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DataBacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, and ubiquitous bacterium harboring plasmids encoding a variety of proteins with insecticidal activity, but also with activity against nematodes. The aim of this work was to perform the genome
Leopoldo Palma +2 more
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Key agroecosystems for the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Europe
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Agricultural expansion and intensification are driving amphibian and reptile declines worldwide. However, sustainably managed agroecosystems can support a high diversity of herpetofauna, which play a key role in pest control, reducing crop damage.
Andrea Dalpasso +4 more
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SociobiologyStingless bees carry out efficient chemical communication mediated by volatiles, which they produce mainly in the labial and mandibular glands in the head. In this study, we evaluated the behavioral and electrophysiological response of the stingless bee
Andrea Paola Citalán-González +2 more
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Pest‐preservation paradox among insects
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.The pest‐preservation paradox is a non‐binary perspective that insects range from those that are harmful and requiring management on the one side, to those requiring conservation intervention on the opposite end of the spectrum. Importantly, the vast majority of insects occur somewhere in the center of the two extremes, and their position along the ...
Michael J. Samways +3 more
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Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 2014 An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of temperature on the intensity of predation upon snails. The experiment was run for 60 days using 15 cement tanks with water temperatures of 18, 22, 26, 30 and 34°C in a completely randomized design ...
Ariany Rabello da Silva +1 more
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Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.The phagostimulation and reproductive effects of individual essential amino acids, without other nutrient except fructose, were investigated. Methionine, Arginine and Leucine display significantly higher phagostimulation strength than fructose. Arginine and Methionine showed a significant improvement in reproductive activity compared to other tested ...
David Nestel +6 more
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Medicina, 2020 Galeno, médico de la línea hipocrática, nacido en Pérgamo en el siglo II después de Cristo, narraría en su estancia a Roma los casos de una enfermedad exantemática asociada a diarrea y fiebre que tomaría la vida de millones de ciudadanos del imperio romano. Esta enfermedad se diseminó por medio de los legionarios que, posteriormente a la campaña contra
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Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2019 Resumen. Siphanta acuta (Walker, 1851) es un fitófago generalista originario de Australia que ha invadido Nueva Zelanda, Islas Hawái y California (Estados Unidos de América), Sudáfrica, Islas Azores (Portugal) y Vietnam. Esta especie se viene reolectando
Juan F. Campodonico
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Uncertainty Quantification and Attribution for Resilient Infrastructure Systems
Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2026.Infrastructure resilience is critical for maintaining the delivery of essential services to society. However, although computational modelling is integral to infrastructure management, infrastructure model outputs are conditional on a range of uncertain assumptions, both in the present day and under future climate change.
Saskia Salwey +4 more
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Insectos fitófagos en pejibaye (Bactris gasipaes K.) para palmito.
Agronomía Mesoamericana, 2004 Las poblaciones de los insectos fitófagos asociados al pejibaye (Bactris gasipaes) destinado para la producción de palmito, fueron evaluadas en una prueba de variedades en una localidad de la vertiente caribeña de Costa Rica.
Carlos Arroyo-Oquendo +2 more
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