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Effect of overwintering on survival and vector competence of the West Nile virus vector Culex pipiens

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne virus that is mainly transmitted among birds by Culex pipiens mosquitoes. The species Cx. pipiens consists of two biotypes named pipiens and molestus, which together can form hybrids.
C. Koenraadt, Tim W R Möhlmann, N. Verhulst, J. Spitzen, C. Vogels   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Understanding the effects of patch‐burn grazing management on aboveground grassland invertebrate biodiversity

Oikos, EarlyView.
Landscape heterogeneity is widely recognized as a driver of biodiversity, yet its consequences for above‐ground, foliage‐dwelling insect communities under active grassland management remain underexplored. Patch‐burn grazing (PBG), which rotates fire across patches within a grazed landscape, is designed to promote spatial and temporal heterogeneity by ...
Zachary L. T. Bunch, Meghan L. Avolio, Sally E. Koerner, Kevin R. Wilcox, Lydia H. Zeglin, Kimberly J. Komatsu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solent Disturbance and Mitigation Project Phase II: Predicting the impact of human disturbance on overwintering birds in the Solent. [PDF]

, 2012
The Solent coastline provides feeding grounds for internationally protected populations of overwintering waders and wildfowl, and is also extensively used for recreation.
Clarke, Ralph T., Liley, D., Stillman, Richard A., West, Andrew D.   +3 more
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Recovery kinetics of winter stressed conifers: The effects of growth light environment, extent of the season, and species. [PDF]

, 2010
Evergreens undergo a dramatic reduction in their maximal photochemical efficiency (measured as Fv/Fm) during winter, which is largely due to increases in a sustained form of thermal energy dissipation.
Amy Verhoeven
core   +2 more sources

Distribution of overwintering invertebrates in temperate agroforestry systems: Implications for biodiversity conservation and biological control of crop pests

, 2019
The dramatic decline of invertebrates at a global scale is mainly driven by habitat loss, agricultural intensification and urbanization. Alley cropping agroforestry is a land use practice in which arable crops are grown between tree rows. In such systems,
Sébastien Boinot, Jouanel Poulmarc’h, D. Mézière, P. Lauri, J. Sarthou   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impacts of Deciduous Leaf Litter and Snow Presence on Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Overwintering Survival in Coastal New England, USA

Insects, 2019
Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis Say) are the vector for pathogens that cause more cases of human disease than any other arthropod. Lyme disease is the most common, caused by the bacterial spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (Johnson, Schmid, Hyde ...
Megan A. Linske, K. Stafford, Scott C. Williams, Charles B. Lubelczyk, M. Welch, Elizabeth F Henderson   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Broad support for lethal control of wild deer among subscribers of nature organisations in England and Wales

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild deer populations are increasing across the northern hemisphere, posing challenges to the environment and people. Deer impacts can be managed using lethal and non‐lethal practices, but research suggests lethal control receives mixed support.
Elena Cini, Rebecca Spake, Louise McMillan, Amy Gresham, Graeme Shannon, Felix Eigenbrod, Christopher P. Nichols, Paul Orsi, Alastair I. Ward, Freya A. V. St John   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digitization connects scattered specimens and enables new historical research: Plants from the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881–1884)

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Widespread museum digitization initiatives have made the world's herbaria more accessible than ever, launching a renaissance of specimen use. We highlight the value of digitization to bolster both scientific and historical research using the specimens from the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881–1884) to the Canadian arctic, remembered for its tragedy ...
J. Mason Heberling, Jackson P. Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Research on the Germination Process of Panax ginseng Overwintering Buds

Plants
Ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) is a perennial plant with a long dormancy period. While some researchers employ gibberellin and other substances to stimulate premature germination, this method is limited to laboratory settings and cannot be applied ...
Ranqi Li, Yashu Li, Miaomiao Tang, Zhengyi Qu, Cai Shao, Peihe Zheng, Wei Hou   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epigenetic Modifications May Regulate the Activation of the Hypopharyngeal Gland of Honeybees (Apis Mellifera) During Winter

Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification primarily responsible for individual phenotypic variation. This modification has been reported to play an important role in caste, brain plasticity, and body development in honeybees (Apis mellifera).
Kang Wang, Zhen-guo Liu, Zhe-guang Lin, Ling Yin, Fu-chao Gao, Guo-hong Chen, Ting Ji   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source