Not only the butterflies: managing ants on road verges to benefit Phengaris (Maculinea) butterflies [PDF]
, 2010 Obligate myrmecophilic butterfly species, such as Phengaris (Maculinea) teleius and P. nausithous, have narrow habitat requirements. Living as a caterpillar in the nests of the ant species Myrmica scabrinodis and M.
Gestel, R., van +3 more
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A fishing expedition to discover the pollinators of several subtropical Apocynaceae
Applications in Plant Sciences, 2020 Premise Flowers of the Apocynaceae (milkweed family) have complex structures and pollination mechanisms. Pollen removal and deposition in Angadenia, Pentalinon, and Echites are similar, with anthers releasing pollen onto the sterile style head.
Suzanne Koptur +3 more
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Molecular logic behind the three-way stochastic choices that expand butterfly colour vision. [PDF]
, 2016 Butterflies rely extensively on colour vision to adapt to the natural world. Most species express a broad range of colour-sensitive Rhodopsin proteins in three types of ommatidia (unit eyes), which are distributed stochastically across the retina.
Arikawa, Kentaro +5 more
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Molecular Ecology Resources, 2019 Understanding the dynamics of biodiversity, including the spatial distribution of genetic diversity, is critical for predicting responses to environmental changes, as well as for effective conservation measures.
L. Dapporto +13 more
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Use of Spotted Knapweed/Star Thistle (Asterales: Asteraceae) as the Primary Source of Nectar by Early Migrating Monarch Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from Beaver Island, Michigan [PDF]
, 2019 Recent observations over the past decade suggest that the invasive star thistle (aka spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe L.) provides much of the nectar that supports monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) in their pre-migratory and early migratory flight
Douglas, Matthew M
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FLEET: Butterfly Estimation from a Bipartite Graph Stream
, 2019 We consider space-efficient single-pass estimation of the number of butterflies, a fundamental bipartite graph motif, from a massive bipartite graph stream where each edge represents a connection between entities in two different partitions. We present a
Bar-Yossef R. Kumar Z. +10 more
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Direct Evidence of Topological Dirac Fermions in a Low Carrier Density Correlated 5d Oxide
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The 5d oxide BiRe2O6 is discovered as a low‐carrier‐density topological semimetal hosting symmetry‐protected Dirac fermions stabilized by nonsymmorphic symmetries. Angle‐resolved photoemission spectroscopy, quantum oscillations, and magnetotransport measurements reveal gapless Dirac cones, quasi‐2D Fermi surfaces, high carrier mobility, and a field ...
Premakumar Yanda +11 more
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Environmental and soil gradient effects on biodiversity of butterflies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan [PDF]
Arthropods, 2021 The natural territory disturbance, losses, and degradation are real and alarming threats to the ecosystem. The population of butterflies remains arbitrary in prairie residuals and linear range habitats.
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Notes on the Life Histories of \u3ci\u3eChlosyne\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and \u3ci\u3eAgrypon\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Ambrosia trifida is reported for the first time as a larval food plant of Chlosyne nycteis. Chlosyne nycteis and C. harrisii are reported as hosts of Agrypon prismaticum and A.
Williams, Andrew H
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Protected areas do not mitigate biodiversity declines: A case study on butterflies
Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity, 2018 To assess the effectiveness of protected areas in preventing biodiversity decline. We first test whether species richness of butterfly assemblages is higher within European Natura 2000 (N2000) sites than in their surroundings.
S. Rada +6 more
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