on between aposematic carabide beetles? The case of Anchomenus dorsalis (Pontoppidan, 1763) and Brachinus sclopeta (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera, Carabidae) [PDF]
, 2006 Interspecific aggregations among insects are quite common, but not among carabid beetles. Moreover, aggregations of aposematic species, and morphologically similar beetles such as Anchomenus dorsalis and Brachinus sclopeta are even rarer.
BONACCI T +3 more
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The Beetle Tree of Life Reveals the Order Coleoptera Survived End Permain Mass Extinction to Diversify During the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution [PDF]
, 2020 Here we present a phylogeny of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) based on DNA sequence data from eight nuclear genes, including six single-copy nuclear protein-coding genes, for 367 species representing 172 of 183 extant families. Our results refine existing
Bellamy, Charles L. +20 more
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