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The Evolution of Male Weapons Is Associated with the Type of Breeding Site in a Clade of Neotropical Frogs

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Male weaponry evolution is often linked to male–male competition, but its relationship with breeding site type remains unclear. Using Leptodactylinae frogs, we found a macroevolutionary correlation between breeding site type and weapon evolution. Also, gains and losses of weapons occurred more frequently in exposed‐breeding sites, an unexpected finding.
Erika M. Santana, Daniel S. Caetano, Alexandre V. Palaoro, Glauco Machado   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving the Dung Beetle Optimizer with Multiple Strategies: An Application to Complex Engineering Problems. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Lv W, He Y, Yang Y, Ma X, Chen J, Zhang Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Consistent Choice of Prey Source Habitat Across Diverse Landscapes by a Selective Insectivorous Bat

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
After analyzing the diet of the greater horseshoe bats in three distinct colonies, we identified significant spatial and temporal differences, particularly noting a stronger reliance on riparian habitats in Mediterranean areas. The species exhibits great ecological adaptability with strong plasticity in prey source habitats, shifting preferences among ...
Miren Aldasoro, Oihane Diaz de Cerio, Danilo Russo, Nerea Vallejo, Lander Olasagasti, Inazio Garin, Urtzi Goiti, Joxerra Aihartza   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thoracic horns on males of an urban dung beetle conform to a pattern of sigmoid allometry on the arithmetic scale. [PDF]

Ann Entomol Soc Am
Packard GC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Regional heterothermy in Megasoma gyas is not related to active heat dissipation by the horns

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Danilo Giacometti, Luiz Henrique Lima Silva, Guilherme Gomes, José Eduardo de Carvalho, Alexandre V. Palaoro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi‐Omics Analysis Reveals Coordinated Adaptations in Genes, Metabolism, and Gut Microbiota Underpinning Herbivory in Lordiphosa Flies

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Multi‐omics analysis reveals that herbivorous adaptation in Lordiphosa flies arises from coordinated interactions across the genome, transcriptome, and gut microbiota: genomic expansions of detoxification (e.g., cytochrome P450s) and carbohydrate metabolism gene families, transcriptomic upregulation of energy pathways like lipid oxidation and ...
Run Guo, Jianjun Gao, Caixian Zhang, Zhiheng Chang, Yanbo Sun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chromosome-level genome assembly of the dung beetle Catharsius molossus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). [PDF]

Sci Data
Xu X, Fan X, Tong Y, Shen R, Tian Z, Wu S, Bai M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Rapid construction of insect–plant interaction networks via multiplexed long‐fragment DNA metabarcoding and NGS

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Molecular identification of insect food webs can accurately reveal complex trophic interactions and serve as a foundation for understanding ecosystem functioning and advancing biodiversity conservation. This process typically involves DNA library construction, high‐throughput sequencing and subsequent steps, including data assembly, annotation,
Xiao‐man Zhang, Yu‐xuan Zheng, Shao‐jun Zhang, Cai‐qing Yang, Xin‐chun Li, Qian Jin, Jing Li, Liu‐sheng Chen, Ai‐bing Zhang, Jing‐ze Liu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

How does landscape composition and configuration affect dung beetle communities in Eastern Austrian agricultural landscapes? [PDF]

Landsc Ecol
Hussain RI, Knittl B, Schulze CH, Frank T.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Annual flower strips under the ‘Sweden Blossom’ initiative – how do they perform for pollinators, natural enemies and herbivores?

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Pollinator‐targeted annual flower strips increase abundances of pollinators but also natural enemies and herbivores. Natural enemies and herbivores disperse in a taxon‐specific manner into nearby crops. Pest control by ground‐dwellers slightly increases in crop areas near the flower strips.
Neus Rodríguez‐Gasol, Ola Lundin, Elodie Chapurlat, Mattias Hammarstedt, Mattias Jonsson, Johan A. Stenberg, Maria Viketoft   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source