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Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón, José A. Sánchez‐Zapata, Travis L. DeVault, Wayne M. Getz, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Daniel Redondo‐Gómez, Lara Naves‐Alegre, Solange A. Batista‐Nunes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Juan M. Pérez‐García, Kelly A. Waters, Thijs van Overveld, Craig Smith, Nuria Selva, Thomas A. Schlacher, Graeme Ruxton, Jesús Rodríguez, Martina‐M. Quaggiotto, Paula L. Perrig, Norman Owen‐Smith, Thomas M. Newsome, Isabel Navas, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Ana Mateos, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco, Daniel Martín‐Vega, Berta Martín‐López, Antoni Margalida, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Adam Kane, Kevin Healy, Akane Hashizume, Antonio J. García‐Fernández, José A. Donázar, M. Eric Benbow, James C. Beasley, Philip S. Barton, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eneko Arrondo   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insect oviposition in herbaceous plants attracts egg parasitoids despite fungal phytopathogen infection

Biological Control
Egg parasitoids are important natural enemies of several insect pests. The ability to kill the pest before it can inflict damage to the plant makes egg parasitoids ideal candidates for biological control.
Mahmut Mete Karaca, Tuğcan Alınç, Antonino Cusumano, Giulia Mirabile, Livio Torta, Salvatore Guarino, Ezio Peri, Stefano Colazza   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

First report of Trichogramma danausicida and Trichogramma cacaeciae reared from Thaumatotibia leucotreta eggs in Israel

ZooKeys, 2018
The egg parasitpoids Trichogramma danausicida (Nagaraja) and Trichogramma cacaeciae (Marchal) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), are reported for the first time in Israel. Moreover, our discovery of T.
Roy Kaspi, Svetlana Kontsedalov, Murad Ghanim   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Guidelines for Immunomodulatory Assays of Food Bioactives on Drosophila melanogaster Model

Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.
Guidelines are proposed for evaluating the immunomodulatory effects of food bioactives in Drosophila melanogaster, involving treatment with bioactives, pathogen preparation, infection routes, and immune response assessment. This model highlights the conserved mechanisms of cellular and humoral immunity for studying host‐microbe interactions.
Wenqi Huang, Shiye Lin
wiley   +1 more source

Dinotefuran toxicity on predators and egg parasitoids of Piezodorus guildinii and Dichelops furcatus (Hemipetra: Pentatomidae) under field conditions

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical
Piezodorus guildinii and Dichelops furcatus stink bug populations are naturally regulated by predators and egg parasitoids. However, these natural enemies can be affected by the application of non-selective insecticides commonly employed for stink ...
Carolina Sgarbi, Cecilia Beatriz Margaría, Elisabet Mónica Ricci   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A survey of egg-parasitoid species associated with Dendrolimus houi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) in Fujian, China [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
Dendrolimus houi Lajonquiere is a polyphagous defoliator with strong adaptability causing significant damage to hundreds of hectares of pine forest. The larvae primarily damage coniferous tree species.
Ciding Lu, Qunda Chen, Xingying Li, Xu Han, Haoyu Lin, Huayan Chen, Guanghong Liang   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Host Sex Discrimination by an Egg Parasitoid on Brassica Leaves

Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2011
Egg parasitoids are able to find their hosts by exploiting their chemical footprints as host location cues. In nature, the apolar epicuticular wax layer of plants that consists of several classes of hydrocarbons serves as the substrate that retains these contact kairomones. However, experiments on chemical footprints generally have used filter paper as
Lo Giudice, Daniela, Riedel, Michael, Rostás, Michael, Peri, Ezio, Colazza, Stefano   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Rainforest conversion to monoculture plantations restructures functional communities of braconid parasitoid wasps

Oikos, EarlyView.
The conversion of rainforests into rubber and oil palm plantations drives biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia. Parasitoid wasps are highly diverse and play an essential role in ecosystems by regulating herbivore populations. Declines in density and diversity of parasitoid wasps, after land‐use change is well‐documented, but potential functional losses ...
Azru Azhar, Fabian Brambach, Nicolò Camarretta, Ina Geedicke, Kasmiatun, Alexander Knohl, Martyna M. Kotowska, Christoph Leuschner, Rizky Nazarreta, Rawati Panjaitan, Katja Rembold, Christian Stiegler, Endah Utari, Delphine Clara Zemp, Purnama Hidayat, Damayanti Buchori, Stefan Scheu, Jochen Drescher   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

The shared benefits of fallen fruits: A novel mechanism stabilizing a nursery pollination mutualism between Sambucus and kateretid beetles

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Understanding how cooperative interactions remain stable matters for biodiversity because many plants rely on specialist insects that can also impose reproductive costs. We studied the interaction between Sambucus sieboldiana and seed‐consuming Heterhelus beetles through detailed field observations and pollination experiments.
Suzu Kawashima, Hidehito Okada, Sadatomo Hisamatsu, Kenji Suetsugu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Size-induced reproductive constraints in an egg parasitoid

Journal of Insect Physiology, 2012
The size of adult parasitoids is influenced by the quantity and quality of resources available during immature development. Gregarious development of endoparasitoids results in scramble competition where the resources are shared among individuals developing into the same host.
Guy, Boivin, Véronique, Martel
openaire   +6 more sources