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Farmers' adaptation and mitigation practices in the Upper Rhine Valley: Drivers, synergies and trade‐offs

The Geographical Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Short Abstract Through interviews with farmers in the Upper Rhine Valley, this article analyses the objectives, drivers and obstacles to adaptation practices and their synergies and trade‐offs with mitigation and other social and environmental issues.
Gaël Bohnert, Brice Martin
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Trends in background mortality in unmanaged forests across Europe over the last century

Journal of Ecology, EarlyView.
In contrast to previous studies, dominant tree species in European strict forest reserves have not consistently experienced increasing background mortality. Conversely, forest reserves dominated by competitive species such as beech may have benefitted from warmer growing conditions.
Jokin Idoate‐Lacasia, Jonas Stillhard, Jeanne Portier, Christof Bigler, Harald Bugmann, Thomas A. Nagel, Joan Casanelles‐Abella, Yannek Käber, Tuomas Aakala, Markus Blaschke, Bogdan Brzeziecki, Marco Carrer, Eugenie Cateau, Georg Frank, Shawn Fraver, Jan Holik, Stanislav Kucbel, Anja Leyman, Peter Meyer, Renzo Motta, Pavel Samonil, Lucia Seebach, Miroslav Svoboda, Jerzy Szwagrzyk, Kris Vandekerkhove, Ondrej Vostarek, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Martina L. Hobi   +27 more
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Calcium oxalate crystals of plant leaves pass through chewing invertebrate larvae virtually unchanged

Plant Species Biology, EarlyView.
Can calcium oxalate crystals protect plants against herbivorous insects? These Hazel leaves are consumed by caterpillars despite their high content of mineral druses (right image, arrows. Scale bar = 100 μm). This study illustrates what happens to crystals and caterpillars after the meal.
Hans‐Jürgen Ensikat, Mahdieh Malekhosseini, Alexander Blanke, Maximilian Weigend   +3 more
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Text and Topos: British Travellers to Real‐and‐Imagined Classical Sites, c. 1560–1820

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Early‐modern British travellers to the Mediterranean often understood their journeys through the lens of classical texts and culture. Historians sometimes explain this as an imaginative phenomenon: travellers’ preconceptions shaped by classical knowledge guided their subsequent comprehension and activity.
Paul Stock
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Beyond the numbers: Critical analysis of the role of postmortem tryptase in the forensic diagnosis of anaphylaxis

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract The postmortem diagnosis of anaphylaxis remains a forensic challenge due to the lack of specific external signs. Tryptase, a mast cell‐derived protease, has emerged as a potential biomarker for fatal anaphylaxis. This systematic review critically examined 40 studies published between 2014 and 2024, including both biochemical and ...
Luca Tomassini, Giulia Ricchezze, Cristiana Gambelunghe, Massimo Lancia, Marco Gramaccia, Francesco De Micco, Piergiorgio Fedeli, Mariano Cingolani, Roberto Scendoni   +8 more
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Foraging by predatory ants: A review

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on ecological and behavioral characteristics of foraging in ants showing the wide diversity of cases. Most ants can feed on sugary substances, but some ground‐nesting species are strict predators. Except army ants during the nomadic phase, they are central‐place foragers that can recruit nestmates when necessary. They prey mostly on
Alain Dejean, Jérôme Orivel, Xim Cerdá, Frédéric Azémar, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +5 more
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Stress in dipteran insects mass‐reared for sterile insect technique applications

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The connections between biotic and abiotic stress affecting mass‐reared dipteran insects and the associated stress and immunological responses. Numbers indicate the order in which the topics are discussed in this review. Abstract Stress may be viewed as the disturbance of homeostasis of an organism.
Caroline K. Mirieri, Vera I.D. Ros, Adly M.M. Abd‐Alla, Monique M. van Oers   +3 more
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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, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
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Animal-Related Fatalities in the United States (2018-2023). [PDF]

Environ Health Insights
Langley RL, Kearney GD.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sperm Transfer Under Behavioral and Morphological Constraints in the Orb‐Web Spider Genus Argiope

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The polygamous mating system of the orb‐web spider genus Argiope provides a model to study the evolution of sperm transfer under morphological and behavioral constraints. This helps us to understand how male and female behavioral and morphological reproductive traits influence sperm transfer.
Chathuranga Dharmarathne, Donald J. McLean, Peter Michalik, M. E. Herberstein   +3 more
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