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The effects of defoliation on plant community, root biomass and nutrient allocation and soil chemical properties on semi-arid steppes in northern China

, 2012
Semi-arid steppes in northern China have severely deteriorated over the past 50 years, mostly due to improper grazing management. A defoliation experiment was conducted on a Leymus chinensis-dominated semi-arid steppe to provide guidelines of grazing ...
Wang, G-L., Z.-Y. Li, Li, G-D., G.-D. Li, Han, L., Wilson, B., Y.-J. Guo, Han, J-G., J-G. Han, Li, Z-Y., Guo, Y-J., G.-L. Wang, B. Wilson, L. Han   +13 more
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Neonicotinoid seed treatments do not consistently reduce insect feeding damage nor increase yields in Maryland soy

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 699-704, November 2026.
We compared soybean plants from untreated and treated seeds across 4 sites and 3 years in Maryland. Neonicotinoid seed treatments (NST) provided little reduction in insect stippling damage and no reduction in chewing damage. NST did not result in increased plant biomass or bean yield. Abstract The use of neonicotinoid insecticides in seed treatments in
Kelsey J. McGurrin, Brendan A. Randall, John D. Parker, Karin T. Burghardt, Kimberly J. Komatsu   +4 more
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Evaluating seedling traits, maintenance and effective costs to support tropical forest restoration practices

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 4, October–December 2026.
Seedling weeding in tropical forest restoration may not be universally needed across all species. Its cost may not be affordable for private landowners. This research shows that all landowners who wish to plant trees on their lands should be encouraged to do so—weeding or no weeding.
Debra A. Hamilton, Timothy K. Parshall, Lorenzo Vargas Berrocal, Rodrigo Alvarado Méndez, Gregory R. Goldsmith, Therese M. Donovan   +5 more
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Integrated Transcriptomic and Physiological Analyses Reveal Disruption of Digestive Homeostasis Induced by Protease Inhibitors in Anticarsia gemmatalis Caterpillars

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, Volume 123, Issue 2, October 2026.
The peptides SKTI and GORE‐2 triggered distinct midgut responses in Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). SKTI promoted compensatory digestive and antioxidant responses, whereas GORE‐2 caused broader digestive protease repression, weaker antioxidant activation, and greater epithelial damage.
Neilier Rodrigues da Silva Júnior, Eulálio Gutemberg Dias dos Santos, Daniel Guimarães Silva Paulo, Yaremis Meriño‐Cabrera, Ian de Paula Alves Pinto, Maria Julia Summy, Ian Lucas Batista Santos, Milena Godoi Lima, Maria Clara Neves Gomes Rodrigues, Rafael Junior de Andrade, José Eduardo Serrão, Elizabeth Pacheco Batista Fontes, Humberto Josué Oliveira Ramos, Maria Goreti de Almeida Oliveira   +13 more
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Trypsinogen Pro‐Region as a Molecular Scaffold for the Design of Competitive Peptide Inhibitors of Trypsin‐Like Proteases

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, Volume 123, Issue 2, October 2026.
Rational design of the trypsinogen pro‐region generated the peptide inhibitors GORE3, GORE4, and GORE5. Computational screening and enzyme kinetics demonstrated competitive inhibition of trypsin‐like proteases, with GORE5 showing the highest experimental potency and supporting pro‐region‐derived peptides as promising protease‐targeting molecules ...
Geisiane Aparecida Mariano, João Vitor Aguilar de Oliveira, Rafael Júnior de Andrade, Daniel Guimarães Silva Paulo, Yaremis Beatriz Meriño Cabrera, Eulálio Gutemberg Dias dos Santos, Ian Lucas Batista Santos, Milena Godoi Lima, Maria Julia Summy, Otávio José Bernardes Brustolini, Neilier Rodrigues da Silva Júnior, Humberto Josué Oliveira Ramos, Maria Goreti de Almeida Oliveira   +12 more
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How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 5, Page 2081-2102, October 2026.
ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen, Mohamed Khalil Meliane, Zachery B. Holmes, Karl E. Miller, William J. Barichivich, Emilie Dedeban, Alex Furst, Miranda Imeri, Peyton E. Niebanck, Samantha Nunn, Kailee Pearson, Nicole Rita, Brier Ryver, Dakotah Shaffer, Susan C. Walls, E. Hance Ellington   +15 more
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Nocturnal Lepidoptera Larvae in Mega‐Project: Habitat and Environmental Factors Over Construction Effects

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 10, October 2026.
This study assessed the effects of construction‐related factors, including ALAN, on nocturnal Lepidoptera larvae in mega‐project areas. The results suggest that local environmental conditions play a greater role than ALAN intensity in shaping larval assemblages.
D. Trombin, P. Mazzei, I. Piccini, L. Dessì, P. Grieco, E. Matechou, S. Bonelli   +6 more
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Vengeful Vines: Cell Death and Neoplasm Formation in Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae, Piperales) in Response to Oviposition of Troidini (Papilionidae, Lepidoptera) Butterflies

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 10, October 2026.
This study investigates the oviposition ecology of the iconic Troidini butterflies on their host plants of the genus Aristolochia in Sabah, where we made the first observation of HR‐like cell death and neoplasm formation in response to oviposition of Troidini, signifying the first such record in the entire Magnoliid clade (> 10,000 spp.).
Veerle van Beeck, Justinah Parantis, Berber E. Zandstra, Tjomme Fernhout, Arthur Chung, Nazirah Mustaffa, Nina E. Fatouros, Corné F. H. van der Linden   +7 more
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From mainland to islands: the evolution of resistance and tolerance to herbivory in long‐lived oaks

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 10, October 2026.
Island biogeography theory predicts that island plants should exhibit reduced defences compared with their mainland relatives due to relaxed herbivory pressure. However, growing empirical evidence challenges this prediction, revealing substantial variation among systems, plant lineages and defence types.
Irene Virseda, Luis Abdala‐Roberts, Miquel Capó, Ayco J. M. Tack, Johan A. Stenberg, Finn Hansen, Nikolaos M. Fyllas, Raúl de la Mata, Joana Cursach, Beatriz Lago‐Núñez, Carla Pastoriza, Alessio Tei, Cristina Saez‐Asensio, Sergio Rasmann, Gregory Röder, Xoaquín Moreira, Carla Vázquez‐González   +16 more
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RECOVERY AND GROWTH PATTERNS OF COASTAL BERMUDA GRASS AS INFLUENCED BY NITROGEN LEVEL AND DEFOLIATION FREQUENCY

Annals of Tropical Research, 1986
The interrelationships among residual leaf area following defoliation, leaf area development patterns and mean crop growth rates of Coastal bermuda grass as influenced by nitrogen levels (20, 50 and 100 kg/ha/mo) and defoliation frequency (2, 4, and 8 ...
MR Villanueva, EC Holt
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