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Loss, persistence and reversal of phenotypic traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The irreversibility of complex trait loss has long been a tenet of evolutionary biology. However, this idea is increasingly at odds with the numerous documented exceptions across the Tree of Life. We synthesise this growing body of evidence across a diverse array of taxa and traits, exploring the evolutionary conditions that enable ...
Giobbe Forni, Giuseppe Fusco, Filippo Nicolini, Heather Bruce, Andrea Luchetti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the efficacy and zootechnical performance in laying hens after administration of a 1% aqueous solution of fluralaner (Exzolt) for treating natural infestation by Menacanthus cornutus

Poultry Science
: A brood of laying hens infested with the lice Menacanthus cornutus (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) evidenced itching, irritation, and damage to their zootechnical performance.
Gustavo Perdoncini, Nilce M. Soares, Edna Clara Tucci, Ricardo Della Matta Junior, Samara Paula Verza, Thiago Willian Almeida, Ha-Jung Roh   +6 more
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Mites Are the Most Prevalent Allergen among Children with Severe Asthma in Gorgan, Iran

Medical Laboratory Journal, 2021
Background and Objectives: Asthma is one of the most common respiratory diseases. Inhaled particles that may trigger allergic reactions and air routes are important factors contributing to asthma.
Mohsen Ebrahimi, Shahriar Shenava Raouf
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Child car seats – a habitat for house dust mites and reservoir for harmful allergens

, 2015
Introduction and objective House dust mites produce allergens which can cause or aggravate diseases such as asthma, eczema and rhinitis. The objectives of this study are to quantify typical house dust mite and Der p 1 allergen levels in child car seats ...
Miriam Byrne, Jerome Sheahan, Michael Gormally, Gormally, M., Sheahan, J., Jerome Sheahan, David Clarke, Byrne, M., Clarke, D., Michael Gormally, David Clarke, Miriam Byrne   +11 more
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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini, Karan Sethi, Emanuela Granata, Ekaterina Mogilnaia, Valeria Vitangeli, Giovanni Zanfei, Chiara Fedrigotti, Paolo Biella, Dino Scaravelli, Luigi Marchesi, Péter Batáry, Diego Rubolini, Paolo Pedrini, Mattia Brambilla   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new product for the control of arthropod pests in industrial apple orchards in the Forest-Steppe of Ukraine

Карантин і захист рослин
Goal. To investigate the effectiveness of the insecticide Jalentra, CS (chlorantraniliprole, 106 g/l + bifenthrin, 159 g/l) in reducing the population and harmfulness of phytophagous arthropods and its impact on the productivity indicators of apple trees
Yu. Yanovskyi, S. Sukhanov, I. Krykunov, Ye. Chepernaty   +3 more
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Corruption Control and Corporate Hazardous Waste Emissions: Cross‐Country Evidence and the Moderating Role of Agenda 2030

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to examine the impact of corruption control, as a public institutional mechanism, on hazardous waste emissions of private sector entities. We also examine the extent to which Agenda 2030 moderates the relationship. We analyse data from the top 500 global companies.
Babajide Oyewo, Olayinka Adedayo Erin, Mohammed Kayode Ajape, Becky Forbin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spider Mites in Melons

This IPM short provides updated guidance on the identification, biology, and management of twospotted spider mites (Tetranychus spp.) in desert melon crops. While typically a secondary pest, spider mites can cause significant foliar damage and yield loss
Palumbo, John C.
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Physical, chemical and biological aspects of human impacts on urban soils of Szeged (SE Hungary) [PDF]

, 2008
Urban soils have generally suffered significant alteration both regard-ing their physical, chemical, as well as biological properties. Soil samples were taken at 25 sites from horizons of soil profiles located in the downtown and surroundings of Szeged ...
Puskás, Irén, Prazsák, István, Farsang, Andrea, Maróy Péter, Prazsák, I., Prazsák István, Maróy, Péter, Puskás Irén, Puskás, I., Farsang Andrea   +9 more
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Variation in the abundance of ectoparasitic mites of flat-headed bats

, 2010
We investigated the ectoparasitic mite loads (Macronyssus: Macronyssidae: Acarina) on 2 species of flat-headed bats, Tylonycteris pachypus and T. robustula (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in 2 counties of Guangxi Province, southern China, from ...
Zhang, S, Parsons, Stuart, Wei, L, Zhang, L, Daszak, P, Zhu, G   +5 more
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