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Going silent? Evidence for independent losses of acoustic communication in tree crickets (Insecta, Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Oecanthidae)

Journal of Systematics and Evolution, EarlyView.
Our ancestral state reconstruction in tree crickets reveals multiple independent and irreversible losses of sound‐producing and ‐receiving structures, supporting the convergent evolution of the silent phenotype. We demonstrate strong evolutionary integration between forewings and tympana, although the discovery of ‘silent listeners′ and ‘deaf singers ...
Lucas Denadai de Campos, Jorge Alves Audino, Silvio Shigueo Nihei, Laure Desutter‐Grandcolas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a qPCR Tool for Detection, Quantification, and Molecular Characterization of Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus Variants in Chile from 2019 to 2023. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Gatica T, Salgado S, Reyes H, Loncoman C.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Molecular phylogenetic analysis sheds light on the diversity and evolutionary history of the Neotropical and African Triplophyllum (Tectariaceae)

Journal of Systematics and Evolution, EarlyView.
We used a molecular approach to resolve the evolutionary lineages of Neotropical Triplophyllum, uncovering that current species circumscriptions are hindered by high morphological homoplasy in indument characters. Our results support the recognition of three new species and provide a necessary neotypification for T.
Mauricio Gonçalves Nunes, Amabily Bohn, Jefferson Prado, Regina Y. Hirai, Hanna Tuomisto, Germinal Rouhan, Paulo H. Labiak   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serological and molecular detection of Leptospira spp. in ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua) from an Ecological Park. [PDF]

Vet Res Commun
Dos Santos GS, Silva DBN, Guedes IB, Soares RR, da Silveira Guimarães N, de Souza GO, Petri BSS, Furuya H, Dias RA, Neto JSF, Heinemann MB.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Subsistence hunting shapes the spatial variation of jaguar densities in community‐managed forests

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
Jaguars and people can coexist in community‐managed forests, but distance matters. In Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve, jaguar numbers increased markedly in areas harder to reach on foot, yet jaguars were still found near communities, showing that responsibly managed forests can support jaguar populations while allowing people to maintain traditional
L. Perera‐Romero, R. McNab, R. Garcia‐Anleu, J. Polisar, C. Sutherland, D. Thornton   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occurrence and distribution of sarcoptic mange in wild Neotropical canids

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Sarcoptic mange affects most Neotropical canid species across multiple countries. It represents a widespread yet largely overlooked conservation threat with potential for cross‐species transmission. Coordinated monitoring and management efforts are needed to understand and mitigate its impacts. Abstract Sarcoptic mange, a contagious skin disease caused
Luan de Jesus Matos de Brito, Guilherme S. T. Garbino   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban ants as potential mechanical vectors of pathogenic and antibiotic‐resistant bacteria in a Brazilian hospital

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Nine ant taxa were identified in a Brazilian hospital, with Tapinoma melanocephalum and Dorymyrmex brunneus being the most abundant. Eighty‐five percent of collected ants yielded detectable bacterial growth, including clinically relevant genera such as Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli and Pluralibacter.
Luana Biggi Souza, Anny Karoliny de Lima Dionisio, Mayara Acioli Cedrim, Luiz Carlos Silva Dias Neto, Ellymaira Freitas Pontes, Yáskara Veruska Ribeiro Barros, Renato Júnior Cavalcante da Silva, Ênio Jose Bassi, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Ana Lucia Biggi Souza, Leticia Anderson   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterial composition of Polygenis (Polygenis) bohlsi bohlsi (Wagner, 1901) (Siphonaptera: Rhopalopsyllidae) associated with Thrichomys fosteri (Rodentia: Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
This study characterizes the bacteriome of Polygenis (Polygenis) bohlsi bohlsi fleas collected from free‐living Thrichomys fosteri in the Pantanal region of Brazil. The bacterial microbiota associated with male fleas exhibited greater phylogenetic diversity, and the overall community structure differed between the flea sexes.
Michelli Inácio Gonçalves Funnicelli, Renan Bressianini do Amaral, Victória Valente Califre de Mello, Ricardo Bassini‐Silva, Lizeth Fernanda Banguero Micolta, Marie Buysse, William Oliveira de Assis, Alanderson Rodrigues da Silva, Heitor Miraglia Herrera, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Darci Moraes Barros‐Battesti, Daniel Guariz Pinheiro, Olivier Duron, Marcos Rogério André   +13 more
wiley   +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

Global analysis of Poales diversification - parallel evolution in space and time into open and closed habitats. [PDF]

New Phytol
Elliott TL, Spalink D, Larridon I, Zuntini AR, Escudero M, Hackel J, Barrett RL, Martín-Bravo S, Márquez-Corro JI, Granados Mendoza C, Mashau AC, Romero-Soler KJ, Zhigila DA, Gehrke B, Andrino CO, Crayn DM, Vorontsova MS, Forest F, Baker WJ, Wilson KL, Simpson DA, Muasya AM.   +21 more
europepmc   +1 more source