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Emergence of terpene chemical communication in insects: Evolutionary recruitment of isoprenoid metabolism

Protein Science, Volume 32, Issue 5, May 2023., 2023
Abstract Insects have evolved a chemical communication system using terpenoids, a structurally diverse class of specialized metabolites, previously thought to be exclusively produced by plants and microbes. Gene discovery, bioinformatics, and biochemical characterization of multiple insect terpene synthases (TPSs) revealed that isopentenyl diphosphate ...
Zarley Rebholz, Leena Shewade, Kylie Kaler, Hailey Larose, Florian Schubot, Dorothea Tholl, Alexandre V. Morozov, Paul E. O’Maille   +7 more
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Lice and Fleas (Phthiraptera and Siphonaptera). Chapter 13.4 [PDF]

BioRisk, 2010
A total of 31 Phthiraptera species alien to Europe are listed. They include 24 chewing lice and seven sucking lice of 12 different families. The families Goniodidae (Ischnocera) and Menoponidae (Amblycera) largely dominate the alien entomofauna of chewing lice.
Marc Kenis, Alain Roques
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Contrasting seasonal patterns in diet and dung‐associated invertebrates of feral cattle and horses in a rewilding area

Molecular Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 8, Page 2071-2091, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Trophic rewilding is increasingly applied in restoration efforts, with the aim of reintroducing the ecological functions provided by large‐bodied mammals and thereby promote self‐regulating, biodiverse ecosystems. However, empirical evidence for the effects of megafauna introductions on the abundance and richness of other organisms such as ...
Emil Ellegaard Thomassen, Eva Egelyng Sigsgaard, Mads Reinholdt Jensen, Kent Olsen, Morten D. D. Hansen, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Philip Francis Thomsen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A unique case of commensalism: The beaver beetle Platypsyllus castoris (Leiodidae, Coleoptera) and its morphological adaptations

Journal of Morphology, Volume 284, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
We document in detail the morphology of adults of the beaver beetle Platypsyllus castoris with modern techniques, and interpret evolutionary changes linked with the specific life style of the beetle in the fur of the beaver. Platypsyllus displays numerous structural specializations which ensure mechanical stabilization, firm anchorage on the host, and ...
Margarita I. Yavorskaya, Paweł Jałoszyński, Rolf G. Beutel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fewer non‐native insects in freshwater than in terrestrial habitats across continents

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 28, Issue 11, Page 2303-2315, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Aim Biological invasions are a major threat to biodiversity in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Insects represent an important group of species in freshwater and terrestrial habitats, and they constitute a large proportion of non‐native species.
Agnieszka Sendek, Marco Baity‐Jesi, Florian Altermatt, Martin K.‐F. Bader, Andrew M. Liebhold, Rebecca M. Turner, Alain Roques, Hanno Seebens, Piet Spaak, Christoph Vorburger, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data incongruence and the problem of avian louse phylogeny [PDF]

, 2004
Recent studies based on different types of data (i.e. morphological and molecular) have supported conflicting phylogenies for the genera of avian feather lice (Ischnocera: Phthiraptera).
Archie J. W., Bandelt H.-J., Blagoveshtchenskii D. I., Bremer K., Choe J. C., Clay T., Clayton D. H., Clayton D. H., Corpet F., Cunningham C. W., Danforth B. N., Darlu P., Eichler W. D., Emerson K. C., Estabrook G. F., Faith D. P., Felsenstein J., Hafner M. S., Hafner M. S., Hillis D. M., Hillis D. M., Hopkins G. H. E., Huelsenbeck J. P., Johnson K. P., Johnson K. P., Jow H., Kallersjo M., Kellogg V. L., Kluge A. G., Konigsmann E., Lockhart P. J., Lockhart P. J., Lopez P., Loye J. E., Lyal C. H. C., Maddison W. P., Meacham C. A., Mey E., Mey E., Page R. D. M., Page R. D. M., Page R. D. M., Palma R. L., Price R. D., Rambaut A., Reed D. L., Rozsa L., Rzhetsky A., Simon C., Swofford D. L., Wheeler W. C., Wilkinson M., Zharkikh A.   +52 more
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Hitchhiking into the future on a fly: Toward a better understanding of phoresy and avian louse evolution (Phthiraptera) by screening bird carcasses for phoretic lice on hippoboscid flies (Diptera)

Systematic Entomology, Volume 47, Issue 3, Page 420-429, July 2022., 2022
Based on 254 published records, we use species interaction networks to illustrate what is known about avian louse hitchhiking on hippoboscid flies. We then propose a protocol for obtaining new records by finding flies carrying lice on bird carcasses followed by species‐level sorting of all flies and lice with cost‐effective NGS barcodes.
Leshon Lee, David J. X. Tan, Jozef Oboňa, Daniel R. Gustafsson, Yuchen Ang, Rudolf Meier   +5 more
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Development of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the identification of lice isolated from farm animals

Parasite, 2020
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is now routinely used for the rapid identification of microorganisms isolated from clinical samples and has been recently successfully applied to the ...
Ouarti Basma, Laroche Maureen, Righi Souad, Meguini Mohamed Nadir, Benakhla Ahmed, Raoult Didier, Parola Philippe   +6 more
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Ecological factors driving the feather mite associations in tropical avian hosts

Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2022, Issue 6, June 2022., 2022
Birds host a diversity of ectosymbionts including feather‐dwelling arthropods such as feather mites and lice that they have co‐evolved and speciated with. Among these ectosymbionts, feather mites have evolved more mutualistic to commensal associations with birds than other groups. However, our understanding of the biological and ecological drivers that
Kasun H. Bodawatta, Ian Shriner, Samuel Pigott, Bonny Koane, Celia Vinagre‐Izquierdo, Rodrigo S. Rios, Knud A. Jønsson, Wendy P. Tori   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Countdown to 2010: Can we assess Ireland’s insect species diversity and loss? [PDF]

, 2010
peer-reviewedThe insects are the most diverse organisms on this planet and play an essential role in ecosystem functioning, yet we know very little about them.
McCormack, Stephen, Nash, Robert, Nelson, Brian, O'Connor, James P, Regan, Eugenie   +4 more
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