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Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 2, February 2026.Wasp communities associated with fig trees, Ficus spp., are a model system to investigate how local and regional processes shape biodiversity across large geographical ranges. We investigated the β‐diversity of fig wasp assemblages associated with three widely distributed Neotropical fig species – F. citrifolia, F. obtusifolia and F. pertusa – using 27
Elmecelli Moraes de Castro Souza +6 more
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Web Inception: Small Australia Spiders Construct Orb Webs in the Aerial Webs of Larger Hosts
Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January 2026.Some spiders construct aerial webs which not only allow the web hosts to capture prey from the air but provide novel habitat that other spiders can exploit. In this study, we report on smaller orb‐weaving spiders constructing complete aerial webs among the anchoring threads of webs of larger spiders in Australia; a unique interaction as the extended ...
John Gould, Luke Reynolds
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Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 56-71, January 2026.Wild bee functional groups consist of species that are grouped together based on their similarity in multiple nesting and foraging traits. These functional groups have their own specific association with suitable habitats and urban or agricultural landscapes.
Jaco J. T. C. Visser +3 more
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Phylogenomics and the evolution of larval feeding habits in the blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Systematic Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.Phylogenomic data from anchored hybrid enrichment provide a new phylogeny of Calliphoridae that delimits the family and confirms division into eight monophyletic subfamilies. Fossil‐calibrated divergence times place the origin of Calliphoridae in the mid‐Eocene (ca. 41 Mya) along with other rapidly radiating families of oestroid Diptera. Reconstruction
Cristian F. Beza‐Beza +21 more
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Intraspecific kleptoparasitism in the Cattle Egret
Journal of Field Ornithology, 2002 Abstract Optimal foraging theory predicts that individuals should resort to kleptoparasitizing food when the net energy obtained from this behavior is greater than that gained from searching for food conventionally. We studied kleptoparasitism in the Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in southwestern Spain. Intraspecific kleptoparasitism in Cattle Egrets was
Jose R. Garrido +2 more
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DiversityThe decline of pollinators in agricultural environments poses a significant threat to pollination ecosystem services. Wildflower strips are proposed as a strategy to support pollinator populations and enhance their species richness and diversity.
Eduardas Budrys +4 more
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A Review on the Kleptoparasitic Skuas of the Islands
G-Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2014 The Skuas are one of the World’s rare birds. They are very important part of the Iceland biodiversity and most of the scientists and researchers talk about Penguin but only few people know about Skuas who are the kleptoparasite and they eat eggs of fulmarine petrel and penguin.
Amita Kanaujia +4 more
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Kleptoparasitism between bonefish and pelicans [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2021 Katherine E Doyle, Cameron McGregor
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Inter-species stimulus enhancement: herring gulls (Larus argentatus) mimic human food choice during foraging. [PDF]
Biol Lett, 2023 Feist F, Smith K, Graham P.
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Antlion Pit Construction and Kleptoparasitic Prey
The Florida Entomologist, 1986 At a site on Archbold Biological Field Station (Lake Placid, Florida), 25% of the diet of antlion larvae (Myrmeleon spp.) consisted of a single species of an ant (Conomyrma sp.); however, in about 10% of antlion pits containing prey, Conomyrma successfully kleptoparasitized, or stole prey from, the antlion.
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