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Nesting habits, alternative nesting strategies and female territoriality of the cockroach-hunting solitary wasp Penepodium luteipenne (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2012
The nesting behaviour of the cockroach-hunting solitary wasp Penepodium luteipenne (Fabricius, 1804) is described, including five different nesting tactics: digging of new nests, use of pre-existing burrows in the soil, brood parasitism of open nests ...
Sandor Buys
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Avian Egg Timers: Female Cowbirds Judge Past, Present, and Future When Making Nest Parasitism Decisions

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
The cognitive demands associated with brood parasitism are substantial. Not only must female parasites locate nests and assess their suitability for parasitism, they must also time parasitism to correspond with the breeding behavior of the host.
David J. White
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Behavioral modulation of the coexistence between Apis melifera and Varroa destructor: A defense against colony colapse disorder? [PDF]

, 2015
Colony Collapse Disorder has become a global problem for beekeepers and for the crops which depend on bee polination. Multiple factors are known to increase the risk of colony colapse, and the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor that parasitizes honey ...
Bliman, Pierre Alexandre, Coelho, Flávio Codeço, Santos, Joyce de Figueiró   +2 more
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Taxon, Arboreality, Sex, and Season—Factors Influencing Gastrointestinal Parasite Occurrence in Zoo‐Housed Non‐Human Primates

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The emergence of anthelminthic resistance is a well‐documented phenomenon in livestock and companion animals. Given the scarcity of new antiparasitic drugs, the implementation of effective, holistic anthelminthic control strategies is critical to preserving the efficacy of existing treatments.
Stalder Sandro, Hatt Jean‐Michel
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of Common Cuckoo parasitism on the annual productivity of a host population

Avian Research
Avian interspecific brood parasitism is an excellent system for studying coevolutionary processes in nature because brood parasites directly affect host reproductive success.
Alfréd Trnka
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\u3ci\u3eMicroctonus Pachylobii\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): New Host Record From \u3ci\u3eHylobius Radicis\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and Additional Notes on Its Biology [PDF]

, 2017
The endoparasite Microctonus pachylobii was discovered parasitizing a new weevil host, Hylobius radicis. Thirteen of the 154 H. radicis adults collected were parasitized (8.5%).
Hoffman, George D, Raffa, Kenneth F
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Climatic origin and plasticity shape emergence timing and fitness in bees and wasps under experimental climate regimes

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Climate warming threatens the persistence of insect populations by forcing them to adjust their phenology—responses that may be constrained by local adaptation and involve physiological trade‐offs.
Cristina Ganuza, Sarah Redlich, Andrea Holzschuh, Thomas Hovestadt, Oliver Mitesser, Sebastian Göllner, Annika Klein, Tamara Summ, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter   +8 more
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Are urbanization and brood parasitism associated with differences in telomere lengths in song sparrows?

Journal of Avian Biology
Urbanization reflects a major form of environmental change impacting wild birds globally. Whereas urban habitats may provide increased availability of water, some food items, and reduced predation levels compared to rural, they can also present novel ...
Samuel J. Lane, Ben J. Vernasco, Taylor E. Fossett, Isaac J. VanDiest, Heather E. Watts, Kendra B. Sewall   +5 more
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The Importance of Agriculture-Dominated Landscapes and Lack of Field Border Effect for Early-Succession Songbird Nest Success

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2010
In recent decades, many early-succession songbird species have experienced severe and widespread declines, which often are related to habitat destruction. Field borders create additional or enhance existing early-succession habitat on farmland. However,
Jason D. Riddle, Christopher E. Moorman
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My family and other animals: mixed broods of great and blue tits in the Loch Lomond woodlands [PDF]

, 2017
No abstract ...
Helm, Barbara, Jarrett, Crinan, Jerem, Paul   +2 more
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