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Adaptation of Fig Wasps (Agaodinae) to Their Host Revealed by Large-Scale Transcriptomic Data

Insects, 2021
Figs and fig wasps are highly species-specific and comprise a model system for studying co-evolution and co-speciation. The evolutionary relationships and molecular adaptations of fig wasps to their fig hosts are poorly understood, and this is in part ...
Lianfu Chen, Simon T. Segar, Bhanumas Chantarasuwan, Da-Mien Wong, Rong Wang, Xiaoyong Chen, Hui Yu   +6 more
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Analysis of Gene Expression in Aedes aegypti Suggests Changes in Early Genetic Control of Mosquito Development

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aedes aegypti, a critical vector for tropical diseases, poses significant challenges for studying its embryogenesis due to difficulties in removing its rigid chorion and achieving effective fixation for in situ hybridization. Here, we present novel methodologies for fixation, dechorionation, DAPI staining, and in situ hybridization, enabling ...
Renata Coutinho‐dos‐Santos, Danielle Santos, Lupis Ribeiro, Jonathan J. Mucherino‐Muñoz, Marcelle Uhl, Carlos Logullo, A. Mendonça‐Amarante, M. Fantappie, Rodrigo Nunes‐da‐Fonseca   +8 more
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Human disturbance reduces the network connectivity in female fig wasps more than in males

Global Ecology and Conservation
In ecological communities, the relationships between interacting species are very complex, resulting in nonlinear or even chaotic oscillations. Human activities, such as habitat destruction and fragmentation, overexploitation of natural resources, and ...
Yaxuan Liu, Guangming Zhang, Chen Chen, Zhenyu Liu, Hongqing Wang   +4 more
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Effects of climate change on a mutualistic coastal species: Recovery from typhoon damages and risks of population erosion.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Presently, climate change has increased the frequency of extreme meteorological events such as tropical cyclones. In the western Pacific basin, these cyclones are called typhoons, and in this area, around Taiwan Island, their frequency has almost doubled
Yu-Ting Chiu, Anthony Bain, Shu-Lin Deng, Yi-Chiao Ho, Wen-Hsuan Chen, Hsy-Yu Tzeng   +5 more
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Advancing Therapies for Mycobacterial Diseases: From Small Molecules to Host‐Directed Strategies

Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global burden of multidrug‐resistant tuberculosis (MDR‐TB) and the rising incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections highlight the urgent need for innovative therapeutic strategies. Current treatments are prolonged, toxic, and increasingly compromised by resistance and limited diagnostic capacity.
Tânia Silva, Alessandra Aiello, Tonino Alonzi, M. Alice Carvalho, Vladimir Finger, Delia Goletti, Sven Hoffner, Yousra Kherabi, Jan Korabecny, Julia Kulczyńska, Agnieszka Kyzioł, Alicia Lacoma, Filomena Martins, Zorica Nanovic, Sepideh Hosseiniporgham, Martina Hrast Rambaher, Leonardo Antonio Sechi, Daria Smalchuk, Grażyna Stochel, Lydia Tabernero, Nancy L. Tateosian, Violeta Valcheva, Anamarija Zega, Mafalda Sarraguça   +23 more
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Comparisons of host mitochondrial, nuclear and endosymbiont bacterial genes reveal cryptic fig wasp species and the effects of Wolbachia on host mtDNA evolution and diversity

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2011
Background Figs and fig-pollinating wasp species usually display a highly specific one-to-one association. However, more and more studies have revealed that the "one-to-one" rule has been broken.
Feng Gui, Cook James M, Xiao Jin-Hua, Sun Xiao-Jing, Huang Da-Wei   +4 more
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A putative nursery pollination mutualism between Japanese Chrysosplenium plants and Nipponorhynchus sawflies

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Understanding ecological interactions is increasingly important for biodiversity conservation. This study reveals a unique nursery pollination mutualism between Japanese endemic plants and sawflies. These partners exhibit tightly synchronized life cycles in riparian forests, making them sensitive to environmental changes.
Marika Yamaguchi, Hideo Takahashi, Namiki Kikuchi, Takahiro Yoshida, Noriaki Murakami, Yudai Okuyama   +5 more
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Unveiling an intricate relationship: Ficus trees, their associated wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) and another story of invasion in the Iberian Peninsula and Europe [PDF]

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
The plant genus Ficus (Moraceae) includes keystone tree species in tropical ecosystems, providing essential resources for a wide range of animals. Due to their ornamental value, fig trees have been introduced beyond their native ranges, often accompanied
Álvaro Pérez-Gómez, Íñigo Sánchez-García, José Manuel Royo, Jean-Yves Rasplus, Jairo Robla   +4 more
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Ants use odour cues to exploit fig–fig wasp interactions

, 2010
International audienceFig wasps may constitute a relatively abundant food source for ants associated with the fig–fig wasp nursery pollination mutualism. We found previously that a Mediterranean ant species detects fig wasps by chemical signals.
Schatz, Bertrand, Hossaert-Mckey, Martine   +1 more
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Sublethal herbicide exposure alters cotton susceptibility to aphid infestation

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Sublethal herbicide exposure altered cotton susceptibility to aphids. Aphid severity was highest when applications occurred at early vegetative stages and declined as the crop matured. In glasshouse, herbicide effects were dose‐dependent. Abstract BACKGROUND Herbicides remain vital tools for weed control, yet their effects can extend beyond weeds to ...
Purushottam Gyawali, Ubaldo Torres, David L Kerns, Gregory A Sword, Muthukumar V Bagavathiannan   +4 more
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