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Why Did the Bee Eat the Chicken? Symbiont Gain, Loss, and Retention in the Vulture Bee Microbiome

mBio, 2021
Diet and gut microbiomes are intricately linked on both short and long timescales. Changes in diet can alter the microbiome, while microbes in turn allow hosts to access novel diets.
Laura L. Figueroa, Jessica J. Maccaro, Erin Krichilsky, Douglas Yanega, Quinn S. McFrederick   +4 more
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Shallow-Water Scavengers of Polar Night and Day – An Arctic Time-Lapse Photography Study

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Until recently, polar night constituted truly a “mare incognitum” of our times. Yet, the first records from this very little-explored period showcased a surprisingly rich and active ecosystem.
Piotr Balazy, Piotr Balazy, Marti J. Anderson, Marti J. Anderson, Maciej Chelchowski, Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk, Piotr Kuklinski, Jørgen Berge, Jørgen Berge, Jørgen Berge   +9 more
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Vertebrate scavenging dynamics differ between carnivore and herbivore carcasses in the northern boreal forest

Ecosphere, 2021
Vertebrate scavenging can impact food web dynamics, but our understanding of this process stems predominantly from monitoring herbivore carrion and extrapolating results across carcass types.
Michael J. L. Peers, Sean M. Konkolics, Yasmine N. Majchrzak, Allyson K. Menzies, Emily K. Studd, Rudy Boonstra, Stan Boutin, Clayton T. Lamb   +7 more
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A multilevel model of university quality in Peru: an integrated evaluation of student satisfaction, competency development, and employment outcomes

Frontiers in Education
Despite a decade of reforms aimed at strengthening higher education in Peru, significant disparities persist across universities in terms of student experience, competency development, and employability outcomes. Traditional evaluation frameworks tend to
Walter Stalin Gil Quevedo, Abraham William Garcia Chapoñan, Moises Luis Cornelio Vicuña, Miguen Hernan Yengle Ruiz   +3 more
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Fishing for flies: testing the efficacy of “stink stations” for promoting blow flies as pollinators in mango orchards

Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2023
Pollinator communities are composed of diverse groups of insects, with radically different life histories and resource needs. Blow flies are known to visit a variety of economically important crop plants.
Jonathan Finch, Amy-Marie Gilpin, James Cook   +2 more
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Scavenger guild and consumption patterns of an invasive alien fish species in a Mediterranean wetland

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Invasive Alien Species (IAS) alter ecosystems, disrupting ecological processes and driving the loss of ecosystem services. The common carp Cyprinus carpio is a hazardous and widespread IAS, becoming the most abundant species in many aquatic ecosystems ...
Adrian Orihuela‐Torres, Juan Manuel Pérez‐García, José Antonio Sánchez‐Zapata, Francisco Botella, Esther Sebastián‐González   +4 more
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Post-SUNEDU evolution: a national model of quality assurance driven by AI-based institutional monitoring

Frontiers in Education
The restructuring of Peru’s National Superintendence for University Education (SUNEDU) has reopened fundamental debates about regulatory legitimacy, institutional autonomy, and social justice in higher education.
Walter Stalin Gil Quevedo, Abraham William Garcia Chapoñan, Moises Luis Cornelio Vicuña   +2 more
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New Species of Soldier Fly—Sargus bipunctatus (Scopoli, 1763) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), Recorded from a Human Corpse in Europe—A Case Report

Insects, 2021
The only European Stratiomyidae species known for feeding on human corpses was the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758). Analysis of fauna found on a human corpse, discovered in central Poland, revealed the presence of feeding larvae of ...
Marek Michalski, Piotr Gadawski, Joanna Klemm, Krzysztof Szpila   +3 more
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Insect Decline—A Forensic Issue?

Insects, 2021
Recent reports have shown a dramatic loss in insect species and biomass. Since forensic entomology relies on the presence of insects, the question is whether this decline effects the discipline.
Jens Amendt
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Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, Tove Christensen, Sigrid Denver, Marilena Gemtou, Spyros Fountas, Søren Marcus Pedersen   +5 more
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