Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.An ensemble model achieved excellent accuracy (AUC = 0.973) in predicting the potential distribution of O. decorus asiaticus. Climate (temperature & August precipitation) and vegetation type are the primary drivers defining the species' suitable habitats.
Du Bobo +5 more
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Tiny Trouble, Unknown Risk: International Interceptions Highlight Cross-Border Movement and Biosecurity Threat of <i>Cenopalpus</i> (Acari: Tenuipalpidae). [PDF]
InsectsDe Giosa M +7 more
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Host plant use is driven by microclimate not nutritional quality in a grassland butterfly
Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.Small Copper butterflies (Lycaena phlaeas) choose to lay eggs on host plants growing in warmer microclimates, despite lower nitrogen content. Bare ground created by European Moles increases host plant temperatures and weakens the negative relationship between nitrogen content and microclimatic warmth.
William B. V. Langdon +2 more
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A potent Vip3Aa94 protein from Thai <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i>: molecular characterization and insecticidal potential. [PDF]
PeerJNgoen-Klan R +7 more
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Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.Species richness declined along cave microclimatic gradient, while diversity increased with habitat heterogeneity, highlighting distinct roles of abiotic conditions and structural complexity in shaping arthropod communities. Functional traits shifted along the microclimatic gradient, with larger‐bodied and more eye‐regressed arthropods dominating under
Raluca Ioana Bǎncilǎ +7 more
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Nest boxes as microhabitats supporting diverse arthropod communities
Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.Diverse Micro‐Habitats: Nest boxes supported 3634 arthropods from 82 families, highlighting their significant conservation value as artificial micro‐habitats for diverse invertebrate communities beyond their primary use for birds. Occupancy Boosts Diversity: Occupied nests exhibited significantly higher arthropod richness, abundance and Shannon ...
Ailsa M. Miller +3 more
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Spatial distribution of the 2La chromosomal inversion in Anopheles gambiae populations across Nigeria: ecological associations and implications for malaria control. [PDF]
Trop Med HealthAdeogun AO +11 more
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Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.True dung beetles are a speciose group of ecosystem engineers that play key roles as detritivores in natural and agricultural landscapes. Scarabaeine beetles show strong thermal plasticity and there is increasing evidence of rapid evolutionary divergence in response to temperature across ecological and evolutionary timescales, with likely consequences ...
Nathan J. McConnell +4 more
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Temperature shapes the cold tolerance and body size of the springtail <i>Isotomiella minor</i> (Hexapoda, Collembola) in contrasting environments. [PDF]
ZookeysRaschmanová N +5 more
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Behavioural responses to radio‐tag attachment in butterflies: Evidence for active tag removal
Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.During controlled indoor flight experiments with 89 butterflies from eight tropical species, we monitored behavioural responses to dorsally attached radio tags using high‐speed video recordings. Four of 39 Morpho helenor exhibited coordinated abdominal flexion and hind leg movements directed toward the tag antenna during flight; in two individuals this
Simon Heitzler, Thomas K. Gottschalk
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