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Evolution of digestive enzymes and dietary diversification in birds [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 As the most species-rich class of tetrapod vertebrates, Aves possesses diverse feeding habits, with multiple origins of insectivory, carnivory, frugivory, nectarivory, granivory and omnivory.
Yan-Hong Chen, Huabin Zhao
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Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Liquid‐sprayable cellulose hydromulches (HM) are alternatives to plastic polyethylene (PE) mulches for weed suppression in organic agriculture. However, their impact on arthropod pests and natural enemies remains unexplored. Various HMs made of shredded newsprint, water and guar gum were compared against white‐on‐black PE mulch, paper sheet ...
Andres Torres‐Moya +2 more
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Large seeds as a defensive strategy against partial granivory in the Fagaceae [PDF]
Large seeds interact with a wide range of animals (e.g. predators) and are dispersed via certain small animals' foraging behaviours, such as caching. Some of the most iconic species of large-seeded plants have long fascinated ecologists studying biotic ...
Wang, Qing-Feng +8 more
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Effect of an invasive plant and moonlight on rodent foraging behavior in a coastal dune ecosystem. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Understanding how invasive plants may alter predator avoidance behaviors is important for granivorous rodents because their foraging can trigger ripple effects in trophic webs.
Matthew D Johnson, Yesenia L De León
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Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Revegetation using native vegetation is a commonly used technique to reclaim landscapes degraded by mining activities. Revegetation efforts in the arid Southwestern United States face physical, geochemical, hydrological, and biological challenges unique to drylands.
Sierra T. Lauman +3 more
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Variation in parrot jaw musculature
The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 9, Page 2519-2533, September 2026.Interspecific morphological differences in some superficial jaw muscles of parrots. Abstract Psittaciformes, the order encompassing parrots and their relatives, are highly diverse and generally known for having a strong beaks used for multiple behaviors. The muscles related to the masticatory apparatus should reflect this functional complexity; however,
Ana Carolina L. Faillace +3 more
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The effects of planting methods and granivory on seedling emergence in a tallgrass prairie reconstruction [PDF]
, 2010 This study investigates effects of various seed incorporation methods (none, cultipack, rake, rake and culti-pack) and seed predation on prairie species emergence and establishment over two growing seasons.
Huisman, Justin Vernon
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Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 9, September 2026.Post‐control areas are less vulnerable to reinvasion when vegetation structure and consumer communities are maintained. Managers should prioritise preventing establishment in uninvaded grasslands, while using grazing and retaining woody debris to strengthen natural biotic resistance and improve long‐term, cost‐effective invasive conifer control ...
Jan‐Hendrik Dudenhöffer +1 more
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Ecosphere, 2016 Cities annex wilderness and alter the interactions between the plant and animal assemblages embedded in the remaining nature fragments. Here, we explore consequences of habitat fragmentation for dispersal of cactus by fruit‐eating mammals in the Sonoran ...
J. H. Ness +5 more
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Laboratory study of larval food requirements in nine species of Amara (Coleoptera: Cara-bidae)
Plant Protection Science, 2001 Food requirements of the larvae of nine closely related species of the genus Amara (Coleoptera: Carabidae) were studied in the laboratory. Mealworms, a mixed diet of mealworms and oat flakes, and seeds of Capsella bursa-pastoris and Stellaria media were ...
Pavel Saska, Vojtěch Jarošík
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