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Incorporating environmental DNA metabarcoding for improved benthic biodiversity and habitat mapping

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Seafloor imagery is commonly used to collect information about the distribution of benthic organisms in order to generate habitat and biodiversity maps. Recent advances in genomics (e.g., environmental DNA; eDNA) show potential to complement video surveys for habitat mapping, but there have been few examples testing this.
Rylan J. Command, Shreya Nemani, Benjamin Misiuk, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Nicole Fahner, Emily Porter, Greg Singer, Beverly McClenaghan, Katleen Robert   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Triboelectric Capacitance Supplementation in Energy Storage Composites with Functionalized Carbon Fiber Electrodes

Small, EarlyView.
Triboelectric contact electrification evaluation between structural supercapacitor layers using surface‐functionalized carbon fiber electrodes. Electrospun nanofiber separators can aid in capacitance augmentation by leveraging the contact electrification effect of dissimilar materials.
Žan Simon, Bhagya Dharmasiri, Ronald T. Leon, Ben Newman, Fatemeh Mokhtari, Piers Coia, Elmer S. Austria Jr., Behnam Akhavan, Peter C. Sherrell, Amanda V. Ellis, Russell J. Varley, Luke C. Henderson   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic Transistor‐Based Neuromorphic Electronics and Their Recent Applications

Small Methods, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent progress in organic neuromorphic electronics, showing how organic semiconductors enable synaptic and neuronal functions with low power, mechanical flexibility, and biocompatibility. By bridging materials, devices, and systems, organic platforms are accelerating brain‐inspired computing toward applications in artificial ...
Ziru Wang, Feng Yan
wiley   +1 more source

Performance Implications of Divergent Shell Size Preferences and Exoskeleton Mass of Two Closely Related Hermit Crabs [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Two co‐occurring species of hermit crabs use very different shell sizes, one species using shells that are too small to accommodate all the carapace or claws. The two crab species were found to have diverged in their adaptations to their environment: one species adopting a suite of traits, including the use of large shells, that enhance protection from
MacLean C, Gosselin L.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Kinematics and directionality of body turning in water striders (Gerris argentatus) on the water surface

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract illustrates the kinematics and directionality of body turning in water striders (Gerris argentatus). The top image shows a water strider making turns, with arrows indicating possible directions and a dashed line tracing its path, highlighting its dynamic turning capabilities.
Javad Meshkani, Hamed Rajabi, Alexander Kovalev, Stanislav N. Gorb   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amino acids and amino sugars in calcified tissues of portunid crabs [PDF]

Amino acid and amino sugar in calcified tissues of portunid ...
Carey, F. G., Degens, E. T., Spencer, D. W.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia, Hannah‐Isadora Huditz, Monique M. van Oers, Vera I.D. Ros   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brood parasitism reduces but does not prevent Bombus terrestris reproductive success

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Graphical depiction of the colony splitting process. Throughout figures in this paper, results pertaining to host success are represented in blue, and cuckoo success is represented in red. Abstract Cuckoo bumblebees are obligate brood parasites that must invade a colony of their host bumblebee species in order to reproduce.
Sofia Dartnell, Lynn V. Dicks
wiley   +1 more source

Bat Tongues and Foraging: Linking Morphology to Hunting Strategies

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We linked the bat tongue's mediodorsal lobe (MDL), a muscular prominence, to foraging strategies. Aerial hawkers exhibit tall MDLs and prominent forward‐pointing papillae. The MDL may function as a barrier or filter, preventing unintentional ingestion of non‐food material, aiding in prey handling, and controlling food access during fast flight ...
Danilo Russo, Hugo Rebelo, Vanessa Mata, Ana Margarida Augusto, Luca Cistrone, Chiara Belli, Diogo Oliveira   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source