Insights into the Functional Responses of Four Neotropical-Native Parasitoids to Enhance Their Role as Biocontrol Agents Against <i>Anastrepha fraterculus</i> Pest Populations. [PDF]
Núñez-Campero SR +5 more
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Revealing patterns of endemism in the transatlantic family Chelodesmidae (Polydesmida: Diplopoda)
Abstract With fossil records dating back to the Silurian/Late Ordovician, millipedes stand out as one of the earliest terrestrial animal groups. Their limited vagility and high endemism make them valuable tools for formulating and testing biogeographic hypotheses, including those related to macro‐vicariance events.
Rodrigo Salvador Bouzan +4 more
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Comparative Analysis of Mitogenomic and Nuclear Gene Data Reveals Phylogenetic Implications, Divergence Times, and Historical Biogeography in the Subfamily Pyrginae (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). [PDF]
Xiao J, Hao X, Chiba H, Li Y, Yuan X.
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First and third instar Chrysoperla externa showed efficient predatory capacity at low R. indica density, but second instar C. externa exhibits a density‐dependent predatory ability. The lacewing C. externa shows promise as a biocontrol agent for R. indica in coconut because it consumed 8362 R. indica females across all its larval instars.
Luis O. Viteri +6 more
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Insights on the enigmatic millipede order Siphoniulida (Myriapoda, Diplopoda): a new species bearing ozopores and its phylogenetic implications. [PDF]
Recuero E, López-Estrada EK, Harden CW.
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What Goes First? Effects of Starvation on the Body Condition of a Neotropical Dung Beetle
We investigated how prolonged starvation affects key physiological traits in the dung beetle Dichotomius bos. Prolonged starvation leads to significant reductions in body dry mass and fat reserves, while muscle mass remains unchanged. These findings indicate that dung beetles prioritize the maintenance of locomotor muscles while mobilizing stored ...
Leonardo Vilas‐Bôas M. P. de Cerqueira +5 more
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DNA Recovery from Forensically Relevant Blow Fly Larvae (Insecta, Diptera, Calliphoridae) Kept in Different Preservative Solutions. [PDF]
Dias-Silva JL +9 more
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We determined the trophic associations among fig wasp species associated with Ficus citrifolia by integrating gall morphology, the temporal sequence of wasp colonization, and oviposition behaviour. Dissection of galls produced by four gall‐inducing species at a late developmental phase enabled direct identification of occupants and inference of host ...
Leví Oliveira Barros +2 more
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