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Sexual conflict as a constraint on asexual reproduction: an empirical review
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Theory predicts that facultatively asexual animals, which can leverage the advantages of both sexual and asexual reproduction, should outcompete obligately sexual and obligately asexual animals. Yet, paradoxically, obligate sexual reproduction predominates in many animal lineages, while the most flexible form of facultative asexuality (i.e ...
Daniela Wilner +2 more
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The phasmatodean tree of life - Resolving evolutionary patterns of diversity and disparity in a mesodiverse insect lineage [PDF]
, 2021 Phasmatodea comprises a group of large terrestrial herbivores commonly known as stick and leaf insects. Their name reflects their impeccable masquerade as plant parts, with most species exhibiting an elongated and slender body imitating twigs, while ...
Bank-Aubin, Sarah
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Native insect species should be selected for classroom rearings
Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.Rearing insects in the school classroom can build positive attitudes towards insects among schoolchildren, which is becoming increasingly important as insect populations decline. Identified frequent use of non‐native insect species, raising environmental and ethical concerns after classroom rearing ends.
Tereza Matulková, Tomáš Ditrich
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Insect cellulolytic enzymes: Novel sources for degradation of lignocellulosic biomass [PDF]
, 2015 Alternative and renewable fuels derived from lignocellulosic biomass offer the potential to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and mitigate global climate change.
Taggar, Monica Sachdeva
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, Volume 12, Issue 19, October 6, 2025.Stick insects use two different types of smooth attachment pads for locomotion, the pretarsal arolium for adhesion and tarsal euplantulae for friction. With atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements on these pads on living and conscious insects, this work demonstrates that each pad exhibits distinct material properties aligned with its function.
Julian Thomas +3 more
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DiversityWe describe a new stick insect species, Pseudoparamenexenus beiliuensis sp. nov., by an integrated approach using morphological and molecular data. The mitochondrial genomes of this new species and Pseudoparamenexenus yangi collected from Jianfengling ...
Yanting Qin, Zhenzhen Cui, Xun Bian
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Macrofauna do solo em estágios sucessionais de alteração da paisagem na região do distrito da BR-163, oeste do Pará. [PDF]
, 2011 A macrofauna do solo apresenta alta diversidade e rápida capacidade de reprodução, sendo considerada excelente bioindicadora, e suas propriedades ou funções indicam e determinam a qualidade ou o nível de degradação do solo..
LAVELLE, P. +3 more
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A new species of Micadina Redtenbacher, 1908 (Phasmida: Necrosciinae) from Guangdong Province, China [PDF]
, 2012 Micadina cheni sp. n. is described and illustrated. It differs from other Micadina species by its unique spoon-shape of cerci.
Ho, George
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2015 The new genus Lobofemora gen. nov. is described from Vietnam to accommodate three new species: L. bachmaensis sp. nov. (Bach Ma National Park, central Vietnam), L. bidoupensis sp. nov. (Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park, central Vietnam) and L.
Joachim Bresseel, Jérôme Constant
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Hybridogenesis and a potential case of R2 non-LTR retrotransposon horizontal transmission in Bacillus stick insects (Insecta Phasmida). [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2017 Scavariello C +4 more
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