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Tree cover and geographic origin of tree species drive bird functional groups in urban environments

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban trees provide habitat and resources for wild species in cities and support biodiversity provision of ecosystem services, among which insect control is particularly relevant. Predators of insects are promoted by the presence of trees and, in turn, may enhance biosecurity of the trees.
Marco Basile, Benno A. Augustinus, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanocarrier-mediated transdermal delivery of Lmidgf4 dsRNA expedites biological control of locusts by Beauveria bassiana

Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Locusts have been a major global agricultural pest that poses a serious threat to crop and livestock production. Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) provide an eco-friendly control method; however, their efficacy usually takes slow and is unstable.
Xue Kong, Shuqian Tan, Mei Guan, Xiaoxin Lin, Jie Shen, Wangpeng Shi, Dan Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wildlife management in the United States – thoughts on evolving to better address species overabundance and disease transmission

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Management options and actions are important for responsibly working to keep populations of sometimes overabundant species of invasive and native wildlife at levels that keep damage (e.g., agricultural, environmental, human health and safety) and disease (e.g., species specific, shared with livestock, zoonotic) associated with them at acceptable levels.
Kurt C. VerCauteren
wiley   +1 more source

Biosecurity Council of Western Australia annual report 2019/2020

, 2020
In order to develop constructive advice, it is important for the Biosecurity Council to understand the needs and challenges of industry, government and the community, and how changes to the biosecurity system might impact these groups. During 2019/20 the
Biosecurity Council of Western Australia
core   +1 more source

MoMtg1 Acts as a Novel Transcriptional Repressor of MoSwi6 During Appressorium‐Mediated Penetration in the Rice Blast Fungus

Advanced Science
Appressoria are specialized penetration structures for many plant pathogenic fungi, including the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, which evolves a set of complicated regulatory mechanisms to control appressorium development and function.
Xingyu Wang, Ting Zhang, Qi Li, Chang‐An Ji, Lin Huang, Mingzhi Zhang, Leiyun Yang, Xinyu Liu, Muxing Liu, Gang Li, Zhengguang Zhang, Haifeng Zhang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Future Challenges and Opportunities for the Viability of Animal Populations in Zoos and Aquariums

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Maintaining sustainable animal populations is fundamental to zoo and aquarium missions in education, visitor engagement, entertainment, scientific advancement, public health and wellbeing, advocacy, and conservation impact. Yet, sustaining viable populations remains a persistent challenge.
Lisa J. Faust, John E. Andrews, Alex Ball, Rebecca Biddle, Rachel A. Bladow, Asako Y. Chaille, Marie Corlay, Veronica Cowl, Caitlin Curry, Candice Dorsey, J. Andrew DeWoody, Adam Eyres, Gina M. Ferrie, Elmar Fienieg, Ashley D. Franklin, Emily K. Latch, Andrea Putnam, Kristine Schad Eebes, Leah J. Williams   +18 more
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A Testis‐Specific Aralkylamine N‐Acetyltransferase Regulates Dimorphic Sperm Function and Male Fertility in Moths

Advanced Science
Most Lepidopterans produce two distinct sperm types—nucleated eupyrene (fertile) and anucleate apyrene (non‐fertile), yet the genetic mechanisms governing this dimorphism remain poorly understood.
Hao Sun, Peng‐Yi Huang, Zhi‐Ruo Zhang, Cong‐Fen Gao, Subba Reddy Palli, Shun‐Fan Wu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Games and gamification projects in the Australian public sector

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This article surveys the arrival of gameful government into Australian public sector practice. Gameful government is a shorthand, descriptive term denoting the interpenetration of (video)games, and design elements and thinking from them, into public sector work.
David Threlfall, Catherine Althaus
wiley   +1 more source

Humble beginnings of the Australian giant wood moth (Endoxyla cinereus): A century‐old mystery solved

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The Australian giant wood moth (Endoxyla cinereus) feeds within the galls of scale insects (Apiomorpha) before transitioning into its wood‐boring eucalypt larval phase. This transitionary phase may be key to its multi‐year development, at the end of which it can produce over 100 000 eggs.
Jessa H. Thurman, Lyn G. Cook, James Hereward, Andrew J. Maynard, Geoff B. Monteith   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptomics Unveil Dsx1 as a Critical Regulator in Sexual Dimorphism of Crustaceans

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Sexually dimorphic traits are involved in reproductive competition and are shaped by sex‐biased gene expression. This study identifies Dsx1 as a key male‐biased gene in Morinoia aosen and demonstrates through RNA interference that its disruption feminizes male‐specific T3 leg structures.
Yan Tong, Wenpei Xin, Zeyu Liu, Yami Zheng, Mengyi Huang, Hongguang Liu, Decai Lu, Wei Peng, Zhonge Hou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source