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Host plant use is driven by microclimate not nutritional quality in a grassland butterfly

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Small Copper butterflies (Lycaena phlaeas) choose to lay eggs on host plants growing in warmer microclimates, despite lower nitrogen content. Bare ground created by European Moles increases host plant temperatures and weakens the negative relationship between nitrogen content and microclimatic warmth.
William B. V. Langdon, Richard Fox, Owen T. Lewis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insecticide Resistance Alters Oviposition Preference in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Nogueira Alves A, Martelli F, Yang YT, Wedell N.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Compromised DNA replication in gut cells underlies sensitivity to genotoxic stress in the tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
DNA damage in the tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris elicits distinct cellular outcomes depending on replication status. While non‐replicating cells tolerate genotoxic stress, constitutively replicating cells undergo irreversible replication failure upon DNA damage, leading to loss of tissue homeostasis, fat depletion, sterility, and organismal death ...
Gonzalo Quiroga‐Artigas, Pauline Fontanié, Benjamin Lacroix, Maria Dolores Molina, María Moriel‐Carretero   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of cotton with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria consortium alters host location and oviposition of Spodoptera exigua. [PDF]

Pest Manag Sci
Ayelo PM, Kafle BD, Xiong C, Fadamiro HY.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A protracted phenology: Post‐diapause larval development of a threatened butterfly

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Larval survival during diapause was high; hibernaculum webs were mostly located near Succisa pratensis plants, which often retained vital leaves through winter. Post‐diapause developmental time varied strongly depending on exposure to different microclimates, being reduced by litter cover, solar radiation and a higher heat load index.
Gwydion Scherer, Thomas Fartmann
wiley   +1 more source

Warmest spring on record in the United Kingdom provides insights into how a specialist spring‐flying butterfly may respond to future climate change

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Previous work indicates that the Duke of Burgundy butterfly, a specialist spring‐flying species in the United Kingdom, is poor at buffering its thoracic temperature as air temperatures rise. Taking advantage of unusually warm spring weather, we collected new field data and found that the species can lower its thoracic temperature more than expected in ...
Rosa M. Pollard Smith, Matthew P. Hayes, Gwen E. Hitchcock, Josh Hellon, Andrew J. Bladon, Edgar C. Turner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Different Sugar Types on Longevity, Fecundity, and Nutrient Metabolism in <i>Sclerodermus guani</i> Xiao <i>et</i> Wu (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae). [PDF]

Insects
Hu ZJ, Qiu SQ, Min B, Yao XJ, Jia MY.
europepmc   +1 more source

Distribution models of polysphinctine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) reveal sampling bias and flag potentially overlooked host interactions

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
We quantified the geographical overlap between parasitoid wasps and their known host spiders. We could assess which parasitoid species have more limited information about their interactions and are subject to geographical survey bias. We generated sampling bias maps to assist other researchers in identifying where the main sampling gaps are.
Gabriel M. Xavier, Angélica M. Penteado‐Dias, Rafael R. Moura, Marcelo O. Gonzaga   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Redescription and embryonic developmental dynamics of <i>Aphelenchoides bicaudatus</i> with implications for nematode taxonomy and ecology. [PDF]

iScience
Li M, Pei Y, Shi Y, Chen F, Zhou L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Hermit beetle (Osmoderma barnabita) habitat selection and movement are shaped by tree microhabitat availability in Eastern Romanian Carpathians

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
We conducted the first radio‐tracking study on Osmoderma barnabita to examine the movement ecology and habitat selection in the Eastern Carpathians. A female recorded the longest movement distance and had larger home ranges than males. It showed a preference for Quercus petraea, with wood mould cavities and DBH as key predictors.
Marian D. Mirea, Iulia V. Miu, Viorel D. Popescu, Lavinia C. Pindaru, Steluta Manolache, Silviu Chiriac, Laurentiu Rozylowicz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source