Results 121 to 130 of about 16,957 (237)

Host, vector, and parasite dynamics: exploring intrinsic and extrinsic factors shaping tick‐borne filarial nematode transmission

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1779-1792, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Tick‐borne filarial nematodes are a complex and understudied group of parasites that rely on ticks for transmission in vertebrates. This review examines how intrinsic and extrinsic factors may influence the successful transmission of filarial nematodes in tick vectors, drawing insights from extensively studied haematophagous dipteran vector ...
Oluwaseun D. Ajileye, Gabriel L. Hamer, Sarah A. Hamer, Guilherme G. Verocai, Jessica E. Light   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Egg‐Carrying and Cheliceral Comb in Ibaloniinae Harvestmen From the Solomon Islands (Opiliones: Podoctidae)

Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Four new species of Ibaloniinae harvestmen are described from the Solomon Islands, Melanesia. Based on the original diagnosis of Euibalonius Roewer, 1915, and description of E. maculatus (Roewer, 1915), this material appeared related to that genus. However, examination of syntype photographs of the type species E.
Adriano B. Kury, Glauco Machado, Bruno A. Buzatto, Esau Kekeubata, Miguel Medrano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Omnidens appendages and the origin of radiodont mouthparts

Papers in Palaeontology
AbstractThe sophisticated, modular and adaptable body plan of arthropods underpins their dominance in marine invertebrate communities. The origin of this body plan from legged lobopodian worms can be inferred from Cambrian Konservat‐Lagerstätten, but our understanding retains some notable gaps: not least in the transition from swimming lobopodians such
Wei Li, Jie Yang, Xiaoyu Yang, Alavya Dhungana, Yu Wang, Xiguang Zhang, Martin R. Smith   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 7, Page 990-1015, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reply to comments on: Omnidens appendages and the origin of radiodont mouthparts [PDF]

We recently described a new species of the toothed predator Omnidens from the Cambrian Stage 3 Xiaoshiba biota (Li et al. 2024). Our material demonstrated a bipartite construction of the Omnidens mouthparts, contrasting with the previously assumed radial
Wang, Yu, Smith, Martin R., Li, Wei, Yang, Jie, Dhungana, Alavya, Zhang, Xiguang, Yang, Xiaoyu, Smith, Martin   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania (Heterobathmiina): mouthparts, mouthpart sensilla, and comparison with other non-glossatan suborders (Insecta, Lepidoptera)

Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 2005
The mouthparts of Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania are primitive and well adapted for collecting and grinding pollen of Nothofagus. The five- segmented maxillary palps show specialized structures for collecting pollen: spatula-shaped sensilla chaetica.
openaire   +2 more sources

Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster as Model Organisms in Biofactor Research

BioFactors, Volume 52, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
This review presents Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster as powerful and ethically sound invertebrate model organisms that can be used to investigate nutritional science questions relating to biofactors. Such nutritional phenotyping studies can bridge the gap between in vitro studies and in vivo research in mammals.
Kai Lüersen, Thomas Roeder, Gerald Rimbach   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Form and function of the mouthparts of adult wasps Paravespula vulgaris und Paravespula germanica [PDF]

, 2016
Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Morphologie der Mundwerkzeuge bei Paravespula germanica und Paravespula vulgaris, wobei speziell auf die Unterschiede zwischen den männlichen Wespen und den Arbeiterinnen eingegangen wird.
Matulik, Bianca
core  

Parental Social Environment Has no Effect on Offspring Development in the Dung Beetle: A Test of Adult Sex Ratio Effects

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
We investigated whether adult sex ratio (ASR) induces transgenerational plasticity in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus via germline transmission or behavioral parental investment. Although varying ASR treatments significantly altered parental contest and courtship behaviors, utilizing a novel egg‐transplantation protocol revealed no ASR‐induced ...
Lisheng Zhang, Sudeshna Chakraborty, Tamás Székely, Jan Komdeur   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nectar Robbery by Native and Invasive Bumblebees Reduces Floral Rewards but Not Seed Production in Desfontainia fulgens

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
We evaluated nectar robbery by native and invasive bumblebees in the hummingbird‐pollinated shrub Desfontainia fulgens in southern Chile. Nectar robbery strongly reduced nectar standing crop and altered floral visitation patterns, but these proximate effects did not translate into reduced seed production under natural pollination conditions.
Carlos E. Valdivia, José I. Orellana
wiley   +1 more source