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Using a Generic Blend of Pheromones to Simultaneously Attract a Diversity of Elaterid Beetle Species Native to Eastern North America

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We assessed attraction of eight elaterid species to a “generic” pheromone blend containing their eight known pheromones or sex attractants. All eight species were attracted by their specific attractants, as expected. Six species were attracted to the blend, but the remaining two species were strongly inhibited by unknown blend components.
Rachel M. Rusen, Jocelyn G. Millar, Thomas C. McElrath, Lawrence M. Hanks   +3 more
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Females at strategic level affecting logistic firms’ competitiveness: qualitative comparative analysis of contrasting gender in Pakistan and Canada

Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, 2019
Post-World War II, a significant growth in the representation of females in the workforce emerged, reflecting the significance of the female workforce in the present era.
Riffat Faizan, Adnan ul Haque, Antje Cockrill, John Aston   +3 more
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The Importance of the Larval Parasitoid Actia interrupta (Diptera: Tachinidae) in Low Density Eastern Spruce Budworm Populations

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Actia interrupta is an important larval tachinid parasitoid during low‐density populations of the eastern spruce budworm. In the late 1980s during the outbreak collapse, Meteorus trachynotus was initially the most important species, but was replaced by A. interrupta. Host patch size and density had no impact on the parasitism rates by A.
Véronique Martel, Jacques Régnière, Jean‐Claude Thireau   +2 more
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Canopy position and tree size structure the distribution of honeydew‐producing scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in a temperate hardwood forest

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Scale insect abundance peaked in the upper canopy of sugar maples. Parthenolecanium peaked on older internodes; Lepidosaphes on the current leader. Internodes longer than the previous carried more scales; wider ones fewer. Abstract Forest canopies are vertically stratified habitats in which microclimate and host tissue quality vary with height.
Susan M. Frye, Sandy M. Smith, Sean C. Thomas   +2 more
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Ploughing for Justice: Land Return, Clientelism and Citizenship in Central Burma

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article asks if clientelism is a form of citizenship in an agrarian society under military domination. It focuses on the efforts made by villagers in central Burma to recover land previously grabbed by force by the military state. A promise of land return during the political transition of the 2010s enabled dispossessed farmers to define ...
Stéphen Huard, Mya Dar Li Thant
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental and Numerical Research on the Splitting Capacity of European Beech Beams Loaded Perpendicular to the Grain by Connections: Influence of Different Geometrical Parameters

Applied Sciences
In the present work, single- and double-dowel joints following different geometric configurations are experimentally and numerically investigated to derive the splitting behaviour of beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.), one of the most widespread hardwood ...
José Luis Gómez-Royuela, Almudena Majano-Majano, Antonio José Lara-Bocanegra, José Xavier, Marcelo F. S. F. de Moura   +4 more
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Diversity and Plasticity of Hydraulic Traits Across a Relative Moisture Supply Gradient: Results From Multiple Common Gardens

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Maintaining cellular hydration is essential for plant metabolic activity and carbon gain. Plants typically maintain hydration through efficiency of water transport networks, the ability to avoid network disruption, and retention of water via accumulation of osmotica. Given their global domain and their enduring presence across geological eras,
Duncan D. Smith, Thomas J. Givnish, Mark A. Adams, Katherine A. McCulloh   +3 more
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Assessing working lands as habitat for disturbance‐dependent birds using autonomous recording units

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Working lands can provide habitat for declining disturbance‐dependent birds, such as Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis) and Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), but it remains unclear whether restoration following intensive land use (e.g. surface mining) yields habitat comparable to less intensive land uses (e.g.
Dan H. Watson, James F. Renner, Elizabeth A. Hunter   +2 more
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Portable Smoking Ovens: What Are the PAH Levels in Grilled and Smoked Rainbow Trout?

Fishes
Fish smoking is one of the oldest preservation methods and has traditional forms in most parts of the world, each with distinct variables. The presence of PAHs in smoked fish is of great concern for producers and consumers alike, as PAHs have great ...
Paul Uiuiu, Daniel Cocan, Călin Lațiu, Radu Constantinescu, Vioara Mireșan, Tudor Papuc, Raul-Lucian Savin, Andrada Ihuț, Camelia Răducu, Anca Becze, Cristina Craioveanu, Bogdan Alin Vlaic   +11 more
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From quantity to quality: the evolution of forest restoration in the United Kingdom

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Over the past century, forest cover in the United Kingdom has increased threefold. However, the pathways, achievements, and shortcomings of this expansion remain underexplored. Objectives This study analyses the drivers, implementation, and legacies of forest restoration in the United Kingdom before and after 1990, which is when ...
Susanne Raum, Maitane Erdozain, Keith Kirby, Iciar Alberdi, Sergio de‐Miguel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source