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A review and illustrated description of Musca Crassirostris, one of the most neglected livestock hematophageous flies [PDF]
, 2019 Tabanids, stomoxyine flies, hippoboscids and tsetse flies are the most well‐known brachyceran biting flies of livestock. Only a few other higher Diptera have developed the unique mouthparts required for blood feeding.
Al‐Saffar H. +35 more
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Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
Mark Rebeiz +9 more
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Vulgar Minimisers in English and Spanish1
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract In this paper, we investigated whether vulgar minimisers form a natural class in English and Spanish by evaluating (i) their similarities and differences with respect to non‐vulgar minimisers and (ii) whether vulgar minimisers are inherently negative in these languages.
Ángel L. Jiménez‐Fernández +1 more
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Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2005 The objective of this study was to evaluate environmental factors that affect infestation of Caracu cattle breed by horn fly (Haematobia irritans) and to estimate genetic parameters for level of infestation.
Angelina Bossi Fraga +4 more
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The Auditory System of the Dipteran Parasitoid Emblemasoma auditrix (Sarcophagidae) [PDF]
, 2016 Several taxa of insects evolved a tympanate ear at different body positions, whereby the ear is composed of common parts: a scolopidial sense organ, a tracheal air space, and a tympanal membrane. Here, we analyzed the anatomy and physiology of the ear at
Kampschulte, Marian +5 more
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‘Pro‐Germans in the Pulpits’: The Queensland Presbyterian Church and the Great War
Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.During World War I, Protestant churches in Australia, on the whole, enthusiastically supported the war effort. The Queensland Presbyterian Church was a significant exception. This study analyses discord and tensions among its clergymen about what constituted an appropriate response to the war.
Mark Cryle
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, 2008 Join Jim Welch ’08 through a 12-hour day as he attends classes, meetings, lessons and rehearsals in preparation for his senior composition ...
Mileham, Mardi
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, EarlyView.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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Sazonalidade da mosca-dos-chifres, Haematobia irritans, no semiárido brasileiro
Pesquisa Veterinária BrasileiraRESUMO: A mosca-dos-chifres (Haematobia irritans) é uma dos principais pragas que afetam a pecuária no Brasil. A despeito das carências regionais, inexistem estudos que avaliem sua importância e subsidiem seu controle no nordeste brasileiro.
Márcia A. Medeiros +5 more
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Directional Tuning Curves, Elementary Movement Detectors, and the Estimation of the Direction of Visual Movement [PDF]
, 1990 Both the insect brain and the vertebrate retina detect visual movement with neurons having broad, cosine-shaped directional tuning curves oriented in either of two perpendicular directions.
Hateren, J.H. van,
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