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Predation on Northern Silky Anteater (Cyclopes dorsalis) by Tiger Rat Snake (Spilotes pullatus) in a Rainforest Fragment in Costa Rica

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
We report the first predation event of a northern silky anteater by a tiger rat snake. This predation underscores how little is known about the nocturnal anteater and its predators. As the snake is commensal with humans, anthropogenic habitat alterations might have exposed the anteater to a novel predation pressure.
David Becker   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trait‐mediated effects driven by an invasive herbivore alter functionally diverse plant–frugivore interactions

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 216-228, January 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Fruit traits play a fundamental role in mediating plant‐frugivore interactions, shaping seed dispersal dynamics. Given the complexity of multi‐species interactions, these traits and, consequently, plant‐frugivore interactions can be indirectly influenced by third‐party ...
Raquel Muñoz‐Gallego   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efecto de la temperatura y CO2 en el control biológico de Tetranychus urticae por el ácaro generalista Amblyseius swirskii

open access: yesAIA Avances en Investigación Agropecuaria
Introducción. El calentamiento global, exacerbado por las actividades humanas, tiene consecuencias significativas que incluyen el aumento de la temperatura y los niveles de CO2, que afectan tanto a las plantas como a las plagas.
Jehú Gualberto Noh-Kú   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efecto de la densidad de población de Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) sobre la eficiencia del depredador Delphastus pusillus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

open access: yesCiencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria, 2008
Los estudios de dinámica de población de los enemigos naturales de las plagas han demostrado que cambios en la densidad de la presa o del huésped inciden en la efectividad biocontroladora de los insectos depredadores o parasitoides.
Javier García   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phylogenomics‐based click‐beetle classification tackles multiple origins of phenotypic modifications

open access: yesSystematic Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.
Using a concatenated dataset consisting of new genomic data from 73 species across 40 click‐beetle tribes and an earlier published, smaller dataset, we conducted the first 4200‐ortholog study targeting the phylogeny of Elateridae with the highest resolution to date.
Michal Motyka   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intraspecific plant chemodiversity at plot level has contrasting effects on arthropod functional groups

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 12, Page 3732-3750, December 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plant chemistry mediates interactions between plants and their environment. While intraspecific chemodiversity at the individual plant level is well studied, the effects of chemodiversity at the plant community level on arthropod interactions need more attention.
Lina Ojeda‐Prieto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efectividad de un depredador y un parasitoide en el control del psílido del tomate: dispersión de un baculovirus por parte del depredador [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales. Maestría en Producción AgropecuariaIn this study, the biological control potential of the predator Engytatus varians (Distant; Hemiptera: Miridae) and the parasitoid Tamarixia triozae (Burks ...
Alejandro Oxalis Guzmán Pedraza
core  

Análisis Matemático de una cadena alimenticia - presa - depredador control - biológico [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In this work, we present the dynamics of biological control through a mathematical model using a simple food chain of three trophic levels. This mathematical model is based on a ratio-dependent predator-prey model with Holling type II functional response,
López Cruz, Roxana   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Nota técnica Biological cycle of Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) feeding on several preys

open access: yesBioagro, 2007
RESUMEN Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) es un insecto importante como depredador de varias plagas agrícolas. Se evaluó el efecto de la alimentación con diferentes presas sobre la duración del ciclo biológico del mismo bajo condiciones de laboratorio (27 ± 2 ...
Jennifer Giffoni   +3 more
doaj  

Depredación de las larvas del erizo verdiblanco Lytechinus variegatus por Metanophrys sp.

open access: yesNovitates Caribaea, 2019
En esta comunicación se refuta el estado de comensalismo entre Metanophrys sp. y el erizo verdiblanco Lytechinus variegatus, debido al comportamiento depredador del ciliado contra las larvas del erizo. Para este trabajo, los erizos de mar se colocaron en
Francisco Santos-Mella   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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