Differential sperm expenditure reveals a possible role for post-copulatory sexual selection in a lekking moth [PDF]
, 2013 Cordes N, Yiğit A, Engqvist L, Schmoll T. Differential sperm expenditure reveals a possible role for post-copulatory sexual selection in a lekking moth. Ecology and Evolution.
Yiğit, Arzu +7 more
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Insects, 2017 This study focused on conservation biological control of pear psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola, in the Pacific Northwest, USA. We hypothesized that insecticides applied against the primary insect pest, codling moth Cydia pomonella, negatively impact natural ...
Kaushalya G. Amarasekare +1 more
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The curvicauda species group of Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 (Diptera, Tephritidae, Trypetinae) in Uruguay: new records of species and host plant [PDF]
Check List, 2019 We report for the first time the occurrence in Uruguay of three species of Anastrepha, which belong to the curvicauda species group. Specimens of Anastrepha australis (Blanchard, 1959), Anastrepha littoralis (Blanchard, 1959), and Anastrepha nigra ...
María Victoria Calvo +5 more
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Horticulturae, 2022 South Africa is the 13th largest producer and second largest exporter of citrus fruit globally. The false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta, and the fruit flies, Ceratitis capitata, C.
Sean Moore, Aruna Manrakhan
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Floral to green: mating switches moth olfactory coding and preference [PDF]
, 2012 Mating induces profound physiological changes in a wide range of insects, leading to behavioural adjustments to match the internal state of the animal.
Bengtsson, Marie +30 more
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Biological Studies on the True Spider, Artema atlanta Walck (Araneida: Pholcidae) When Fed on Different Prey Species [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2018 Biological aspects of the spider species, Artema atlanta Walck. was studied at constant conditions in laboratory (25±2°C and 60-70% R.H.) when fed on four preys individuals.
H. Ahmed
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Tachinid (Diptera, Tachinidae) parasitoids of Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) and other moths [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 The present paper reports data on the biology of eleven species of tachinid flies collected in Italy and Spain on different host plants and emerged from different host larvae.
Pier Luigi Scaramozzino +5 more
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Moth versus fly: a preliminary study of the pollination mode of two species of endemic Asteraceae from St Helena (Commidendrum robustum and C. rugosum) and its conservation implications [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2020 Commidendrum robustum (Roxb.) DC. (St Helena gumwood) and C. rugosum (Dryand.) DC. (St Helena scrubwood) are ecologically important, endemic woody Asteraceae from the isolated South Atlantic island of St Helena.
Mikko Paajanen, Quentin Cronk
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Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2018 Three new species of Trichomyia (Brachiotrichoyia) (Trichomyiinae, Psychodidae), Trichomyia spatulata sp. nov., Trichomyia ciliata sp. nov., and Trichomyia recurva sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Additionally, we present new records of Trichomyia
Maíra Xavier Araújo +2 more
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Receptogenesis in a Vascularized Robotic Embodiment
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Functional augmentation of situated robots via ex novo hardware generation extends physical adaptability. Drawing inspiration from open circulatory systems for mass and function redistribution, this study presents a vascularized robotic composite exhibiting receptogenesis ‐ the on‐demand construction of sensors ‐ from internal fluid reserves based on ...
Kadri‐Ann Pankratov +8 more
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