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Seasonality and plasticity in the use of native and introduced plant resources by a large forest parrot

Ibis, EarlyView.
Human‐induced environmental change is reshaping plant communities, requiring native animals to adapt their foraging behaviour to track and exploit novel food resources. Trees such as pines (Pinus spp.) introduced for plantation forestry outside of their native ranges often become naturalized.
Tirth Vaishnav, Kevin Chase Burns, Rachael C. Shaw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blood host preferences and competitive inter-species dynamics within an African malaria vector species complex inferred from signs of animal activity around aquatic larval habitats. [PDF]

PLoS One
Walsh KA, Kavishe DR, Duggan LM, Tarimo LJ, Msoffe RV, Elisa M, Govella NJ, Eichhorn MP, Kaindoa EW, Butler F, Killeen GF.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A protracted phenology: Post‐diapause larval development of a threatened butterfly

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Larval survival during diapause was high; hibernaculum webs were mostly located near Succisa pratensis plants, which often retained vital leaves through winter. Post‐diapause developmental time varied strongly depending on exposure to different microclimates, being reduced by litter cover, solar radiation and a higher heat load index.
Gwydion Scherer, Thomas Fartmann
wiley   +1 more source

Small-molecule PCSK9 inhibition enhances BBB amyloid-β clearance and suppresses microglial inflammation in Alzheimer's disease models. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Miao J, Wang J, Zhou W, Guo J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Hermit beetle (Osmoderma barnabita) habitat selection and movement are shaped by tree microhabitat availability in Eastern Romanian Carpathians

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
We conducted the first radio‐tracking study on Osmoderma barnabita to examine the movement ecology and habitat selection in the Eastern Carpathians. A female recorded the longest movement distance and had larger home ranges than males. It showed a preference for Quercus petraea, with wood mould cavities and DBH as key predictors.
Marian D. Mirea, Iulia V. Miu, Viorel D. Popescu, Lavinia C. Pindaru, Steluta Manolache, Silviu Chiriac, Laurentiu Rozylowicz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simulating larval dispersal processes of white croaker in Ariake Sea using a coupled particle tracking and hydrodynamic model

Simulating larval dispersal processes of white croaker in Ariake Sea using a coupled particle tracking and hydrodynamic model
A hydrodynamic model was coupled to a particle tracking model to examine physical factors that influence transport of the white croaker larvae in the Ariake Sea, Kyushu, Japan. The idealized particles that mimic the larvae of white croaker are tracked under various physical and biological conditions.
openaire  

Sheep and cattle grazing regimes differentially affect ground beetle and ant communities in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Sheep and cattle grazing significantly shape ant and ground beetle species composition in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands, promoting higher diversity by increasing habitat heterogeneity. Ground beetles and ants reflect changes in grazing regimes, with sheep‐grazed areas showing the highest diversity, highlighting their utility in ecosystem monitoring.
Marcello Verdinelli, Maria Leonarda Fadda, Stefano Arrizza, Roberto Mannu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative ethology of schistosome miracidia characterizes a conserved snail peptide that inhibits host recognition. [PDF]

PLoS Pathog
Horejsi RV, Nelson CN, De Ruyter A, Gensch HM, Maasz-Seawright S, Weber C, Willett S, Olson SA, Wheeler NJ.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Against the odds: Nesting specialization and foraging ecology provide insights into climate change responses in a mountain bee

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
A unique high‐elevation Exoneura bee defies typical elevation‐driven declines in bee activity, nesting exclusively in dead branches of snow gums near the alpine tree line. Nesting and foraging are tightly linked to snow gum presence, with most activity occurring within 30 m of these trees. Biophysical modelling indicates the bee's thermally constrained
Joshua M. Coates, Noel Takeshima, Francisco Encinas‐Viso, Saul A. Cunningham   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence that xylazine disrupts skin homeostasis by acting on epithelial cells through the kappa opioid receptor. [PDF]

Dis Model Mech
Robertson TF, Horn A, Smith FM, Huttenlocher A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source