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Sex Pheromone of the Rare Click Beetle Betarmon bisbimaculatus [PDF]
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2015 Erworben im Rahmen der Schweizer Nationallizenzen (http://www.nationallizenzen.ch)
Christian, König +3 more
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Scaling of Jumping Performance in Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae)
Integrative And Comparative Biology, 2022 Synopsis Click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) are known for their unique clicking mechanism that generates a powerful legless jump. From an inverted position, click beetles jump by rapidly accelerating their center of mass (COM) upwards.
Ophelia Bolmin +3 more
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Insects, 2022 We investigated and described the thoracic structures, jumping mechanism, and promesothoracic interlocking mechanism of the click beetle Campsosternus auratus (Drury) (Elateridae: Dendrometrinae).
Yongying Ruan +7 more
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Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles
eLife, 2018 Fireflies and their luminous courtships have inspired centuries of scientific study. Today firefly luciferase is widely used in biotechnology, but the evolutionary origin of bioluminescence within beetles remains unclear.
Timothy R Fallon +21 more
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Behavioral responses of bioluminescent fireflies to artificial light at night
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Bioluminescent insects have been the subject of scientific interest and popular wonder for millennia. But in the 21st century, the fireflies, click beetles, and cave glow-worms that brighten our nights are threatened by an unprecedented competitor ...
Avalon C. S. Owens +3 more
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A STILE Project case study: The evaluation of a computer‐based visual key for fossil identification [PDF]
, 1996 This paper presents an investigation of the effectiveness, for specimen identification, of a visual representation of a biological key. The example used in the investigation, the beetles database, is one of a number of resources developed under the STILE
Dahlberg, Arne +3 more
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The influence of forest regrowth, original canopy cover and tree size on saproxylic beetles associated with old oaks [PDF]
, 2000 Abandoned management has caused many sites with free-standing, large oaks (Quercus robur) to become more shaded. This study shows how forest regrowth affects beetle species associated with old oaks in south-eastern Sweden. Beetles were trapped by pitfall
Jansson, Nicklas, Ranius, Thomas
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The complete mitogenome of jewel click beetle Campsosternus auratus (Drury, 1773) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 2022 Campsosternus auratus (Drury, 1773) is a large, beautiful click beetle found in Southern China. The complete mitogenome of C. auratus was reported in this study. The mitogenome contains 15,943 base pairs. The composition of mitogenome is 39.6% for A, 9.9% for G, 32.8% for T, and 17.7% for C.
Xiaoning Zhang, Qingbai Hou
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Insects, 2021 The Elateridae (click-beetles) are the largest family in Elateroidea; however, their relationships, systematics and classification remain unclear. Our understanding of the origin, evolution, palaeodiversity and palaeobiogeography of Elateridae, as well ...
Robin Kundrata +3 more
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New Records of Coleoptera from Wisconsin [PDF]
, 2017 Specimens of eleven different species of beetles (one of which is identified only to genus) have been collected from and are herein reported as new to Wisconsin.
Marché, Jordan D., II
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