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Assessing Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes Through Drone‐Based Environmental DNA Sampling
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.We developed a drone‐based environmental DNA (eDNA) swabbing method to assess hexapod diversity in agricultural fields under three management types (conventional, organic, and IP‐Suisse), detecting 75 taxa across 19 families. eDNA replicates showed consistent within‐field results, though no significant differences in diversity were found between ...
Camille Albouy +12 more
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Toxins, 2019 Ant venoms contain many small, linear peptides, an untapped source of bioactive peptide toxins. The control of agricultural insect pests currently depends primarily on chemical insecticides, but their intensive use damages the environment and human ...
John Heep +6 more
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, 1925 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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A Lizard Predation Experiment Demonstrates Batesian Ant Mimicry in Camponotus lateralis
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.Adaptiveness of ant mimicry was tested in an experimental terrarium with eight glass bowls with three ants each using lizards as real predators (dotted lines show holes; full lines show barriers). Bowls 1, 2, 7, and 8 were stocked with inaccurate and accurate mimics, Bowls 3–6 with the model.
Herbert C. Wagner +3 more
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Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 8, Page 1372-1385, August 2026.Replicated mainland–islet populations of the Skyros wall lizard reveal consistent divergence in digestive physiology, including gut morphology, passage time, digestive efficiency and enzyme activity. These results show how ecological variation in resource availability can shape digestive performance across populations in insular environments.
Aikaterini Reppa +8 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1256-1284, August 2026.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 +6 more
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Accuracy of occurrence and abundance estimates from insect metabarcoding
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 17, Issue 8, Page 2343-2363, August 2026.Abstract DNA metabarcoding—high‐throughput sequencing of barcode regions from bulk samples—has become a key tool for insect biodiversity assessment. Yet, how methodological choices affect the accuracy of metabarcoding data remains insufficiently explored. In this paper, we ask: (1) How does the lysis method (non‐destructive lysis vs.
Ela Iwaszkiewicz‐Eggebrecht +12 more
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The Subfamilies Of Formicidae.
, 1972 xBio:D Automated ...
Wheeler, G. C., Wheeler, J.
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