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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

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

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

Maternal Pheromone Emission During Biparental Care: Evidence for Consistent Individual Differences and Links to Terminal Investment. [PDF]

J Chem Ecol
Sahm J, Jackl C, Conrad T, Stökl J, Steiger S.   +4 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

Predicting habitat suitability of selected Meloidae species and future potential refugia: A case study from inner Western Anatolia

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Consensus habitat‐suitability maps identify current hotspots of species richness across the Inner Western Anatolian mountain systems. Late‐century projections (2081–2100) under SSP2‐4.5 and SSP5‐8.5 show range shifts and changing richness patterns, intensifying at higher elevations.
Muhammed Arif Demir, Mahmut Kabalak
wiley   +1 more source

Plating larval zebrafish prior to the day of experimentation has no impact on spontaneous swimming and startle responses. [PDF]

MethodsX
Harper MMM, Hagen EV, Zhang Y, Hamilton TJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparing species accumulation within taxonomically well‐ and poorly resolved insect groups over 37 years

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Here, we used a unique 37‐year (1969–2006) freshwater macroinvertebrate time‐series, collected over seven sites in central Germany, to study biodiversity patterns and species accumulation over time. Accumulation curves of Diptera diversity have not reached a plateau in 37 years of sampling.
Nathan Jay Baker, Jonas Jourdan, Francesca Pilotto, Rüdiger Wagner, Jessica Awad, Valerio Caruso, Caroline Chimeno, Amelie Höcherl, Marija Ivković, Marina Moser, Viktor Baranov   +10 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

Fragmented grasslands in different landscape structures provide different opportunities for cavity‐nesting Hymenoptera

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Grassland fragmentation effects on cavity‐nesting Hymenoptera are habitat‐specific. Isolated sand steppe fragments are associated with higher brood‐cell abundance. In loess steppes, higher flower frequency increases bee brood‐cell production and parasitoid activity. Abstract The global decline in insects threatens ecosystem functioning, but the drivers
Edina Török, Róbert Gallé, Dávid Korányi, Zsolt Józan, Tamás Lakatos, Katalin Szitár, Péter Batáry   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source