\u3ci\u3eForficula Auricularia\u3c/i\u3e L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) in Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) Although Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, the European Earwig, has been known to occur in Ontario, Canada since prior to 1937 (Vickery and Kevan, 1967), invasion of Michigan by this species is of more recent date. A specimen in the University of
Cantrall, Irving J.
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Biotik: Jurnal Ilmiah Biologi Teknologi dan Kependidikan, 2019 Milkweed (Calotropis gigantea) flower has some important compounds in wound healing such as alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, karbohydrates, glikosides, phenols, saponins, protein and amino acid, and calothropin.
Marphirah Marphirah
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\u3ci\u3eChrysochus Auratus\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Absolved as Pecan Pest [PDF]
, 2017 Chrysochus auratus, the dogbane beetle, has been erroneously implicated as a pecan defoliator in the early literature.
Williams, Charles E
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Climatic history, constraints, and the plasticity of phytochemical traits under water stress
Ecosphere, 2022 Environmental stress can induce changes in organismal traits and in resulting intraspecific variation. The nature of such effects will depend on the plasticity of trait expression and on any ecological constraints to such expression.
Aramee C. Diethelm +5 more
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Effects on Fitness and Behavior of Monarch Butterfly Larvae Exposed to a Combination of Cry1Ab-Expressing Corn Anthers and Pollen [PDF]
, 2005 Anthers and pollen from corn, Zea mays L., expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)-derived protein frequently fall onto common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca L., growing in and near corn fields. Previous studies have shown that, alone, Bt anthers do not pose
Anderson, Patricia +4 more
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Monarch butterfly population decline in North America: identifying the threatening processes [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population in North America has sharply declined over the last two decades. Despite rising concern over the monarch butterfly's status, no comprehensive study of the factors driving this decline has been conducted.
Wayne E. Thogmartin +12 more
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A Landscape-Level Assessment of Restoration Resource Allocation for the Eastern Monarch Butterfly
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 The Monarch butterfly eastern population (Danaus plexippus) is in decline primarily due to habitat loss. Current habitat restoration programs focus on re-establishing milkweed, the primary food resource for Monarch caterpillars, in the central United ...
Rodrigo Solis-Sosa +4 more
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Milkweed Production Trials [PDF]
, 2017 Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a plant native to North America and has recently become the focus of conservation programs as milkweed is the sole food source for the Monarch butterfly larvae.
Darby, Heather +4 more
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Preventing a Risk/Risk Trade-off: An Analysis of the Measures Necessary to Increase U.S. Pollinator Numbers [PDF]
, 2017 This Note will proceed in four parts. Part II will discuss the importance of pollinators and the possible reasons for their declining numbers. Part III will delve into the current and proposed actions to increase pollinator populations that are taking ...
Acchiardo Vallejo, Camila
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Defence traits vary across leaf ages in the thistles (Cardueae)
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plants produce a variety of structural and chemical defences to deter herbivores, which can covary across every scale of biological organization. Along these lines, it has been suggested that young leaves differ from old leaves in their defence strategies, but studies ...
Miranda A. Sinnott‐Armstrong +9 more
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