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Aquatic biosurvey of the Lovell River on UNH land [PDF]

, 2003
We assessed the physical, chemical and biological conditions at two sites along the Lovell River on University of New Hampshire (UNH) -owned conservation land. The discharge was 4.4 m3 s-1 at Site 1 and 5.7 m3 s -1 downstream at Site 2.
Barry, Lisa M., Bradt, Shane R., Carlson, Sonya C., Haney, James F., I., false Jorel, Knobelman, Kathleen, Kathleen B., Knox, Jessica L., Lund, Emily A., Peter, Chris R., Potter, Jody D., Quinn, Patrick K., Rivers, David, Skokan, Rachel D.   +12 more
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Small Bugs, Big Data: Metagenomics for Arthropod Biodiversity Monitoring

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2025.
We used metagenomic sequencing of 40 bulk arthropod samples collected across Sweden to classify taxa and compare results with metabarcoding from the same samples. While metabarcoding was more sensitive for detecting low‐abundance taxa, taxonomic overlap between methods was strongly influenced by reference database representation.
Samantha López Clinton, Ela Iwaszkiewicz‐Eggebrecht, Andreia Miraldo, Robert Goodsell, Matthew T. Webster, Fredrik Ronquist, Tom van der Valk   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tipula Larval Populations Affected by Soil Edaphic and Microbiological Properties: Insights From Ireland and Scotland

European Journal of Soil Science, Volume 76, Issue 4, July–August 2025.
ABSTRACT Herbivorous soil‐dwelling pests cause damage in agriculture through decreases in root and shoot biomass, which can affect both plant and economic yield. Having a greater understanding of the soil environment of these pests could identify potential avenues for mitigation/control strategies. Leatherjackets (Tipula larvae) are pests of grasslands
Aisling Moffat, Fiona Brennan, Aoife M. Duff, Lorna Cole, Michael T. Gaffney, Gail E. Jackson, Louise McNamara   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Landscape heterogeneity and the confluence of regional faunas promote richness and structure community assemblage in a tropical biodiversity hotspot [PDF]

, 2018
Crane flies (Limoniidae; Limoniinae) were sampled at national parks and protected areas across central to northern Thailand to observe patterns of species richness and faunal turnover in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot.
Courtney, Gregory, Petersen, Matthew
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Prey Capture Outside of the Web? Observational Evidence of a Novel Form of Prey Capture in a Cave Orb Web Spider

Ethology, Volume 131, Issue 7, July 2025.
It is currently not known how the European cave orb spider Meta menardi (d) catches the non‐flying prey, which makes up approximately half of its diet. Our observations in winter and summer from caves in the United Kingdom offer support to the radius tripwire hypothesis (a) over the off‐web hunting hypothesis (b) and the prey slip hypothesis (c ...
Thomas Hesselberg, Emily Brannigan
wiley   +1 more source

Just Hang On: Australian Gall Midges Suspend Themselves on Spider Silk Without Becoming Entangled

Ethology, Volume 131, Issue 6, June 2025.
Silk is a versatile biological material for its producers yet also introduces novel resources into the environment that non‐silk producers can exploit. We provide observations of Australian gall midges (Cecidomyiidae) exploiting spider silk as roosting sites by intentionally suspending themselves on silk lines using their front pair of legs.
John Gould, Luke Reynolds
wiley   +1 more source

Anaphase Chromosomes in Crane-Fly Spermatocytes Treated With Taxol (Paclitaxel) Accelerate When Their Kinetochore Microtubules Are Cut: Evidence for Spindle Matrix Involvement With Spindle Forces

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2018
Various experiments have indicated that anaphase chromosomes continue to move after their kinetochore microtubules are severed. The chromosomes move poleward at an accelerated rate after the microtubules are cut but they slow down 1–3 min later and move ...
Arthur Forer, Rozhan Sheykhani, Michael W. Berns, Michael W. Berns   +3 more
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Combining biological control approaches for managing insect crop pests in the field can generate interactive effects

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 26, Issue 4, Page 470-484, November 2024.
Pest control services provided or supported by three species of entomopathogenic nematodes and floral field margins. Counts of adult pest abundance of the swede midge, the cabbage root fly and the cabbage stem flea beetle and assessments of yield and crop damage.
Lucy I. Crowther, Andrew Wilby, Kenneth Wilson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

New aquatic insects from the Miocene of Australia with notes on the ecology and ontogeny of a new species of Chaoborus (Diptera, Chaoboridae)

Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 10, Issue 4, July/August 2024.
Abstract We describe a diverse aquatic insect assemblage from McGraths Flat, a Miocene Lagerstätte in central New South Wales, Australia that includes representatives of Sialidae, Limoniidae, Chironomidae and Chaoboridae. The aquatic insect fossils from this deposit consist predominantly of larvae.
Viktor Baranov, Michael Frese, Robert Beattie, Tara Djokic, Matthew R. McCurry   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rising water temperature in rivers: Ecological impacts and future resilience

WIREs Water, Volume 11, Issue 4, July/August 2024.
Warming of river water is reported globally but impacts on aquatic animal communities are complex and variable because some rivers and ecological communities are more resilient to change than others, largely due to human management. Abstract Rising water temperatures in rivers due to climate change are already having observable impacts on river ...
Matthew F. Johnson, Lindsey K. Albertson, Adam C. Algar, Stephen J. Dugdale, Patrick Edwards, Judy England, Christopher Gibbins, So Kazama, Daisuke Komori, Andrew D. C. MacColl, Eric A. Scholl, Robert L. Wilby, Fabio de Oliveira Roque, Paul J. Wood   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source