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Controlling invasive ant species: a theoretical strategy for efficient monitoring in the early stage of invasion [PDF]

, 2018
Invasion by the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, has destructive effects on native biodiversity, agriculture, and public health. This ant's aggressive foraging behaviour and high reproductive capability have enabled its establishment of ...
Tsuji, Kazuki, Ujiyama, Shumpei
core   +3 more sources

Absence seizures: Update on signaling mechanisms and networks

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Absence seizures (AS) are a hallmark of genetic generalized epilepsies (GGE), characterized by brief episodes of impaired consciousness accompanied by electroencephalographic spike‐and‐wave discharges (SWDs). Traditionally attributed to cortico‐thalamo‐cortical (CTC) dysrhythmia, emerging evidence suggests a more intricate pathophysiological ...
Ozlem Akman, Filiz Onat
wiley   +1 more source

Response of Ants to the Leafhopper Dalbulus quinquenotatus DeLong & Nault (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and Extrafloral Nectaries Following Fire

Sociobiology, 2014
Previous investigations of mutualistic associations between ants and plants bearing extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) or between ants and trophobiont leafhoppers have studied these relationships separately, but nothing is known on how ant abundance responds ...
Gustavo Moya-Raygoza, Kirk J. Larsen
doaj   +3 more sources

Effects of Grassland Management Practices on Ant Functional Groups in Central North America [PDF]

, 2013
Tallgrass prairies of central North America have experienced disturbances including fire and grazing for millennia. Little is known about the effects of these disturbances on prairie ants, even though ants are thought to play major roles in ecosystem ...
AB Swengel, AN Andersen, AN Andersen, AN Andersen, AN Andersen, BD Hoffmann, BD Hoffmann, BD Hoffmann, BD Hoffmann, BT Bestelmeyer, CL Parr, CM Warui, David M. Engle, DC Hartnett, Devan A. McGranahan, DI Axelrod, Diane M. Debinski, DJ Wilgers, EC Underwood, EG Towne, FC Pillsbury, G Henderson, G Henderson, H Andresen, H Dahms, J Dauber, James R. Miller, James Trager, JCZ Woinarski, JG Watts, JL Holechek, KP Burnham, LA Brudvig, Laura Winkler, M Moretti, MP McClaran, R Daubenmire, R Panzer, RA Moranz, Raymond A. Moranz, RC Anderson, RJ Robel, RJ Whelan, RT Churchwell, S Archibald, SD Fuhlendorf, SD Fuhlendorf, SS Stephens, T Tscharntke, TJ Stohlgren, WM Cook   +50 more
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Fire buffers drought impacts on reproduction in a resprouting Mediterranean shrub

Oikos, EarlyView.
Fire and drought increasingly co‐occur, exposing plants to greater drought stress during post‐fire resprouting. Yet, the effect of this combination of disturbances on plant fitness remains poorly understood. Here, we examine how post‐fire resprouting influences reproductive success under drought conditions in the Mediterranean shrub Anthyllis ...
Jaime Saiz‐ Blanco, Conchita Alonso, Juli G. Pausas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Open‐land‐derived agroforestry and effects of abandonment of management of the main crop on ecosystem services and woody plant diversity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Tropical forests are rapidly declining. One promising strategy to reverse the loss of tropical forest is the establishment of agroforestry on open land. We combined interviews with biodiversity surveys to learn general lessons from success and nonsuccess stories of the establishment of open‐land‐derived coffee agroforests in one of the world's ...
Lucas M. Fonzaghi, Kristoffer Hylander, Thiago S. de Melo, Ayco J. M. Tack   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Description, Articulation and Limitations in the Social Theory of Insurance

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There have been surprisingly few sustained efforts to explain or theorise the role insurance plays in society. Even the most theoretically inflected insurance scholarship, emanating from governmentality and Actor Network Theory scholarship, tends to be grounded in empirical cases, set in particular periods and places, and it is often ...
Liz McFall
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of allergic sensitization to bee, mosquito and red ant in children with allergic disease

Revista Alergia México, 2015
Background: The allergic sensitization to insects of the Hymenoptera and Culicidae order in pediatric population is studied with low frequency. Objective: To determine the prevalence of sensitization to bees, mosquito and fire ants in children with ...
Leobardo Francisco Flores-Ruiz, Francisco Valdez-López, Martín Bedolla-Barajas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Red Imported Fire Ant Nest-Building on Soil Properties and Bacterial Communities in Different Habitats

Animals, 2023
The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) is a highly adaptable invasive species that can nest and reproduce in different habitat soils. We aimed to explore the adaptability of red imported fire ants in different habitats by analyzing changes ...
Longqing Shi, Fenghao Liu, Lu Peng
doaj   +1 more source

Trace Element Patterns in Juvenile Wild Chimpanzee Dentitions

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trace elements are used to infer mammalian early‐life diets, environmental toxins, dispersal patterns, stress histories, and weaning ages. Here, we employ laser ablation‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS) to reveal elemental patterns in our closest living relatives, chimpanzees.
Tanya M. Smith, Manish Arora, Maya Bharatiya, Nicole Leonard, Jian‐xin Zhao, Christine Austin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source