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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen, Patryk Wąsik, Juan Fernando Cucuyame Morales, Marie Kate Palau, Adrian Francisco Duran Ornelas, Phani Saketh Dasika, Jin Hee Kim, Radhika Laxminarayana, Eric Hintsala, Greta Chang, Junzhi Liao, Lizhi Sun, Nathan Lord, Atsushi Arakaki, Paul Bardunias, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Melanin's Role in Balancing Mechanical Strength and Reproductive Output in Environmentally Stressed Fungal Spores

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Melanin content directly controls fungal spore mechanical properties, with pigmented spores achieving rupture forces two orders of magnitude higher than hyaline spores. Environmental stress drives this quantity‐quality tradeoff; stressed species invest energy in melanin‐reinforced, mechanically superior thick‐walled, super‐hydrophobic spores, while ...
Atul Agrawal, Steven E. Naleway
wiley   +1 more source

Diachronic characteristics of giant panda habitat use in Wanglang National Nature Reserve

Global Ecology and Conservation
To understand the habitat requirements of giant pandas, this study analyzed habitat use characteristics and specific habitat use patterns in the Wanglang National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China.
Chenhui Qu, Xiaorong Wang, Dongwei Kang
doaj   +1 more source

Golf Courses as Potential Habitat for Urban Coyotes

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2020
Wildlife increasingly live in and adapt to urban landscapes as natural habitat becomes urbanized. Many carnivores take advantage of undeveloped or open developed areas called green spaces, such as parks or cemeteries, to meet their requirements in urban ...
Ashley M. Wurth, E. Hance Ellington, Stanley D. Gehrt   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patterns of vertical habitat use by Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) in the Gulf of Mexico [PDF]

, 2007
We examined data from pop-up archival transmitting (PAT) tags (n = 18) to characterize aspects of vertical habitat use by blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) from the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Krauss, R.T., Kraus, Richard T., Rooker, Jay R.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu, Omid Mazaheri, Zhixing Lin, Tianzheng Wang, Jingqu Chen, Yuang Gu, Xia Liang, Deli Chen, Frank Caruso   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Green Spaces in Bamako and Sikasso, Mali: Land Use Changes and Perceptions

Land
Increasing land use and land cover change and climate change have considerable impacts on urban green spaces and their ecosystem services. These impacts result in a loss of urban green space and particularly weaken the climate resilience of urban ...
Mohamed Fomba, Zinash Delebo Osunde, Souleymane Sidi Traoré, Appollonia Okhimamhe, Janina Kleemann, Christine Fürst   +5 more
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Abundance and habitat use estimates show Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) breed in high numbers in interior Alaska

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2022
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) abundance has declined by approximately 75% across North America since 1970. Despite this dramatic decline, Lesser Yellowlegs are infrequently studied on their breeding grounds and have rarely been studied in the ...
Ellen C. Martin, Paul F. Doherty, Jr., Kim A. Jochum, Calvin F. Bagley   +3 more
doaj  

Ecophysiology and Uses of Halophytes in Diverse Habitats

, 2020
Climate change is decreasing global crop production and altering the balance of ecosystems worldwide, making it urgent to find alternative species that are not only resistant to drought and environmental salinity but also capable of developing in a great diversity of habitats in order to ease pressure on cropping systems and restore lands degraded by ...
Bueno, Milagros, Cordovilla, María del Pilar   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Dental Microwear Texture Analysis on Radular Teeth

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
3D microwear textures reveal how gastropod radular teeth respond to controlled abrasive contact. Distinct surface signatures distinguish regular abrasion from fracture‐dominated material removal, showing how mineralized coatings, fibrous cores, and substrate properties jointly shape wear and failure in a biological scraping interface.
Wencke Krings, Stanislav N. Gorb, Ellen Schulz‐Kornas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source