When biology meets materials science – Interdisciplinary applications of electron microscopy
Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.Abstract Research at the interface between biology and materials science creates challenges for electron microscopists. Everything from the sample preparation to the choice of imaging and analytical techniques and the interpretation of the resulting data refuses to sit comfortably within the domain of one discipline or the other.
Martin Saunders +5 more
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<i>Mazama tschudii</i> (Wagner, 1855), forgotten by science, re-emerges as a new genetic lineage of Neotropical deer with a proposed neotype (Artiodactyla, Cervidae). [PDF]
ZookeysSandoval EDP +5 more
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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 +3 more
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Phylogenetic Analyses of True Ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) Reveal Directionality in Diet Evolution and Support a Boreotropical Origin of the Tribe. [PDF]
Ecol EvolNattier R +10 more
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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 +5 more
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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 +1 more
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Neotropical ants are at greater risk from global warming in savanna than in adjacent forest. [PDF]
EcologyZuanon LA +3 more
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New Phytologist, EarlyView.Hummingbird pollination is a hallmark of American plant diversity and has long been thought to evolve in tropical mountains due to declining bee activity. Using sister species of Costus specialized on bees (C. kuntzei) and hummingbirds (C. wilsonii), we show that this shift is not driven by reduced bee visitation with elevation, but by greater ...
Pedro Juárez +7 more
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State of the ant: how broad is our recent knowledge of Neotropical ant behavior? [PDF]
Front Insect SciQuesada-Hidalgo R +8 more
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Resilience of floral scent emission after florivory
Plant Biology, EarlyView.Florivory is thought to affect floral traits, impacting pollination. However, our data suggest a stability in post‐florivory scent emission, which may guarantee the maintenance of pollinator visitation regardless of florivory, indicating a resilience of natural systems with multiple and simultaneous interactions. Created in BioRender. Tunes, P.
P. Tunes +4 more
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