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A First Indication That Rainforest Vine Proliferation Does Not Enhance Predator–Prey Interactions on the Forest Floor

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Vine proliferation is a widespread consequence of tropical forest disturbance, yet its effects on ground‐level predator–prey interactions remain poorly understood. Using plasticine caterpillars deployed on the rainforest floor in north Queensland, Australia, we show that overall predation rates were unaffected by vine‐to‐tree ratio. Instead, fine‐scale
Charlotte E. Raven, Helen F. Nahrung, Emma J. Mackintosh, Andrew R. Marshall, Andy G. Howe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Enhancing the Ballistic Resistance of 316L Stainless Steel Plates Against Blunt Projectiles by Covering with 2024-T351 Aluminum Alloy Thin Plates. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Xiao X, Ma Q, Kong Y, Lian H, Han J, Gao Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Quantitative fs-laser crystalline lens softening surgery towards presbyopia treatment based on optical coherence elastography. [PDF]

Biomed Opt Express
Zhang Z, Lv H, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Wang B, Liao Y, Zhou Z, Deng J, Bian R, Chen S, Quan T, Liu X, Wang H, Wang J, Li P, Lv X, Zeng S.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Geographical distribution of the Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus): Update and seasonal movement pattern

Ibis, EarlyView.
The Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus (Ardeidae) is a widely distributed Neotropical wading bird whose distribution and seasonal status remain poorly resolved. Discrepancies among published literature, citizen science records and the range currently assumed by BirdLife International indicate that both its geographical distribution and migratory ...
Helon Simões Oliveira, Tuany Siqueira‐Silva, Sérgio Roberto Posso, Sidney Feitosa Gouveia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of portable instrument for measuring leaf area index based on hemispherical photography

IEICE Electronics Express
Wang, Peicheng, Tong, Ling, Gong, Xun, Gao, Bo, Zhou, Xing   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Geolocation reveals wintering sites of near‐extinct Caucasian breeding sea duck

Ibis, EarlyView.
We obtained 14 sets of full annual cycle geolocator tracks from 13 individual nesting female Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca from the relict Caucasian population at their last remaining breeding site, Lake Tabatskuri, Georgia. Results showed that females wintered at widespread discrete localities in Ukraine, around the coasts of the Crimean Peninsula and
Nika Paposhvili, Heidi Maria Thomsen, Ib Krag Petersen, Anthony D. Fox   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mangrove Health Index, Community Structure and Canopy Cover in Small Islands of Bunaken National Park, Indonesia: Insights into Dominant Mangrove Species and Overall Mangrove Condition. [PDF]

Trop Life Sci Res
Schaduw JNW, Tallei TE, Sumilat DA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) occupancy patterns reveal sensitivity to low precipitation on nonbreeding grounds in northern Costa Rica

Ibis, EarlyView.
Climatic change and anthropogenic disturbances are reshaping animal populations. Habitat loss and extreme climatic events are particularly strong drivers of declines in species that depend on forested areas. For migratory songbirds, climate and the persistence of suitable habitat over time are fundamental to sustaining populations annually.
Isabel Vargas‐Valverde, Natalie V. Sánchez, Manuel Spínola, Gerardo Avalos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vertical ex vivo dermoscopy in diagnosing and differentiating skin lesions. [PDF]

An Bras Dermatol
Popadić M, Brasanac D, Milošev D, Ravić Nikolić A, Mitrović S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Endocranial anatomy of the earliest Cretaceous European neosuchian crocodyliform Pholidosaurus purbeckensis provides new evidence for the ecological evolution of Pholidosauridae

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
We present new insights into the internal cranial anatomy of the neosuchian crocodyliform Pholidosaurus purbeckensis, based on CT‐scan data of material from the lowermost Cretaceous Purbeck Limestone Group, southern UK. From the study of the endocast, we obtained new information on the phylogeny and the ecological evolution of the Family ...
Leonardo Barbini, Paul M. J. Burke, Ilaria Caddeo, Marco Romano, Philip D. Mannion   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source