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Expansion of the winter moth outbreak range : no restrictive effects of competition with the resident autumnal moth [PDF]

, 2013
1. Both direct and indirect competition can have profound effects on species abundance and expansion rates, especially for a species trying to strengthen a foothold in new areas, such as the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) currently in northernmost ...
Klemola, Netta, Ammunét, Tea, Klemola, Tero, Heisswolf, Annette   +3 more
core  

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preserving morphology while extracting DNA: a non-destructive field-to-museum protocol for slide-mounted specimens [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
Our study aimed to develop an optimised laboratory protocol ensuring the preservation of morphological structures and extraction of high-quality DNA sequences from Psychodidae (Insecta, Diptera) specimens. With 310 analysed specimens, we investigated the
Santiago Jaume-Schinkel, Björn Müller, Sergio Avila-Calero, Sandra Kukowka, Vera Rduch, Ximo Mengual   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Land birds on atolls: diversity, origin, and function

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oceanic islands are global hotspots of avian biodiversity and endemism. Their isolation and distinct environmental conditions have uniquely shaped the evolutionary trajectories of island birds, while, in turn, land bird communities have become critical providers of ecological functions to island ecosystems.
Sebastian Steibl, Alex S. Wegmann, Nick D. Holmes, Caitlin E. Andrews, Gérard Rocamora, Simon Ducatez, James C. Russell   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paleopsychoda jarzembowskii, a new Lower Cretaceous species of moth flies from Lebanese amber (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae)

, 2022
AZAR, DANY, MAKSOUD, SIBELLE (2022): Paleopsychoda jarzembowskii, a new Lower Cretaceous species of moth flies from Lebanese amber (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae).
MAKSOUD, SIBELLE, AZAR, DANY
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Uniaxial compressive strength prediction and ratio parameter optimization of titanium tailings composite backfill materials using intelligent hybrid models

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
Based on the 90 datasets, ERT and four optimization algorithms were used to build four hybrid models to predict the UCS of the backfill body. The SMA‐ERT model was the most effective model, and it can reliably guide the design of the backfill ratio parameters. Abstract This study analyzed the feasibility of using titanium (Ti) tailings as a backfilling
Weijun Liu, Zida Liu, Zhixiang Liu
wiley   +1 more source

A new species of Bruchomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae) from caverns in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2012
Nine Neotropical species of Bruchomyia Alexander, 1920 have been previously described, all from South America. A new species of this rare genus, collected in caverns of the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, is described and named Bruchomyia ...
Freddy Bravo, Ricardo Andrade Barata
doaj   +1 more source

Assigning sex to pre-adult stalk-eyed flies using genital disc morphology and X chromosome zygosity [PDF]

, 2006
Background: In stalk-eyed flies ( Diopsidae) the eyes and antennae are laterally displaced at the ends of elongated eyestalks. Eyespan and the degree of sexual dimorphism in eyespan vary considerably between species and several sexually dimorphic species
Fowler, K., Andrew Pomiankowski, Smith, H., Pomiankowski, Andrew, Pomiankowski, A., Martin Carr, Samuel Cotton, Fowler, Kevin, Kevin Fowler, Carr, Martin, Hazel Smith, David W Rogers, Cotton, S., Rogers, D.W., Smith, Hazel, Carr, M., Cotton, Samuel, Rogers, David W.   +17 more
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Noncanonical Nucleotides in the Genome Around the Maternal‐Zygotic Transition

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
In this paper, Kazzazi et al. provide a comprehensive review of the dynamics of nonconventional nucleotides in the genome during early developmental stages, hypothesizing a potential role for these nucleotides in the activation of the zygotic genome. ABSTRACT From the very moment of fertilization and throughout development, the cells of animal embryos ...
Latifa Kazzazy, Dávid Mező, Kinga K. Nagy, Viktória Perey‐Simon, Judit Tóth, Angéla Békési, Beáta Vértessy, Máté Varga   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

New and little known species of moth flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae) from Nicaragua

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 2021
The male of a new species Arisemus venustus sp. n. from Nicaragua, the Cerro Musun Natural Reserve, is described. A. atrasetus (Rapp, 1945) and Platyplastinx tango Quate et Brown, 2004 (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae) from Nicaragua are redescribed and illustrated on the basis of male morphological characters.
Jan Ježek, Jozef Oboňa, François Le Pont, Peter Manko, Jean-Michel Maes   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources