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Environmental and seasonal filtering of taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity patterns of mountain butterflies in a prime butterfly area, Greece

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Forest clearings support butterfly communities comparable to mountainous grasslands in alpha‐diversity and conservation value, yet remain compositionally distinct. Generalized linear models (GLMs) showed three key habitat predictors shaping multifaceted diversity and community composition: herb/grass height, flowerhead abundance and elevation.
Konstantina Nasiou, Konstantina Zografou, Andreja Radović, Apostolis Stefanidis, Vassiliki Kati   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variant filters using segregation information improve mapping of nectar-production genes in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). [PDF]

Plant Genome
Barstow AC, McNellie JP, Smart BC, Keepers KG, Prasifka JR, Kane NC, Hulke BS.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Protection status and environmental gradients shape butterfly assemblages in an East African tropical ecosystem

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Observed butterfly richness was highest in moderately protected areas. During the dry season, vegetation productivity increased butterfly richness while human population density reduced it. Moderately protected areas supported high butterfly abundance and a high proportion of host‐specialist species.
Richard Alphonce Giliba, Jacqueline Loos, Konrad Fiedler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distinctive gene expression in the reduced first thoracic legs of a nymphalid butterfly

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Transcriptome analysis reveals that the small non‐walking front legs of a butterfly have distinct gene expression to the four walking legs. Reduced front legs express a gene with putative mechanosensory roles, a blue‐sensitive opsin and two homeobox genes.
Asia E. Hoile, Peter O. Mulhair, Peter W. H. Holland   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacteriomes, cryptic forms and evolution of a common wireworm pest species, Hypnoidus bicolor

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Wireworms are important agricultural pests, including Hypnoidus bicolor in the Canadian Prairies. Parthenogenetic and sexual populations of H. bicolor appear associated with different molecular clades. Bacterial community composition and structure were influenced by developmental stage, sampling location and host genetics.
Ivan Drahun, Augustine Chukwunta, Adeniyi Ayodele, Ben G. Pilling, Willem G. van Herk, Bryan J. Cassone   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teleosemantics for neural word embeddings

Mind &Language, EarlyView.
This paper applies a consumer‐based teleosemantic framework to give a detailed analysis of a particular algorithm for generating word embeddings. In the process, it addresses several of the challenges facing teleosemantic approaches to artificial neural networks.
Fintan Mallory
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling of Productivity of Nectar Productive (Agro)Ecosystems

Математическая биология и биоинформатика, 2007
openaire   +1 more source

A Repertoire of Major Genes From Crop Wild Relatives for Breeding Disease‐Resistant Wheat, Rice, Maize, Soybean and Cotton Crops

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global food demand is predicted to rise anywhere from 59% to 98% by 2050 because of increasing population. However, the continued depletion of natural resources and increasing biotic and abiotic stresses will continue to pose significant threats to global food security in coming years.
Memoona Khalid, Hafiz Mamoon Rehman, Tsz‐Yan Cheung, Shakeel Ahmed, Ting Fung Chan, Hon‐Ming Lam   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Warming and Drought Stress Modify Scent and Rewards in Flowers of Highbush Blueberry Affecting Pollinator Preferences. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
González-Teuber M, Torres Calisto F, Gálvez C, Agüero-Hidalgo F, Gangas MV, Bergmann J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Floral adaptation and modular trait evolution associated with a shift from bee to hummingbird pollination

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
By comparing floral trait variation, integration and modularity in two sister species of Neotropical Costus with a pollination shift, we show that, despite pollination syndrome divergence, both species exhibit low floral variation and functional modularity, consistent with pollinator‐driven selection on traits mediating pollen transfer efficiency and ...
P. Juárez, K. M. Kay
wiley   +1 more source