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Evolutionary implications of a deep‐time perspective on insect pollination
Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 4, Page 1452-1466, August 2025.ABSTRACT Plant pollination by insects represents one of the most transformative and iconic ecological relationships in the natural world. Despite tens of thousands of papers, as well as numerous books, on pollination biology published over the past 200 years, most studies focused on the fossil record of pollinating insects have only been published in ...
David Peris +10 more
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Novel regulation of the homeotic gene Scr associated with a crustacean leg-to-maxilliped appendage transformation. [PDF]
, 2014 Homeotic genes are known to be involved in patterning morphological structures along the antero-posterior axis of insects and vertebrates. Because of their important roles in development, changes in the function and expression patterns of homeotic genes ...
Abzhanov, Arkhat, Kaufman, Thomas C.
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Niche Differentiation of Three Terrestrial Isopod Species Based on DNA Metabarcoding
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.Species coexistence is a hot topic in ecology, with niche differentiation playing a key role in reducing interspecific competition. This study investigates the dietary habits and niche differentiation of three terrestrial isopod species (Armadillidium vulgare, Sphaeroma raffaelei, and Trachelipus semiproiectus) using DNA metabarcoding technology.
Jiachen Wang +4 more
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Entomo-venomics: the evolution, biology and biochemistry of insect venoms [PDF]
, 2018 The insects are a hyperdiverse class containing more species than all other animal groups combined-many of which employ venom to capture prey, deter predators and micro-organisms, or facilitate parasitism or extra-oral digestion.
Baumann, Kate +7 more
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Systematic Entomology, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 449-468, July 2025.Comprehensive phylogeny of Xanthopygina rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), including 30 of 33 genera, was generated by anchored hybrid enrichment of 1229 nuclear, protein‐encoding loci. We resolved nine major clades within Xanthopygina, including the new Leptodiastemus group, and successfully delineated a monophyletic concept of Gastrisus ...
Adam J. Brunke, Stylianos Chatzimanolis
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Physiological Entomology, Volume 50, Issue 2, Page 152-165, June 2025.Task‐specialization and mandible properties: Leafcutter ants show caste‐based task division, reflected in mandible morphology and mechanical properties. Structural and mechanical analysis: The cuticle was composed of exo‐, meso‐, and endocuticle.
Wencke Krings +2 more
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Journal of Morphology, Volume 286, Issue 5, May 2025.In this study, we provide a detailed description of the embryonic development of Appasus japonicus, focusing on the formation of its specialized mouthparts. We identify homologies between the maxillary plate and maxillary palp and most parts of the stylet‐like mandibles and maxillae are housed within the labial palp.
Tomoya Suzuki +3 more
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The structure of extremely long mouthparts in the aphid genus Stomaphis Walker (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae) [PDF]
, 2015 Scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy were used to elucidate the morphology of labium and mandibular and maxillary stylets of the aphids Stomaphis quercus (L.) and S. graffii Cholodkovsky.
Brożek, Jolanta +4 more
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Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 148-159, May 2025.Abstract The presence of predators can induce non‐consumptive effects on prey that result in subsequent changes to prey behaviour and defence. We investigate the interaction between top‐down non‐consumptive effects of various stages of the predator Coccinella septempunctata L.(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) (larvae and adult) and bottom‐up effects of host ...
Sharavari Kulkarni, Maya Evenden
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Morphological Variance in Mouthparts and Foraging Behavior in Bumblebees [PDF]
, 2021 Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) show an incredible degree of size variation within and between species. Individuals from the same hive may vary up to 10-fold in mass.
Lee, Ye Jin
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