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Exploring the relationship between tychoparthenogenesis and inbreeding depression in the Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria [PDF]
, 2017 Tychoparthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction in which a small proportion of unfertilized eggs can hatch spontaneously, could be an intermediate evolutionary link in the transition from sexual to parthenogenetic reproduction.
Blondin, Laurence +4 more
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JCPP Advances, EarlyView.Abstract Background Nationally representative mental health data in adolescents from low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) are scarce. This study aimed to examine mental health and wellbeing indicators amongst adolescents in 12 LMICs across Eastern and Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of data involving 12,
Ariadna Albajara Sáenz +6 more
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2020 Locusts are agricultural pests around the world. To cognize how locust distribution density and community structure are related to the hydrothermal and vegetation growth conditions of their habitats and thereby providing rapid and accurate warning of ...
Shuhan LU, Si-jing YE
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The use of edible insects in human food
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract The world population is expected to reach approximately 10 billion people by 2050, which will significantly increase global food demand and may lead to agricultural shortages and a higher risk of food insecurity. In this context, this review discusses the potential of insects as alternative sources of animal protein, addressing their ...
Pamela Barroso de Oliveira +5 more
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Tissue-Specific Immune Gene Expression in the Migratory Locust, Locusta Migratoria
Insects, 2015 The ability of hosts to respond to infection involves several complex immune recognition pathways. Broadly conserved pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) allow individuals to target a range of invading microbes.
Tamara Pulpitel +3 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey +3 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) enriched in the sensillum lymph are instrumental in facilitating the transfer of odorous molecules to the responsive receptors.
Xingcong Jiang +4 more
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Mobilizing Toxins for Cancer Treatment: Historical Perspectives and Current Strategies
Toxins, 2020 The level of complexity in a disease like cancer presents a number of challenges for effective treatment development, which require significant innovation to overcome [...]
Jessica Kopenhaver +2 more
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The History of the Name \u3ci\u3ePanorpa\u3c/i\u3e Linnaeus (Mecoptera) [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) Attempts to understand the origin of Linnaeus\u27 name for the scorpionfly Panorpa have come to nought for a very good reason. The word does not mean anything at all.
Cameron, H. D.
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Using childhood landscape memories to uncover the dynamics of Anthropocene in African Urbanscapes
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract This perspective provides a reflective account of our personal experiences as African professors and lecturers in diverse fields of environmental sciences encountering the urban Anthropocene. Here, we explain the nature of the unprecedented, potent and hidden changes in our lived environments.
Aliyu Salisu Barau +5 more
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