BMC Genomics, 2022 Background All birds reproduce via internal fertilization, but only ~3% of male birds possess the external genitalia that allows for intromission. Waterfowl (e.g., duck and goose) are representatives of them, and the external genitalia development of ...
Bincheng Tang +8 more
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Two new species of leaf-rollers (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from the East Caucasus [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2023 Two new species of tortricid moths, Phtheochroa tabasarana sp. n. and Celypha laminaria sp. n., are described from Dagestan (Russia). Male genitalia of these species are illustrated. Population of the first species, Phtheochroa tabasarana sp.
E.V. Tsvetkov
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First U.S. records of Amorbia concavana (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) [PDF]
, 2012 Amorbia concavana (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is reported in Florida, USA. Male and female specimens are figured, and new host records are given. The species is compared to other Nearctic species of Amorbia Clemens.
Hayden, James E.
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Exploring Gender and Racial/Ethnic Bias Against Video Game Streamers: Comparing Perceived Gameplay Skill and Viewer Engagement [PDF]
Proceedings of the Foundations of Digital Games Conference (2024), 2023 Research suggests there is a perception that females and underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities have worse gameplay skills and produce less engaging video game streaming content. This bias might impact streamers' audience size, viewers' financial patronage of a streamer, streamers' sponsorship offers, etc.
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Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2002 Comparative study of the structures of male genitalia in Pseudocentron species (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). Male genitalia of twenty two species of Pseudocentron Mitchell, 1934 belonging to seven subgenera are analysed.
Silvana Durante, Norma Díaz
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Puzzles in modern biology. I. Male sterility, failure reveals design [PDF]
F1000Research 5:2088 (2016), 2016 Many human males produce dysfunctional sperm. Various plants frequently abort pollen. Hybrid matings often produce sterile males. Widespread male sterility is puzzling. Natural selection prunes reproductive failure. Puzzling failure implies something that we do not understand about how organisms are designed.
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American Journal of Community Psychology, Volume 70, Issue 3-4, Page 314-326, December 2022., 2022 Abstract This randomized controlled trial examined the impact of The Connection Project, an experiential, relationship‐focused intervention designed to improve school belongingness and decrease symptoms of depression and loneliness among new college students.
Meghan A. Costello +6 more
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A phylogenetic investigation of the Neotropical genus Alphamenes van der Vecht, 1977 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2019 Advances in potter wasp systematics have been achieved recently, with classificatory changes resulting from analyses based upon large scale molecular datasets. For the Neotropics, recent hypotheses point to the occurrence of an exclusive clade recognized
Letícia A. de Oliveira +3 more
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Two new cavernicolous species of Anillinus Casey (Carabidae, Trechinae, Anillini) from Texas with a revised key to Texas species [PDF]
Subterranean Biology, 2022 Two new species of blind cavernicolous ground beetles in the genus Anillinus Casey are described from Texas. Based on the structure of the male genitalia, Anillinus reddelli sp. nov.
Igor M. Sokolov
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South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) : part 7, new name for Cyra Mulsant, review of Brachiacanthini genera, and systematic revision of Cleothera Mulsant, Hinda Mulsant and Serratitibia Gordon and Canepari, new genus [PDF]
, 2013 Genera of Brachiacanthini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Hyperaspidinae) are discussed and a key to all recognized genera provided. Cyrea, new genus, is proposed, and Serratitibia, new genus, is erected and revised, Cleothera Mulsant and Hinda Mulsant are ...
Canepari, Claudio +2 more
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