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A Consequence of Recovery from Defeat in a Territorial Animal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Population density has profound influences on the physiology and behaviour of many animal species. Social isolation is generally reported to lead to increased aggressiveness, while grouping lowers it.
Rillich, Jan, Stevenson, Paul A.
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Influence of processing on nutritional and microbiological quality of maize and millet composite flours enriched with house crickets (Acheta domesticus)

open access: yesApplied Food Research
Thin cereal porridges, characterized by low mineral and vitamin content per calorie, are commonly consumed as complementary and weaning foods in sub-Saharan Africa.
Tom Bbosa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary hypothesis on the history of Gryllinae (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) in America and new taxa of both the subtribe Anurogryllina and the genus Megalogryllus

open access: yesАмурский зоологический журнал, 2019
The fauna of the subfamily Gryllinae in America is not very diverse and may be divided into three generic groups: (1) the endemic (for America and adjacent islands) subtribe Anurogryllina, (2) American branch of the subtribe Brachytrupina, (3) one genus (
Andrey V. Gorochov
doaj   +1 more source

Two Observations of Predation on Lepidoptera [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
(excerpt) During the early afternoon of 25 August, 1977, a large European mantid, Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, was observed feeding on an adult male monarch butterfly, Donaus p.
Leeuw, Irwin
core   +3 more sources

Reliable reconstruction of cricket song from biophysical models and preserved specimens

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science
Predicting the function of a biological structure solely from its morphology can be a very powerful tool in several fields of biology, but especially in evolutionary reconstruction.
Ryan Weiner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Speciation, Divergence, and the Origin of Gryllus rubens: Behavior, Morphology, and Molecules

open access: yesInsects, 2011
The last 25 years or so has seen a huge resurgence of interest in speciation research. This has coincided with the development and widespread use of new tools in molecular genetics, especially DNA sequencing, to inform ecological and evolutionary ...
David A. Gray
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of buffer-radius modelling approaches used in forest conservation and planning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Spatial modelling approaches are increasingly being used to direct forest management and conservation planning at the landscape scale. A popular approach is the use of buffer-radius methods, which create buffers around distinct forest habitat patches to ...
Bailey, S.   +3 more
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An Insight into the Presence of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Opportunistic Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Farm-Reared Crickets

open access: yesMicroorganisms
To support the role of insects as sustainable feed and food ingredients, evaluating their potential microbiological risk and safety is crucial. In this study, we investigated the presence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes in selected live ...
Teresita d. J. Bello Gonzalez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

\u3ci\u3eThe Orthoptera of Michigan– Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets\u3c/i\u3e by Roger G. Bland, 2003. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
(excerpt) Michigan has a long history of entomologists interested in the Orthoptera fauna of the state, and T.H. Hubbell and I.J. Cantrall had published several papers on the Orthoptera of various parts of the state, as well as state-wide lists. Later on,
O\u27Brien, Mark
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Orthoptera and Mantodea in the Continental biogeographical region and adjacent areas of European Russia (data paper)

open access: yesActa Biologica Sibirica
Orthoptera is one of the most conspicuous groups of insects in any landscape. However, limited data on this group of insects have been published for European Russia.
Victor V. Aleksanov   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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