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An Untapped and Undocumented Butterfly Diversity in a Rapidly Urbanizing and Fragmenting Forest Habitat in Pokhara, Nepal: First Checklist and Implications for Conservation and Ecotourism. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Documenting indicator taxa such as butterflies is crucial in biodiversity hotspots such as the Himalayas, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas such as Pokhara, Nepal. This study recorded 225 butterfly species in the Methlang Forest area of Lakeside, Pokhara, including new and long‐absent national records.
Kc S.
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Phenotypic plasticity underlies seasonal and latitudinal variation in thermal tolerance in a native bee. [PDF]

Ecology
Abstract Climate change threatens biodiversity and ecosystem services around the globe. Despite the importance of native bees as pollinators, there is evidence of global declines, and we know very little about how climate shapes their distributions now and into the future.
Elmer MC, Monro K, Thompson H, Stuckey A, Kellermann V.   +4 more
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Do topical repellents divert mosquitoes within a community? Health equity implications of topical repellents as a mosquito bite prevention tool. [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVES: Repellents do not kill mosquitoes--they simply reduce human-vector contact. Thus it is possible that individuals who do not use repellents but dwell close to repellent users experience more bites than otherwise.
DC Chavasse, Elizabeth Louise Turner, Emmanuel Titus Simfukwe, GF Killeen, JA Scott, John Vontas, LW Cohnstaedt, M Ditzen, M Rowland, Marta Ferreira Maia, Max Thele, MF Maia, N Hill, RW Steketee, Sangoro Peter Onyango, Sarah Jane Moore, SE Clarke, SJ Moore, SJ Moore, SP Carroll, SW Lindsay, TW Scott, Y Geissbühler   +22 more
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Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils from verbenaceae species: alternative sources of (E)-caryophyllene and germacrene-D

Química Nova, 2011
Volatile oils from the leaves of Verbenaceae species Aloysia virgata, Lantana camara, Lantana trifolia, Lantana montevidensis, Lippia brasiliensis and Lippia sericea were investigated for its chemical composition and antibacterial activity.
Ricardo M Montanari, Luiz C. A Barbosa, Antonio J Demuner, Cleber J Silva, Larissa S Carvalho, Nélio J Andrade   +5 more
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Patogênese, sinais clínicos e patologia das doenças causadas por plantas hepatotóxicas em ruminantes e eqüinos no Brasil Pathogenesis, clinical signs and pathology of diseases caused by hepatotoxic plants in ruminants and horses in Brazil

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2008
Plantas que causam lesões hepáticas em ruminantes e eqüinos constituem um grupo importante de plantas tóxicas no Brasil. Em geral essas plantas podem ser divididas em três grandes grupos: plantas que causam necrose hepática aguda; plantas que causam ...
Julio Cesar A. Santos, Franklin Riet-Correa, Sara V.D. Simões, Cláudio S.L. Barros   +3 more
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Evaluation of in-vivo anti-Salmonella activity of Uvaria chamae, Lantana camara and Phyllantus amarus used in Benin, West Africa

BMC Veterinary Research, 2020
Background Uvaria chamae (Annonaceae), Phyllantus amarus (Phyllantaceae) and Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) are empirically alleged to be used as Beninese medicinal plants in the treatment of salmonellosis. This study aimed to produce scientific data on in
Boris Legba, Victorien Dougnon, Yossounon Chabi, Carène Gbaguidi, Alidah Aniambossou, Esther Deguenon, Jacques Dougnon, Marc Kpodekon, Lamine Baba-Moussa   +8 more
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In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Plant Extracts on Pathogenic Fungi of Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.)

Plants, 2021
Three pathogenic fungi of blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) responsible for dieback disease, identified as Pestalotiopsis clavispora, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae, were isolated in the northwestern region of the state of ...
Abraham Hernández-Ceja, Pedro Damián Loeza-Lara, Francisco Javier Espinosa-García, Yolanda M. García-Rodríguez, José Roberto Medina-Medrano, Germán Fernando Gutiérrez-Hernández, Luis Fernando Ceja-Torres   +6 more
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A checklist of angiosperm flora of low elevation lateritic hills of northern Kerala, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020
An inventory to prepare the checklist of angiosperm species in the lateritic hillocks of northern Kerala was conducted in five sampling sites during April 2013–March 2015.
K.A. Sreejith, V.B. Sreekumar, P. Prashob, S. Nita, M.P. Prejith, M.S. Sanil   +5 more
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Tree Species Composition and Forest Stratification along the Gradients in the Dry Deciduous Forests of Godavari Valley, Telangana, India [PDF]

, 2018
It is important to understand the tree species composition, abundance, species diversity and stratification in tropical dry deciduous forests that are under threat. A quadrat study was attempted in the dry deciduous forests along the ecological
Raju, Vatsavaya S, Suthari, Sateesh
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THE STUDY OF NATURAL REGENERATION STRUCTURE IN ARASBARAN FOREST (SOTANCHI REGTON) [PDF]

تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران, 2001
Arasbaran forest (Gharadagh) that located in the north of Ahar City (eastern Azarbaijan province) are very important beacause of ecological condition and specific fauna and flora.
Farhad Amirghasemi, Khosro Saghebtalebi, Davood Dargahi   +2 more
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