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InsectsMegalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) is one of the most important pests harming alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in Ningxia. In the field, Orius strigicollis (Poppius) is abundant.
Zuying Fu +11 more
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Risk of predation makes foragers less choosy about their food. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Animals foraging in the wild have to balance speed of decision making and accuracy of assessment of a food item's quality. If resource quality is important for maximizing fitness, then the duration of decision making may be in conflict with other crucial
Alice Charalabidis +3 more
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Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón +38 more
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Cannibalism in the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål)
Insects, 2020 The phytophagous brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål) is known to exhibit cannibalistic behaviour towards eggs. Here, we provide evidence of cannibalism among overwintering H. halys adults.
Giulia Papa, Ilaria Negri
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Ecography, EarlyView.Latitudinal diversity gradients (LDGs), namely an increase in species richness from higher to lower latitudes, are one of ecology's best documented patterns, yet how the fundamental components of compositional mismatches (i.e. species gains and losses along a gradient) explain these patterns remains poorly understood.
Rohitashva Shukla +8 more
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Spatial-scale dependencies in the predation of seeds by rodents [PDF]
, 1995 Summary 1. Previous studies have shown rates of seed predation in deciduous woodland to be high (on average 60%) and extremely variable in space and time. 2.
Borelli, Teresa
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, 2016 Analysis of an unstructured model of intraguild predation with intraspecific ...
Priyanga Amarasekare (2912192)
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The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.Saharan striped polecats in agricultural landscapes use many burrows (30–35 per season), facilitated by sandy soils. Burrow sharing is rare and mainly occurs between males and females during mating. Habitat use shifts seasonally, reflecting disturbance and soil conditions. Maintaining stable sandy habitats may be critical for persistence.
Firas Hayder +2 more
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Conspecifics, not pollen, reduce omnivore prey consumption.
PLoS ONE, 2019 Pollen can decrease (via reduced consumption) or increase (via numerical response) an omnivores consumption of animal prey. Although pollen can increase predation pressure through numerical responses of omnivores, pollen may also suppress predation by ...
S Rinehart, J D Long
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Oikos, EarlyView.Understanding the scales and mechanisms by which species composition interacts with ecosystem functions is critical for forecasting the effects of environmental perturbations on ecosystem services. However, the linkages between what regulates the ecosystem functions of dispersal‐capable networks of communities (metacommunities) and what regulates a ...
Thomas P. Shannon, Evelyn E. Gaiser
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