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Maize varieties producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have become an important component of integrated pest management worldwide. For regulatory approval of such plants, risks to the environment need to be assessed. To make such assessments less expensive and time‐consuming, conclusions drawn from data collected in one region
Michael Meissle +2 more
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Present knowledge of the Entomofauna of the Maltese Islands [PDF]
The Maltese Islands' strategic position in the centre of the Mediterranean basin and in between the Siculo Tunisian sill, always encouraged a number of foreign naturalists to visit and study their local entomofauna.
Mifsud, David
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Greece hosts 1310 species of spiders, 226 of which are endemic. Out of the 202 assessed species in IUCN standards, 64.5% are assessed as threatened. Integrating 187 articles and other forms of literature, we present 18,000 unique occurrences across continental and island Greece. Spider conservation in Greece should focus on obtaining distributional and
Giannis Bolanakis +7 more
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The butterfly (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) diversity of Mt. Mosor in Dalmatia, Croatia
Mosor is a small mountain massif situated in central Dalmatia, above the cities of Split and Omiš. It was never a target of any systematic butterfly surveys, with its fauna remaining almost completely unknown.
Toni Koren +3 more
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New faunistic records of Hydroptilidae (Insecta, Trichoptera) from the Czech Republic
Abstract Two species, Orthotrichia angustella (McLachlan, 1865) and Oxyethira tristella Klapálek, 1895, previously considered to be regionally extinct in the Czech Republic, are reported from the Dyje River (South Moravia) as new records for Moravia.
Petr Komzák, Jiří Kroča
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Biogeographical Regions in the Aegean Archipelago: An Assessment for Freshwater Macroinvertebrates
ABSTRACT Aim To delineate biogeographical regions in the Aegean Archipelago using freshwater macroinvertebrates with different dispersal abilities, and explore the relation of these regions to geological and environmental drivers. Location Aegean Archipelago, Greece.
Anastasia Lampou +2 more
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New Faunistic Records of Armoured Scale Insects of Southern Iran (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) [PDF]
ABSTRACT As a result of recent field work in southern Iran from 2012 to 2016, twenty species of armoured scale insects were collected, representing two subfamilies (Aspidiotinae and Diaspidinae) and 4 tribes including Aspidiotini (8 species in 5 genera), Diaspidini (4 species in 2 genera), Leucaspidini (5 species in 4 genera) and Parlatoriini (3 ...
Rouhani, Mohammad +2 more
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ABSTRACT Aim Freshwater rock pools are ephemeral and fragile habitats that support specialised animal taxa. While distributed worldwide, these habitats are usually neglected and overlooked. We used DNA metabarcoding and metaphylogeographic approaches to study inter and intraspecific tardigrade biodiversity to identify their biogeographic patterns to ...
Matteo Vecchi +5 more
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Heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Heterostigmatina) associated with insects in northwestern Iran [PDF]
During a faunistic survey on heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Caraboacaridae, Podapolipidae, Microdispidae, Neopygmephoridae), associated with insects in northwestern Iran, eight species were identified.
Mohammad Sobhi +2 more
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Odonata de los Esteros del Iberá (Corrientes, Argentina): inventario preliminar y biodiversidad [PDF]
A preliminary inventory of the Odonata from Iberá Wetlands and their area of influence (Corrientes, Argentina) is presented. Different kinds of environments were surveyed in seven localities.
Garré, Analía +7 more
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